Abstract :
Optical transmission networks work well, but their switchgear is opaque in that it must convert signals to electronic form before routing them. In this paper, the author presents a look at how the candidate technologies for all-optical, or transparent, switching work and stack up against each other
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; network routing; optical communication; switchgear; all-optical switching; candidate technologies; electronic signal conversion; optical transmission networks; signal routing; switchgear; transparent switching; Communication switching; High speed optical techniques; Holographic optical components; Holography; Intelligent networks; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical switches; Telecommunication switching; Telecommunication traffic;
