This dissertation discusses two related clinical applications of visible regime diffuse reflectance spectroscopy as well as two new configurations of liquid crystal microspectrometer suitable in …
We present an examination of near-wall colloidal particle dynamics, their associated measurement techniques and applications to micro- and nano-scale fluid flows. The dynamics of small …
In this thesis, new aspects of localized surface plasmon polaritons and their applications are considered in nanoscale structures. First, the optical response of pairwise electromagnetically …
Access to ultrafast physical phenomena through the use of real-time laser spectroscopy is a vibrant field in science and engineering today. Ultrashort laser pulses with …
As CMOS downscaling continues, new materials and devices are needed in order to meet the requirements of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS). The …