El-Bawab Optical Switching

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-29159-8
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 452 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

El-Bawab, Tarek S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;6
2;PREFACE;14
3;CHAPTER CONTRIBUTORS/AUTHORS;18
4;PART I INTRODUCTION;22
4.1;Chapter 1 PRELIMINARIES AND TERMINOLOGIES;23
4.1.1;1.1 EVOLUTION OF SWITCHING IN TELEPHONE NETWORKS;24
4.1.2;1.2 EVOLUTION OF SWITCHING IN DATA NETWORKS;32
4.1.3;1.3 EVOLUTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS ARCHTECTURES;38
4.1.4;1.4 OPTICAL SWITCHING;42
4.1.5;1.5 OPTICAL SWITCHING VERSUS PHOTONIC SWITCHING;50
4.1.6;1.6 THIS BOOK;52
4.1.7;REFERENCES;54
5;PART II OPTICAL SWITCHING TECHNOLOGIES;56
5.1;Chapter 2 LITHIUM NIOBATE ELECTRO-OPTIC SWITCHING;57
5.1.1;2.1 MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND DEVICE FABRICATION;59
5.1.2;2.2 OVERVIEW OF GUIDED-WAVE ELECTRO-OPTIC SWITCHES;64
5.1.3;2.3 CHANNEL WAVEGUIDE DEVICES;68
5.1.4;2.4 OTHER COMPONENTS OF ELECTRO-OPTIC SWITCHING;87
5.1.5;2.5 ELECTRO-OPTIC SWITCHING FABRICS;88
5.1.6;2.6 ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS OF LITHIUMNIOBATE ELECTRO-OPTIC SWITCHING;92
5.1.7;REFERENCES;92
5.2;Chapter 3 ACOUSTO-OPTIC SWITCHING;100
5.2.1;3.1 THE ACOUSTO-OPTIC EFFECT;100
5.2.2;3.2 OPERATION OF ACOUSTO-OPTIC SWITCHES;105
5.2.3;3.3 INTEGRATED LITHIUM-NIOBATE ACOUSTOOPTIC SWITCHES;110
5.2.4;3.4 ACOUSTO-OPTIC SWITCHES FOR WDM OPTICAL NETWORKS;113
5.2.5;3.5 MULTIWAVELENGTH PERFORMANCE OF ACOUSTO-OPTIC SWITCHES;121
5.2.6;REFERENCES;123
5.3;Chapter 4 THERMO-OPTIC SWITCHING;127
5.3.1;4.1 PRINCIPLES OF THERMO-OPTIC SWITCHING;128
5.3.2;4.2 THERMO-OPTIC WAVEGUIDE SWITCHES;133
5.3.3;4.3 DEVICE FABRICATION AND OTHER SWITCH CONFIGURATIONS;143
5.3.4;4.4 THERMO-OPTIC MATRIX SWITCHES;149
5.3.5;REFERENCES;152
5.4;Chapter 5 LIQUID-CRYSTAL BASED OPTICAL SWITCHING;156
5.4.1;5.1 LIQUID CRYSTALS;156
5.4.2;5.2 LIQUID-CRYSTAL OPTICAL SWITCHES;164
5.4.3;5.3 RELIABILITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR LIQUIDCRYSTAL COMPONENTS;170
5.4.4;5.4 SYSTEM AND NETWORK PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS;179
5.4.5;REFERENCES;181
5.5;Chapter 6 MEMS BASED OPTICAL SWITCHING;183
5.5.1;6.1 THEORY AND PRINCIPLES OF BASIC MEMS SWITCH ELEMENTS;184
5.5.2;6.2 OPTICS OF MEMS SWITCHES;193
5.5.3;6.3 N x N OPTICAL MEMS SWITCHES;204
5.5.4;6.4 WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCHES;212
5.5.5;REFERENCES;222
5.6;Chapter 7 OPTICAL SWITCHING WITH SOAs;228
5.6.1;7.1 INTRODUCTION TO SOA TECHNOLOGIES;229
5.6.2;7.2 SPACE AND WAVELENGTH SWITCHING;234
5.6.3;7.3 ULTRAFAST SWITCHES USING SOA-BASED NONLINEAR INTERFEROMETER;241
5.6.4;7.4 TOWARDS INTEGRATED ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHES FOR FUTURE NETWORKS;253
