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Book SynopsisHandbook of Optoelectronics offers a self-contained reference from the basic science and light sources to devices and modern applications across the entire spectrum of disciplines utilizing optoelectronic technologies. This second edition gives a complete update of the original work with a focus on systems and applications.Volume I covers the details of optoelectronic devices and techniques including semiconductor lasers, optical detectors and receivers, optical fiber devices, modulators, amplifiers, integrated optics, LEDs, and engineered optical materials with brand new chapters on silicon photonics, nanophotonics, and graphene optoelectronics. Volume II addresses the underlying system technologies enabling state-of-the-art communications, imaging, displays, sensing, data processing, energy conversion, and actuation. Volume III is brand new to this edition, focusing on applications in infrastructure, transport, security, surveillance, environmTable of Contents1. An introduction to optoelectronics - Alan Rogers and Vincent Handerek. 2. Introduction to optical materials -Neil J. Ross. 3. Incandescent, discharge, and arc lamp sources - David O. Wharmby. 4. Detection of optical radiation - Antoni Rogalski, Zbigniew Bielecki, and Janusz Mikolajczyk. 5. Propagation along optical fibers and waveguides - John Love. 6. Introduction to lasers and optical amplifiers -William S. Wong, Chien-Jen Chen, and Yan Sun. 7. Advanced optics - Alan Rogers and Vincent Handerek. 8. Basic concepts in photometry, radiometry, and colorimetry - Yoshi Ohno. 9. Nonlinear and short pulse effects - Günter Steinmeyer. 10. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) - Klaus Streubel. 11. Semiconductor lasers - Jayanta Mukherjee and Stephen J. Sweeney. 12. Optical detectors and receivers - Hidehiro Kume. 13. Optical fiber devices - Suzanne Lacroix and Xavier Daxhelet. 14. Optical modulators - Nadir Dagli. 15. Optical amplifiers - Johan Nilsson, Jesper Lægsgaard, and Anders Bjarklev. 16. Ultrafast optoelectronics - Günter Steinmeyer. 17. Integrated optics - Nikolaus Boos and Christian Lerminiaux. 18. Infrared devices and techniques - Antoni Rogalski and Krzysztof Chrzanowski. 19. Organic light emitting devices - Martin Grell. 20. Microstructured optical fibers - Jesper Lægsgaard, Anders Bjarklev, and Tanya Monro. 21. Engineered optical materials -Peter G. R. Smith and Corin B. E. Gawith. 22. Silicon photonics - Sasan Fathpour. 23. Nanoplasmonic optoelectronics - Robert G. W. Brown.

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Book SynopsisThe accurate design of earthspace systems requires a comprehensive understanding of the various propagation media and phenomena that differ depending on frequencies and types of applications. The choice of the relevant channel models is crucial in the design process and constitutes a key step in performance evaluation and testing of earthspace systems. The subject of this book is built around the two characteristic cases of satellite systems: fixed satellites and mobile satellite systems.Radio Wave Propagation and Channel Modeling for EarthSpace Systems discusses the state of the art in channel modeling and characterization of next-generation fixed multiple-antennas and mobile satellite systems, as well as propagation phenomena and fade mitigation techniques. The frequencies of interest range from 100 MHz to 100 GHz (from VHF to W band), whereas the use of optical free-space communications is envisaged.Examining recent research advances in space-timeTable of ContentsNext-Generation MIMO Satellite Systems: From Channel Modeling to System Performance Evaluation. Propagation Phenomena and Modeling for Fixed Satellite Systems: Evaluation of Fade Mitigation Techniques. Mobile Satellite Channel Characterization. Land Mobile Satellite Channel Models. Propagation Effects on Satellite Navigation Systems. Tropospheric Attenuation Synthesizers. Review of Space–Time Tropospheric Propagation Models. Impact of Clouds from Ka Band to Optical Frequencies. Aeronautical Communications Channel Characteristics and Modeling: From Legacy toward Future Satellite Systems. Stratospheric Channel Models. Index.

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Book SynopsisHigh brightness metal vapor lasers have become the most bright and powerful in the visible spectral range among all existing laser types, resulting in numerous applications ranging from purely fundamental research to practical application in large-scale commercial problems such as isotope selection. This book presents a full series of fundamental problems on the development of physical fundamentals and mathematical models for practical realization of a high-power laser radiation on self-contained transitions in metal atoms. It is the first fundamental review on physics and the technique of high-brightness metal vapor lasers.Table of ContentsIntroduction. The devices and methods of creating metal vapors. Excitation schemes and its effect on the characteristics of the generation of self-heating copper vapor lasers. Excitation blocks of lasers on self-terminating transitions of metal atoms. Repetitively pulsed lasers on self-terminating transitions of metal atoms. The results of analytical studies on laser self-terminating transitions of metal atoms. Numerical studies of pulsed metal vapor lasers. Numerical simulation of pulsed-periodic MVL considering the inhomogeneous distribution of the plasma parameters (heterogeneity level) cross section GDT. Modeling of copper vapor lasers. Lasers with a modified kinetics (kinetically enhanced lasers).

