Abstract: An alignment station for aligning an input fiber array to a waveguide. The station can also align an output fiber array to the waveguide. The alignment station includes a first stage that supports the input fiber array and a second stage that support the waveguide. The alignment station further includes a third stage that supports a multimode fiber. The first, second and/or third stages can be either manually or automatically moved in at least one degree of freedom. The multimode fiber is connected to an optical sensor such as an IR camera or photodetector. The multimode fiber has a relatively large aperture so that the fiber picks up light when initially placed adjacent to the waveguide. An output fiber array can be mechanically coupled to the multimode fiber so that the output array can be readily aligned with the waveguide after alignment between the input array and the waveguide.