Photonics in Switching

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ISBN: 9780124960510 | 0124960510
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 8/20/1993

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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.

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Why Consider Photonics in Switching?	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
The Background Ingredients	p. 1
The Switching Problem	p. 12
Realistic Switching Applications	p. 12
The Future of Photonics in Switching	p. 13
Network Overview	p. 17
Introduction	p. 17
Synchronous Transfer Mode--Network Hierarchy	p. 19
Asynchronous Transfer Mode--Cell Multiplexing	p. 32
Summary	p. 37
References	p. 39
Some Background to Telecommunications Transmission and Switching	p. 41
Making a Phone Call	p. 41
Multiplexing	p. 42
Electronic Mail and Packet Data	p. 43
Simple Network Structure	p. 45
Simple Types of Switches	p. 46
Time Switching	p. 48
HDTV and B-ISDN	p. 49
SONET and SDH	p. 51
ATM Transmission and Switching	p. 52
LANs and Other Networks	p. 55
Summary	p. 58
Overview of Switching Architectures	p. 59
Performance Requirements	p. 59
Building Blocks	p. 60
Presentation of Switching Architectures Through Classification	p. 61
A Classification	p. 62
Hierarchies in a Switch Architecture	p. 63
Links	p. 63
Transport Mode	p. 68
Distribution of Routing Intelligence	p. 70
Buffering in Switch Elements	p. 72
Switching Techniques	p. 74
Examples	p. 75
References	p. 76
Physics of All-Optical Switching Devices	p. 81
Introduction	p. 81
Etalon Devices	p. 84
Waveguide Devices	p. 98
Comparison Between Etalon and Waveguide Devices	p. 127
Innovative Concepts	p. 132
Applications	p. 132
Summary	p. 135
References	p. 136
Optical Amplifiers	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
Semiconductor Amplifiers	p. 148
Fiber Amplifiers	p. 159
Summary	p. 165
References	p. 165
Optoelectronic Hybrid Switching	p. 169
The Optoelectronic Switching Concept	p. 169
Optoelectronic Switching Devices	p. 173
Architecture of Optoelectronic Switching Matrices	p. 179
Status of Optoelectronic Switching	p. 184
Prospects	p. 191
References	p. 191
New Approaches to Digital Optical Computing Using Parallel Optical Array Logic	p. 195
Introduction	p. 195
Programmable Logic Array Generation	p. 201
Summary	p. 221
Acknowledgment	p. 221
References	p. 221
Optical Interconnects in Electronic Processing Systems	p. 225
Introduction	p. 225
Electronic Interconnection Technology	p. 228
System Backplane Interconnection Requirements	p. 256
Optical Solutions	p. 257
Summary	p. 267
References	p. 267
Guided-Wave Optical Interconnect Techniques	p. 271
Introduction	p. 271
Comparison of Electrical and Optical Interconnects	p. 273
Optical Techniques for Guided-Wave Optical Interconnects	p. 279
Guided-Wave Optical Interconnect Networks	p. 307
Summary	p. 313
References	p. 314
Index	p. 319
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