دانلود کتاب Optical Switches - Materials and Design

Optical communication using optical fibers is essential to handling the massive growth of both telecom and datacom traffic. To fully realize the potential bandwidth available on these optical fibers, other components of the optical network system have to be developed, ranging from detectors and multiplexers to buffers and switches. This book addresses the different technologies which can be applied to switching optical signals and is a standard reference for the telecommunications industry. An optical switch functions by selectively switching an optical signal delivered through an optical fiber or in an integrated optical circuit to another. Several methods are available and each relies on a different physical mechanism for its operation. The various physical mechanisms used are discussed which cover electro-optical, thermo-optical, micro-electro-mechanical-based and semiconductor optical amplifier-based optical switches. The book also covers switching based on optical nonlinear effects, liquid and photonic crystal optical switches as well as fiber, holographic, quantum optical and other types of optical switches. Each chapter discusses the choice of materials, fabrication techniques and key issues in switch design. Content: Front Matter • Table of Contents • 1. Introduction to Optical Switches 2. Electro-Optical Switches 3. Thermo-Optical Switches 4. Magneto-Optical Switches 5. MEMS-Based Optical Switches 6. SOA-Based Optical Switches 7. Switching Based on Optical Nonlinear Effects 8. Liquid Crystal Optical Switches 9. Photonic Crystal All-Optical Switches 10. Fiber, Holographic, Quantum Optical and other Types of Optical Switches • 11. Summary: Key Trends in Optical Switches Index • Color Plate