An 
optical fiber communications apparatus comprises a housing provided with a 
motherboard and with a support defining plurality of card receptors. A plurality of modular cards (12, 13) are provided, each of which is engageable with the 
motherboard via one of the card receptors. A optical card (12) includes an optical 
transceiver (20) for communication using a digital, optical communications 
signal over a single 
optical fiber link (17). Each modular card (12, 13) is provided with a plurality of circuit sub-assemblies (16), each circuit sub-
assembly being configured for digital communication with a respective local audio, video or data electronic device via a respective connector using a respective 
electronic information-carrying 
signal. Each circuit sub-
assembly (16) is configured for communication of an audio, video or 
data information-carrying 
signal with the 
transceiver using the digital, optical communications signal. A processor having operating instructions is provided for ascertaining the number of modular cards engaged with the 
motherboard and the number of circuit sub-assemblies on each of the modular cards, and for assigning time slots for the individual information-carrying signals of the circuit sub-assemblies, thereby controlling transmission of communications between the optical 
transceiver and the circuit sub-assemblies, and 
time division multiplexing those communications over the single 
optical fiber link to communicate a predetermined combination of audio, video and data channels multiplexed onto a single optical channel carried by the optical 
fiber link. A further aspect of the invention relates to controlling the power of a signal RF input into a 
light source used for 
optical communication. The power may be regulated according to a determined 
noise and / or 
distortion of a signal RF input to the 
amplifier or may be varied so that it lies in a predetermined range.