System and method for producing optical circuits

An optical circuit comprising a plurality of discrete optical elements that are optically contacted with one another, said optical circuit being defined by a length, a width and a depth that are each less than about 1 cm.

An optical circuit comprising a plurality of discrete optical elements that are optically contacted with one another, said optical circuit being defined by a length, a width and a depth that are each less than about ½ cm.

An optical circuit comprising a plurality of discrete optical elements that are optically contacted with one another, said optical circuit including at least one beam splitter and an etalon.

An end facet wavelocker circuit comprising a plurality of discrete optical elements that are optically contacted with one another, said optical circuit including at least one beam splitter and an etalon and being defined by a length, a width and a depth that are each less than about 1 cm.

A method of fabricating a plurality of composite optical assemblies, each of which includes a first optical element and a second optical element, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a first composite substrate that may be divided into a plurality of first optical elements;
• and
• forming on an exposed surface of said first composite substrate a second composite substrate that may be divided into a plurality of second optical elements, said first and second composite substrates providing a composite structure.