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  • Generation and manipulation of THz waves

    Creator:
    Amer, Naaman
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    In this thesis I studied several THz components that can be used for potential THz technology. THz waves were generated in nonlinear medium via optical rectification of femtosecond optical pulses. Utilizing the phase matching condition between the optical and THz waves in a ZnTe crystal, single-cycle broad-band THz pulses were...
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    Dissertation
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    method is an adaptive THz pulse shaping technique in which each frequency component of the THz wave

  • High quantum-yield phosphors via quantum splitting and upconversion

    Creator:
    Jeong, Joayoung
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    The Gd3+ ion has been used to induce quantum splitting in luminescent materials by using cross-relaxation energy transfer (CRET). In Nd:LiGdF4, quantum splitting results from a two-step CRET between Gd3+ and Nd3+, first involving a transition 6G→6I on Gd3+ and an excitation within the 4f3 configuration of Nd3+ followed by...
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    Dissertation
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    luminescent materials by using cross-relaxation energy transfer (CRET). In Nd:LiGdF4, quantum splitting

  • Spectral Analysis of Upper Ocean Surface Wave Structure using χSOLO Floats in the Bay of Bengal

    Creator:
    Ball, Matthew S.
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    Surface waves play a vital role in air-sea interactions, and being able to easily measure them in-situ validates and improves predictive models. Here, we diagnose surface wave properties in the Bay of Bengal using modified vertical SOLO II profiling floats, which are regularly used as part of the Argo ocean...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    the sub-surface area which acts to dissipate surface wave energy and mix the upper ocean [7]. Rough

  • Development of an Integrated Generator Power Take-of Strategy using Model Predictive Control (MPC) for Ocean Wave Energy Conversion

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    Sundaram, Srinivasan Subhash
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    Model Predictive Control (MPC) has previously been investigated on ocean waveenergy converters (WEC) to improve the amount of power captured, while respectingthe system constraints. Previous research done in the same area, focused onbuilding a control scheme by using the knowledge of the past & current statesof the system and predicting...
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    Masters Thesis
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    various energy sources, wave energy is crucial especially in Oregon owing to its closeness to the

  • Low-power millimeter-wave transceiver for short-range wireless and guided wave links

    Creator:
    Zhan, Kai
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    Low-power millimeter-wave (mm-wave) transceivers are of interest for achieving energy-efficient high data rate short-reach wireless and guided-wave links. Spatial modulation or space-shift keying (SSK) can provide energy efficiency improvements by using antenna-switching or transmission direction switching for data modulation. Such links are particularly attractive at millimeter-wave frequencies due to small...
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    Dissertation
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    energy- efficient high data rate short-reach wireless and guided-wave links. Spatial modulation or space

  • Measurement of optical bandgap energies of semiconductors

    Creator:
    Russell, Joshua A.
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    A method for bandgap energy determination using di use re ection is presented and compared to the traditional integrating sphere method. We have found the bandgap energies of ZnO, TiO₂, Cu₂O, Si, SnZrS₃, SnZrSe₃, Sn₂S₃, and BiCuOSe powders with both methods and found they agree within 0.03 eV. We have...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Energies of Semiconductors Abstract approved: David H. McIntyre A method for bandgap energy

  • Acoustically Assisted Magnetic Recording

    Creator:
    Li, Weiyang
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    In the past few decades, magnetic recording has been used as a dominant solution for massive data storage due to its large capacity, excellent reliability and low cost. Nowadays, exponentially increasing user-generated information is creating a huge demand as well as great challenges for high density data storage solutions. For...
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    Dissertation
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    dissertation we take an alternative approach and demonstrate that acoustic wave, or strain wave, could be

  • Bi-based perovskite solid solutions for high energy density thin films

    Creator:
    Emerson, Morgan Rose
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    Electrical energy storage devices are currently the main limiting factor in many electrical devices and with the increasing demands placed on electrical power over fossil fuels, high energy density materials are essential. Previous research by Huang et al. on bulk (1-x)Bi(Zn₁/₂Ti₁/₂)O₃-xABO₃ solid solution systems led to the discovery of an...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Perovskite Solid Solutions for High Energy Density Thin Films Abstract approved: Brady J. Gibbons

  • First principles studies of optical, electronic and mechanical properties of organic molecules and solids

    Creator:
    Barras, Faye Lyn
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    This thesis presents the results of quantum-mechanical first principles calculations of optical, electronic and mechanical properties of organic molecules and solids, which have diverse potential applications such as photovoltaics, flexible electronics, and mechanical catalysts with applications in force sensors and self-healing materials. The electronic and optoelectronic properties of organic thin...
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    Dissertation
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    polymerization reaction in a self-healing material. First principles total energy calculations are used to

  • Generating and using terahertz radiation to explore carrier dynamics of semiconductor and metal nanostructures

    Creator:
    Jameson, Andrew D.
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    In this thesis, I present studies in the field of terahertz (THz) spectroscopy. These studies are divided into three areas: Development of a narrowband THz source, the study of carrier transport in metal thin films, and the exploration of coherent dynamics of quasi-particles in semiconductor nanostructures with both broadband and...
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    Dissertation
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    theoretical calculations. By tuning the THz photon energy near exciton transition energies, we were able