Patent ID: 7146064

Claim:
An optical circuit comprising at least two optical elements that are in contact with one another, said optical circuit having been formed, at least in part, by dividing a composite optical structure into a plurality of optical circuits, said composite optical structure including: a first plurality of first component structures that are optically contacted with one another alone at least a first contact plane such that said plurality of first component structures are held together by molecular attraction without requiring any intervening adhesive to form the first component structures; and a second plurality of second component structures that are optically contacted with one another along at least a second contact plane such that said plurality of second component structures are held together by molecular attraction without requiring any intervening adhesive to form the second component structures; wherein said plurality of first component structures are optically contacted with said plurality of second component structures along a third contact plane that is not parallel with at least one of the first contact plane and the second contact plane, and wherein said optical circuit includes a first optical element from said plurality of first component structures and a second optical element from said second component structures.