Organization of the Photonic Switching 1991 Topical Meeting (March 6-8, 1991)

光子切换专题会议将由以下领域的特邀论文和口头和海报投稿组成：用于切换应用的器件和现象。-光、电或机械激活的光开关。-切换阵列。--光电开关器件一体化。-与光开关设备相关的材料特性。-光交换和电子交换的比较；实际和/或理论限制。-性能或光学和电子交换设备的趋势。-利用光交换技术的交换系统和网络体系结构。-在今天的交换系统中，光交换设备作为电子交换设备的替代品的应用，和建筑。-利用光交换设备的独特属性的新系统和网络架构。-可能支持或需要使用光交换技术的新型系统应用。

The Photonic Switching Topical Meeting will consist of invited papers and both oral and poster contributed papers in the following areas: Devices and Phenomena for Switching Applications. - Optically, electrically, or mechanically activated optical switches. - Switching arrays. - Integration of optical and electronic switching devices. - Material properties relevant to optical switching devices. - Comparisons of optical and electronic switching; practical and/or theoretical limitations. - Trends in performance or 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.