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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 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 SynopsisMetalair and metalsulfur batteries (MABs/MSBs) represent one of the most efficient-energy storage technologies, with high round trip efficiency, a long life cycle, fast response at peak demand/supply of electricity, and decreased weight due to the use of atmospheric oxygen as one of the main reactants. This book presents an overview of the main MABs/MSBs from fundamentals to applications. Recent technological trends in their development are reviewed. It also offers a detailed analysis of these batteries at the material, component, and system levels, allowing the reader to evaluate the different approaches of their integration. The book provides a systematic overview of the components, design, and integration, and discusses current technologies, achievements, and challenges, as well as future directions. Each chapter focuses on a particular battery type including zincair batteries, lithiumair batteries, aluminumair batteries, magnesiumair batteries, lithiumsulfur batteries, and vanadTrade Review"…the publication of this book is timely. The self-contained and yet concise chapters provide readers with comprehensive information for each category of main MABs/MSBs, from history and fundamentals to up-to-date technical developments and applications. Reading the chapters in this book will be a most efficient way to bring readers to the frontier of this intriguing field. "—Juntao Lu, Wuhan University, Hubei, China"…the publication of this book is timely. The self-contained and yet concise chapters provide readers with comprehensive information for each category of main MABs/MSBs, from history and fundamentals to up-to-date technical developments and applications. Reading the chapters in this book will be a most efficient way to bring readers to the frontier of this intriguing field. "—Juntao Lu, Wuhan University, Hubei, ChinaTable of ContentsZinc–Air Batteries: Fundamentals and Applications. Lithium–Air Batteries: Fundamentals and Applications. Aluminum–Air Batteries: Fundamentals and Applications. Magnesium–Air Battery. Metal–Sulfur Batteries: Fundamentals and Applications—A Perspective. Vanadium–Air Redox Flow Batteries: Fundamentals and Applications.

