Organization of the 1993 Photonics in Switching Topical Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, March 1993

本次会议涵盖的主题 包括：装置和现象 开关应用;光学上， 电气或机械 激活的光开关; 开关阵列;光学 用于电子和 光子系统;集成 光电开关 器械;材料特性 与光开关相关 器件.光学器件和 电子开关;实用 和/或理论限制; 光学性能的趋势 和电子开关装置; 交换系统和网络 利用光学 交换技术; 光开关的应用 器械作为替代品， 电子开关器件 当今的交换系统， 架构;新系统和 的网络架构 充分利用 光开关器件的;新颖的 系统应用程序，可能有利于 或需要使用光学 交换技术;光子学 切换

Topics covered by this conference include: Devices and phenomena for switching applications; Optically, electrically, or mechanically activated optical switches; Switching arrays; Optical interconnect for electronic and photonic systems; Integration of optical and electronic switching devices; Materials properties relevant to optical switching devices; Comparisons of optical and electronic switching; practical and/or theoretical limitations; Trends in performance of optical and electronic switching devices; Switching systems and network architectures utilizing optical switching technologies; Applications for optical switching devices as alternatives to electronic switching devices in today's switching systems and architectures; New system and network architectures that capitalize on the unique attributes of optical switching devices; Novel systems applications that may favor or require the use of optical switching technologies; Photonic switching.