Midwinter / Liao / Kelley Photonics in Switching

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-08-092474-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 322 Seiten

Reihe: Photonics in Switching

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.

Zielgruppe

Academic/professional/technical: Undergraduate. Academic/professional/technical: Postgraduate. Academic/professional/technical: Research and professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Midwinter, John E.

Liao, Paul F.

Kelley, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Photonics in Switching: Background and Components;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Contributors;10
6;Preface;12
7;Chapter 1. Why Consider Photonics in Switching?
;14
7.1;1.1 Introduction;14
7.2;1.2 The Background Ingredients;14
7.3;1.3 The Switching Problem;25
7.4;1.4 Realistic Switching Applications;25
7.5;1.5 The Future of Photonics in Switching;26
8;Chapter 2. Network Overview;30
8.1;2.1 Introduction;30
8.2;2.2 Synchronous Transfer Mode—Network Hierarchy;32
8.3;2.3 Asynchronous Transfer Mode—Cell Multiplexing;45
8.4;2.4 Summary;50
8.5;References;52
9;Chapter 3. Some Background to Telecommunications Transmission and Switching;54
9.1;3.1 Making a Phone Call;54
9.2;3.2 Multiplexing;55
9.3;3.3 Electronic Mail and Packet Data;56
9.4;3.4 Simple Network Structure;58
9.5;3.5 Simple Types of Switches;59
9.6;3.6 Time Switching;61
9.7;3.7 HDTV and B-ISDN;62
9.8;3.8 SONET and SDH;64
9.9;3.9 ATM Transmission and Switching;65
9.10;3.10 LANs and Other Networks;68
9.11;3.11 Summary;71
10;Chapter 4. Overview of Switching Architectures;72
10.1;4.1 Performance Requirements;72
10.2;4.2 Building Blocks;73
10.3;4.3 Presentation of Switching Architectures Through Classification;74
10.4;4.4 A Classification;75
10.5;4.5 Hierarchies in a Switch Architecture;76
10.6;4.6 Links;76
10.7;4.7 Transport Mode;81
10.8;4.8. Distribution of Routing Intelligence;83
10.9;4.9 Buffering in Switch Elements;85
10.10;4.10 Switching Techniques;87
10.11;4.11 Examples;88
10.12;References;89
11;Chapter 5. Physics of All-Optical Switching Devices;94
11.1;5.1 Introduction;94
11.2;5.2 Etalon Devices;97
11.3;5.3 Waveguide Devices;111
11.4;5.4 Comparison Between Etalon and Waveguide Devices;140
11.5;5.5 Innovative Concepts;145
11.6;5.6 Applications;145
11.7;5.7 Summary;148
11.8;References;149
12;Chapter 6. Optical Amplifiers;160
12.1;6.1 Introduction;160
12.2;6.2 Semiconductor Amplifiers;161
12.3;6.3 Fiber Amplifiers;172
12.4;6.4 Summary;178
12.5;References;178
13;Chapter 7. Optoelectronic Hybrid Switching;182
13.1;7.1 The Optoelectronic Switching Concept;182
13.2;7.2 Optoelectronic Switching Devices;186
13.3;7.3 Architecture of Optoelectronic Switching Matrices;192
13.4;7.4 Status of Optoelectronic Switching;197
13.5;7.5 Prospects;204
13.6;References;204
14;Chapter 8. New Approaches To Digital Optical Computing Using Parallel Optical Array Logic;208
14.1;8.1 Introduction;208
14.2;8.2 Programmable Logic Array Generation;214
14.3;8.3 Summary;234
14.4;Acknowledgment;234
14.5;References;234
15;Chapter 9. Optical Interconnects in Electronic Processing Systems;238
15.1;9.1 Introduction;238
15.2;9.2 Electronic Interconnection Technology;241
15.3;9.3 System Backplane Interconnection Requirements;269
15.4;9.4 Optical Solutions;270
15.5;9.5 Summary;280
15.6;References;280
16;Chapter 10. Guided-wave Optical Interconnect Techniques;284
16.1;10.1 Introduction;284
16.2;10.2 Comparison of Electrical and Optical Interconnects;286
16.3;10.3 Optical Techniques for Guided-Wave Optical Interconnects;292
16.4;10.4 Guided-Wave Optical Interconnect Networks;320
16.5;10.5 Summary;326
16.6;References;327
17;Index;332