Patent ID: 7570847

Claim:
A method of forming an optical switch comprising: forming an optical waveguide structure, the optical waveguide structure having: a first flexible member having a first opening that extends completely through the first flexible member from a top surface to a bottom surface of the first flexible member; a plurality of optical channels attached to the top surface of the first flexible member, the plurality of optical channels being spaced apart; and a second flexible member having a bottom surface attached to the plurality of optical channels and the top surface of the first flexible member, and a top surface spaced apart from the first flexible member, the second flexible member having a second opening that extends completely through the second flexible member from the top surface to the bottom surface of the second flexible member, at least a portion of the second opening lying directly vertically over the first opening so that a combined opening extends completely through the optical waveguide structure, one or more optical channels lying laterally between a first region and a second region of the second opening.