Photonics in switching /

Photonics in Switching provides a broad, balanced overview of the use of optics or photonics in switching, from materials and devices to system architecture. The chapters, each written by an expert in the field, survey the key technologies, setting them in context and highlighting their benefits and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Midwinter, John E.
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: Boston :
Publication Dates: 1993.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Quantum electronics--principles and applications
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124960510
Summary: Photonics in Switching provides a broad, balanced overview of the use of optics or photonics in switching, from materials and devices to system architecture. The chapters, each written by an expert in the field, survey the key technologies, setting them in context and highlighting their benefits and possible applications. This book is a valuable resource for those working in the communications industry, either at the professional or student level, who do not have extensive background knowledge or the underlying physics of the technology.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Index Number: TK5103
CLC: TN91
Contents: v. 1. Background and components -- v. 2. Systems.