Patent ID: 7065278

Claim:
A method for assembling an optical module comprising the steps of: providing a first optical array including a plurality of first optical elements and having a first surface and a second optical array including a plurality of second optical elements and having a second surface; positioning the first optical array and the second optical array with respect to all necessary coordinates; and then providing a connecting member for connecting the positioned first and second optical arrays; and thereafter fixing the positioned first and second optical arrays by the connecting member without moving the first and second optical arrays that are positioned; wherein the fixing step includes the steps of: contacting the connecting member with the first surface of the first optical array; moving the connecting member along the first surface of the first optical array until the connecting member contacts the second surface of the second optical array; bonding the connecting member with the first optical array and the second optical array; and leaving the connecting member until the connecting member is rigidly fixed to the first and second optical arrays.