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Book Synopsisa very detailed book on multiferroics that will be useful for PhD students and researchers interested in this emerging field of materials science Dr. Wilfrid Prellier, Research Director, CNRS, Caen, FranceMultiferroics has emerged as one of the hottest topics in solid state physics in this millennium. The coexistence of multiple ferroic/antiferroic properties makes them useful both for fundamental studies and practical applications such as revolutionary new memory technologies and next-generation spintronics devices. This book provides an historical introduction to the field, followed by a summary of recent progress in single-phase multiferroics (type-I and type-II), multiferroic composites (bulk and nano composites), and emerging areas such as domain walls and vortices. Each chapter addresses potential technological implications. There is also a section dedicated to theoretical approaches, both phenomenological and first-principles calculations. Trade Review"A very detailed book on multiferroics that will be useful for PhD students and researchers interested in this emerging field of materials science." -Dr. Wilfrid Prellier, Research Director, CNRS, Caen, FranceTable of ContentsIntroduction and overview of the field. Type-I multiferroic systems. Type-II multiferroic systems. Multiferroic composites. Theoretical study of multiferroic materials. Applications of multiferroic materials. Emerging phenomena in multiferroics.

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Book SynopsisDermoscopy is a noninvasive skin imaging technique that uses optical magnification and either liquid immersion or cross-polarized lighting to make subsurface structures more easily visible when compared to conventional clinical images. It allows for the identification of dozens of morphological features that are particularly important in identifying malignant melanoma. Dermoscopy Image Analysis summarizes the state of the art of the computerized analysis of dermoscopy images. The book begins by discussing the influence of color normalization on classification accuracy and then: Investigates gray-world, max-RGB, and shades-of-gray color constancy algorithms, showing significant gains in sensitivity and specificity on a heterogeneous set of images Proposes a new color space that highlights the distribution of underlying melanin and hemoglobin color pigments, leading to more accurate classification and border detection results Determines that thTrade Review"… demonstrates the significant advancements in dermoscopy image analysis techniques, involving image-preprocessing, lesion segmentation (or border detection), feature extraction, pattern analysis, lesion classification, and database construction. The approaches described are state of the art and the details are sine qua non. … a good addition on the dermatologist and researcher’s bookshelf, and pilots further research in this field."—Fengying Xie, Image Processing Center, Beihang University, Beijing, China "… a comprehensive description of computerized image analysis that is definitely useful for researchers in this field as a starting point for future developments."—Giuseppe Argenziano, Dermatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Italy "… collect[s] high-quality research articles on dermoscopy image analysis. … presents the latest state-of-the-art techniques for classifying benign and malignant skin lesions. A very interesting point that emerged from the literature review, as one author points out, is that all these computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems offer invaluable help to the general practitioner (GP) in an initial diagnosis of the lesions. The high level of performance of these systems can thus provide an accurate evaluation of skin lesions without having to refer to a dermatologist at this initial stage."—Lucia Ballerini, University of Edinburgh, Scotland "… deals with a very important and hot topic that attracts the interest of many researchers and doctors in the scientific community nowadays. … well written and clear. It provides a good overview of the dermoscopy image analysis field, and it is useful for engineers and computer scientists interested in developing similar applications, since it includes in-depth technical descriptions."—Ilias Maglogiannis, University of Piraeus, Greece "… I definitely would like to have this book [on] my shelf. … a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students of computer vision and medical image analysis interested in skin cancer detection methods for dermoscopic images. It covers fundamentals of the area by providing thorough treatments of the theory and the concepts while making the material accessible to the reader with examples that nicely illustrate the concepts."—Jacob Scharcanski, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil"… provides a comprehensive, well-rounded coverage on the factors, challenges, and state-of-the-art solutions to the very difficult problem of dermascopy image analysis. … a good reference to have in the libraries of researchers in this field."—Alexander Wong, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Table of ContentsToward a Robust Analysis of Dermoscopy Images Acquired under Different Conditions. A Bioinspired Color Representation for Dermoscopy Image Analysis. Where’s the Lesion? Variability in Human and Automated Segmentation of Dermoscopy Images of Melanocytic Skin Lesions. A State-of-the-Art Survey on Lesion Border Detection in Dermoscopy Images. Comparison of Image Processing Techniques for Reticular Pattern Recognition in Melanoma Detection. Global Pattern Classification in Dermoscopic Images. Streak Detection in Dermoscopic Color Images Using Localized Radial Flux of Principal Intensity Curvature. Dermoscopy Image Assessment Based on Perceptible Color Regions. Improved Skin Lesion Diagnostics for General Practice by Computer-Aided Diagnostics. Accurate and Scalable System for Automatic Detection of Malignant Melanoma. Early Detection of Melanoma in Dermoscopy of Skin Lesion Images by Computer Vision-Based System. From Dermoscopy to Mobile Teledermatology. PH2: A Public Database for the Analysis of Dermoscopic Images.

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Book SynopsisA significant portion of biomedical applications necessitates the establishment of an interface between the cells of the patient and the components of the device. In many cases, such as in implants and engineered tissues, the interaction of the cells with the biomaterial is one of the main determinants of the success of the system. Cell and Material Interface: Advances in Tissue Engineering, Biosensor, Implant, and Imaging Technologies explores this interaction and its control at length scales ranging from the nano to the macro.Featuring contributions from leading molecular biologists, chemists, and material scientists, this authoritative reference: Presents practical examples of cell and material interface-based applications Reflects the interdisciplinary nature of bioengineering, covering topics such as biosensing, immunology, and controlled delivery Explains the role of the cell and material interface in the context of cardiacTrade Review"The book is written in a clear manner by scientists working in the field. The pages are beautifully illustrated and each chapter concludes with plenty of references. I would recommend this book to anyone working in nanotechnology, advanced optics issues, and especially to people working in life sciences." —Optics & PhotonicsNews, March 2016 "The book is written in a clear manner by scientists working in the field. The pages are beautifully illustrated and each chapter concludes with plenty of references. I would recommend this book to anyone working in nanotechnology, advanced optics issues, and especially to people working in life sciences." —Optics & Photonics News, March 2016 Table of ContentsEditorial: Introduction to Cell/Material Interface. Scaffold Processing Technologies for Tailored Cell Interactions. Nanomaterial Cell Interactions in Tissue Engineering. Engineering Cell Surface Interface in Tissue Engineering and Cell-Based Biosensors. Protein Micropatterning Techniques for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research. Cell–Scaffold Interfaces in Skin Tissue Engineering. Cell and Materials Interface in Cryobiology and Cryoprotection. Micropatterning Techniques to Control Cell–Biomaterial Interface for Cardiac Tissue Engineering. Polysaccharide-Based Biomaterials for Cell–Material Interface. Macrophage-Mediated Foreign Body Responses.

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Book SynopsisWith rapid population explosion, improving rail transit speed and capacity is strongly desirable around the world. Communication-based train control (CBTC) is an automated train control system using high capacity bidirectional trainground communications to ensure the safe operation of rail vehicles. This book presents the latest advances in CBTC research. The contributed chapters from leading experts in the field cover different aspects of modelling, analysis, design, testing, management, deployment, and optimization of CBTC systems.Advances in Communications-Based Train Control Systems begins with the background and evolution of train signaling/train control systems. It introduces the main features and architecture of CBTC systems and describes current challenges and successful implementations around the world. Subsequent contributed chapters discuss such key research areas as Nondestructive testing techniques that can be employed to inspect rails and faTable of ContentsIntroduction to Communications-Based Train Control. Testing Communications-Based Train Control. Safe Rail Transport via Nondestructive Testing Inspection of Rails and Communications-Based Train Control Systems. Modelling the Wireless Channels in Underground Tunnels for Communications-Based Train Control Systems. Modelling the Wireless Channels with Leaky Waveguide for Communications-Based Train Control Systems. Communication Availability in Communications-Based Train Control Systems. A Novel Communications-Based Train Control System with Coordinated Multipoint Transmission and Reception. A Novel Handoff Scheme with Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output for Communications-Based Train Control Systems. Networked Control for a Group of Trains in Communications-Based Train Control Systems with Random Packet Drops. Cognitive Control for Communications-Based Train Control Systems.

