Materials for Optical Limiting II: Volume 479


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The proliferation of lasers and systems employing lasers has brought with it the potential for adverse effects from these bright, coherent light sources. This includes the possibility of damage from pulsed lasers, as well as temporary blinding by continuous-waver lasers. With nearly every wavelength possible being emitted by these sources, there exists a need to develop optical limiters and tunable filters which can suppress undesired radiation of any wavelength. This book addresses a number of materials and devices which have the potential for meeting the challenge. The proceedings is divided into five parts. Parts I and II cover research in organic and inorganic materials primarily based on nonlinear absorption or phase transitions for optical limiting of pulsed lasers. Part III includes photo-refractive materials and liquid crystals which find primary applications in dynamic filters. Part IV covers various aspects of device and material characterization, including nonlinear beam propagation effects. Theoretical modelling of materials properties is the subject of Part V.




Handbook of Optics, Volume IV


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A new volume in the field's bestselling optics reference--an entirely new opus focusing exclusively on fiber-optics. Contains an ultra-handy, comprehensive index to all four Handbook of Optics volumes.










Infrared Applications of Semiconductors II: Volume 484


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The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.




Electrically Based Microstructural Characterization II: Volume 500


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Fifty papers from the December 1997 symposium which covered the application of electrical measurements for the detection of microstructural features at all length scales. In addition to the topics covered in the first symposium--dc and ad resistivity measurements, impedance/admittance analysis, multiplane analysis and various other methods such as electron energy loss spectroscopy, ellipsometry, and capacitance voltage measurements--there are several papers which combine electrical measurements with STM, AFM, NSOM and electroluminescence techniques so that more localized information may be obtainable. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR







Materials Science of the Cell: Volume 489


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The 34 papers investigate the processing routes and properties of the complex molecular and macromolecular structures that hold biological cells together, both to reveal some of the mysteries of cell function and to identify natural solutions for optimizing membranes that might be adapted for applications in materials science. They cover the mechanics of DNA; the cytoskeleton, semiflexible polymers, polyelectrolytes, and motor proteins; properties and models of membranes and their interactions with macromolecules; biomaterials; and cells and cellular processes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Power Semiconductor Materials and Devices: Volume 483


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The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.




Science and Technology of Magnetic Oxides: Volume 494


Book Description

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.