An optical waveguide (10) includes a substrate (15), a core layer (11) that extends along the longitudinal direction and through which infrared light IR can propagate, and a support (17) formed from a material with a smaller refractive index than the core layer (11) and configured to connect at least a portion of the substrate (15) and at least a portion of the core layer (11) to support the core layer with respect to the substrate (15). A connecting portion (171) of the support (17) connected to the core layer (11) is shifted from the position having the shortest distance from the center to the outer surface in a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the core layer (11).