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Book SynopsisThis book explains physical principles, unique benefits, broad categories, implementation aspects, and performance criteria of distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFS). For each kind of sensor, the book highlights industrial applications, which range from oil and gas production to power line monitoring, plant and process engineering, environmental monitoring, industrial fire and leakage detection, and so on. The text also includes a discussion of such key areas as backscattering, launched power limitations, and receiver sensitivity, as well as a concise historical account of the field's development. Trade Review"The most authoritative account available of an important and ever expanding technology. The text encompasses basic principles, established and emerging application and insights into ongoing development. It will appeal to the student as well as the practising engineer and also presents insight into current and prospective applications…promises to become the essential reference text for many years to come!" –From the Foreword by Prof. Brian Culshaw, University of Strathclyde,GlasgowTable of ContentsIntroduction. Principles. Raman based distributed temperature sensors. Distributed strain sensors. Distributed vibration sensors. Other distributed sensors. Conclusions and outlook.

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Book SynopsisDuring the last three decades, reconfigurable logic has been growing steadily and can now be found in many different fields. Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are one of the most famous architecture families of reconfigurable devices. FPGAs can be seen as arrays of logic units that can be reconfigured to realize any digital systems. Their high versatility has enabled designers to drastically reduce time to market, and made FPGAs suitable for prototyping or small production series in many branches of industrial products. In addition, and thanks to innovations at the architecture level, FPGAs are now conquering segments of mass markets such as mobile communications.Reconfigurable Logic: Architecture, Tools, and Applications offers a snapshot of the state of the art of reconfigurable logic systems. Covering a broad range of architectures, tools, and applications, this book: Explores classical FPGA architectures and their supporting tools Table of ContentsAdaptive Packing for Design Space Exploration of FPGA Logic Block Architectures. Improving Fault Tolerance of SRAM-Based FPGAs in Harsh Radiation Environments. Zero-Overhead FPGA Debugging. Tree-Based FPGA Routing Architectures. And-Inverter Cones. Embedded Networks-on-Chip for FPGAs. Design Methodologies for Reconfigurable NoC-Based Embedded Systems. Circuits and Architectures for Low-Power FPGAs. Reconfigurable Processors and Multicore Architectures. Partially Reconfigurable Processor for Wireless Receiver Applications. A Heterogeneous Architecture for Biomolecular Simulation. Design of High-Performance Error-Correcting Codes Using FPGA. Reconfigurable Network Router Security. Low-Power FPGAs Based on Resistive Memories. Spintronic-Memory-Based Reconfigurable Computing. Architectures and CAD Tools for 3D FPGAs.

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Book SynopsisThis book uses tutorials and new material to describe the basic concepts of soft-computing which potentially can be used in real-life sensor network applications. It is organized in a manner that exemplifies the use of an assortment of soft-computing applications for solving different problems in sensor networking. Written by worldwide experts, the chapters provide a balanced mixture of different problems concerning channel access, routing, coverage, localization, lifetime maximization and target tracking using emerging soft-computing applications.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Introduction to Soft-Computing. Introduction to Sensor Networks. Data Link Layer. Energy Saving MAC protocol. Optimization of Sleep and Duty Cycles Scheduling. Link Quality Estimation. Network Layer. Cooperative Routing among Sensor nodes. Relay Selection for Energy Efficient Routing. Energy Efficient Clustering Methods for Routing. Localization of Sensor Nodes in Noisy Environments. Energy Efficient Coverage. Transport Layer. Transmission Control for Variable Loads in Sensor Networks. Transport Protocol for Congestion Control in Sensor Networks. Application Layer. Optimal Sensor Deployment. Real-time Monitoring or Situation Understanding. Robotic Application. Aircraft Sensor Management.

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Book SynopsisThe field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has developed rapidly over the past decade, benefiting greatly from the newly developed framework of compressed sensing and its ability to drastically reduce MRI scan times. MRI: Physics, Image Reconstruction, and Analysis presents the latest research in MRI technology, emphasizing compressed sensing-based image reconstruction techniques. The book begins with a succinct introduction to the principles of MRI and then: Discusses the technology and applications of T1rho MRI Details the recovery of highly sampled functional MRIs Explains sparsity-based techniques for quantitative MRIs Describes multi-coil parallel MRI reconstruction techniques Examines off-line techniques in dynamic MRI reconstruction Explores advances in brain connectivity analysis using diffusion and functional MRIs Featuring chapters authored by field experts, MRI: PhTable of ContentsT1rho MR Imaging: Principle, Technology, and Application. Recursive Reconstruction of Highly Undersampled Functional MRI Sequences. Compressed Sensing in Quantitative MRIs. Parallel Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Parallel Imaging and Reconstruction. Accelerated Dynamic MRI Using Adaptive Signal Models. Brain Connectivity Mapping and Analysis Using Diffusion MRI. Brain Connectivity Assessed with Functional MRI.

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Book SynopsisWeaves together personal narrative, historical research, cultural analysis, and social science to provide a sweeping investigation of the varied influence of overhead wires on the American landscape and the American mind.Trade Review"Focusing on the network of wires that connect energy, place, and culture in the United States, Daniel Wuebben's well-composed meditation on the vinelike web of overhead power lines offers a rich and compelling account of the ambiguities, tensions, and ironies associated with this often-overlooked piece of critical infrastructure. Power-Lined: Electricity, Landscape, and the American Mind is a welcome addition to the energy humanities and social sciences literature with its engaging exploration of the modern imaginaries that inspired the US transmission grid's design as well as the anxieties that accompanied the expansion of overhead lines across the Great Plains and beyond."—Melissa Bollman, Great Plains Quarterly"Wuebben is provocative and pragmatic about balancing aesthetic interests with the practical realities of an infrastructural item that has become an essential, pervasive part of modern life."—D. Mitch, Choice"Reading Wuebben's work is a rich experience. One particular strength lies in his showing how power and telegraph lines appear in places one would not expect."—A. David Wunsch, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine"Wuebben's study deserves attention by anyone interested in the effects of technology on society and culture. It is a unique and innovative analysis."—R. Douglas Hurt, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society“Daniel Wuebben invites the reader to gaze at the transmission lines crisscrossing our landscape and imagine not only the technology behind the infrastructure but also the politics and poetics of electrifying our country. With historical detail and carefully constructed analysis, Wuebben offers an engaging narrative that fills important gaps in our understanding of the power grid and its physical and cultural ramifications for the twenty-first century.”—Julie A. Cohn, author of The Grid: Biography of an American Technology“Daniel Wuebben’s Power-Lined makes a valuable contribution to understanding the crucial place of technology in the relationship between people and the natural world. As he reveals in this measured study of electric power lines, the relationship between people and nature is always dynamic, interactive, complex, and messy.”—James C. Williams, author of Energy and the Making of Modern California“In this eloquent and engaging new book, Daniel Wuebben sheds light on a ubiquitous yet often-overlooked aspect of electrical development: the power lines themselves. This capacious book incorporates the history of technology, literature and cinema studies, and art history in chronicling the history of our wired world, from the stringing of telegraph cables through the development of a smart grid. The result of his impressive attention to detail is a book that will enlighten any reader who is interested in technology, literature, and culture.”—Jennifer L. Lieberman, author of Power Lines: Electricity in American Life and Letters, 1882–1952“Power-Lined has the potential to link several fields of study: history of technology, American studies, literature, design, and art history. This is an important subject, and the author tackles it quite well. . . . It’s very readable and entertainingly written.”—David Hochfelder, author of The Telegraph in America, 1832–1920Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface: Playing Power Lines Introduction: Power-Lined Landscapes 1. Wires in the Garden, 1844–1882 2. New York’s Frontier Lines and Telegraph Forests, 1882–1916 3. California’s Wood Poles, Steel Towers, and Modernist Pylons, 1907–1972 4. Public Perceptions and Power Line Battles, 1935–2013 Conclusion: The Future of the Power-Lined Landscape Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow Can We Lower the Power Consumption of Gas Sensors?There is a growing demand for low-power, high-density gas sensor arrays that can overcome problems relative to high power consumption. Low power consumption is a prerequisite for any type of sensor system to operate at optimum efficiency. Focused on fabrication-friendly microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and other areas of sensor technology, MEMS and Nanotechnology for Gas Sensors explores the distinct advantages of using MEMS in low power consumption, and provides extensive coverage of the MEMS/nanotechnology platform for gas sensor applications.This book outlines the microfabrication technology needed to fabricate a gas sensor on a MEMS platform. It discusses semiconductors, graphene, nanocrystalline ZnO-based microfabricated sensors, and nanostructures for volatile organic compounds. It also includes performance parameters for the state of the art of sensors, and the applicatioTrade Review"…this book is an outstanding, broad overview of basics, concepts, specific materials used for each sensing application, and techniques employed in current, emerging, and possible future MEMS applications. I strongly recommend this book to all research students interested in MEMS and gas sensors." —MRS Bulletin, December 2016Table of ContentsSection I: Fabrication Procedure. Introduction. Substrate for MEMS. Deposition. Photolithography: Pattern Transfer. Structuring MEMS: Micromachining. Microheaters for Gas Sensor. Section II: Sensor Applications. Sensing with Graphene. Nanocrystalline ZnO-Based Microfabricated Chemical Sensor. Nanostructures for Volatile Organic Compound Detection. Sensor Interfaces. MEMS- and Nanotechnology-Enabled Sensor Applications.

