The present invention relates to an optical waveguide having a curved
reflecting mirror surface for optical coupling and a method of
manufacturing it. The method of manufacturing an optical waveguide
includes the steps of coating a transparent glass substrate with a
photosensitive material; radiating ultraviolet rays onto the
photosensitive material through a mask in which the shape of the optical
waveguide and partition blocks formed beside ends of the optical
waveguide are patterned; manufacturing a photoresist stamp by developing
patterns onto which the ultraviolet ray has been radiated through the
mask; forming a PolyDiMethylSiloxane (PDMS) mold by coating the photo
stamp with PDMS, and forming a core; forming the optical waveguide, in
which the partition blocks are formed beside the ends thereof, using the
PDMS mold; and dropping liquid polymer between the partition blocks
formed beside the ends of the optical waveguide using an inkjet header
and hardening it. This structure and manufacturing method have advantage
in that optical waveguides having variously shaped reflecting mirror
surfaces are simply and economically manufactured.