Review Of Integrated Photonic Elastic WDM Switches For Data Centers

In this review paper, we present an elaborate discussion on wavelength selective switches and their demonstrations. We also review packaging and electronic photonic integration of switches; a topic neglected in other review papers. We also cover wavelength locking which is paramount in switching networks with many tunable filters.

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