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Book SynopsisElaborating on the concept of context awareness, this book presents up-to-date research and novel framework designs for context-aware mobile sensing. Generic and Energy-Efficient Context-Aware Mobile Sensing proposes novel context-inferring algorithms and generic framework designs that can help readers enhance existing tradeoffs in mobile sensing, especially between accuracy and power consumption.The book presents solutions that emphasize must-have system characteristics such as energy efficiency, accuracy, robustness, adaptability, time-invariance, and optimal sensor sensing. Numerous application examples guide readers from fundamental concepts to the implementation of context-aware-related algorithms and frameworks.Covering theory and practical strategies for context awareness in mobile sensing, the book will help readers develop the modeling and analysis skills required to build futuristic context-aware framework designs for resource-constrained pTable of ContentsContext Awareness for Mobile Sensing. Context Inference: Posture Detection. Context-Aware Framework: A Basic Design. Energy Efficiency in Physical Hardware. Context-Aware Framework: A Complex Design. Probabilistic Context Modeling.

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Book SynopsisBrings the Band Structure of Carbon-Based Devices into the LimelightA shift to carbon is positioning biology as a process of synthesis in mainstream engineering. Silicon is quickly being replaced with carbon-based electronics, devices are being reduced down to nanometer scale, and further potential applications are being considered. While traditionally, engineers are trained by way of physics, chemistry, and mathematics, Nanoelectronics: Quantum Engineering of Low-Dimensional Nanoensembles establishes biology as an essential basic science for engineers to explore. Unifies Science and Engineering: from Quantum Physics to NanoengineeringDrawing heavily on published papers by the author, this research-driven text offers a complete review of nanoelectronic transport starting from quantum waves, to ohmic and ballistic conduction, and saturation-limited extreme nonequilibrium Trade Review"I expect Nanoelectronics: Quantum Engineering of Low-Dimensional Nanoensembles will become a favorite of many students, instructors, and more important future purveyors and custodians of nanoelectronics. Professor Arora’s book… plugs the void left by novel expensive computational methods…[and] challenges brilliant, maverick minds, determined to study what they find interesting no matter where they find it…"—Dr. Michael Loong Peng Tan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia"This textbook is ideal for students wishing to gain a firm grasp of the core ideas in modern nanoelectronic devices. Building up from atoms to bands and carrier statistics, this textbook leads on to the study of transport in quantum wells, carbon nanotubes and graphene. Specific issues with short channel devices, high field transport and transport in nanotubes and graphene is particularly timely."—David Carey, University of SurreyTable of ContentsNanoengineering Overview. Atoms, Bands, and Quantum Wells. Carrier Statistics. Nonequilibrium Carrier Statistics and Transport. Charge Transport. Nano-MOSFET and Nano-CMOS. Nanowire Transport. Quantum Transport in Carbon-Based Devices. Magneto- and Quantum-Confined Transport. Drift-Diffusion and Multivalley Transport. Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the methods needed for creating and manipulating HDR content. HDR is a step change from traditional imaging; more closely matching what we see with our eyes. In the years since the first edition of this book appeared, HDR has become much more widespread, moving from a research concept to a standard imaging method. This new edition incorporates all the many developments in HDR since the first edition and once again emphasizes practical tips, including the authors'' popular HDR Toolbox (available on the authors'' website) for MATLAB and gives readers the tools they need to develop and experiment with new techniques for creating compelling HDR content.Key Features: Contains the HDR Toolbox for readers'' experimentation on authors'' website Offers an up-to-date, detailed guide to the theory and practice of high dynamic range imaging Covers all aspects of the field, from capture to display Table of ContentsIntroduction. HDR Content Generation. HDR Content Native Visualization. HDR Images Tone Mapping. HDR Videos Tone Mapping. Expansion Operators for Low Dynamic Range Content. Image-based Lighting. HDR Image Compression. HDR Video Compression. Evaluation. Appendix.

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Book SynopsisDirectional antenna technologies have made significant advancements in the last decade. These advances have opened the door to many exciting new design opportunities for wireless networks to enhance quality of service (QoS), performance, and network capacity. In this book, experts from around the world present the latest research and development in wireless networks with directional antennas. Their contributed chapters provide detailed coverage of the models, algorithms, protocols, and applications of wireless networks with various types of directional antennas operating at different frequency bands.Wireless Network Performance Enhancement via Directional Antennas: Models, Protocols, and Systems identifies several interesting research problems in this important field, providing an opportunity to learn about solid solutions to these issues. It also looks at a number of practical hardware designs for the deployment of next-generation antennas, as well as efficient networTable of ContentsDirectional Antennas. Introduction: Switched/Steered Directional Antennas for Networking. Design and Optimization of Wideband Log-Periodic Dipole Arrays under Requirements for High Gain, High Front-to-Back Ratio, Optimal Gain Flatness, and Low Side Lobe Level: The Application of Invasive Weed Optimization. Directional MAC. Discovery Strategies for a Directional Wake-Up Radio in Mobile Networks. Medium Access Control for Wireless Networks with Directional Antennas. IEEE 802.11ad Wireless Local Area Network and Its MAC Performance. Millimeter Wave. MAC Layer Protocols for Wireless Networks with Directional Antennas. Millimeter-Wave Wireless Networks: A Medium Access Control Perspective. Directional MAC Protocols for 60 GHz Millimeter Wave WLANs. Performance Improvements of mm-Wave Wireless Personal Area Networks Using Beamforming and Beamswitching. Applications of Directional Networking in Military Systems. MIMO. Design and Implementation of Directional Antenna-Based LOS-MIMO System for Gbps Wireless Backhaul. MIMO and Cooperation in Cognitive Radio-Based Wireless Networks: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives. Advanced Topics. Directional Antennas and Beamforming for Cognitive Radio-Based Wireless Networks. Multicast Algorithm Design for Energy-Constrained Multihop Wireless Networks with Directional Antennas. Connectivity of Large-Scale Wireless Networks with Directional Antennas. Bounds on the Lifetime of Wireless Sensor Networks with Lossy Links and Directional Antennas. Applications. Utilization of Directional Antennas in Flying Ad Hoc Networks: Challenges and Design Guidelines. Military Networks Enabled by Directional Antennas. Military Applications of Directional Mesh Networking. Collaborative and Opportunistic Content Dissemination via Directional Antennas. The Evolution of Directional Networking Systems Architecture.

