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By
John Midwinter, University College, London
Edited By
Paul Liao, Bell Communications Research Inc.
Paul Kelley, Kaminow Lightwave Technologies
Description
Photonics in Switching provides a broad, balanced overview of the use of optics or photonics in switching, from materials and devices
to system architecture. The chapters, each written by an expert in the field, survey the key technologies, setting them in context and
highlighting their benefits and possible applications. This book is a valuable resource for those working in the communications industry,
either at the professional or student level, who do not have extensive background knowledge or the underlying physics of the technology.
Contents
Why Consider Photonics in Switching? Network Overview. Some Background to Telecommunications Transmissions and Switching. Overview of
Switching Architectures. Physics of All-Optical Switching Devices. Optical Amplifiers. Optoelectronic Hybrid Switching. New Approaches
to Digital Optical Computing Using Parallel Optical Array Logic. Optical Interconnects in Electronic Processing Systems. Guided-Wave
Optical Interconnect Techniques. Index. Chapter References.
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 322 pages, publication date: AUG-1993
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-496051-0
ISBN-10: 0-12-496051-0
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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