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The design and characterization of both electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) and inter-coupled split-ring resonator (SRR) structures utilized in microwave frequencies were proposed and studied. A new double-stopband EBG structure with a passband region of 14 to 18 GHz was initially constructed by determining the critical structural ratios. To reduce the size of EBG structure, a novel tapered array pattern was introduced. The structural period, the number of slot, and the length of slot were examined and a strong correlation was found between the lowpass cutoff frequency and the center slot length. Non-linearly tapered configuration was applied to enhance the filter performance and its size was only 57% of the conventional EBG structure. Inter-coupled SRR was also examined and utilized as a bandpass filter when it is implemented on the microstrip line for the first time. It was found that the proposed structure can provide a fractional bandwidth of over 68% with an insertion loss of 0.81 dB in the passband region with a device size of 15.5 mm. / Chemical bath deposited Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) thin film was applied to the microwave structures to construct switchable filters. The illumination-sensitive CdS thin film's sheet resistance has been demonstrated to be able to switch from 300 to 109 O/square. With the proposed "conductive-islands" implementation, switching of EBG structure's transmission coefficient (S21) was achieved from 31.3 dB to 5.6 dB at 13 GHz. The inter-coupled SRR structure also showed a S21 switching response from 19 dB to 1.5 dB at 5 GHz. Therefore, optically controlled microwave filters were successfully constructed and realized. / Critical contributions in the field of microwave periodic structures are the characterization and the construction of double-stopband structure, linearly and non-linearly tapered array structures, and inter-coupled SRR structures. Vital characteristics and advantages discovered include wide stopband, reduced size, and large fractional bandwidth. Chemical bath deposited CdS thin films were studied to achieve an ultra low sheet resistance and high photosensitivity. Important applications associated with these structures are microwave lowpass/bandpass filters and optically controlled filters.

The tables describing the geometry of the yield surface are derived. They concern only fcc metals which undergo isotropic hardening, and which glide on the 24 {111} slip systems. The tables list all five dimensional vertices, and edges of the fourth, third and second order limiting the yield surface as well as the slip systems with which they are associated. A direct method for calculating the yield vectors for any orientation, in five dimensional stress space is established, which enables the user to obtain the yield surface without need of knowing the six deviator stress components. / The relaxed constraint theory, which, by contrast to the classical theory, prescribes only part of the strain increment tensor, is applied to the case of the fixed end torsion test. By taking account of the deformed shape of the grains, three strain components are prescribed; axisymmetry of the sample, which is assumed for every grain, leads to the prescription of another strain component. A further equilibrium condition on the stress associated with the absence of surface tractions leads to an additional constraint. The Yield Subsurface Analysis, which consists of cutting the five dimensional yield surface by the planes of the prescribed stresses, and selecting the p dimensional vertices (p being the number of prescribed strains) that provide maximum work, is carried out. The results are compared with the ones of the classical theory where all the strain components are known. / The simulations are carried out to shear strains of 10, and the orientation changes are calculated incrementally assuming the shear plane and shear direction to be fixed in space. / The texture results are similar up to shear strains of about 3, but differ significantly at larger strains. The relaxed constraint theory predicts the strengthening of the {100} texture component and the development of an equally strong {hk1} fiber component at the expense of the {111} fiber component, whereas the classical theory predicts a very strong {111} fiber component. At large strains, the experimental results agree better with the relaxed constraint predictions. / The average Taylor factors do not exhibit the same trends, since the Bishop and Hill theory predicts a continuous decrease and the RC theory a slight decrease followed by a continuous increase. . . . (Author's abstract exceeds stipulated maximum length. Discontinued here with permission of author.) UMI

Recently photonic crystals with a three - dimensional ordered structure with periodicity of the optical wavelength have attracted attention from both fundamental and practical points of view. Control of electromagnetic waves flow in photonic crystals was discussed. The application of photonic crystals is to create tunable band gap materials especially in visible spectra region, where the gap could be controlled by an external parameter. Opal crystal films have been fabricated on solid substrates with a horizontal deposition method. We have studied transmission spectra of synthetic opal, infiltrated with nematic liquid crystal 5CB and demonstrating that the position of the stop band in the visible spectra is shifted to IR wavelength with increasing volume part of 5CB in photonic crystal opal. We show dependence upon stop band position and light incidence angle in bare opal. It is a possibility turning this stop band. Opal filled with LC photonic strength was studied. We demonstrating that photonic strength saturates when was filled about 20% of opal voids.

We have studied inverse opal optical properties. Defects, action on photonic band gab position was discussed. We showed that defect gives us possibility to control light flow in photonic crystal.

Metal-to-semiconductor contacts are of great importance since they are present in every semiconductor device. Charge transfer in SbSI crystals was discussed. We have studied current strength-voltage and current strength-temperature characteristics of Schottky barrier metal-semiconductor contacts to Ag/SbSI/Ag and Al/SbSI/Al.

Recently photonic crystals with a three - dimensional ordered structure with periodicity of the optical wavelength have attracted attention from both fundamental and practical points of view.Light flow control in photonic crystals was discussed.Opal crystal films have been fabricated on solid substrates with a vertical deposition method.

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