Being able to do any kind of computation in the optical domain would benefit telecommunications immensely.
Basic things like optical muxing/demuxing and serialization/deserialization would be fantastic.
Basic things like optical muxing/demuxing and serialization/deserialization would be fantastic.
My main point is that to be able to do even the small stuff in the optical domain would be a big win. You don’t need to be able to achieve L2/L3 switching/routing to move the needle.