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T.J. Stiles: “The Commodore’s Patriotism: Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Path to the Founding of Vanderbilt University”
No full textIncludes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP4 file: "Chancellor's Lecture Series - Videos - T.J. Stiles: 'The Commodore’s Patriotism: Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Path to the Founding of Vanderbilt University'." By Vanderbilt University. T.J. Stiles, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian, speaks Sept. 29, 2010 as part of the Chancellor's Lecture Series. Stiles wrote the 2009 biography The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos introduces Stiles. Stiles takes questions after his lecture
Cwbr Author Interview: Custer\u27s Trials: A Life On The Frontier Of A New America
Full text linkInterview with T.J. Stiles, author of Custer\u27s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America Interviewed by Tom Barber
Civil War Book Review (CWBR): The Civil War Book Review is pleased to speak with T.J. Stiles, winner of multiple awards for biography and author of Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War and The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Today we get to discuss his most recent work Custer\u27s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America. Mr. Stiles, thank you for joining us today. T.J. Stiles: Thanks very much for interviewing me...
Inelastic Thermal Analysis of Preloaded Steel Trusses Undergoing Heating and Cooling Stages
No full textGelatinization rheological parameters of taro starches and their correlations with the pasting properties, gelatinization thermal properties and molecular structure.
No full textLiquid crystal cells with built-in CdSe nanotubes for chromogenic smart emission devices
No full textConsistent virtual work approach for the nonlinear and postbuckling analysis of steel frames under thermal and mechanical loadings
No full textEffect of granular characteristics on the viscoelastic properties of composites of amylose and waxy starches.
No full textEarly activation of bradykinin B2 receptor aggravates reactive oxygen species generation and renal damage in ischemic reperfusion injury.
No full textPreparation of Al2O3–ZrO2–Ni nanocomposite by pulse electric current and pressureless sintering
No full textCrystalline Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators for Quantum and Nonlinear Optics
Full text linkThis work describes a series of projects and technology developments aimed at the realization of a solid-state photonic-ionic trap for quantum optics experiments. The projects however, are not constrained to this goal and explore the fields of nonlinear optics and fabrication techniques.
Fabri-Perot resonators have transformed the optical technology and can be found in many devices that utilize laser radiation. Whispering gallery mode resonators (WGMR) are relatively new elements and have such advantages as compactness, highest optical quality factors, and relative ease of fabrication. Small optical mode volume and long storage times allow record low thresholds of various nonlinear processes. Raman and Brillouin lasing, second and third harmonic generation, parametric oscillations and four wave mixing have all been enhanced in WGM resonators. Compared to glass microspheres, crystalline WGM resonators have higher nonlinear coefficients, may not be sensitive to water vapor, and have generally higher purity leading to record optical quality (Q) factors. Zero phonon lines of ions in crystals enable applications in cavity QED with single ions.
A novel application of diamond turning to fabrication of axially symmetric crystalline optical resonators is described. This technique enabled crystalline WGM microresonators, multiple resonators coupled via the evanescent field, and a single mode resonator. Crystalline resonators having a record high optical Q of 1011 were demonstrated. Fundamental limits of the Q factor were investigated and Q=1015 was predicted at cryogenic temperatures. Record low threshold and high efficiency of stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering led to the first observations of these effects in crystalline cavities. Brillouin and Raman lasers based on WGM resonators are expected to have very narrow linewidth. A cryogenic setup was developed that allowed observation of WG modes at low temperatures. Crystalline cavity was used as a reference for narrowing a linewidth of a commercial diode laser with a Pound-Drever-Hall technique for the first time. A device based on a fused silica WGMR was used to generate beams with large angular momenta. In addition, a Fabri-Perot cavity was used to sense thermal expansion of mirrors to derive thermal expansion and temperature conductivity of thin optical coatings.</p
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