内容简介
Thecontentofthisbookisdividedinto10chapters.Chapter1introducestheimportance,classificationandparameterofopticalswitch,andpointsouttheresearchdirectionoftheall-opticalswitch;Chapter2givesthebasicknowledgeofnonlinearopticalphysicsandmaterialsforall-opticalswitches;Chapter3introducestheelectricity-controUedopticalswitches,whichareavailableinthemarket;Chapter4studiestheopticalbistabledevice(OBD)includingthepureopticalOBDandtheelectro-opticalhybridOBD,inadditiontheinstabilityofOBD;Chapter5discussesthenonlinearinterferometerall-opticalswitchesasakindofspace-typeAOSs;Chapter6introducesthenonlinearfibergratingAOS,whichisoneofintensity-typeAOSs;Chapter7showsthenanoscaleAOSincludingthenanoscalewaveguideAOS,thephotoncrystalAOSandthesurfaceplasmonicAOS;Chapter8discussestheopticalflip-flop,atime-typeAOS,andthewavelengthconvertor,awavelength-typeAOS;Chapter9talksaboutoptical-limitingopticalswitches,whichisatransmittanceswitchusedforpreventinglaserinjuretoeyes.Finally,Chapter10discussestheapplicationsofAOSsinall-opticalcommunicationnetworks.