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  • Design and analysis techniques for nano-joule ADCs and sampling linearity

    Creator:
    Brown, Thomas (Thomas William)
    Abstract:
    Two aspects of ADC system performance are addressed in this work. First, the combination of the ADC and its associated reference are co-designed for an energy constrained remote sensing system. Second, sampling linearity is mathematically analyzed as a function of frequency to provide enhanced understanding into an ADC's requisite sampling...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Thomas Brown for the

  • Optical characterization of alternating-current thin-film electroluminescent phosphors and devices

    Creator:
    Lite, Kevin D.
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    - Thomas K. Plant This thesis presents the results of two optical characterization measurements of

  • Fiber Bragg grating-tunable diode laser

    Creator:
    Ericksen, Doug
    Abstract:
    Continuously tunable diode laser sources coupled to single-mode fiber are useful sources for fiber Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensors. This paper describes the development and fabrication of such a device. An introduction is given describing applications of tunable lasers and some of the different methods of creating a tunable diode...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    : _______________________________________ Thomas K. Plant Continuously tunable diode laser sources coupled to single-mode fiber

  • Fabrication and characterization of thin-film electromagnetic coils and heaters for microchannel applications

    Creator:
    Dehuff, Nicole L.
    Abstract:
    The focus of this thesis involves developing general fabrication processes relevant to the manufacture of two new devices for the Microscale technology Energy and Chemical Systems (MECS) program at Oregon State University. The two MECS devices developed, capture dots and transparent thin-film heaters (TTFHs), require unique process development for successful...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    and Heaters for Microchannel Applications Abstract approved: _______________________ _ Thomas K

  • Towards Pactive (Passive + Active) Sensing for Security Applications

    Creator:
    Menon, Arya
    Abstract:
    Increasing threats of terrorism and contraband smuggling have led to a growing interest in millimeter wave/ THz security sensors. Recently, systems combining active and passive sensing into one unit have been proposed where the active mode provides information on range and reflectivity, and the passive mode complements the active by...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Thomas M. Weller

  • Deep ultraviolet solid-state laser development

    Creator:
    Dutton, David A. (David Adam)
    Abstract:
    There is a new possibility of generating deep ultraviolet laser radiation from a solid-state source. With recent advances in material development, a new nonlinear optical crystal provides a greater damage threshold than current materials making higher conversion efficiencies possible. This thesis examines the possibility of using this crystal to generate...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    approved: _____________________________________________________________________ Thomas K. Plant

  • Distributed temperature sensing with neodymium-doped optical fiber

    Creator:
    Lounsbury, Jimson S.
    Abstract:
    Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells are being studied for use as high efficiency power plants in alternative fuel vehicles. To maintain high efficiency the operating temperatures of the membranes in these fuel cells must be closely monitored and controlled. However, the environment inside of the fuel cell is not...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    : _______________________________________________________________ Thomas K. Plant Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells are being studied for use as

  • Image features and learning algorithms for biological, generic and social object recognition

    Creator:
    Zhang, Wei
    Abstract:
    Automated recognition of object categories in images is a critical step for many real-world computer vision applications. Interest region detectors and region descriptors have been widely employed to tackle the variability of objects in pose, scale, lighting, texture, color, and so on. Different types of object recognition problems usually require...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Thomas G. Dietterich Automated recognition of object categories in images is a critical

  • Electo-optic characterization of ZnS:Tb ACTFEL devices for probing the hot electron distribution

    Creator:
    Streicher, Keone R.
    Abstract:
    In this report, the optical characteristics of ZnS:Tb AC driven thin-film electroluminescent devices are evaluated. Luminescence at low and room temperature under a constant phosphor field is recorded in order to probe the hot electron energy distribution. Samples fabricated by atomic layer epitaxy and by sputter deposition are investigated and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Abstract approved: Dr. Thomas K. Plant In this report, the optical characteristics of ZnS:Tb AC driven

  • A dual-frequency diode laser displacement sensor

    Creator:
    Hwang, Nam
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    approved: Redacted for Privacy Thomas K. Plant The purpose of this work is to develop an accurate non