of PhD thesis In this thesis report, both fiber Bragg grating (FBG) photo-inscriptions in polymer optical fibers (POFs) and their sensing applications are discussed. During my thesis work, only poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) POFs were used. They were manufactured at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They are characterized by a core diameter of 8.2 μm and a cladding diameter of 150 μm. The...

Abstract This article publishes a royal inscription preserved on clay tablet housed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums. The inscription, which was intended for display stele, commemorates grant of tax exemptions to nine Babylonian cities and presents protagonist as second Ḫammu-rāpi. name titulary king question are not preserved, attribution is accordingly uncertain. Following Jean-Vincent ...