Quasi-passive and reconfigurable optical node: implementations with discrete latching switches

Quasi-Passive and Reconfigurable (QPAR) optical nodes are implemented using two different discrete optical latching switches based on Micro-Opto-Mechanical and Magneto-Optic principles. A clear trade-off between speed and power consumption is noticed for those QPAR realizations.

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