A free-space wireless optical communication system is disclosed that utilizes a telescope design (300) having aspherical mirrors (310,320), such as a Ritchey-Chretien (RC) telescope. RC telescopes are characterized by a concave primary mirror (310) and a convex secondary mirror (320) each having a hyperbolic shape. The disclosed mirror configuration provides a larger focal plane that allows for automatic alignment between a transmitter and receiver with a stationary or fixed mirror design, further contributing to a lower fabrication cost. Among other benefits, the larger focal plane permits an n x n fiber array (350) to be positioned in the focal plane (330) of the RC optical telescope, thereby enabling point-to-multipoint communications with a single optical telescope. Each fiber in the n x n fiber array of a transmitting telescope can be focused on a different receiving telescope in a wireless optical communication system. In this manner, each fiber in the n x n fiber array sends optical energy over a distinct path to address a given receiving telescope. Likewise, for a multipoint-to-point communication system, an n x n fiber array can be positioned in the focal plane (330) of the RC optical receiving telescope, with each fiber in the n x n fiber array receiving optical energy over a distinct path from a given transmitting telescope. A number of fabrication techniques are also disclosed that permit the optical telescopes of the present invention to be fabricated at a reasonable cost that permits such optical telescopes to be deployed in wireless optical communication systems.