E-Book, Englisch, 322 Seiten
Reihe: Photonics in Switching
E-Book, Englisch, 322 Seiten
Reihe: Photonics in Switching
ISBN: 978-0-08-092474-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark
Zielgruppe
Academic/professional/technical: Undergraduate. Academic/professional/technical: Postgraduate. Academic/professional/technical: Research and professional
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
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
