Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction to Optical Switch
1.1 Importance of Optical Switch
1. 1.1 Optical Switch is a Demand of-Optical Physics Development
1. 1.2 Optical Switch is a Demand of Photonic Technology Progress
1.2 Classification of Optical Switch
1.2.1 Classification According to the Control Method
1.2.2 Classification According to the Working Function
1.2.3 Classification According to theWorking Domain
1.3 Parameters of Optical Switch
1.3.1 Performance Parameters of Optical Switch
1.3.2 Figure of Merit of Optical-Switch Materials
1.4 Research Direction of All-Optical Switch
1.4.1 Technical Indicators of Applicable AOS
1.4.2 Difficulties and Solutions of AOS Study
References
Chapter 2 Nonlinear Optical Basics for All-Optical Switch
2.1 K-K Relation and Kerr Effect
2.1.1 Kramers-Kronig Relation
2.1.2 Relation Between △n(ω) and △α(ω)
2.1.3 Optical Kerr Effect and Optical Phase Modulation
2.2 Two-Photon-Absorption Effect
2.2.1 Optical Intensity Transportation Equation
2.2.2 TPA Coefficient Measurement
2.2.3 TPA in Silicon Material
2.3 Optical Nonlinearity in Semiconductor
2.3.1 Free-Carrier Nonlinearity
2.3.2 Bound-Electron Nonlinearity
2.3.3 Quantum-Confinement Nonlinearity in Semiconductor
2.4 Optical Nonlinearity in Glass Materials
2.4.1 Silica and Doped Silica
2.4.2 Chalcogenide Glass
2.5 Nonlinear Optical Mechanism in Organic Material
2.5.1 Conjugated Polymers
2.5.2 Charge Transfer Molecules (Chromophores)
2.5.3 Miscellaneous Molecules
2.6 Saturable and Reverse Saturable Absorption
2.6.1 Saturable Absorption
2.6.2 Reverse Saturable Absorption
References
Chapter 3 Electric-Controlled Optical Switches
3.1 Electro-Optical Switches
3.1.1 Electro-Optic Coupler Optical Switches
3.1,2 Electro-Optic M-Z Interferometer Optical Switches
3.1.3 Branch-Waveguide Electro-Optical Switches
3.2 Waveguide Thermo-Optic Switches
3.2.1 Coupler Thermo-Optic Switches
3.2.2 M-Z Interferometer Thermo-Optic Switches
3.2.3 Multi-Mode Interference Thermo-Op.tic Switches
3.2.4 Branch-Waveguide Thermo-Optic Switches
3.2.5 Ring-Resonator Thermo-Optic Wavelength Switch
3.2.6 Phase Transition Thermo-Optic Switch
3.3 Liquid Crystal Optical Switch
3.3.1 Birefringent-Type Liquid Crystal Optical Switch
3.3.2 Polarization-Type Liquid Crystal Optical Switch
3.3.3 Reflection-Type Liquid Crystal Optical Switch
3.4 Mechanical Optical Switches
3.4.1 Simple Mechanical Optical Switches
3.4.2 MEMS Optical Switches
3.5 Magneto-Optical Switches
3.6 Acousto-0Ptieal Switches
3.6.1 Beam Reflection-Type Acousto-Opfical Switches
3.6.2 Polarization Conversion Acousto-optical Switches
References
Chapter 4 Optical Bistability Devices
4.1 Introduction to Optical Bistability
4.1.1 Optical Bistability
4.1.2 Optical Bistable Devices
4.2 Intrinsic Optical Bitable Device
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Chapter 5 Nonlinear-Interferometer All-Optical Switches
Chapter 6 Nonlinear-Fiber-Grating All-Optical Switches
Chapter 7 Nanophotonic All-Optical Switches
Chapter 8 Optical Flip-Flop and Wavelength Converter
Chapter 9 Optical-Limiting All-Optical Switches
Chapter 10 AOS Application in All-Optical Network