Interpretation of the space-bandwidth product as the entropy of distinct connection patterns in multifacet optical interconnection architectures

We show that the entropy of the distinct connection patterns that are possible with multifacet optical interconnection architectures is approximately equal to the space–bandwidth product of the optical system.

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