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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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Book SynopsisTracking is the goal of control of any object, plant, process, or vehicle. From vehicles and missiles to power plants, tracking is essential to guarantee high-quality behavior. Nonlinear Systems Tracking establishes the tracking theory, trackability theory, and tracking control synthesis for time-varying nonlinear plants and their control systems as parts of control theory. Treating general dynamical and control systems, including subclasses of input-output and state-space nonlinear systems, the book: Describes the crucial tracking control concepts that comprise effective tracking control algorithms Defines the main tracking and trackability properties involved, identifying properties both perfect and imperfect Details the corresponding conditions needed for the controlled plant to exhibit each property Discusses various algorithms for tracking control synthesis, attacking the tracking control synthesis problems themselvTrade Review"Numerous publications and books present various aspects of tracking, but I do not know of another book only devoted to tracking and its various aspects. ... I used to teach tracking in my courses of process control and stability analysis of complex nonlinear systems, and this book could be very interesting to improve my courses. ... This book gives a complete presentation of the various aspects of tracking of nonlinear and/or time varying systems, including the determination of the maximum error for ill-defined and/or perturbed systems."—Pierre Borne, École Centrale de Lille, France Table of ContentsPreface. Systems and Control Basis. Trackability. Perfect Tracking. Imperfect Tracking: Stable Tracking. Criteria for Stable Tracking. Finite Reachability Time Tracking. Required Tracking Quality and Control Synthesis. Conclusion. Appendices. Used Literature. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisThe book reviews all the aspects of recent developments in research on skyrmions, from the presentation of the observation and characterization techniques to the description of physical properties and expected applications. It will be of great use for all scientists working in this field.  Albert Fert, 2007 Nobel Laureate in Physics (from the Foreword)A skyrmion is a tiny region of reversed magnetization quasiparticles since they are not present except in a magnetic state, and also give rise to physics that cannot be described by Maxwell's equations. These particles are fascinating subjects for theoretical and experimental studies. Moreover, as a new type of magnetic domain structure with special topological structures, skyrmions feature outstanding magnetic and transport properties and may well have applications in data storage and other advanced spintronic devices, as readers will see in this book. Chapters address the relationships between physical propertiesTrade Review"The book reviews all the aspects of recent developments in research on skyrmions, from the presentation of the observation and characterization techniques to the description of physical properties and expected applications. It will be of great use for all scientists working in this field." — Albert Fert, 2007 Nobel Laureate in Physics (from the Foreword)"this is the first book that covers the concepts and features of magnetic skyrmions in such a systematic and comprehensive manner…. This publication is suitable for readers who are interested in condensed-matter physics, especially magnetism and electronics, both at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. It also can provide good guidance to those starting research on magnetic skyrmions." — MRS Bulletin (Aug 2017)"The book reviews all the aspects of recent developments in research on skyrmions, from the presentation of the observation and characterization techniques to the description of physical properties and expected applications. It will be of great use for all scientists working in this field." — Albert Fert, 2007 Nobel Laureate in Physics (from the Foreword)"this is the first book that covers the concepts and features of magnetic skyrmions in such a systematic and comprehensive manner…. This publication is suitable for readers who are interested in condensed-matter physics, especially magnetism and electronics, both at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. It also can provide good guidance to those starting research on magnetic skyrmions." — MRS Bulletin (Aug 2017)Table of ContentsTopological structure and properties. Breathing modes of confined skyrmions . Topology of magnetic domains. Dzyaloshinskii- Moriya interaction (DMI). From magnetic vortex to magnetic skyrmion. Skyrmion state in liquid crystal and cubic helimagnet films. Skyrmion spin texture using resonant soft x-ray scattering. Chiral Magnetic Domain Wall Structure in Epitaxial Multilayers. Experimental observations and materials. Formation and stability of skyrmions in low dimensional helimagnets. Creation and Dynamics of Individual Skyrmions in Helimagnets. Manipulation of magnetic skyrmions with spin-polarized STM. Chiral skyrmions in thin magnetic films for magnetic storage technologies. Simulations of skyrmion manipulation in confined geometries. Dynamics of Skyrmionic Spin Structures. Novel topological resonant excitations of coupled skyrmions in Co/Ru/Co nanodisks. Multiple-q States and the Skyrmion Lattice of the Triangular-Lattice. Heisenberg Antiferromagnet under Magnetic Field. Current-Induced Dynamics of Magnetic Skyrmion in Chiral Magnets. Dynamical magnetic skyrmions. Giant Skyrmions Stabilized by Dipole-Dipole Interactions in Thin Ferromagnetic Films. Zero-field stability, hysteretic behavior, and reversal mechanism of skyrmionic textures in nanostructures. Ground state, collective mode, phase soliton and vortex in multiband superconductors. Emerging applications. Current-induced magnetic skyrmions oscillator. Race-track application. Electrical Creation and Manipulation of Magnetic Skyrmion Bubbles. Guiding skyrmion motion on a track. Magnetic Vortex Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications. Rotating skyrmion lattices by spin torques and field or temperature gradients. Artificial Skyrmions

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Book SynopsisDuring the last decade, there has been a great deal of interest in TFETs. To the best authors' knowledge, no book on TFETs currently exists. The proposed book provides readers with fundamental understanding of the TFETs. It explains the interesting characteristics of the TFETs, pointing to their strengths and weaknesses, and describes the novel techniques that can be employed to overcome these weaknesses and improve their characteristics. Different tradeoffs that can be made in designing TFETs have also been highlighted. Further, the book provides simulation example files of TFETs that could be run using a commercial device simulator.Table of ContentsCMOS Scaling. Basics of Quantum Tunneling. Basics of Tunnel Field Effect Transistor. Boosting ON-current in Tunnel Field Effect Transistor. III-V Tunnel Field Effect Transistor. Carbon-Based Tunnel Field Effect Transistor. Nanowire Tunnel Field Effect Transistor. Models for Tunnel Field Effect Transistor. Applications of Tunnel Field Effect Transistor. Future Perspective.

