This project addresses the characterization of an interferometer used for satellite orbit determination. It is included in the context of the assemblage of a Geostationary Synthetic Aperture Radar (GeoSAR) for Earth and ...

[ANGLÈS] Quantum frequency conversion of quantum memory compatible photons to telecom wavelength is a requirement for the implementation of scalable quantum repeaters, a key ingredient for long distance quantum communications ...

The properties of materials in the mid-infrared spectral region (3-15 \mu m) is vital for understanding their operation and performance. It is challenging to characterize femtosecond pulses in this spectral region. In this ...

Large amounts of nonrenewable resources are depleted by the construction industry in addition to the generation of million tons of mineral waste and carbon dioxide gas every year. For the sake of a more sustainable consumption ...

Affine connection control systems are mechanical control systems that model a wide range of real systems such as robotic legs, hovercrafts, planar rigid bodies, rolling pennies, snakeboards and so on. In 1997 the accessibility ...

Adobe masonry is one of the oldest construction systems still in use today, Mexico has an enormous cultural heritage with traditional adobe houses being very representative of the rural communities and their culture. The ...

Crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells can be considered a highly industrialized and mature product with a record conversion efficiency of 26.6%, not far from the practical limit of 29.4% (for single p/n junction devices). ...

Visual opsins are G protein-coupled receptors that function as light photoreceptors in the vertebrate retina. Rhodopsin is the visual pigment located in the rod photoreceptor cells specialized in scotopic vision. Bovine ...

The urgent need of changes in the human behavior regarding the environment is an exploding area of investigation, especially for material sciences. The reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is one of the main ...