5.6.5;REFERENCES;254
5.7;Chapter 8 OTHER OPTICAL SWITCHING TECHNOLOGIES;258
5.7.1;8.1 OPTO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING: THE MOVING-FIBER AND MOVING-OPTICALCOMPONENT TYPES;259
5.7.2;8.2 OPTO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING: THE MOVING BUBBLE TYPE;268
5.7.3;8.3 HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL SWITCHING;274
5.7.4;8.4 OTHER TECHNOLOGIES;278
5.7.5;REFERENCES;280
6;PART III OPTICAL SWITCHING FABRICS, SYSTEMS, AND NETWORKS;285
6.1;Chapter 9 PLANAR OPTICAL SPACE SWITCH ARCHITECTURES;286
6.1.1;9.1 SWITCH MODELS;287
6.1.2;9.2 CROSSBAR SWITCHES;290
6.1.3;9.3 MATRIX VECTOR MULTIPLIERS;292
6.1.4;9.4 TREE-BASED ARCHITECTURES;293
6.1.5;9.5 SWITCH FABRICS;296
6.1.6;9.6 CLOS NETWORKS;297
6.1.7;9.7 THE SLEPIAN-DUGUID THEOREM;300
6.1.8;9.8 BENES NETWORKS;301
6.1.9;9.9 DILATED BENES NETWORKS;305
6.1.10;9.10 STACKED SWITCH FABRICS;307
6.1.11;9.11 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON;310
6.1.12;REFERENCES;313
6.2;Chapter 10 SWITCH FABRIC CONTROL;317
6.2.1;10.1 CONTROL ALGORITHMS;317
6.2.2;10.2 PATH SEARCHING ALGORITHMS;320
6.2.3;10.3 REARRANGEMENT ALGORITHMS;325
6.2.4;10.4 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONTROL ALGORITHMS OF OPTICAL FABRICS;341
6.2.5;REFERENCES;341
6.3;Chapter 11 OPTICAL SWITCHING IN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS;343
6.3.1;11.1 EARLY OPTICAL NETWORKING RESEARCH;344
6.3.2;11.2 PATHWAY TOWARDS MATURITY;350
6.3.3;11.3 THE VISION OF THE OPTICAL LAYER;358
6.3.4;11.4 OPTICAL NETWORK ELEMENTS;360
6.3.5;11.5 OPTICAL LAYER CONTROL PLANE;374
6.3.6;11.6 DEPLOYMENT OF OPTICAL SWITCHING: STATUS UPDATE;378
6.3.7;REFERENCES;380
6.4;Chapter 12 PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ARCHITECTURES;390
6.4.1;12.1 SDH AND SONET - TODAY'S OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORKS;390
6.4.2;12.2 OPTICAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;392
6.4.3;12.3 PROTECTION;393
6.4.4;12.4 OPTICAL MESH NETWORKS, CROSS-CONNECTS, AND RESTORATION;404
6.4.5;12.5 OPTICAL SWITCHING IN MONITORING SYSTEMS;410
6.4.6;REFERENCES;411
6.5;Chapter 13 OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING AND OPTICAL BURST SWITCHING;413
6.5.1;13.1 OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING;414
6.5.2;13.2 CONTENTION RESOLUTION TECHNIQUES;416
6.5.3;13.3 OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES;424
6.5.4;13.4 OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING TESTBEDS;430
6.5.5;13.5 OPTICAL BURST SWITCHING;431
6.5.6;REFERENCES;434
6.6;Chapter 14 CLOSING REMARKS;438
6.6.1;14.1 WHAT HAPPENED?;439
6.6.2;14.2 WHY DID IT HAPPEN?;440
6.6.3;14.3 WHERE DO WE STAND TODAY?;442
6.6.4;14.4 FUTURE PERSPECTIVE;444
6.6.5;REFERENCES;446
7;Index;448