As wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) becomes widely deployed though the interoffice, local loop and enterprise network, optical ADD/DROP, restoration and protection switching will become a necessity to manage optical networks cost effectively. A technology refereed to as frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) provides a very promising atternative to both mechanical and solid state optical switching. This paper will discuss the theory behind the FTIR optical switch.


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    Title :

    Frustrated total internal reflection an alternative for optical cross-connect architectures


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    Publication date :

    1998-01-01


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    143247 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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