Ultrafast Fiber Sitching Devices and Systems [Paperback]

This 1992 book discusses the fundamental physics and engineering applications of ultrafast optical switching devices and systems.A complete tour of the key research issues and approaches in ultrafast switching, and the treatment is cross-disciplinary, covering basic physical principles, device physics and systems applications.A complete tour of the key research issues and approaches in ultrafast switching, and the treatment is cross-disciplinary, covering basic physical principles, device physics and systems applications.This book discusses ultrafast optical switching devices and systems, which operate at speeds beyond those of normal electronics. Both fundamental physics and engineering applications are treated, and the book provides a complete LOGOUT of some of the key research issues and approaches.1. Introduction; 2. Routing switches; 3. Digital soliton logic gates; 4. Timing constraints in terabit systems; 5. Potential system applications of ultrafast devices; 6. Summary and future prospects; Appendices; References; Index. ....suitable not only as reference material for a scientist in the field, but useful as an introductory text for graduate students in optical solitons and optical switching in fibers....clear and concise and I believe that it will become an important reference text. Peter Wigley, Optics & Photonics News