Physics & Astronomy: Recent submissions
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Generation and characterisation of ultrashort diode laser pulses
(University of St Andrews, 2002-02-08) - ThesisThis thesis is concerned with the development of a compact diode laser source of picosecond optical pulses having enhanced average powers. This is realised by the application of a large amplitude sinusoidal modulation ... -
Advanced 3D Monte Carlo algorithms for biophotonic and medical applications
(University of St Andrews, 2020-07-27) - ThesisThe Monte Carlo radiation transfer (MCRT) method can simulate the transport of light through turbid media. MCRT allows the modelling of multiple anisotropic scattering events, as well as a range of microphysics such as ... -
Mapping galaxy components with kinematics : dynamical models with stellar and gaseous kinematics
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-01) - ThesisMapping galaxy mass distribution is an important means of understanding galaxy morphology and the nature of dark matter haloes, and therefore build up our knowledge of galaxy formation and evolution. Analytical and ... -
Nonlinear optical eigenmodes : perturbative approach for classical fields and single photons
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-01) - ThesisIn linear optics, the concept of a mode or eigenmode is well established. Often these modes correspond to a set of fields that are mutually orthogonal with intensity profiles that are invariant as they propagate through a ... -
Agile quantum cryptography and non-classical state generation
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-01) - ThesisIn the first half of this Thesis, we introduce a framework of “quantum cryptographic agility,” which allows for a resource-efficient swap of an underlying cryptographic protocol. Specifically, we introduce several schemes ...