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(57) [Summary] [Objective] To develop a composition for a plastic optical waveguide capable of forming an optical waveguide by exposure as the only processing step and a method for producing a plastic optical waveguide using the same. [Structure] (i) a vinyl-based polymer or polysulfone containing a carbocyclic or heterocyclic condensed ring, (ii) a fluorine-containing polymerizable monomer, and (iii) light for photopolymerization of the monomer by irradiation. A composition for a plastic optical waveguide, which is essentially composed of a polymerization initiator and forms an optical waveguide by exposure as the only processing step. |