Synopses & Reviews
Applications of optical switching in network elements and communication networks are discussed in considerable depth. Optical circuits, packet, and burst switching are all included. Composed of distinct self-contained chapters with minimum overlaps and independent references. Provides up-to-date comprehensive coverage of optical switching, technologies, devices, systems and networks. Discusses applications of optical switching in network elements and communications networks.
Synopsis
Optical Switching provides an up-to-date comprehensive coverage of the subject of optical switching, technologies, devices, systems, and networks. The principles and theories of numerous optical switching technologies, along with the switching devices based thereupon, are discussed. Fabrication techniques of optical switching devices are also investigated. The contributors provide a study of the principles and theories of optical switching fabrics, how they are built and put together into working systems. Applications of optical switching in network elements and communications networks are discussed in detail. Optical circuit, packet, and burst switching are all covered in this valuable publication. The contributions are composed of self-contained chapters with minimum overlaps and independent references. These chapters bring together academic and industrial contributions, analytical and descriptive treatments, and covers theories, experimentation, and practice. Contributors investigate and redefine old and new terminologies, and use terms and notations that are as consistent as possible throughout the entire volume.This is a valuable reference for professionals in telecommunications, data and video networks, as well as for researchers, scientists and engineers in the fields of optical switching and networking.
Synopsis
Applications of optical switching in network elements and communication networks are discussed in considerable depth. Optical circuits, packet, and burst switching are all included. Composed of distinct self-contained chapters with minimum overlaps and independent references. Provides up-to-date comprehensive coverage of optical switching, technologies, devices, systems and networks. Discusses applications of optical switching in network elements and communications networks.
Synopsis
This up-to-date text offers comprehensive coverage of optical switching, technologies, devices, systems and networks, and illustrates their application in network elements and communications networks. The contributors provide a study of the principles and theory of optical switching devices, how they are built and put together into working systems. This valuable publication includes coverage of optical circuit, packet, and burst switching. Self-contained chapters cover the history, current and future states of optical switching, bringing together academic and industrial contributions, analytical and descriptive treatments, plus theory, experimentation, and practice.
Synopsis
Optical Switching is the most comprehensive and up to date reference book on its subject. After three decades of research and development efforts, optical switching has started to be deployed in cutting-edge networking initiatives. The optical devices, optical networks, and telecommunications/data networking communities are in need of a reference book that compiles diverse optical switching research, from device technologies to system and network architectures, into one properly structured volume. This book provides such a service to these communities. The book is structured into three parts. The first part provides the foundation for understanding the potential role of optical switching in communication networks. The second part is focused on optical switching technologies and on devices based upon them. Theories, operation principles, and fabrication techniques are discussed. The third part covers optical-switching fabrics, systems, and networks. Applications of optical switching in communication networks are discussed, involving optical circuit, packet, and burst switching. The chapters are self-contained with minimum overlap. They bring together academic and industrial contributions, analytical and descriptive treatments, and cover theories, experimentation, and practice. The material has been carefully coordinated to form a homogeneous manuscript having a progressive and logical development of ideas and concepts. The book embraces a number of distinctive innovations. Old and new terminologies are investigated, clarified, redefined where necessary, and used consistently throughout the entire volume. The treatment of the subject is original, not only in terms of comprehensive coverage, but also in terms of structure and organization. This is an essential reference for researchers, scientists, professional engineers, and students in the areas of optical technologies and devices, and communication systems and networks. It is also a valuable resource in its subject for many others in the fields of electrical, computer and optical engineering.
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction. -Preliminaries and Terminologies.- Part II: Optical Switching Technologies. -Lithium Niobate Electro-Optic Switching. -Acousto-Optic Switching. -Thermo-Optic Switching. -Liquid Crystal Based Optical Switching. -MEMS Based Optical Switching. -Optical Switching with SOAs. -Other Optical Switching Technologies.- Part III: Optical Switching Fabrics, Systems and Networks. -Planar Optical Space Switch Architectures. -Switch Fabric Control. -Optical Switching in Communications Networks. -Protection and Restoration Architectures. -Optical Packet Switching and Burst Switching.- Closing Remarks.