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To: James Connolly who wrote (6678)	11/5/1999 6:20:00 PM
From: Joe Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10309

Thanks James. We are looking at the Ciscos and Intels of tomorrow...

To: James Connolly who wrote (6678)	11/6/1999 1:51:00 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10309

I found this excerpt to be interesting. We've discussed MEMS on this thread in the past... Butters said true photonic switching based on MEMS mirrors is not far behind. Lucent's MicroStar is a 4 x 4 array of two-axis micromirrors; eventually the design could be reduced down to each mirror's being fabricated in a single crystal. That would allow multiple petabits to be switched in a space of less than 6 square inches, Butters predicted. "We are reaching the point where silicon and electronic switching will become more expensive than photons," Butters said.