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Book SynopsisDosimetry refers to the calculation and assessment of the radiation dose received by the human body. The proposed book will place emphasis on the existence of physical and biophysical dosimetry. It will be discussed for the proper description and evaluation of the signal at the power generation system. It will cover in detail 10 different parameters of EMF (electromagnetism) exposure such as amplitude, frequency, vector, time of exposure, orientation, etc. In most published papers, these parameters are not well defined.Table of ContentsPhysical Dynamics: The Base for the Development of Biophysical Treatments. Dose and Exposure in Bioelectromagnetics. Physical Aspects of Radio-Frequency Radiation Dosimetry. Uncertainty Sources Associated With Low Frequency Electric And Magnetic Field Experiments On Cell Cultures. Necessary Characteristics of Quality Bioelectromagnetic Experimental Research. External Electric and Magnetic Fields as a Signaling Mechanism for Biological Systems. Duration of Exposure and Dose in Assessing Non-Thermal Biological Effects of Microwaves. Practical Principles of Dosimetry in Studying Biological Effects of Extremely High-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields. Dosimetry in Electroporation Based Technologies and Treatments. Quantifying In Bioelectromagnetics. Blood and Vascular Targets for Magnetic Field Dosing. Methodology of Standards Development for EMF RF in Russia and By International Commissions: Distinctions in Approaches. The Intracellular Signaling System Controlling Cell Hydration as a Biomarker for EMF Dosimetry. Clinical Dosimetry of ELF PEMFS. Enhancement of Nerve Regeneration by Selected EMF Signals. The Conundrum of Dosimetry.

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Book SynopsisFuture remote sensing systems will make extensive use of Compressive Sensing (CS) as it becomes more integrated into the system design with increased high resolution sensor developments and the rising earth observation data generated each year. Written by leading experts in the field Compressive Sensing of Earth Observations provides a comprehensive and balanced coverage of the theory and applications of CS in all aspects of earth observations. This work covers a myriad of practical aspects such as the use of CS in detection of human vital signs in a cluttered environment and the corresponding modeling of rib-cage breathing. Readers are also presented with three different applications of CS to the ISAR imaging problem, which includes image reconstruction from compressed data, resolution enhancement, and image reconstruction from incomplete data. Table of ContentsPreface. Editor. Contributors. 1 Compressed Sensing: From Theory to Praxis. 2 Compressive Sensing on the Sphere: Slepian Functions for Applications in Geophysics. 3 Compressive Sensing–Based High Resolution Imaging and Tracking of Targets and Human Vital Sign Detection behind Walls. 4 Recovery Guarantees for High Resolution Radar Sensing with Compressive Illumination. 5 Compressive Sensing for Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging. 6 A Novel Compressed Sensing–Based Algorithm for Space–Time Signal Processing Using Airborne Radars. 7 Bayesian Sparse Estimation of Radar Targets in the Compressed Sensing Framework. 8 Virtual Experiments and Compressive Sensing for Subsurface Microwave Tomography. 9 Seismic Source Monitoring with Compressed Sensing. 10 Seismic Data Regularization and Imaging Based on Compressive Sensing and Sparse Optimization. 11 Land Use Classification with Sparse Models. 12 Compressive Sensing for Reconstruction, Classification, and Detection of Hyperspectral Images. 13 Structured Abundance Matrix Estimation for Land Cover Hyperspectral Image Unmixing. 14 Parallel Coded Aperture Method for Hyperspectral Compressive Sensing on GPU. 15 Algorithms and Prototyping of a Compressive Hyperspectral Imager. Index.

