An apparatus and method that provides for improved optical communication
between at least one source and at least one destination, with reduced
loss of power and superior retention of the quality of a signal when
compared with the prior art. The apparatus has a body having at least one
integrated optical channel along which a light signal is transmitted via
an N-fold plurality of lenses. A light signal transmitted along the
integrated optical channel is repeatedly refocused along the optical axis
and is then highly focused at the second end. Optionally, the light signal
can be switched, attenuated, filtered, tapped or monitored by positioning
appropriate optical devices between the lenses.
