{HEAD ~ A method} for switching and redirecting {TAIL ~ optical wavelengths} in an optical network, comprising: 
for switching
{ HEAD ~ A method } for switching and redirecting { TAIL ~ optical wavelengths } in an optical network , comprising :
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