Photonics in switching:   Background and components/ 

 - 322 pages:  illustrations 
 - Quantum electronics: principles and applications.  Volume 1 .
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>1. Why consider photonics in switching?<br/>2. Network overview<br/>3.Some background to telecommunications transmission and switching<br/>4. Overview of switching architectures<br/>5.Physics of all-optical switching devices<br/>6.Optical amplifiers<br/>7.Optoelectronic hybrid switching<br/>8.New approaches to digital optical computing using parallel optical array logic<br/>9.Optical interconnects in electronic processing systems<br/>10. Guided-wave optical interconnect techniques 
<br/><br/> Presents a broad, balanced overview of the use of optics or photonics in switching, from materials and devices to system architecture. The chapters survey the key technologies, setting them in context and highlighting their benefits and possible applications. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780124960510 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Telecommunication -- Switching systems. <br/>Telecommunication equipment -- Circuits<br/>Switching circuits.<br/>Photonics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TK5103.8  / PHO