Dr Graham Swift BEng(Hons), PhD, MIET, CPhys, MInstP, FHEA
MSc Course Leader
Summary
Graham teaches communications at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and digital signal processing to undergraduate level. His main interests are in the use of software tools for the design and analysis of signal based systems and devices.
Teaching
Department of Engineering and Mathematics
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Communications
Digital Signal Processing
Publications
Journal articles
Als, A.A., Ghassemlooy, Z., Swift, G., Ball, P., & Chi, J. (2002). Performance of the passive recirculating fiber loop buffer within an OTDM transmission link. Optics Communications, 209 (1-3), 137-147. http://doi.org/10.1016/s0030-4018(02)01666-8
Gao, R., Ghassemlooy, Z.F., Swift, G., & Ball, P. (2001). <title>Performance analysis of all-optical time division multiplexed router based on terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer</title>. SPIE Proceedings, 4582, 152-158. http://doi.org/10.1117/12.445089
Als, A.A., Ghassemlooy, Z.F., Swift, G., Ball, P., & Jacques, C. (2001). <title>Simulation of the passive recirculating fiber loop buffer</title>. SPIE Proceedings, 4532, 500-509. http://doi.org/10.1117/12.436044
Swift, G. (2001). Cross-talk analysis of optical time-division demultiplexer. Optical Engineering, 40 (7), 1357. http://doi.org/10.1117/1.1385330
Gao, R., Ghassemlooy, Z.F., Swift, G., & Ball, P. (2001). <title>Simulation of all-optical time division multiplexed router</title>. SPIE Proceedings, 4292, 214-223. http://doi.org/10.1117/12.428033
Cheung, C.Y., Ghassemlooy, Z., & Swift, G. (2000). Mathematical modelling and BER analysis of 100 Gbs NOLM demultiplexer using a soliton-shaped pulse for control and data. IEE Proceedings - Optoelectronics, 147 (4), 245-250. http://doi.org/10.1049/ip-opt:20000491
Cheung, C.Y., Ghassemlooy, Z., & Swift, G. (1999). Bit-error-rate analysis for a 100-Gbit/s nonlinear optical loop mirror demultiplexer employing soliton control and signal pulses. Optics letters, 24 (24), 1817-1819. http://doi.org/10.1364/ol.24.001817
Swift, G., Ghassemlooy, Z., Ray, A.K., & Travis, J.R. (1998). Modelling of semiconductor laser amplifier for the terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer. IEE Proceedings - Circuits, Devices and Systems, 145 (2), 61. http://doi.org/10.1049/ip-cds:19981256
Swift, G. (1997). Modelling of an optical time division demultiplexer. .
Ngah, R., Ghassemlooy, Z., & Swift, G. (n.d.). Simulation of an all optical time division multiplexing router employing symmetric Mach-Zehnder (SMZ). .7th IEEE High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium, 7. http://doi.org/10.1109/hfpsc.2002.1088431
Conference papers
Yow, C.K., McDougall, R., Chai, Y.J., Penty, R.V., White, I.H., Ghassemlooy, Z., ... Ball, P. (2004). A novel ultra-fast optical router using time-slot switching. OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series, 96 A, 1011-1012.
Nortcliffe, A., Featherstone, S., Garrick, R., & Swift, G. (2002). Student engineers: lecturing, teaching and assessing. In International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE), Manchester, 18 August 2002 - 22 August 2002 (pp. 18-21). http://www.ineer.org/Events/icee2002/
Cheung, C.Y., Swift, G., & Ghassemlooy, Z.F. (2001). <title>Effect of Gordon-Haus jitter on nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) demultiplexing</title>. SPIE Proceedings, 4216, 85-94. http://doi.org/10.1117/12.414102
Swift, G., Ghassemlooy, Z.F., Cheung, C.Y., & Decker, A. (2000). Analysis of optical time division multiplexed transmission. SPIE Proceedings, 3949, 100. http://doi.org/10.1117/12.382887
Cheung, C.Y., Ghassemlooy, Z.F., & Swift, G. (1999). <title>Minimizing the power penalty of a 100-Gb/s NOLM demultiplexer employing an optical soliton control pulse</title>. SPIE Proceedings, 3847, 148-157. http://doi.org/10.1117/12.371251
Swift, G., Ghassemlooy, Z., & K, A. (1999). Asymmetric semiconductor laser amplifier loop mirror analysis for high speed communications. IEE Colloquium (Digest), (22), 45-50.
Gazi, B., Ghassemlooy, Z., & Swift, G. Cascaded optical delay line architectures in the performance of optical MIN. Proceedings of the 8th International Scientific and Practical Conference of Students, Post-graduates and Young Scientists. Modern Technique and Technologies. MTT'2002 (Cat. No.02EX550), 277-281. http://doi.org/10.1109/pdcat.2003.1236305
Book chapters
Ghassemlooy, Z., & Swift, G. (2005). INFORMATION PROCESSING | All-Optical Multiplexing/Demultiplexing. In Encyclopedia of Modern Optics. (pp. 224-236). Elsevier: http://doi.org/10.1016/b0-12-369395-0/00813-7
Ghassemlooy, Z., & Swift, G. (2005). All-Optical Multiplexing/Demultiplexing. In Encyclopedia of Modern Optics. (pp. 34-47). Elsevier: http://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-809283-5.00813-2
Nortcliffe, A., Featherstone, S., Garrick, R., & Swift, G. (2003). Supplemental instruction a higher level learning. In Aung, W., Hoffmann, M.W.H., Jern, N.W., King, R.W., & Ruiz, L.M.S.R. (Eds.) Innovations 2003 : World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research. International Network for Engineering Education and Research: http://www.ineer.org/iNEERPapers/2003BookContent.pdf
Theses / Dissertations
Als, A.A. (2004). Mathematical modelling of all-optical buffering for ultrafast optical time division multiplexed networks. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Ghassemlooy, Z., Swift, G., Chi, J., & Ball, P.
Gao, R. (2003). Optical packet networking using optical time division multiplexing. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Ghassemlooy, Z., Ball, P., & Swift, G.
Cheung, C.Y. (2001). Noise and crosstalk analysis of all-optical time division demultiplexers. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Swift, G.