Risks in the Optical Switch Industry
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Optical switching technology has evolved from basic mechanical systems to sophisticated electronic and all-optical architectures over the past several decades. The growth is due to an increasing need for high-bandwidth, energy-efficient switching products and advances in photonic integrated circuits. 1State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications (IPOC), Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 10 Xitucheng Rd, Bei Tai Ping Zhuang, Haidian Qu, Beijing, 100876, China 2IPI-ECO Research Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600MB Eindhoven, The. Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers, also called optics or Mini-GBICs, are an integral component of the Layer 1 Physical Layer of the OSI Stack. In brief, SFPs convert electronic bits into light pulses (laser or LED) at various wavelengths in order to transfer data across a Layer. Additionally, the emergence of new age technologies, such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, presents scalable business opportunities for optical switch manufacturers.