Planar Optical Space Switch Architectures
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Optical space switches are important subsystems in optical crossconnects (OXCs) and reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (R-OADMs), while also having applications in more long-term communications scenarios, such as optical packet switching. This chapter develops the theory of operation of planar optical space switches, and illustrates the interrelationship that exists between device characteristics, choice of architecture and space switch performance. The chapter also describes how switching elements from a variety of technologies can be combined into larger switch fabrics in different ways.
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