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Book SynopsisBridging condensed matter physics, photochemistry, photophysics, and materials science, Electromagnetic Radiation in Analysis and Design of Organic Materials: Electronic and Biotechnology Applications covers physical properties of materials in the presence of radiation from across the electromagnetic spectrum. It describes the optical, spectral, thermal, and morphological properties of a wide range of materials and their practical implications in electronic and biotechnologies. It discusses recent advances in the use of radiation in analysis of materials and design for advanced applications. The book contains experimental and theoretical issues that reflect the impact of radiation on materials characteristics highlighting their ease of analysis or adaptation for applications as optical filters, drug delivery systems, antimicrobial layers, amphetamine detectors, or liquid crystal displays.Trade Review"The selection of the topics is quite good, as it discusses the interaction of a large array of compounds with the electromagnetic radiation. The general topic is very useful, as these interactions yield very useful information, for both qualitative and quantitative analysis, although they are nondestructive techniques."— Mirela Praisler, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania"This book can represent a good text book for senior-undergraduate and post-graduate students or experienced professionals that are looking to specialize in using the electromagnetic radiation in the analysis and processing of the various materials."— George Amarandei, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland"Authors provide a well-structured and self-contained book, yet concise, focused on selected topics related to the interactions of the electromagnetic radiations with organic matter, from small molecules to macromolecules and biological polymers. Each chapter addresses a specific subject and can be read it independently and in any order. The multidisciplinary approach supported by different methods of investigations and modern methods of analysis is a main strength of the content of the book. The accessible style used in explaining the complicated phenomena is of great advantage for the readers." — Cristina Stan, University of Bucharest, Romania"This is a well-structured and comprehensive book on a very important and relevant topic of modern physics and medicine. The book focuses on selected topics of interactions of electromagnetic radiation with organic matter, from small molecules to macromolecules and biological polymers. The multidisciplinary approach supported by different methods of investigations and modern methods of analysis is an important strength of the book. The accessible style used in explaining the complicated phenomena is of great advantage for the readers."— Codrina Ionita-Schrittwieser, University of Innsbruck, AustriaTable of ContentsPart I. Interactions of Electromagnetic Radiations with Low Molecular Weight Materials. Spectral Methods in Estimating Molecular Polarizability in Non-Polar Solvents. Solvatochromic Behavior of Ternary Solutions of Some 1, 2, 4-Triazolium Ylids. Spectral Insights on Intermolecular Interactions in Solutions of Some Zwitterionic Compounds. Relevance of the Molecular Descriptors for the Modeling/Discrimination of Amphetamines using Artificial Neural Network. Methods for Evaluation of Light Double Refraction in Transparent Uniax Anisotropic Media using the Channeled Spectra. New Approaches on Birefringence Dispersion of Small-Molecule Liquid Crystals Designed as Interferential Optical Filters. Novel Aspects on Optical Radiations Involvement in Analysis of Biaxial Crystals Optical Properties. Part II. Interactions of Electromagnetic Radiations with Macromolecular Materials. Designing Antimicrobial Properties on Urinary Catheter Surfaces by Interaction with Plasma Radiation and Particles. Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Polymer Materials Used in Biomedical Applications. Role of UV-VIS Radiations in Analysis of Polymer Systems for Drug Delivery Applications. Interaction of Radiations with Stretched Polymer Foils in Controlling the Release of a Drug for Alzheimer Disease. Structuring of Polymer Surfaces via Laser Irradiation as a Tool for Micro- and Nanotechnologies. Liquid Crystal Polymers under Mechanical and Electromagnetic Fields: From Basic Concepts to Modern Technologies.

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Book SynopsisConvex Optimization for Signal Processing and Communications: From Fundamentals to Applications provides fundamental background knowledge of convex optimization, while striking a balance between mathematical theory and applications in signal processing and communications. In addition to comprehensive proofs and perspective interpretations for core convex optimization theory, this book also provides many insightful figures, remarks, illustrative examples, and guided journeys from theory to cutting-edge research explorations, for efficient and in-depth learning, especially for engineering students and professionals. With the powerful convex optimization theory and tools, this book provides you with a new degree of freedom and the capability of solving challenging real-world scientific and engineering problems.Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Mathematical Background Chapter 2: Convex Sets Chapter 3: Convex Functions Chapter 4: Convex Optimization Problems Chapter 5: Geometric Programming Chapter 6: Linear Programming and Quadratic Programming Chapter 7: Second-order Cone Programming Chapter 8: Semidefinite Programming Chapter 9: Duality Chapter 10: Interior-point Methods Appendix: Convex Optimization Solvers

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Book SynopsisWe are at the dawn of an era in networking that has the potential to define a new phase of human existence. This era will be shaped by the digitization and connection of everything and everyone with the goal of automating much of life, effectively creating time by maximizing the efficiency of everything we do and augmenting our intelligence with knowledge that expedites and optimizes decision-making and everyday routines and processes.The Future X Network: A Bell Labs Perspective outlines how Bell Labs sees this future unfolding and the key technological breakthroughs needed at both the architectural and systems levels. Each chapter of the book is dedicated to a major area of change and the network and systems innovation required to realize the technological revolution that will be the essential product of this new digital future.Table of ContentsThe Future X Network. The Future of the Enterprise. The Future of Security. The Future of Wide Area Networks. The Future of Cloud. The Future of Wireless Access. The Future of Broadband Access. The Future of the Enterprise LAN. The Future of Communications. The Future of Information. The Future of the Internet of Things. The Future of the Home. The Future of Network Operations. The Future of Network Energy.

