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Holographic Data Storage: From Theory to Practical Systems is a primer on the design and building of a holographic data storage system covering the physics, Servo, Data Channel, Recording Materials, and optics behind holographic storage, the requirements of a functioning system, and its integration into "real-life" systems. Later chapters highlight recent developments in holographic storage which have enabled readiness for commercial implementation and discuss the general outlook ...

Soon-to-be divorced, Alex and Alex Harper are trying to keep things civil for their daughter. The plan is simple. Stay friends, avoid drama, move on with their lives.Then a stranger walks up to their table at a restaurant and asks to speak with Alex Harper. Moments later, she is shot dead outside. Neither of them knows who she is or knows why she asked for Alex. Yet her death pulls them into something far bigger than a random act of violence.As the Harpers search for answer...

Soon-to-be divorced, Alex and Alex Harper are trying to keep things civil for their daughter. The plan is simple. Stay friends, avoid drama, move on with their lives.Then a stranger walks up to their table at a restaurant and asks to speak with Alex Harper. Moments later, she is shot dead outside. Neither of them knows who she is or knows why she asked for Alex. Yet her death pulls them into something far bigger than a random act of violence.As the Harpers search for answer...

Soon-to-be divorced, Alex and Alex Harper are trying to keep things civil for their daughter. The plan is simple. Stay friends, avoid drama, move on with their lives.Then a stranger walks up to their table at a restaurant and asks to speak with Alex Harper. Moments later, she is shot dead outside. Neither of them knows who she is or knows why she asked for Alex. Yet her death pulls them into something far bigger than a random act of violence.As the Harpers search for answer...

Finally, here is a single volume containing all of the engineering information needed to successfully design and implement any type of wireless network! Author Dan Dobkin covers every aspect of RF engineering necessary for wireless networks. He begins with a review of essential math and electromagnetic theory followed by thorough discussions of multiplexing, modulation types, bandwidth, link budgets, network concepts, radio system architectures, RF amplifiers, mixers and frequency conversi...

Energy costs impact the profitability of virtually all industrial processes. Stressing how plants use power, and how that power is actually generated, this book provides a clear and simple way to understand the energy usage in various processes, as well as methods for optimizing these processes using practical hands-on simulations and a unique approach that details solved problems utilizing actual plant data. Invaluable information offers a complete energy-saving approach essential for bot...

We are in the swirling center of the most life-changing technological revolution the Earth has ever known. In only 60 years, an eye-blink of human history, a single technological invention has launched the proverbial thousand ships, producing the most sweeping and pervasive set of changes ever to wash over humankind; changes that are reshaping the very core of human existence, on a global scale, at a relentlessly accelerating pace. And we are just at the very beginning. Silicon Earth intro...

Winner, 2013 PROSE Award, Engineering and TechnologyConcise, high quality and comparative overview of state-of-the-art electron device development, manufacturing technologies and applicationsGuide to State-of-the-Art Electron Devices marks the 60th anniversary of the IRE electron devices committee and the 35th anniversary of the IEEE Electron Devices Society, as such it defines the state-of-the-art of electron devices, as well as future directions ...

Presents a comprehensive introduction to the selection, operation, and testing of infrared devices, including a description of modern detector assemblies and their operationThis book discusses how to use and test infrared and visible detectors. The book provides a convenient reference for those entering the field of IR detector design, test or use, those who work in the peripheral areas, and those who teach and train others in the field.Chapter 1 contains i...

A comprehensive overview of electrical design using Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), giving you everything you need to know to get up-to-speed on the subject. This text describes successful design and development techniques for high-performance microwave and millimeter-wave packages and modules in an organic platform. These were specifically developed to make the most of LCP's inert, hermetic, low-cost, high-frequency (DC to 110+ GHz) properties. First-hand accounts show you how to avoid vari...

This book is an authoritative review of current and future trends in the field of telecommunications. Written by industry experts who are developing leading-edge data communication networks, Fiber Optic Data Communication provides professionals and students alike with a look at emerging technologies and their applications. Four of the chapters have been revised from DeCusatis's best-selling book, Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communications; the remaining eight chapters are all new. Seven h...