PASREG 2003: International workshop on processing and applications of superconducting (RE)BCO large grain materials

This issue of Superconductor Science and Technology is edited by Murakami, M., Cardwell, D.A., Salama, K., Krabbes, G., Habisreuther, T. and Gawalek, W. It contains 42 selected papers from the PASREG 2003 international workshop, held in Jena, Germany, 30 June - 2 July 2003. The workshop was organised by the Institut fur Physikalische Hochtechnologie, Jena, Germany and was the fourth in the series of workshops first held in Cambridge, UK, in 1997.

Picosecond pulse source for OTDM/WDM applications based on arrayed waveguide grating

A novel technique for high quality femtosecond pulse generation from a gain-switched laser diode by means of pulse compression and transformation in a compact nonlinear fiber device, based on a dispersion-imbalanced fiber loop mirror (DILM) is demonstrated. This source allows the generation of extremely high quality pulses as short as 270 fs on demand with strong suppression of pulse pedestals. Spectral filtering in arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) converts the device into a compact multiwavelength source of high-quality picosecond pulses for optical time division multiplexing/wavelength division multiplexing applications.

Traceability applications based on Discovery Services

RFID, in its different forms, but especially following EPCglobal standards, has become a key enabling technology for many applications. An essential component to develop track and trace applications in a complex multi-vendor scenario are the Discovery Services. Although they are already envisaged as part of the EPCglobal network architecture, the functional definition and standardization of the Discovery Service is still at a very early stage. Within the scope of the BRIDGE project, a specification for the interfaces of Discovery Services has been developed, together with a prototype to validate the design and different models to enhance supply-chain control through track and trace applications. © 2008 IEEE.

International Workshop on Fluid-Structure Interaction. Theory, Numerics and Applications

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