In this paper the new dual principle of designing high-capacity strictly nonblocking
optical switches is presented for the first time. The new type of switches with
decentralized control based on the dual principle has been developed for the first time too. In
accordance with the scheme topology this type of switching system was called as the quasicomplete
dual switch. It also is analysed the optical signals minimal transmission time that
provide the non-blocking property of the new schemes. For the circuit and link complexity
calculations the accurate analytical expressions are obtained for the first time. The numerical
investigation shows that the proposed schemes significantly benefit in comparison with the
well-known switches, for example, the crossbar and Clos schemes. The results of comparing of
the dual switch and other types of self-routing switches throughput show an obvious advantage
of the proposed scheme. It also is shown that the offered switch type can be considered as a
perspective for high-capacity strictly non-blocking optical systems. Indeed, the strictly nonblocking
property, the scalability, high throughput, and the decentralized control are the main
advantages of offered switches.