LOS ANGELES -- OSA Executive Forum 2011 -- Monday's meeting of the masters of the optical universe produced some interesting questions, provocative discussions and another mile-marker in the continuing transformation of service provider networks.

Enjoy the following slideshow of the day's proceedings by clicking on the photo below and navigating using the arrows above each pic. Or you can click here and see all the pics at once. Either way, please note that we've broken from our usual format and run several photos completely caption-free. If you come up with a good zinger, please do share on the message boards below:

Some of the many companies and organizations represented in this photo essay include Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR), Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. , Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), XO Communications Inc. and, of course, The Optical Society (OSA) . The photos were taken by Amanda C. Edwards/Getty Images. The captions aren't her fault.

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