Patent ID: 6870986

Claim:
An optical switching/routing system comprising: a first opto-electronic assembly, a router assembly, a second opto-electronic assembly and a redirecting sub-system optically interposed between said router assembly and said second opto-electronic assembly; said first opto-electronic assembly being capable of receiving a first plurality of individual beams of electromagnetic radiation, and of emitting a second plurality of individual beams of electromagnetic radiation; said router assembly being capable of receiving said second plurality of individual beams of electromagnetic radiation, and of directing each of said individual beams from said second plurality of individual beams respectively to a preselected location on said redirecting sub-system; said redirecting sub-system being capable of receiving each of said individual beams from said second plurality of individual beams and providing a plurality of redirected outputs to said second opto-electronic assembly; and, said second opto-electronic assembly being capable of receiving said plurality of redirected outputs and of emitting a third plurality of individual beams of electromagnetic radiation.