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Germanosilicate Fibers And Bragg Gratings : Newer Efforts In Understanding Photosensitivity And Novel Methods For Strain-Temperature Discrimination
(2010-12-03)
The different topics covered in this thesis include photosensitivity in germanosilicate fibers/glasses and application of fiber Bragg grating sensors in simultaneous strain and temperature discrimination.
Fiber Bragg ...
Thermal And Electrical Properties Of Silver And Iodine Doped Chalcogenide Glasses
(2010-09-13)
Silver containing chalcogenide glasses have been extensively studied during the last few decades; the main interest in these materials being their electrical conductivity which changes by several orders of magnitude upon ...
Studies On Carbon Nanotubes
(2010-09-21)
The unique electronic, mechanical and physical properties led Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to be potential candidate for field emitter, hydrogen storage, sensors, nano electronic devices, nano electromechanical systems, polymer ...
Sol-Gel Derived Titania Films And Their Potential Application As Gas Sensor
(2010-10-25)
Today there is a great deal of interest in the development of gas sensors for various applications like monitoring of toxic gases, detection in oil reservoirs, mines, homes etc. Solid-state gas sensors have many advantages ...
Instrumentation For Reverse Iontophoresis And Biosensor Capacitance Measurement
(2010-09-15)
Iontophoresis is a method to enhance and regulate the transdermal drug delivery by application of an electric field to the skin. Application of small electric current (µ A) enhances transport of both charged and neutral ...
Studies On Atmospheric Glow Discharge For Surface Modification Applications
(2010-10-22)
The properties of materials, especially of solids, can be attributed mainly to the phenomena occurring at the surface. Surface engineering deals with altering the surface properties of materials to realize useful functionalities ...
Probing Higgs Boson Interactions At Future Colliders
(2010-11-11)
We present in this thesis a detailed analysis of Higgs boson interactions at future colliders. In particular we examine, in a model independent way, the sensitivity of an
Linear Collider in probing the interaction of ...
Quantum Spin Chains And Luttinger Liquids With Junctions : Analytical And Numerical Studies
(2010-03-09)
We present in this thesis a series of studies on the physical properties of some one dimensional systems. In particular we study the low energy properties of various spin chains and a junction of Luttinger wires. For spin ...
Development Of Instrumentation For Electrical Switching Studies And Investigations On Switching And Thermal Behavior Of Certain Glassy Chalcogenides
(2010-07-08)
The absence of long-range order in glassy chalcogenides provides the convenience of changing the elemental ratios and hence the properties over a wide range. The interesting properties exhibited by chalcogenide glasses ...
Small Angle Sensing/Measurement Using 'Pattern Imaging' Method - Few Investigations
(2010-07-14)
The present thesis concerns with a few investigations on sensing/measurement of small angle rotation/tilt using Pattern Imaging Method. The methodology involves looking at the tailored-objects located adjacent to the ...