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Book SynopsisThis dedicated overview of optical compressive imaging addresses implementation aspects of the revolutionary theory of compressive sensing (CS) in the field of optical imaging and sensing. It overviews the technological opportunities and challenges involved in optical design and implementation, from basic theory to optical architectures and systems for compressive imaging in various spectral regimes, spectral and hyperspectral imaging, polarimetric sensing, three-dimensional imaging, super-resolution imaging, lens-free, on-chip microscopy, and phase sensing and retrieval. The reader will gain a complete introduction to theory, experiment, and practical use for reducing hardware, shortening image scanning time, and improving image resolution as well as other performance parameters. Optics practitioners and optical system designers, electrical and optical engineers, mathematicians, and signal processing professionals will all find the book a unique trove of information and practical gTrade Review"This is the book on how to bypass the sampling constraints of modern imaging systems. From a mathematical point of view, it deals with the problem of extracting information from an underdetermined system of equations. It is wide in its scope, covering applications ranging from holography and microscopy, to hyperspectral or polarization imaging. Readers can easily find out what can be done with this kind of imaging…." –Optics & Photonics News (May 2017)"The material contained in the book’s 300 pages substantiate the assertion that the reader ‘will gain a complete introduction to theory, experiment and practical use for reducing hardware, shortening image scanning time and improving image resolution’…. One is confident that this book will contribute to the growth of activity in compressive imaging and is thus appropriate to repeat the appreciation of the efforts of both the editor and the co-authors in assembling this volume." -Contemporary Physics (Nov 2017), review by K. Alan Shore"This is the book on how to bypass the sampling constraints of modern imaging systems. From a mathematical point of view, it deals with the problem of extracting information from an underdetermined system of equations. It is wide in its scope, covering applications ranging from holography and microscopy, to hyperspectral or polarization imaging. Readers can easily find out what can be done with this kind of imaging…." –Optics & Photonics News (May 2017)"The material contained in the book’s 300 pages substantiate the assertion that the reader ‘will gain a complete introduction to theory, experiment and practical use for reducing hardware, shortening image scanning time and improving image resolution’…. One is confident that this book will contribute to the growth of activity in compressive imaging and is thus appropriate to repeat the appreciation of the efforts of both the editor and the co-authors in assembling this volume." -Contemporary Physics (Nov 2017), review by K. Alan ShoreTable of ContentsI. The theory of compressive sensing and its applications in optics. Introduction to compressive sensing theory. Compressive sensing theory for optical systems described by a continuous model. Multi-channel data acquisition optics design for compressive sensing. Special challenges in application of CS for optical imaging and sensing II. Compressive imaging systems. Optical architectures for compressive imaging. Terahertz imaging with compressed sensing. Infrared imaging with compressed sensing. Motion compressive sensing. III. Compressive holography and compressive 3D imaging. Compressive holography. Performance analysis of Compressive Holography. Incoherent Compressive Holography. Compressive Integral Imaging. Compressive light-field sensing. IV. Spectral, hyperspectral imaging, and polarimetric compressive sensing systems. Compressive coded aperture spectral imaging. Compressive spectral and hyperspectral sensing with layered devices. Compressive polarimetric sensing. V. Seeing fine details with compressive sensing: microscopy and super-resolution. Super-resolution of sparse images using coherent and incoherent light. Compressive fluorescents microscopy. STORM using compressed sensing. CS methods for lens-free, on-chip microscopy. VI. Phase sensing, phase retrieval and phase tomography. Phase space tomography . Phase retrieval of sparse images.

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Book SynopsisNonlinear Digital Filtering with Python: An Introduction discusses important structural filter classes including the median filter and a number of its extensions (e.g., weighted and recursive median filters), and Volterra filters based on polynomial nonlinearities. Adopting both structural and behavioral approaches in characterizing and designing nonlinear digital filters, this book: Begins with an expedient introduction to programming in the free, open-source computing environment of Python Uses results from algebra and the theory of functional equations to construct and characterize behaviorally defined nonlinear filter classes Analyzes the impact of a range of useful interconnection strategies on filter behavior, providing Python implementations of the presented filters and interconnection strategies Proposes practical, bottom-up strategies for designing more complex and capable filters from simpler components in a way that preserves the Trade Review"The authors bring the reader from the consolidated world of linear filters into the variegate universe of nonlinear filters, and show how the main subclasses of digital nonlinear filters can be described on the basis of their structural and/or behavioral characteristics. This approach is complemented by the use of a free, open-source computing environment—Python—for the implementation of the nonlinear digital filters presented in each chapter."—Giovanni L. Sicuranza, University of Trieste, Italy Table of ContentsIntroduction. Python. Linear and Volterra Filters. Median Filters and Some Extensions. Forms of Nonlinear Behavior. Composite Structures: Bottom-Up Design. Recursive Structures and Stability.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition details the important features of beam shaping and exposes the subtleties of the theory and techniques that are best demonstrated through proven applications. New chapters cover illumination light shaping in optical lithography; optical micro-manipulation of live mammalian cells through trapping, sorting, and transfection; and laser beam shaping through fiber optic beam delivery. The book discusses applications in lithography, laser printing, optical data storage, stable isotope separation, and spatially dispersive lasers. It also provides a history of the field and includes extensive references.Trade Review"Laser Beam Shaping Applications, second edition, presents an authoritative account of the currently most relevant applications of the field of laser beam shaping. With a fine addition of three new chapters and an updated version of the rest the chapters, a wide audience should find it as one of the most useful references on their shelves. The applications and solutions provided by the beam shaping techniques covered in the book are specific, but the clear and thoughtful presentation of the topics is very stimulating, and the reader should find it easy to explore different ways of applying them or exploring new applications. The prestige and trajectories of the contributing authors are a guarantee of high quality. I have no doubt that the effort they have done in the writing of these chapters has been genuinely motivated towards providing examples for solving problems in industry, as well as fostering new applications of laser beam shaping."— Raul I. Hernandez-Aranda, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico"This is great book! I recommend that all specialists who work in laser shaping application, non-imaging or illumination optics have this book."— Anatoli Trafimuk, Optics for Hire, Arlington, Massachusetts, USA"This simple to read yet highly informative book will make a great reference to any technical library. The ‘real world’ examples and manufacturing references make this book relevant for design and application engineers that are considering new beam shaping methods."—Steve Rummel, II-VI Infrared, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, USA"Covers a broad range of application areas with insightful explanations and practical guidelines. I found the material interesting and am confident that this book would serve as a useful reference for any optical engineers or students interested in applying laser beam shaping techniques and technologies to their application, or for adapting and improving their existing approach."— Ameeth Sharma, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa"Laser Beam Shaping Applications is a must-have reference for all optical engineers, laser scientists, and students concerned with high-precision, high-fidelity laser imaging. Every author is a highly respected leader in the field and brings lucidity to a variety of applications from microlithography to isotope separation, using delivery systems from diffractive optics and flexible mirrors to fiber optics, while using sources from the infrared to the ultraviolet."—Martin Tabat, TEL Epion, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts, USA"…gives the reader an insight to the role micro-optics is playing in today's world of photolithography, through a historical build-up of know-how and competences. The essential role of micro-optics in achieving the stringent beam shaping constraints of photolithography exposure is explained and motivated. The material turns around the essential role the Köhler integrator plays in achieving the beam shaping requirements of a very challenging industry." — Kenneth J. Weible, Mackinac MicroOptics"This book is an integral component of Laser Beam Shaping literature as many of the topics are relevant to current trends in Photonics, and the contributors are very well respected in their fields. I have used the first edition extensively throughout my postgraduate studies and I am pleased to see an increase in quality with the introduction of three new chapters." — Darryl Naidoo, CSIR National Laser Centre, Pretoria, South AfricaTable of ContentsIntroduction. Illuminators for Microlithography. Laser Beam Shaping in Array-Type Laser Printing Systems. Practical UV Excimer Laser Image System Illuminators. Illumination Light Shaping in Optical Lithography. Beam Shaping for Optical Data Storage. Isotope Separation with Infrared Laser Beams. Optical Micro-Manipulation of Live Mammalian Cells through Trapping, Sorting and Transfection. Laser Beam Shaping through Fiber Optic Beam Delivery. Laser Beam Shaping by Means of Flexible Mirrors. Application of Laser Beam Shaping for Spectral Control of "Spatially Dispersive" Lasers. Beam Shaping: A Review. History of Beam Shaping.

