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As the transistors’ dimensions in integrated circuits shrink, according to Moore’s law, a number of challenges emerges that can decrease the benefits of scaling. One of the main challenges in deep submicron CMOS technologies is the delay in interconnects. In recent years, researchers have been looking into different methods to minimize the delay in interconnects. International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) predicts that the input capacitance of a buffer will become in the order of 10s of aFs with technology scaling. This will give us the opportunity to transmit the data in electrical interconnects near the speed of light.In this thesis, a novel buffer is designed in which the... 

First, we peruse the intraction between a quantized light and a two level atom which has been described by Janes-Cummings-Paul Hamiltonian. By solving Heisenberg equations in Fourier space and describing electric field by a generalized-transverse Green function, we obtain spectral density for a quantum dot which is in the strong coupling to a slab photonic crystal cavity. Afterward, by solving Shrouding equations precisely we demonstrate when quantum dot is in a very strong coupling to cavity, rotate wave approximation is not reliable anymore. It means that if coupling constant gets comparable to cavity mode frequency then the prevalent approach to solve this Hamiltonian will not be correct.... 

In this project, we were intended to study the ultra-strong coupling in optical waveguides. Hence, we analyze the interaction of an electromagnetic wave with a quantum well embedded in a dielectric slab waveguide. First, we designed a QW with and alloys, which the energy of its electron-heavy holes transition is . By exploiting the envelope function approximation, we derived the wavefunction of electrons and holes, their eigen-energies, and the dipole moment of electon-holes. For finding the wavefunction of holes and their eigen-energies, we used the Luttinger Hamiltonian. Next, we calculated the electrical susceptibility of a three level quantum system (as a model for QW), by using... 

Cavity Quantum Electro-Dynamics (CQED) in Weak, Strong and Ultra-Strong coupling Regimes are studied. A MATLAB m-file is written which is able to solve any arbitrary CQED configuration. This program demands input data such as number of Quantum Dots, number of energy levels of each Quantum Dot, energies of each energy level of Quantum Dots, Number of cavity modes, eign-frequency of each cavity mode, coupling constant, dipole strength of each allowed transition of Quantum Dots and initial state of system from user and begins to solve the Schrodinger equation for annihilation and atomic ladder operators. In addition, coefficients of each possible ket will be calculated. Since, any approximation... 

Thin Walled Beams are widely used in engineering applications with the minimum weight design criteria, ranging from civil to aerospace and many other industrial fields. The weight reduction of the beam leads to importance of the dynamic behavior of the structure. Frequently used thin walled beams have low torsional stiffness and their torsional deformations may be of such magnitudes that it is not adequate to treat the angles of cross section rotation as small. When the vibration amplitudes are moderate or large, the geometric nonlinearity must be included and some new phenomena which do not exist in linear torsional dynamic come into play. Unfortunately, the equations of motion of nonlinear... 

In the recent years, photonic crystal (PhC) devices vastly have been paid attention due to their ignorable loss, very low group velocity, flexibility in shape and dimension.In this thesis a PhC coupled cavity ring known as superresonator is introduced and its properties and applications is studied. Also modes of the structure are extracted through both coupled-resonator model and FDTD method, and two of its application is described and studied. Add-drop filter is one of the essential devices in WDM systems. First, an application of superresonator in designing add-drop filters is explained and a novel filter based on the superresonator is introduced and analyzed by FDTD and coupled mode... 

By considering previous experiments undertaken in our laboratory on O2Nx (x=2,3) azacrown complexes with [60]fullerene, it was found that factors such as the macroring size, type and number of the donors groups in these macrocyclic ligands had significant effects on their selectivity towards [60]fullerene complexation. In this research, three N2O2N–azacrown macrocyclic ligand having uniform distribution of nitrogen atoms in macroring was synthesized using direct synthesis and high dilution method. The products were characterized applying 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy as well as elemental analysis. Interaction of these ligands with [60]fullerene and Cu(II) were monitored by UV-vis spectroscopy... 

The seasonal fluctuations in economics variables relate to the different behavior of economic agents across different seasons. In past, seasonality has been viewed as a redundant feature that needs to be removed from data before economic analysis. From 1988, modeling seasonality has become the major concern of many economists; moreover, it was seen that many economic analysis and forecasts could be flawed if seasonality is ignored. In the present research, periodic times series approach is used for the first time in modeling the seasonality feature of the housing market. Regarding the importance of the housing sector in economy from micro and macroeconomic points of view, using a more... 

During the last 5 decades, the operation of scramjet engines has not been without limitations and technical challenges; i.e., the start-up speed of the engine. Conventional scramjet engines do not have the ability to start from a standstill and even at a flight Mach lower than 5. Therefore, reducing the start-up speed of the scramjet engine is not only very attractive in terms of operation but it will also reduce many technical challenges. The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the flight speed to start the scramjet engine and the requirements to achieve it. In this regard, first by examining the quasi-one-dimensional equations of gas dynamics, the effect of the static...