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Technology Stocks : The *NEW* Frank Coluccio Technology Forum
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To: GraceZ who wrote (1883)1/27/2001 4:28:28 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio  Read Replies (1) of 46821
 
No need to apologize, Grace. It's a point that cannot be overstated. "All optical," in the context that we read the term in press releases, is merely a marchetect's tool. And while we can use it effectively to describe certain discreet processes in network elements that no longer undergo o-e-o conversions, the real issue in "all" optical is still: Do you ever get away from the need, entirely, for electrical excitation (no), and at what sub-layer of componentry does this occur if the answer is yes? If you think about these questions enough, they begin to play like a conundrum. FAC
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