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Book SynopsisEach chapter in this book is written by a group of leading experts in one particular type of microprobe technique. They emphasize the ability of that technique to provide information about small structures (i.e. quantum dots, quantum lines), microscopic defects, strain, layer composition, and its usefulness as diagnostic technique for device degradation. Different types of probes are considered (electrons, photons and tips) and different microscopies (optical, electron microscopy and tunneling). It is an ideal reference for post-graduate and experienced researchers, as well as for crystal growers and optoelectronic device makers.Table of Contents1. Photoluminescence Imaging2. MicroRaman Spectroscopy of Semiconductors: Principles and Applications3. Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy of Semiconductor Nanostructures4. Cross-sectional Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Studies of Heterostructures5. Application of Transmission Electron Microscopy to Study Interfaces in Optoelectronic Materials6. Electron Beam Induced Luminescence Studies of Low-dimensional Semiconductor Structures7. X-ray Topography8. Selective Etching and Complementary Microprobe Techniques (SFM, EBIC)

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Book SynopsisThe first part of a comprehensive overview of fundamental optical properties of III-nitride semiconductors. All optoelectronic applications based on III-nitrides are due to their unique optical properties and characterizations of III-nitrides. Much information, which is critical to the design and improvement of optoelectronic devices based on III-nitrides has been obtained in the last several years. This is the first of a two part Volume in the series Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductors and Superlattices.Trade Review""This essential book...is the first to present a systematic, comprehensive overview of the optical properties of III-nitride semiconductors...""The style of writing is engagin, which makes the book easily accessible to anyone involved in the development of optoelectronic devices, optical spectroscopy or new materials research."-Mircea Dragoman, National Research Institute in Microtechnology, Bucharest, Romania.."Book ReviewsOptics & Photonics News, June 2004Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter One: Time-resolved Photoluminescence Studies of III-NitridesChapter Two: Time-resolved Raman Studies of Wide bandgap Wurtzite GaNChapter Three: Optical Properties of InGaN Based III-Nitride HeterostructuresChapter Four: Optical Properties of Homeopitaxial GaNChapter Five: Physics and Optical Properties of GaN/InGaN Quantum WellsChapter Six: Characterization of GaN and Related Alloys by Raman ScatteringChapter Seven: Raman Studies of Wurtzite GaN and Related CompoundsChapter Eight: Light Emission from Rare Earth Doped GaN

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Book SynopsisThis second part presents a comprehensive overview of fundamental optical properties of the III Nitride Semiconductor. All optoelectronic applications based on III-nitrides are due to their unique optical properties and characterizations of III-nitrides. Much information, which is critical to the design and improvement of optoelectronic devices based on III-nitrides has been obtained in the last several years. This is the second of a two part Volume in the seriesOptoelectronic Properties of Semiconductors and Superlattices.Table of ContentsChapter One: Optical Spectroscopy of Highly Excited Group III-Nitrides Chapter Two: Optical Constraints of III-Nitrides-Experiments Chapter Three: Optical Functions of III-Nitrides-Calculations Chapter Four: Interband Optical Transitions in Piezo-Strained InGaN Qunatum Wells Chapter Five: Electric Fields in Polarized InGaN/GaN Heterostructures Chapter Six: Inter-link Between Structural and Optical Properties of GaN and GaN/AIGaN Heterostructures Chapter Seven: LO Phonon Assisted Excition Luminescence Processes in Heteroepitaxial GaN Films Chapter Eight: Cubic Phase GaN and AIGaN: Expitaxial Growth and Optical Properties

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Book SynopsisThis volume is focused on the growth techniques for III-Nitrides featuring chapters written by leading experts in the field. This unique volume provides a comprehensive review and introduction to growth issues, substrates and characterization of GaN and related compounds for newcomers to the field and stimulus for further advances for experienced researchers. The technical chapters in this volume are focused on various aspects of growth modes, growth techniques such as molecular beam epitaxy, metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy, epitaxial lateral overgrowth, hydride vapor phase epitaxial growth, as well as substrate issues and characterization results.Table of ContentsChapter One: Reduction of Dislocation Density in GaN Films Formed by Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth Chapter Two: Lateral and Pendo-Epitaxial Growth and Characterization of Thin Films of GaN and AIGaN Alloys on SIC(0001) and Si(111) Substrates Chapter Three: Spatially Resolved Optical Characterization of GaN Structures Produced by Selective Area Epitaxy and Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth Chapter Four: Selective Area Growth of Gallium Nitride on ?-AI2O3 and Silicon Substrates Using Oxidized Aluminum Arsenide Chapter Five: Homo and Hetero-Epitaxial MOVPE Growth of GaN Chapter Six: Hydride Vapour Phase Epitaxial Growth of Thick GaN Layers Chapter Seven: Growth Modes and Strain Relaxation Mechanisms of Nitrides in Molecular Beam Epitaxy: From 2D to 3D Growth Mode Chapter Eight: Molecular Beam Epitaxy of Group-III Nitrides Chapter Nine: "Growth and Characterization of MBE-grown Cubic GaN, InxGa1-xN and AIyGa1-yN" Chapter Ten: Growth of III_V Nitrides by Pulsed Laser Deposition Chapter Eleven: Influence of the Growth Mode on the physical Properties of GaN Grown by MetalOrganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy Chapter Twelve: Epitaxial Growth and Characterization of GaN-based Nitrides and Related Devices on Silicon Substrates Chapter 13: Metalorganic Vapor Phase Change Epitaxy Grown Hexagonal GaN and AIGaN for UV-Visible-Blind Photodetector Device Applications Chapter 14: Epitaxial Growth of Wurtzite GaN and Ternary Compounds

