An optical transmission device configured as a central node, wherein each central
node has dedicated pixels for receiving data and transmitting optical data so destination
addressing is not required. The network is configured such that transmission on
any particular receiver reserved pixels results in data being sent to a predetermined
node. In particular, the star topology is configured as a receiver reserved scheme.
The device is formed by constructing central node of transmitters and receivers
that are attached to a silicon substrate with a processing means, and the optical
interface to the transmitters and detectors on the central node establish a one-to-one
correspondence with an individual fiber optic cable. The fiber optic cables are
reconfigurable to different topologies or interconnections as each fiber optic
cable has a known destination on the central node. Various topologies are possible
using a star node as the building block.
