CPC G02B 6/2938 (2013.01) [G02B 6/29368 (2013.01); G02B 6/4215 (2013.01); H04J 14/0254 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. An optical apparatus comprising:
a plurality of light-carrying media;
a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) device optically coupled with the plurality of light-carrying media, wherein the WDM device comprises a Z-block comprising an input surface in a first plane and an output surface in a second plane, wherein a first surface of the Z-block faces the plurality of light-carrying media; and
a lens arranged between the WDM device and a multicore optical fiber, wherein a second surface of the Z-block faces the lens, and wherein a pitch between adjacent light-carrying media of the plurality of light-carrying media and an angle between the first plane and the second plane are selected to align each of the plurality of light-carrying media with a respective optical core of the multicore optical fiber.
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