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Book SynopsisThe discovery of high-temperature superconductivity [1986] by Bendnorz and Müller in the La-BA-Cu-O system resulted in very extensive research work about the discovery and synthesis of other high-temperature superconductors, such as Y-BA-Cu-O and Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O. These new superconducting materials, possessing superconductivity above liquid nitrogen boiling point, are used in many engineering applications, from electronic sensors to rotating electrical generators and from nanometer-scale thin films to kilometer-long wires and coils. Therefore, design and net-shape manufacturing of superconducting components, starting from the initial synthesized powders, is now of utmost industrial importance.This book is primarily focused on the bulk-fabrication techniques of high-temperature ceramic superconducting components, especially on the combination of dynamic powder-consolidation and subsequent deformation processing. The properties of these ceramics, which are difficult-to-form materials by applying conventional techniques, are combined for the net-shape manufacturing of such components for the construction of HTS devices. However, very important topics such as superconducting structures, chemical synthesis, film fabrication and characterization techniques are also reviewed to provide a complete, comprehensive view of superconductors engineering.Table of ContentsForeword, Bernard Raveau, CRISMAT Laboratory, France. Preface. Introduction. Fundamentals of Superconductors. Synthesis of Ceramic Superconductors. Impact Loading of Solid Porous Media. Fabrication of Bulk HTS. Fabrication of HTS Films. Characterization of HTS Powders and Components. Industrial Applications. Future Perspectives of High-Tc Superconductivity.

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Book SynopsisFirst introduced about a decade ago, the first edition of the Handbook of Semiconductor Interconnection Technology became widely popular for its thorough, integrated treatment of interconnect technologies and its forward-looking perspective. The field has grown tremendously in the interim and many of the "likely directions" outlined in the first edition are now standard in modern facilities. Reflecting those advances, this edition delves into the practical aspects of interconnections for manufacturing. It examines the interconnect and fabrication technologies now available, with an examination of future prospects for the field.What's in this Edition:Detailed discussion of electrochemical equipment for plating copper Information on tools used for evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, and plasma processes Emphasis on measurement of mechanical and thermal properties of insulators Methods for characterizing porous dielectric thin films Greater focus on integration issues and properties of titanium, cobalt, and nickel silicides Process schemes based on the increased need for borderless contact gates and source/drain Expanded discussion on choices for low-dielectric insulators Concentration on electroplated copper, especially morphology of plated films and their properties Developments in thin film liners and barriers Expanded material on copper reliability Table of ContentsMethods/Principles of Deposition and Etching; Geraldine Cogin Schwartz. Characterization; Geraldine Cogin Schwartz. Semiconductor Contact Technology; David R. Campbell, revised by Catherine Ivers. Interlevel Dielectrics; Geraldine Cogin Schwartz and K.V. Sriksrishnan. Metallization; Geraldine Cogin CSchwartz and K.V. Srikrishnan. Chip Integration; Geraldine Cogin Schwartz and K.V. Srikrishnan. Reliability; James R. Lloyd and Kenneth P. Rodbell. Index.

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Book SynopsisScalable and Secure Internet Services and Architecture provides an in-depth analysis of many key scaling technologies. Topics include: server clusters and load balancing; QoS-aware resource management; server capacity planning; Web caching and prefetching; P2P overlay network; mobile code and security; and mobility support for adaptive grid computing. The author discusses each topic by first defining a problem, then reviewing current representative approaches for solving it. He then describes in detail the underlying principles of the technologies and the application of these principles, along with balanced coverage of concepts and engineering trade-offs. The book demonstrates the effectiveness of the technologies via rigorous mathematical modeling and analysis, simulation, and practical implementations. It blends technologies in a unified framework for scalable and secure Internet services, delivering a systematic treatment based upon the author's cutting-edge research experience. This volume describes in breadth and depth advanced scaling technologies that support media streaming, e-commerce, grid computing, personalized content delivery, distributed file sharing, network management, and other Internet applications.Table of ContentsInternet services. Network load balancing. Load balancing on streaming server clusters. Quality of service - Aware resource management on Internet servers. Service differentiation on streaming servers. Service differentiation on e-commerce servers. Feedback control for proportional slowdown differentiation. Decay function model for server capacity planning. Scalable constant-degree peer-to-peer overlay networks. Semantic prefetching of Web contents. Mobile code security. Naplet: A mobile agent approach. Itinerary safety reasoning and assurance. Security measures for server protection. Connection migration in mobile agents. Mobility support for adaptive grid computing. Service migration in reconfigurable distributed virtual machines. Mobility decision for reconfigurable distributed virtual machines.