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Book SynopsisThis introductory, yet in-depth, book explains the physical principles of electronic imaging and sensing and provides the reader with the information necessary to understand the design, operation, and practical applications of contemporary electronic imaging and sensing systems. The text has strong practical focus and contains examples of biomedical applications of optical electronic imaging and sensing. Each chapter draws upon the authors' extensive research, teaching, and industrial experience and provides a useful resource for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a convenient reference for scientists and engineers working in the field of electronic imaging and sensing.Table of ContentsSection I: Technology and Devices. Theory and Experiments on THz Devices on Graphene. Theory and Experiments on THz Devices on Graphene. Photonic Engineering of Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers. Section II: Imaging Sensors and Systems. Intense Few-Cycle Terahertz Pulses and Nonlinear Terahertz Spectroscopy. Applications of Terahertz Technology for Plastic Industry. Cross-Sectional Velocity Distribution Measurement Based on Fiber-Optic Differential Laser Doppler Velocimetry. Integrated CMOS Optical Biosensor Systems. Design of CMOS Microsystems for Time-Correlated Single-Photon Counting Fluorescence Lifetime Analysis. Section III: Biomedical Applications. Fiber Delivery of Femtosecond Pulses for Multiphoton Endoscopy. In Vivo Flow Cytometer: A Powerful Tool to Study Cancer Metastasis. Transition Metal Luminophores for Cell Imaging. Three-Dimensional Electrical Impedance Tomography forPulmonary Embolism: A Simulation Study of a 16-Electrode System.

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Book SynopsisThis concise and carefully developed text offers a reader friendly guide to the basics of time-resolved spectroscopy with an emphasis on experimental implementation. The authors carefully explain and relate for the reader how measurements are connected to the core physical principles. They use the time-dependent wave packet as a building block for understanding quantum dynamics, progressively advancing to more complex topics. The topics are discussed in paired sections, one discussing the theory and the next presenting the related experimental methods.A wide range of readers including students and newcomers to the field will gain a clear and practical understanding of how to measure aspects of molecular dynamics such as wave packet motion, intramolecular vibrational relaxation, and electron-electron coupling, and how to describe such measurements mathematically.Trade Review"Weinacht and Pearson have produced a simple and direct introduction to the modern methods and motivations of ultrafast science, intended as a first text for students and scholars interested in this field. The chapter sections interleave physical concepts such as wave packets, correlated motion, or quantum tunneling with clear descriptions of the techniques that ultrafast optical scientists have developed in the last two decades, including the sources and tools of the trade. The result is an excellent introduction and practical guide to time resolved measurements." --Philip H. Bucksbaum, Marguerite Blake Wilbur Chair and Professor of Photon Science, Applied Physics, and Physics, Stanford University"How do I measure a ‘molecular movie’? Which observables do I obtain and how can they be interpreted? To answer these questions, a deeper understanding of the physics and the underlying models and assumptions, as well as the experimental techniques is essential. This is exactly the aim of this clearly written textbook. So far, no textbook exists that focuses on a time-dependent perspective accessible for both theoreticians and experimentalists. It succeeds in improving the common level of basic understanding of (quantum) dynamical models and experimental techniques…an excellent textbook" --Prof. Dr. Stefanie Gräfe, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Abbe Center for Photonics, Jena University "An excellent, well-written and easy to read text. The approach is insightful, nicely blending intuitive physical pictures with sufficient mathematical formalism to enable calculations of real quantities of interest. The authors explain what information can be extracted from a variety of standard measurement techniques, including strengths and weaknesses of the various methods. I do not see a comparable book out there. I recommend it highly, not only for lecture courses on ultrafast spectroscopy and/or molecular dynamics, but as a primer for undergraduate and graduate students as they begin research projects in these areas. I intend to make it standard reading for students joining my group." --Robert R. Jones, Department Chair and Francis H. Smith Professor of Physics, University of Virginia"Weinacht and Pearson have produced a simple and direct introduction to the modern methods and motivations of ultrafast science, intended as a first text for students and scholars interested in this field. The chapter sections interleave physical concepts such as wave packets, correlated motion, or quantum tunneling with clear descriptions of the techniques that ultrafast optical scientists have developed in the last two decades, including the sources and tools of the trade. The result is an excellent introduction and practical guide to time resolved measurements." --Philip H. Bucksbaum, Marguerite Blake Wilbur Chair and Professor of Photon Science, Applied Physics, and Physics, Stanford University"How do I measure a ‘molecular movie’? Which observables do I obtain and how can they be interpreted? To answer these questions, a deeper understanding of the physics and the underlying models and assumptions, as well as the experimental techniques is essential. This is exactly the aim of this clearly written textbook. So far, no textbook exists that focuses on a time-dependent perspective accessible for both theoreticians and experimentalists. It succeeds in improving the common level of basic understanding of (quantum) dynamical models and experimental techniques…an excellent textbook" --Prof. Dr. Stefanie Gräfe, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Abbe Center for Photonics, Jena University"An excellent, well-written and easy to read text. The approach is insightful, nicely blending intuitive physical pictures with sufficient mathematical formalism to enable calculations of real quantities of interest. The authors explain what information can be extracted from a variety of standard measurement techniques, including strengths and weaknesses of the various methods. I do not see a comparable book out there. I recommend it highly, not only for lecture courses on ultrafast spectroscopy and/or molecular dynamics, but as a primer for undergraduate and graduate students as they begin research projects in these areas. I intend to make it standard reading for students joining my group." --Robert R. Jones, Department Chair and Francis H. Smith Professor of Physics, University of VirginiaTable of ContentsContentsPreface ixAuthors xiPart I Introduction and Background 1Chapter 1 Introduction 3Chapter 2 Molecular Structure 11Chapter 3 Light–Matter Interaction 41Chapter 4 Introduction to Experimental Techniques 63Part II Quantum Dynamics in One Dimension 73Chapter 5 Field-Free Dynamics 75Chapter 6 Field-Driven Dynamics 93Part III Measurements of One Dimensional Dynamics 113Chapter 7 Incoherent Measurements in 1D 115Chapter 8 Coherent Optical Measurements in 1D 141Chapter 9 Coherent Diffractive Measurements in 1D 165Part IV Quantum Dynamics in Multiple Dimensions 183Chapter 10 Explicit Approach to N-D Dynamics 185Chapter 11 Implicit Approaches to N-D Dynamics 205Part V Measurements of Multidimensional Dynamics 215Chapter 12 Incoherent Measurements in ND 217Chapter 13 Coherent Optical Measurements in ND 241Chapter 14 Coherent Diffractive Measurements in ND 275Chapter 15 One System, Multiple Approaches 283Appendix A Quantum Mechanics Essentials 297Appendix B Experimental Considerations 317Appendix C Additional Problems 325Bibliography 327Index 337

