# Browse Dissertations and Theses - Electrical and Computer Engineering by Contributor "George C. Papen"

• (2000)
This thesis considers the characterization of laser diodes for circuit simulation. Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) modeled by rate equations are emphasized. Measurements are used to determine the parameters ...

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• (1997)
There is an inherent 180$\sp\circ$ ambiguity in the derived wave propagation direction when using conventional spectral analysis techniques on OH imager observations. A processing technique for computing the unambiguous ...

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• (2000)
The design and evaluation of a prototype fiber-based lidar system are presented. This novel system has the potential to provide autonomous water vapor measurements with high resolution and accuracy. In addition, relatively ...

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• (1998)
A four-year (1993-1996) temperature and wind data set obtained from high-resolution balloon soundings at the South Pole is combined with three years (1995-1997) of mesospheric Na lidar measurements to examine the characteristics ...

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• (1999)
The development of efficient, high-brightness sources near 0.9 mum has not been successful to date. Optical fibers doped with neodymium offer a promising approach to the realization of this wavelength region. This thesis ...

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• (1999)
This thesis describes two methods of bit error rate (BER) estimation based on statistical techniques. The first method examines the correlation between the BER and electrical characteristics of an optical receiver circuit. ...

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