Technology Books
Intelligent Energy Management in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
A description of intelligent energy management systems for hybrid electric vehicles. An intelligent energy management model for a parallel hybrid electric vehicle taking into account the role of combined wind/drag, slope, rolling, and accessories loads to minimize the fuel consumption under...
“Bottom-up” Approaches for Nanoelectronics
In this chapter, we have shown that a combination of top-down & bottom-up approaches offers an effective way to address the scaling challenges faced by the CMOS technologies.
Low-Dimensional Group III-V Compound Semiconductor Structures
InAs three-dimensional (3D) islands grown by molecular beam epitaxy on GaAs are described. The two-dimensional to three-dimensional morphological transition was studied with two complementary analytical techniques; scanning tunneling microscope and photoluminescence/photoluminescence excitation...
E-Learning Indicators: A Multidimensional Model For Planning Developing And Evaluating E-Learning Software Solutions
A study into E-learning Indicators Methodology which enables successful planning, comparison and evaluation of different e-learning projects representing an empirical methodology that gives concrete results expressed through numbers that could be analysed and later used to ...
High Temperature Superconducting Maglev Measurement System
This book focuses on the development of three high temperature superconducting (HTS) Maglev measurement systems that were successful in the Applied Superconductivity Laboratory (ASCLab) of Southwest Jiaotong University, P. R. China.
All-Optical Signal Processing with Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers and Tunable Filters
This book focuses on the increasing attention that All-optical signal processing is receiving because it can increase the capacity, expedite the process, reduce the power consumption and increase the system stability of the optical networks greatly.
The Intersubband Approach to Si-based Lasers
This books studies the development of Silicon based lasers using Intersubband Transitions or ISTs as they provide a promising alternative that completely circumvents the issue of indirectness in the Silicon band gap.
Optical, Photoluminescent, and Photoconductive Properties of Novel High-Performance Organic Semiconductors
This book investigates the properties of organic semiconductors as an alternative to inorganic semiconductors due to their economical cost, ease of fabrication and tunable properties.
Application of Ultrafast Laser Optoperforation for Plant Pollen Walls and Endothelial Cell Membranes
A book studying the use of ultrafast laser optoperforation which is a laser-based method in puncturing plant pollen walls and endothelial cell membranes.
Wavelength Conversion and 2R-Regeneration in Simple Schemes with Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
This book is focused on the conversion and 2R-Regeneration of semiconductor optical amplifiers which is a device that amplifies an optical signal directly, without the need to first convert it to an electrical signal.