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Optical Switch Buyers Guide

 

Optical switches are grouped by manufacturer and technology groups:

Code Name Technology Loss (dB) Speed (µs) Reliability (cycles)
LB LightBend™ opto-mechanical Ultra-low (~0.5) ~10,000 High
CL CrystaLatch™ magneto-optical (~0.7) Fast (~100) Ultra-high (>1011)
NS NanoSpeed™ electro-optical Low (~0.6) Ultra-fast (~0.3) High
OS Lightwaves mechanical Low (~0.6) ~1000 High (>107)
ME Opneti micro-electromechanical ~2.5 ~5000 High (>109)
FI Fiberer mechanical ~1.2 ~10,000 High (>107)

Other port count, multi-mode, bypass, 3-state and broadband versions also available.

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Technology code

 1x1 1x2 2x2 1x4 4x4 1x8 8x8 16x16 MxN1
Standard LB      
CL      
NS            
OS                
FI                
ME          
Polarisation
Maintaining		 LB              
CL              
NS              
High Power LB              
CL                
NS              
Polarisation
Maintaining
High Power		 NS              
Notes:

1) Where M≤4 and N≤64

 

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