Acknowledgements

SG thanks his wife Sudeshna for all the support she provided during the writing of this book and without which it could not be written. It was a labor of love for him but meant considerable sacrifice on her part. SG also thanks his many teachers and colleagues who taught and helped him along in his career, especially Prof. Joel Falk at University of Pittsburgh, Prof. Martin Gundersen at the University of Southern California, and Profs. Eric W. Van Stryland and M.J. Soileau at the University of Central Florida. He also thanks Jonathan Slagle at Wright Patterson Air Force Base for helping him with MATLAB programming.

LG thanks his wife Trina and children Joshua, Connor, Ian and Noah for their love and support. LG also thanks ...

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