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Optically Transparent Devices

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An Introduction to Photonic Switching Fabrics

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The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the photonic switching systems designers to some of the optically transparent or relational devices that can be used as building blocks in constructing larger photonic switching systems. By understanding the basic properties and attributes of these devices, the systems designer can determine the limitations that will constrain the systems he or she designs. Finally, it should be understood that the material in this chapter has been selected to teach the basic properties and attributes of several optically transparent devices from a systems perspective rather than from a device physics viewpoint. The design of these devices is beyond the scope of this book.

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Hinton, H.S., Erickson, J.R., Cloonan, T.J., Tooley, F.A.P., McCormick, F.B., Lentine, A.L. (1993). Optically Transparent Devices. In: An Introduction to Photonic Switching Fabrics. Applications of Communications Theory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9171-6_2

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