Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics (eBook)

Cover 1
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 8
Preface 10
Future Contributions 12
Chapter 1. Scanning Nonlinear Dielectric Microscopy 16
I. Introduction 17
II. Principle and Theory for SNDM 18
III. Quantitative Measurement 32
IV. Higher-Order Nonlinear Dielectric Microscopy 45
V. Three-Dimensional Measurement Technique 52
VI. Application of SNDM Technique for High-Performance Ferroelectric Material and Devices 56
VII. Conclusion 69
References 70
Chapter 2. High-Order Accurate Methods in Time-Domain Computational Electromagnetics: A Review 74
I. Introduction 74
II. Maxwell’s Equations in the Time Domain 78
III. Case for High-Order Methods in Computational Electromagnetics 82
IV. High-Order Finite Difference Schemes 85
V. Spectral Methods 99
VI. High-Order Finite Volume Schemes 109
VII. Finite Element Schemes 112
VIII. Issues in Temporal Integration 128
IX. Conclusions and Outlook 130
References 132
Chapter 3. Prefiltering for Pattern Recognition Using Wavelet Transform and Neural Networks 140
I. Introduction 141
II. Introduction to Neural Networks 142
III. Introduction to Wavelet Transform 162
IV. Pattern Recognition Using Wavelet and Neural Network for Signal and Image Processing Applications 173
V. Wavelet Prefiltering Technique Applied to Handwriting Movement Analysis and Face Recognition 192
Appendix 214
References 216
Chapter 4. Electron Optics and Electron Microscopy: Conference Proceedings and Abstracts as Source Material 222
I. Introduction 224
II. International Congresses (ICEM) 229
III. Regional Congresses 232
IV. National Conferences 237
V. Thematic Meetings 341
VI. Acknowledgements 368
VII. Acronyms 373
References 376
Index 396