| 摘要 |
<p>A telecommunication switching array (2) uses optical-electrical display addressing to eliminate the need for control lines by using only external controls to indicate the active nodes of the array. The external controls are integrated in a flat panel display (18) , and the easily addressed display is coupled optically to the switching array through integrated photoconductors (12aa-12cc) located adjacent to the switches. There is one photoconductor for each switch. This results in a separation of control functions and switching functions which is embodied in a separate control plate and a separate switching plate. A third intermediate plate (32) may be included for optical isolation and optional optical magnification. The array (2) may be scaled for high-dimensional systems (e.g., an NxN array where N is 1,000 or more).</p> |
