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List of ContributorsPrefaceChapter 1 Infrared Optoacoustics I. Introduction II. Optoacoustics and Infrared Fourier Spectroscopy III. Optoacoustics and Optically Pumped Far-Infrared Gas Lasers IV. Remote Optoacoustic Detection: Photothermal Infrared Radiometry V. Future Trends in Infrared Optoacoustics ReferencesChapter 2 Theory on Distributed Feedback Lasers with Weak and Strong Modulations I. Introduction II. Wave Equation III. Infinite DFB Structures IV. Semi-Infinite DFB Structures V. Finite DFB Structures VI. Conclusions Appendix A: Identities of Reflection and Transmission Coefficients Appendix B: Derivation of the Resonance Condition ReferencesChapter 3 Freestanding Fine-Wire Grids for Use in Millimeter and Submillimeter-Wave Spectroscopy I. Introduction II. Theories of Scattering III. Construction of Wire Grids IV. Comparison of Calculated and Measured Performance V. Applications VI. Future Developments Appendix: Calculated Characteristic Curves for Grid Performance in Various Configurations ReferencesChapter 4 Mean Distance between Impurity Ions in Solid-State Devices, Signal Vectors in Communication Theory, and Stars in the Solar Neighborhood I. Introduction II. Probability Calculation III. Monte Carlo Method IV. Spacing of Impurities in Solid-State Devices V. Application to Communication Theory VI. Application to Stellar Statistics VII. Conclusions Appendix A: The lth Nearest Neighbor in an M-Dimensional Space Appendix B: "NEWSTAR3" Appendix C: "NEIGHBORS7" ReferencesChapter 5 Population Inversion and Far-Infrared Emission of Hot Electrons in Semiconductors I. Introduction II. Bulk Ballistic Heating and Population Inversion of Hot Carriers in Semiconductors III. Processes of FIR Emission by Hot Carriers IV. Investigation of Hot Carriers in Germanium by Spontaneous FIR Emission V. Tunable Stimulated Millimeter and FIR Emission by Hot Carriers in Germanium VI. Hot-Electron Intervalley Transfer and Submillimeter Waves VII. Concluding Remarks ReferencesChapter 6 Far-Infrared Optical Properties of Quenched Germanium I. Introduction II. Acceptor in Germanium III. Photothermal Ionization Spectroscopy IV. Sample Preparation and Results of Hall-Effect Measurement V. Far-Infrared Optical Properties VI. Model VII. Application VIII. Summary and Conclusion ReferencesIndex