METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MICROLENS-ARRAY-BASED STEERABLE OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER

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A laser communications terminal includes a laser, a receiver, and a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) optically coupled to the laser and the receiver. The laser communications terminal also includes a plurality of optical fibers. Each of the plurality of optical fibers is optically coupled to the PIC, and a microlens array. Each of the plurality of optical fibers is attached to the microlens array. The PIC can include a plurality of waveguides and a plurality of phase adjustment elements and each of the plurality of waveguides can be optically coupled to a corresponding phase adjustment element of the plurality of phase adjustment elements.