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    3D surface shape measurement using stereoscopic camera based structured light systems 

    Zhang, Haolin (Date of defense: 2019-11-29)

    La mesura estructurada de la llum ens permet obtenir una forma tridimensional de superfície d’un objecte amb una gran precisió. Així, troba aplicacions àmplies en aplicacions industrials. A més, projectant patrons de franja ...

    Active control of surface plasmons in hybrid nanostructures 

    Randhawa, Sukanya (Date of defense: 2012-12-04)

    Plasmonics nanostructures are becoming remarkably important as tools towards manipulating photons at the nanoscale. They are poised to revolutionize a wide range of applications ranging from integrated optical circuits, ...

    Adaptive self-mixing interferometry for metrology applications 

    Atashkhooei, Reza (Date of defense: 2013-11-4)

    Among the laser based techniques proposed for metrology applications, classical interferometers offer the highest precision measurements. However, the cost of some of the elements involved and the number of optical components ...

    Addressing emerging paradigms in chemical analysis: new platforms for wearable and decentralized sensors 

    Guinovart Pavón, Tomàs de Aquino (Date of defense: 2015-10-23)

    L’objectiu principal d’aquesta tesi és l’exploració de noves fronteres en l’àrea de sensors químics. Primerament, a través del desenvolupament de nous enfocs per construir sensors químics vestibles. Seguidament, a través ...

    Advanced Plasmonic Nanosensors for the SERS Ultradetection of Non-Conventional Analytes 

    Zorlu, Tolga (Date of defense: 2023-05-08)

    L'espectroscòpia Raman millorada a la superfície (SERS) és una tècnica d'espectroscòpia basada en les observacions de Raman i Krishnan fa gairebé un segle i derivada dels fenòmens que van presentar. En la seva forma més ...

    All optical manipulation of a single nitrogen-vacancy centre in nanodiamond 

    Geiselmann, Michael Wolfgang (Date of defense: 2014-04-10)

    The efficient interaction of photons with single quantum emitters like nitrogen vacancy (NV) centres is essential for the elaboration of future integrated quantum optical devices. A promising strategy towards this goal ...

    Analysis and degradation mechanisms of enamels, grisailles and silver stains on Modernist stained glass. 

    Beltrán González, Martí (Date of defense: 2021-01-22)

    Materials and methods used in the production of modernist (late 19th and early 20th century) stained glass from the city of Barcelona with special regards to the degradation mechanisms of enamels, grisailles and silver ...

    Analysis and design of an edge-technique-based Doppler wind lidar: practical assessment of a laboratory prototype 

    Muñoz Porcar, Constantino (Date of defense: 2013-02-22)

    This thesis is the initial stage in the development of a range-resolving Doppler wind lidar. Atmospheric lidars emit pulsed laser radiation that after being scattered by air molecules and suspended aerosol particles is ...

    Analysis of the Interaction of Halide Perovskite with Other Materials and its Effect on the Performance of Optoelectronic Devices 

    Ngo, Thi Tuyen (Date of defense: 2019-11-20)

    Halide perovskites (HPs) have been demonstrated as promising materials for the preparation of efficient solar cells, LEDs and other optoelectronic devices. In addition, HPs can be prepared using low-cost techniques. However ...

    Análisis de la influencia de las aberraciones del sistema difractor en el reconocimiento de imágenes por correlación óptica 

    Pérez Tudela, Julio (Date of defense: 2006-07-12)

    Dentro de la denominación --reconocimiento de formas' se engloban todos aquellos métodos mediante los cuales es posible detectar la presencia de una determinada imagen (referencia) dentro de otra (escena). Del conjunto de ...

    Aptamer Biosensors Engineering based on Reflectometric Interference Spectroscopy in Nanoporous Anodic Alumina 

    Pol Aira, Laura (Date of defense: 2020-07-13)

    Els últims avenços en recerca biomèdica han generat la necessitat de nous mètodes analítics. Els biosensors van sorgir com una eina extremadament útil per desenvolupar nous mètodes d'anàlisi. Després dels primers ...

    Assessment of color quality and energy effciency : new insights for modern lighting. Part I : color quality in general lighting applications. Part II : mesopic photometry and street lighting 

    Quintero, Jesús M. (Date of defense: 2015-02-19)

    This dissertation is divided in two parts: The first one deal with two main characteristics of the light sources for general lighting: Color quality and luminous efficacy. The second one deals with technical aspects of the ...

    Assessment of dynamic aerosol-radiation interaction in atmospheric models 

    Obiso, Vincenzo (Date of defense: 2018-03-07)

    In this thesis an assessment of the parameterization of the Aerosol-Radiation Interaction (ARI) in online integrated meteorology-chemistry models has been conducted. The model estimates of ARI radiative effects are still ...

    Assessment of planetary boundary-layer schemes with advanced remote sensing instruments and air quality modelling 

    Banks, Robert F. (Date of defense: 2016-04-04)

    Urban air pollution is of major concern in Spain and also throughout Europe and globally with numerous effects on human health and ecosystems. Since air quality (AQ) is predominantly a problem for human health and the ...

    Atmospheric compensation experiments on free-space optical coherent communication systems 

    Anzuola Valencia, Esdras (Date of defense: 2015-06-15)

    In the last years free-space optical communications systems for wireless links have been proposed, studied, and implemented mainly due to the higher bandwidth that this technology is able to provide. Still, radio frequency ...

    Atomic quantum metrology with narrowband entangled and squeezed states of light 

    Wolfgramm, Florian (Date of defense: 2012-06-29)

    The use of light, especially of laser light, is in many cases the most sensitive way to perform measurements. However, the highest sensitivity that can be achieved with laser light as probe is bounded by the standard quantum ...

    Attosecond X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy in condensed matter 

    Buades, Bárbara (Date of defense: 2018-07-31)

    Attoscience aims to study electron dynamics in matter with unprecedented temporal resolution by using the shortest pulses generated on Earth. Currently, such resolution is only provided by sources that deliver attosecond ...

    Bound states in the continuum in planar anisotropic structures 

    Mukherjee, Samyobrata (Date of defense: 2021-10-05)

    Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are modes that remain radiationless though they exist in the part of the spectrum that corresponds to radiating waves. They are a general wave phenomenon and following initial theoretical ...

    Bulk and Interfacial Engineering to Enhance Photovoltaic Properties of Iodide and Bromide Perovskite Solar Cells 

    Aranda Alonso, Clara (Date of defense: 2019-11-27)

    Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have come to the forefront of photovoltaic technology due to their impressive power conversion efficiency (PCE) of up to 25%. This high efficiency comes together with great advances regarding ...

    Calidad óptica ocular en ojos sometidos a cirugía refractiva y afecciones patológicas 

    Ondategui Parra, Juan Carlos (Date of defense: 2016-01-29)

    This dissertation deals with the evaluation of ocular optical quality in two types of patients. First, are patients who have undergone different surgical techniques of refractive surgery to correct different degrees of ...