A communication terminal including a steering module including a plurality of articulating-turning mirrors configured to selectively direct a corresponding plurality of sets of transmitted beams to sets of listeners; a plurality of static turning mirrors optically coupled to the articulating-turning mirrors, wherein the articulating-turning mirrors are respectively associated with the static turning mirrors; and a refractive common optic optically coupled to the static-turning mirrors; and an optical module including a plurality of transmitter-receiver modules optically coupled to the refractive common optic.