In the beam path of an Optical Cross Connect between the front face of a fiber
block and a moveable mirror array are placed a telecentric lens and multi-surface
optical element. The lens is placed adjacent the front face with a front focal
plane coinciding with the front face. The substantially parallel beam path axes
between the front face and the telecentric lens are converted by the lens into
dispersing directions towards the optical element. Discrete optical surfaces of
the optical element redirect the dispersing beam paths in a fashion such that the
beam paths coincide in the following with corresponding moveable mirrors of a mirror
array. Pitches of arrayed fiber ends and of the optical surfaces as well as the
moveable mirrors are independently selectable. The telecentric lens simultaneously
focuses the signal beams with improved beam separation and reduced signal loss.