Optical Switching

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: El-Bawab, Tarek S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer communication systems.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Electrical engineering.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Computer Communication Networks.; Electrical Engineering.

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 n...

Table of Contents:

• Preliminaries and Terminologies
• 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
• 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 Optical Burst Switching
• Closing Remarks.