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Book SynopsisRapid energy estimation for energy efficient applications using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) remains a challenging research topic. Energy dissipation and efficiency have prevented the widespread use of FPGA devices in embedded systems, where energy efficiency is a key performance metric. Helping overcome these challenges, Energy Efficient Hardware-Software Co-Synthesis Using Reconfigurable Hardware offers solutions for the development of energy efficient applications using FPGAs.The book integrates various high-level abstractions for describing hardware and software platforms into a single, consistent application development framework, enabling users to construct, simulate, and debug systems. Based on these high-level concepts, it proposes an energy performance modeling technique to capture the energy dissipation behavior of both the reconfigurable hardware platform and the target applications running on it. The authors also present a dynamic programming-based algorithm to optimize the energy performance of an application running on a reconfigurable hardware platform. They then discuss an instruction-level energy estimation technique and a domain-specific modeling technique to provide rapid and fairly accurate energy estimation for hardware-software co-designs using reconfigurable hardware. The text concludes with example designs and illustrative examples that show how the proposed co-synthesis techniques lead to a significant amount of energy reduction.This book explores the advantages of using reconfigurable hardware for application development and looks ahead to future research directions in the field. It outlines the range of aspects and steps that lead to an energy efficient hardware-software application synthesis using FPGAs.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Reconfigurable Hardware. A High-Level Hardware-Software Application Development Framework. Energy Performance Modeling and Energy Efficient Mapping for a Class of Applications. High-Level Rapid Energy Estimation and Design Space Exploration. Hardware-Software Co-Design for Energy Efficient Implementations of Operating Systems. Concluding Remarks and Future Directions. References.

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Book SynopsisThis timely work presents a comprehensive overview of the development of new generations of infrared detectors based on artificially synthesized quantum structures. The growth of quantum wells and superlattices is well documents in this volume, as are the principal new superlattice technologies for long wavelength infrared detection. Featuring insightful contributions from researchers working at the "cutting edge" of this exciting field, this volume is sure to become an essential reference for advanced graduate students and researchers alike.Table of ContentsAbout the Series, Preface, Introduction, 1 The Basic Physics of Photoconductive Quantum Well, 2 Growth and Characterization of GalnP/GaAs, 3 Metal Grating Coupled Bound-to Miniband Transition, 4 Grating Coupled Quantum Well Infrared Detectors, 5 Normal Incidence Detection of Infrared Radiation, 6 N-Type III—V Multiple-Quantum-Well Detectors, 7 Infrared Detectors Based on GalnSb/InAs Superlattices, 8 Novel InTlSb Infrared Detectors, Index

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Book SynopsisThe new edition of this book incorporates the recent remarkable changes in electric power generation, transmission and distribution. The consequences of the latest development to High Voltage (HV) test and measuring techniques result in new chapters on Partial Discharge measurements, Measurements of Dielectric Properties, and some new thoughts on the Shannon Theorem and Impuls current measurements. This standard reference of the international high-voltage community combines high voltage engineering with HV testing techniques and HV measuring methods. Based on long-term experience gained by the authors the book reflects the state of the art as well as the future trends in testing and diagnostics of HV equipment. It ensures a reliable generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy. The book is intended not only for experts but also for students in electrical engineering and high-voltage engineering.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Basics of HV Test Technique.- Tests with High Alternating Voltages.- Partial Discharge Measurement.- Measurement of dielectric Properties.- Tests with High Direct Voltages.- Tests with High Lightning and Switching Voltages.- Tests with Combined and Composite Voltages.- High-Voltage Testing Laboratories.- High voltage testing on site.

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Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Gesetzliche und wirtschaftliche Aspekte für die Integration von Energiespeichern durch supraleitende magnetische Energiespeicherung: Anwendung auf das spanische Stromnetz.- Technischer Ansatz zur Integration von supraleitender magnetischer Energiespeicherung in eine Smart City.- Analyse des Elektrofahrzeugs mit einem hybriden Speichersystem und der Nutzung von supraleitender magnetischer Energiespeicherung (SMES).- Schlussfolgerungen.

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