A lens collimator according to the present invention includes a plurality
of lens elements bonded together. The lens elements, preferably three,
each include spherical surfaces and are generally concentrically disposed
relative to each other. The lens elements are arranged to produce an
increased quantity of reflections and refractions within a lens optical
path. The reflections and refractions reduce aberrations and control
signal intercept angles relative to an image plane, thereby enabling the
lens to match the performance of an optical signal carrier utilized with
the lens. The lens element arrangement basically serves to provide an
optical path with a quantity of reflections similar to that achieved with
a lens having a greater quantity of elements or surfaces. The reflections
and refractions enable the lens to cancel out or remove undesired
characteristics (e.g., aberrations, etc.) from the resulting optical
signals.