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Book SynopsisAssistive technologies for the old and people with disabilities is now a very active field of research. It also constitutes a very profitable market (expected to reach US $60 billion p.a. by 2018). The book covers key aspects of this important field and provides guidelines for developing assistive technologies in smart environments. The book also presents the new paradigm of open innovation used by the most prolific research teams around the world. The latest developments in the field are given. Overall this book will be a reference for researchers, practitioners and engineers.Table of ContentsAmbient Assistive Technologies: Challenges and Perspectives. Challenges in Developing Smart Homes: Human’s Perspective. Pervasive Computing and Ambient Physiological Monitoring Devices. Designing Formally Controlled Smart Home Systems, Application to People with Disabilities. Context-Aware Service Provision in Ambient Intelligence: a case study with the Tyche project. Applying Data Mining in Smart Home. Preliminary evaluation of a web interface for elder people in nursing homes. Monitoring Medication Adherence in Smart Environments in the Context of Patient Self-Management: A Knowledge-Driven Approach.

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Book SynopsisSince the discovery of graphene, it has become one of the most widely and extensively studied materials. This book aims to summarize the progress in synthesis, processing, characterization and applications of a special group of nanocarbon materials derived from graphene or graphene related derivatives by using various strategies in different forms. More specifically, three forms of macrosized materials are presented, i.e., one-dimension or 1D (fibers, wires, yarns, streads, etc.), two-dimension or 2D (films, membranes, papers, sheets, etc.) and three-dimension or 3D (bulk, hydrogels, aerogels, foams, sponges, etc.). Seven chapters are included with the first chapter serving to introduce the concept, definition, and nomenclature of graphene, graphene oxide and their derivatives. The main topics are covered in Chapters 2?7. Although they have coherent connections, each chapter of them is designed such that they can be studied independently. The target readers of this book incluTable of ContentsIntroduction. Synthesis of Graphene Nanosheets. Graphene-Inorganic Hybrids (I). Graphene-Inorganic Hybrids (II). Graphene Based Fibers. Graphene Based Papers and Films. Graphene 3D Architectures.

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Book SynopsisFor complex operating modalities and dimensionalities, the design and development of high-performance sensing and imaging systems represent the most direct and significant advances in the field of system analysis and signal processing. In this field, the core components are physical modeling, mathematical analysis, formulation of image reconstruction algorithms, performance evaluation, and system optimization. Acoustical Sensing and Imaging covers the full scope of these components, with an emphasis on the applications of system analysis and signal processing in acoustical sensing and imaging. Providing a unified theoretical framework, this book: Focuses on the resolution analysis in the physical modeling of the systems, conducting the analysis through the quantitative assessment of the spatial-frequency spectral coverage Addresses the key elements of signal processing, such as the design of the probing waveforms, image reconstrucTrade Review"This book is a succinct well written book summarizing the various mathematical approaches to acoustical sensing and imaging." —Noise Control Engineering Journal, September/October 2016 Table of ContentsIntroduction. Underwater Signal Parameter Detection and Estimation. System Analysis. Acoustical Imaging Applications. Resolution Enhancement and Motion Estimation.

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Book SynopsisCollecting fares through smart cards is becoming standard in most advanced public transport networks of major cities around the world. Travellers value their convenience and operators the reduced money handling fees. Electronic tickets also make it easier to integrate fare systems, to create complex time and space differentiated fare systems, and to provide incentives to specific target groups. A less-utilised benefit is the data collected through smart cards. Records, even if anonymous, provide for a much better understanding of passengers' travel behaviour as current literature shows. This information can also be used for better service planning. Public Transport Planning with Smart Card Data handles three major topics: how passenger behaviour can be estimated using smart card data, how smart card data can be combined with other trip databases, and how the public transport service level can be better evaluated if smart card data is available. The book discTable of ContentsAn overview of new analysis options through smart card data. Estimating passenger behavior. Transit origin-destination matrix estimation. Destination and activity estimation. Route choice estimation. Combining smart card data with other databases. Combination with personal trip data. Linking smart card data with survey data. Combination with shopping data. Using smartcard data as simulation inputs. Smart card data for evaluation. Level of service indicators and city wide impacts. Evaluating equality and fairness. Ridership prediction, Dutch example. Road project assessments. Conclusions and further practical issues.

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Book SynopsisThis highly comprehensive, introductory book explains the basics of structural health monitoring aspects of composite structures. This book serve as an all-in-one reference book in which the reader can receive a basic understanding of composite materials, manufacturing methods, the latest types of optical fiber sensors used for structural health monitoring of composite structures, and demonstrated applications of the use of fiber sensors in a variety of composite material structures. The content draws upon the authors' and distinguished contributors' extensive research/teaching and industrial experience to fully cover the structural health monitoring of composite materials using fiber optic sensing methods.Trade Review"A well-edited and well-titled text that offers the reader a solid and detailed reference perspective of the topics using the appropriate tools at the appropriate locations." —Noise Control Engineering Journal, May/June 2017Table of ContentsComposite Materials and Structures. Introduction to Composite Materials. Fabrication Methods of Advanced Composite Structures. Industrial Applications of Composite Materials. Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Materials and Structures: Requirements and Industry Standards. Fiber Optic Sensors for Composite Material Structures. Introduction to Fiber Optic Sensors. Fiber Optic Sensors for Composite Structures: Challenges and Requirements. Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures using Fiber Optic Polarimetric Sensors; Composite Materials Structural Health Monitoring using Fiber Bragg Gratings; Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Materials using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors. Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensors and its Applications in SHM of Composite Materials. Composite Materials with Embedded Micro-Structured Fiber Sensors. Smaller Diameter Optical Fiber Sensors for Automated Composite Structure Manufacturing. Demonstrated Applications of Smart Composite Structures. Optical Fiber Sensing for Aerospace Composite Structures. Structural Health Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blades Using Fiber Optic Methods. Fiber Optic Structural Health Monitoring Systems for Marine Composite Structures. Civil Engineering Applications of Smart Composite Structures; Shape Adaptive Smart Composite Structures.

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Book SynopsisText provides information about advanced OTFT (Organic thin film transistor) structures, their modeling and extraction of performance parameters, materials of individual layers, their molecular structures, basics of pi-conjugated semiconducting materials and their properties, OTFT charge transport phenomena and fabrication techniques. It includes applications of OTFTs such as single and dual gate OTFT based inverter circuits along with bootstrap techniques, SRAM cell designs based on different material and circuit configurations, light emitting diodes (LEDs). Besides this, application of dual gate OTFT in the logic gate, shift register, Flip-Flop, counter circuits will be included as well.Trade Review"The book covers both the fundamental aspects of the operating principles of organic electronic devices, as well as their applications in digital circuit design. The book is written in an attractive textbook format with problems at the end of each chapter making the book suitable as a textbook in both undergraduate and graduate level courses. This book will be an excellent addition to university library collections."— Christine Luscombe, University of Washington, USATable of Contents1.Introduction. 2. OTFT Parameters, Structures, Models, Materials, Fabrication, and Applications: A Review. 3. Analytical Modeling and Parameter Extraction of Top and Bottom Contact Structures of Organic Thin-Film Transistors. 4. Impact of Semiconductor and Dielectric Thicknesses on the Performance of Top and Bottom Contact Organic Thin-Film Transistors. 5. Organic Light-Emitting Transistors. 6. Static and Dynamic Analysis of Organic All-p, Organic Complementary, and Hybrid Complementary Inverter Circuits. 7. Robust Organic Inverters and NAND/NOR Logic Circuits Based on Single and Dual Gate OTFTs. 8. Digital Circuit Designs Based on Single and Dual Gate Organic Thin-Film Transistors Using Diode Load Logic and Zero-Vgs Load Logic Configurations. 9. Static Random Access Memory Cell Design Based on All-p Organic, Hybrid, and Complementary Organic Thin-Film Transistors. 10. Applications and Future Perspectives. 11. Appendix A: Simulation Examples. 12. Index.

