Writing Samples -- Technical Overviews

Listed below are a few of the technical review papers that I have written over the years. They contain overviews of the literature or detailed derivation of some known results in electromagnetics and materials. These papers may be displayed or downloaded in .pdf format. A free .pdf reader is available from the Adobe website.

Carrier Screening  .pdf

A discussion of the screening of Coulomb potentials in semiconductors by mobile charge carriers with reference made to various articles from the literature.

Behavior of Metals at Optical Frequencies  .pdf

The characteristics of metals when illuminated by electromagnetic radiation in the optical (visible) range are discussed. Several key theories, ranging from simple to complex, are summarized.

Obtaining Integral Equations for Scattering Problems  .pdf

The integral equations for solving problems involving electromagnetic scattering are derived.

Charge-Coupled Devices for Visible and IR Imaging  .pdf

Charge-coupled device technology is summarized at a moderately technical level with a focus on visible and infrared light. Application to the digital camera is also discussed. The article is presented in IEEE format.