The present invention provides an optical polyacrylate polymer wherein at least 20% w/w of the total monomer repeating units are of the general formula (I): —(—CH
2
—C(R
1
) (COOR
2
)—)— wherein R
1
is H or a C1 to C12 aliphatic and/or aromatic group, and R
2
is an aliphatic and/or aromatic moiety containing at least one S atom. In further aspects, the present invention provides methods of making the above polymers, as well as planar lightwave circuits formed from such polymers.
本发明提供了一种光学聚
丙烯酸酯聚合物,其中单体重复单元总量中至少 20% w/w 为通式 (I):-(-CH
2
-C(R
1
) (COOR
2
)-)-其中 R
1
是 H 或 C1 至 C12 脂肪族和/或芳香族基团,且 R
2
是含有至少一个 S 原子的脂族和/或芳香族基团。在进一步的方面,本发明提供了制造上述聚合物的方法,以及由此类聚合物形成的平面光波电路。