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Book SynopsisPraise for the 1st Edition:well written and up to date. The problem sets at the end of each chapter reinforce and enhance the material presented, and may give students confidence in handling real-world problems. ?Optics & Photonics Newsrigorous but simple description of a difficult field keeps the reader's attention throughout. serves perfectly for an introductory-level course. ?Physics TodayThis fully revised introduction enables the reader to understand and use the basic principles related to many phenomena in nonlinear optics and provides the mathematical tools necessary to solve application-relevant problems. The book is a pedagogical guide aimed at a diverse audience including engineers, physicists, and chemists who want a tiered approach to understanding nonlinear optics. The material is augmented by numerous problems, with many requiring the reader to perform real-world calculations for a range of fields, from optical communications to remotTrade Review"an excellent book, very well organized and written. It includes a good number of problems at the end of each chapter…. I recommend this book to anyone teaching Nonlinear Optics." —Dr. Baldemar Ibarra-Escamilla, Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, México"Professor Joe Haus has done a magnificent academic job of completing the second edition of this already excellent introduction…. Even in the absence of Prof Peter Powers, the main basic concepts were kept and touched up, and the revised chapters and new chapter, which brings to the nonlinear optics community and newcomers the expanding area of quantum nonlinear optics, updates the book. Great work!" —Anderson S. L. Gomes, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil."This is definitely an excellent book that I will push all my students to read." —Prof. Lei Zhou, Fudan University, Shanghai, China"a pragmatic approach to learning the essential concepts needed for all practitioners in the field… with many realistic problems using material data and numerical algorithms to explore nonlinear phenomena. This book is destined to be very popular among students as well as with researchers in this field." —Paras N. Prasad, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo"This book contains fruitful discussions covering both theoretical and practical topics. It will be a very valuable reference for scientists and engineers in the optics and photonics community."—Qihuang Gong, Cheungkong Professor of Physics and Boya Chair Professor, Peking University"notable for its clarity, dedication to the SI system, and the fact of covering several sub-areas without falling into the trap of becoming too specialized in any one of them. It’s one of the books that I always suggest to my students. The new quantum NLO section at the end should be a valuable addition." —ITable of ContentsIntroduction. Linear Optics. Introduction to the Nonlinear Susceptibility. Three-Wave Processes in the Small-Signal Regime. Quasi-Phase Matching. Three-Wave Mixing Beyond the Small-Signal Limit. χ(2) Devices . χ(3) Processes. Raman and Brillouin Scattering. Nonlinear Optics Including Diffraction and Dispersion. Quantum Nonlinear Optics. Complex Notation. Sellmeier Equations. Programming Techniques. Exact Solutions to the Coupled Amplitude Equations. Optical Fibers: Slowly Varying Envelope Equations.

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Book SynopsisThis handbook addresses the development of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly solid-state light sources, in particular semiconductor light emitting diodes (LEDs) and other solid-state lighting devices. It reflects the vast growth of this field and impacts in diverse industries, from lighting to communications, biotechnology, imaging, and medicine. The chapters include coverage of nanoscale processing, fabrication of LEDs, light diodes, photodetectors and nanodevices, characterization techniques, application, and recent advances. Readers will obtain an understanding of the key properties of solid-state lighting and LED devices, an overview of current technologies, and appreciation for the challenges remaining. The handbook will be useful to material growers and evaluators, device design and processing engineers, newcomers, students, and professionals in the field.Table of ContentsOVERVIEW. From the dawn of GaN-based light-emitting devices to the present day. Spectrum-related quality of white-light sources. Nanofabrication of III-nitride emitters for solid-state lighting. III-nitride deep-ultraviolet materials and applications. GAN-BASED LEDS FOR LIGHTING. Efficiency droop of nitride-based light-emitting diodes. Design and fabrication of patterned sapphire substrates (PSS) for GaN-based light-emitting diodes. Surface Plasmon Coupled Light-Emitting Diodes. Deep level traps in GaN epilayer and LED. Photoluminescence Dynamics in InGaN/GaN Multiple Quantum Well Light-Emitting Diodes. DEEP ULTRAVIOLET LEDS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES. Technological developments of UV-LEDs. Influence of carrier localization on efficiency droop and stimulated emission in AlGaN quantum wells. Solar-blind AlGaN devices. LASER DIODES. Laser diode-driven white light sources. InGaN laser diodes by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy. GaN-based blue and green laser diodes. NANO AND OTHER TYPES OF LEDS. Photonic Crystal Light-Emitting Diodes by Nanosphere Lithography. ZnO-based LEDs. Natural Light-Style Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS. III-Nitride Semiconductor LEDs Grown on Si and Stress Control of GaN Epitaxial. A hole accelerator for III-nitride light-emitting diodes. MOCVD growth of GaN on foundry compatible 200 mm Si. Terahertz spectroscopy study of III-V nitrides. Internal luminescence mechanisms of III-nitride LEDs. Fabrication of thin film nitride-based light-emitting diodes.

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces the reader to a number of challenges for the operation of electronic devices in various harsh environmental conditions. While some chapters focus on measuring and understanding the effects of these environments on electronic components, many also propose design solutions, whether in choice of material, innovative structures, or strategies for amelioration and repair. Many applications need electronics designed to operate in harsh environments. Readers will find, in this collection of topics, tools and ideas useful in their own pursuits and of interest to their intellectual curiosity.With a focus on radiation, operating conditions, sensor systems, package, and system design, the book is divided into three parts. The first part deals with sensing devices designed for operating in the presence of radiation, commercials of the shelf (COTS) products for space computing, and influences of single event upset. The second covers system and package design for harshTrade Review"Engineers are developing electronic systems for applications in environments significantly more taxing than those seen in classical computing applications. This book exposes engineers to the range of challenges faced and fosters an understanding of the approaches useful to succeed in those taxing application environments. It has an outstanding overview of the challenges to design electronic systems to operate in the presence of hazards in extreme environments."—Klaus Schuegraf, Cymer, San Diego, California, USATable of ContentsSection I Radiation. Commercial Off-the-Shelf Components in Space Applications. Soft Errors in Digital Circuits Subjected to Natural Radiation: Characterisation, Modelling and Simulation Issues. Simulation of Single-Event Effects on Fully Depleted Siliconon-Insulator (FDSOI) CMOS. Section II Sensors and Operating Conditions. Electronic Sensors for the Detection of Ovarian Cancer. Sensors and Sensor Systems for Harsh Environment Applications. III-Nitride Electronic Devices for Harsh Environments. Section III Packaging and System Design. Packaging for Systems in Harsh Environments. Corrosion Resistance of Lead-Free Solders under Environmental Stress. From Deep Submicron Degradation Effects to Harsh Operating Environments: A Self-Healing Calibration Methodology for Performance and Reliability Enhancement. Role of Diffusional Interfacial Sliding during Temperature Cycling and Electromigration-Induced Motion of Copper Through Silicon Via.

