IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications IEEE JOURNAL ON

SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS


August 1988, Volume 6, Number 7
JOINTLY PREPARED WITH THE JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
(With Special Distribution to IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology Subscribers)

PHOTONIC SWITCHING
Guest Editors -- J. E. Midwinter and P. W. Smith

Guest Editorial
J. E. Midwinter and P. W. Smith

PAPERS Networks and Architectures
Communication NEtwork Needs and Technologies -- A Place for Photonic Switching? (Invited Paper)
E. Nussbaum

Optimum Switching Architectures Using D-Fiber Optical Space Switches
S. A. Cassidy and P. Yennadhiou

Nonblocking Photonic Switch Networks
C. J. Smyth

Performance of the Multichannel Multihop Lightwave Network Under Nonuniform Traffic
E. Eisenberg and N. Mehravari

Fiber-Optic Digital Video Distribution System for High-Definition Television Signals Using Laser Diode Optical Switch
R. Kishimoto, K. Yoshino, and M. Ikeda

Photonic Switching Modules Designed with laser Diode Amplifiers
J. D. Evankow, Jr. and R. A. Thompson

Architectures with Improved Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Photonic Systems with Fiber-Loop Delay Lines
R. A. Thompson

A Photonic Knockout Switch for High-Speed Packet Networks
K. Y. Eng

Photonic Switching Devices
Waveguide Electrooptic Switch Arrays (Invited Paper)
R. C. Alferness

Semiconductor Devices in Photonic Switching (Inivted Paper)
T. Ikegami and H. Kawaguchi

Terminology for Photonic Matrix Switches
R. I. MacDonald

The Switching Dynamics and Noise Limitations of Indium Antimonide Bistable Elements