Abstract
Crossconnects in today’s optical core networks rely on optical-electronic-optical conversion and high-speed electronics. As the rates and volumes of data traffic in optical core networks scale up, the high costs, space requirements, and power requirements of electronic crossconnects become prohibitive, and all-optical crossconnects provide a scalable alternative.
© 2002 Optical Society of America
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