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Book SynopsisNonlinear Filtering covers linear and nonlinear filtering in a comprehensive manner, with appropriate theoretic and practical development. Aspects of modeling, estimation, recursive filtering, linear filtering, and nonlinear filtering are presented with appropriate and sufficient mathematics. A modeling-control-system approach is used when applicable, and detailed practical applications are presented to elucidate the analysis and filtering concepts. MATLAB routines are included, and examples from a wide range of engineering applications - including aerospace, automated manufacturing, robotics, and advanced control systems - are referenced throughout the text.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsAuthorsIntroductionSection I Mathematical Models, Kalman Filtering and H-Infinity Filters1. Dynamic System Models and Basic Concepts2. Filtering and Smoothing3. H∞ Filtering4. Adaptive FilteringSection II Factorization and Approximation Filters5. Factorization Filtering6. Approximation Filters for Nonlinear Systems7. Generalized Model Error Estimators for Nonlinear SystemsSection III Nonlinear Filtering, Estimation and Implementation Approaches8. Nonlinear Estimation and Filtering9. Nonlinear Filtering Based on Characteristic Functions10. Implementation Aspects of Nonlinear Filters11. Nonlinear Parameter Estimation12. Nonlinear ObserversSection IV Appendixes – Basic Concepts and Supporting MaterialAppendix A: System Theoretic Concepts – Controllability, Observability, Identifiability and EstimabilityAppendix B: Probability, Stochastic Processes and Stochastic CalculusAppendix C: Bayesian FilteringAppendix D: Girsanov TheoremAppendix E: Concepts from Signal and Stochastic AnalysesAppendix F: Notes on Simulation and Some AlgorithmsAppendix G: Additional ExamplesIndex

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Book SynopsisRecent advances in semiconductor technology offer vertical interconnect access (via) that extend through silicon, popularly known as through silicon via (TSV). This book provides a comprehensive review of the theory behind TSVs while covering most recent advancements in materials, models and designs. Furthermore, depending on the geometry and physical configurations, different electrical equivalent models for Cu, carbon nanotube (CNT) and graphene nanoribbon (GNR) based TSVs are presented. Based on the electrical equivalent models the performance comparison among the Cu, CNT and GNR based TSVs are also discussed. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Packaging techniques of future ICs. Integrated architectures. Summary. Through Silicon Vias: Materials, Properties and Fabrication. Introduction. History of graphene material. Carbon nanotube. Graphene nanoribbon. Properties of TSV. Fabrication of TSVs. Challenges for the TSV implementations. Summary. Copper Based TSVs. Introduction. Physical configuration. Modelling of Cu based TSVs. Performance analysis of Cu based TSVs. Summary. Carbon Nanotube Based TSVs. Introduction. Physical configuration. Modelling. Performance analysis of CNT based TSVs. Summary. Mixed CNT Bundled Based TSVs. Introduction. Configurations of mixed CNT bundled TSVs. Modelling of MCB based TSVs. Signal integrity analysis of MCB based TSVs. Summary. Graphene Nanoribbon Based TSVs. Introduction. Configurations of GNR based TSVs. Fabrication challenges and limitations. Modelling of GNR based TSVs with smooth edges. Modelling of GNR based TSVs with rough edges. Signal integrity analysis of GNR based TSVs. Summary. Liners in TSVs. Introduction. Types of liners and their impact on performance. Fabrication challenges. Modelling of CNT bundled TSV with SiO2 and polymer liners. Impact of polymer liners on delay. Summary.

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, a lot of work has been done in an effort to incorporate Swarm Intelligence (SI) techniques in building an adaptive routing protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs). Since centralized approach for routing in MANETs generally lacks in scalability and fault-tolerance, SI techniques provide a natural solution through a distributed approach for the adaptive routing for MANETs. In SI techniques, the captivating features of insects or mammals are correlated with the real world problems to find solutions. Recently, several applications of bio-inspired and nature-inspired algorithms in telecommunications and computer networks have achieved remarkable success. The main aims/objectives of this book, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: Bio-Inspired Quality of Service Aware Routing Protocols, are twofold; firstly it clearly distinguishes between principles of traditional routing protocols and SI based routing protocols, while explaining in detail the analogy between MANETs and SITable of ContentsIntroduction. Swarm Intelligence Techniques. SI Solutions to Routing in MANETs. SI Solutions to QoS in MANETs. SI Solutions to Security Issues in MANETs. Conclusions and Future Directions. Appendix. References.

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Book SynopsisThe Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) have built a tradition of being the most prestigious forum in the world for leading Nano Scientists. NSTI provides Nano Scientists with up-to-date global perspective on the latest developments in nanotechnology. This volume outlines the latest developments in: Energy Storage, Fuel Cells & Hydrogen, Nanomaterials for Catalysis,, Materials for Oil, Gas & Biofuels, Carbon Capture & Utilization, Solar Power Technologies, Materials for Green Building, Water Technologies, Materials for Sustainability & Efficiency.

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Book Synopsis  Developed for the Ultimate Introductory Engineering CourseIntroduction to Engineering: An Assessment and Problem-Solving Approach incorporates experiential, and problem- and activity-based instruction to engage students and empower them in their own learning. This book compiles the requirements of ABET, (the organization that accredits most US engineering, computer science, and technology programs and equivalency evaluations to international engineering programs) and integrates the educational practices of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The book provides learning objectives aligned with ABET learning outcomes and AAC&U high-impact educational practices. It also identifies methods for overcoming institutional barriers and challenges to implementing assessment initiatives. The book begins with an overview of the assessment theory, presents examples of real-world applications, and includes key assessmTrade Review"While this book covers a large amount of topics in engineering/engineering technology education and professions, from what I’ve read, each topic is concisely and practically written, and well organized. I also appreciate the diversity in background and skill of the engineering professionals that shared their experiences in this book. In addition to providing guidance to engineering/engineering technology students and educators, this book can serve as an excellent reference book for high school/college academic advisors and career counselors, parents, or anyone who’s interested to learn more about the engineering/engineering technology education and professions.—Yiheng Wang, Lone Star College – CyFair, The Woodlands, Texas, USA"The material covered in the textbook is well organized and thoroughly documented. I particularly like the detailed statements from engineers working in industry. This provides very useful perspectives for students. I also like that the author provides a summary of many subjects required by most engineering/engineering technology programs. This book could become a key supplemental (reference) text for students as they work their way through their program."—Rob Speckert, Miami University, Hamilton, Ohio, USATable of ContentsENGINEERING EDUCATION. Engineering and Technology Professions. Engineering Education. How to Learn. ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS. Computer-Aided Design. Statics. Materials Engineering. Design and Analysis. PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. Electric Circuits and Components. Engineering Economics. ENGINEERING PROFESSION. Probability and Statistics. Computer Programming. Product Design and Development. Manufacturing Processes. Engineering and Society. Engineering Ethics. Communication and Teamwork. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisSession Initiation Protocol (SIP), standardized by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), has emulated the simplicity of the protocol architecture of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) and is being popularized for VoIP over the Internet because of the ease with which it can be meshed with web services. However, it is difficult to know exactly how many requests for comments (RFCs) have been published over the last two decades in regards to SIP or how those RFCs are interrelated.Handbook on Session Initiation Protocol: Networked Multimedia Communications for IP Telephony solves that problem. It is the first book to put together all SIP-related RFCs, with their mandatory and optional texts, in a chronological and systematic way so that it can be used as a single super-SIP RFC with an almost one-to-one integrity from beginning to end, allowing you to see the big picture of SIP for the basic SIP functionalities. It is a book that network designers, software developers,Table of ContentsNetworked Multimedia Services. Basic Session Initiation Protocol. SIP Message Elements. Addressing in SIP. SIP Event Framework and Packages. Presence and Instant Messaging in SIP. Media Transport Protocol and Media Negotiation. DNS and ENUM in SIP. Routing in SIP. User and Network-Asserted Identity in SIP. Early Media in SIP. Service and Served-User Identity in SIP. Connections Management and Overload Control in SIP. Interworking Services in SIP. Resource Priority and Quality of Service in SIP. Call Services in SIP. Media Server Interfaces in SIP. Multiparty Conferencing in SIP. Security Mechanisms in SIP. Privacy and Anonymity in SIP. Appendices.

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