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Photonic structures occurring in biological tissues such as butterfly wings, beetle elytra or fish scales are responsible for a broad range of optical effects including iridescence, narrow-band refle …

In this book, the authors present new satellite development research. Topics discussed include satellite-linked GPS collars deployed on elephants in Tsavo ecosystems in Kenya; enhancing resiliency of …

Due to the tremendous increase in communication traffic in recent years, more and more efforts in research have been directed towards developing highly efficient broad-band fiber amplifiers that will …

Access to potential oil and gas resources under the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) continues to be controversial. Moratoria on leasing and development in certain areas were established by Congres …

This book is dedicated to important issues concerning Space Shuttle retirement and transition to the next generation of human space flight systems. Emphasis is placed on the issues of costs, supplier …

The identification of extraterrestrial chiral compounds could provide compelling evidence to prove that extraterrestrial environment such as Mars have supported some form of life. This book reviews w …

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI), known also as chemical or spectroscopic imaging, is an emerging platform technology that integrates conventional imaging and spectroscopy to attain both spatial and spect …

Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is at present one of the most interesting technique for thin film deposition. In the PLD process a film is formed by ablating a solid target with energetic laser pulses …

Laser ablation is the process of removing material from a solid (or occasionally liquid) surface by irradiating it with a laser beam. At low laser flux, the material is heated by the absorbed laser e …