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To: Condor who wrote (1691)	1/11/2001 8:36:08 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Hello Condor. "I'm wondering if there's anything to this acoustical optical switch thing ..." Aside from an awareness of the existence of acoustics (acoustic waves) used in switches, modulators and tunable filters, and how they work, I'm not aware of a major thrust by a particular vendor using them as a contender in the switch space. There may very well be, I'm just not aware. Maybe you can elaborate on your question somewhat, pointing to some examples where you may have heard of an uptick in their use? And maybe someone else here with more smarts in the area of acousto-optical switching than I can step in and assist on this topic. It's an area I've found to be peculiar in some ways in the past. The acoustic waves used actually sometimes range into the GHz range, as sub-multiples of the optical lambdas they interact with and affect in various ways. I'll do a little bit of research on the matter as time permits, in the meantime. Thanks for posting the question. FAC