Integrated optical system and method of manufacturing the same and information recording and/or reproducing apparatus

Provided are an integrated optical system, a method of manufacturing the same, and an information recording and/or reproducing apparatus using the integrated optical system as one of an optical module and an optical pickup. The integrated optical system includes an optical bench (10) on which a light source (15) generating light and at least one photodetector including a main photodetector (17) receiving the light are mounted, a lens unit (70) coupled to the optical bench, and an optical path separating member (50) separating an optical path of light emitted from the light source and propagating toward the lens unit and an optical path of light incident from the lens unit. The integrated optical system may include at least one of a monitor photodetector (19) and an optical path forming unit coupled to the optical bench. The monitor photodetector is disposed on the optical bench to directly receive some of the light forwardly emitted from the light source. The optical path forming unit includes a first mirror (31) reflecting the light emitted from the light source to the lens unit and a second mirror (35) reflecting the light incident from the lens unit and reflected by the first mirror to the main photodetector.