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First working optical switch

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Lens, an optical switch research project

Hello keeb lovers! I have been interested by optical switches for a long time. Different technologies from what we are currently using (MX clones switches) are always good, this is the case for eletrocapacitive switches and this is also true for optical switches as well. And optical switches are supposedly very smooth out of the box: no leaves contacts means less friction. I started gathering various infos about the technology, components needed and their market availability/price, general d…