Patent ID: 7257284

Claim:
A multi-channel, optical switch to use light bullets as optical pulses, the switch comprising: a waveguide of a first material; a plurality of channels extending from the waveguide, each channel of the plurality of channels to provide an optical path suitable for transmission of the light bullets, each channel formed of a material other than the first material; wherein a first subset of the light bullets are to propagate into a predetermined channel of the plurality of channels responsive to interaction with a second subset of the light bullets; a plurality of light source channels extending from the waveguide, each light source channel to provide an optical path suitable for transmission of light bullets; and a light source connected to the plurality of light source channels, the light source to provide the second subset of light bullets, and wherein the light source includes multiple sources of light, and one source of light is provided for each light source channel of the plurality of light source channels.