We review femtosecond laser-direct write inscription of guided wave structures in bulk glass and discuss our recent demonstrations of a range of 2and 3-D photonic devices using this technique. Figure 1: Schematic of the perpendicular writing method used to inscribe waveguides in bulk glass. The components are A: 150fs Ti:Sapphire laser, B: in-line camera, C: variable slit for beam shaping, D: 2...

in expecting much from their joint labours. The work before us is divided into two portions, the first embracing the history, classification, statistics of insanity, is from the pen of Dr. Tuke; the remaining chapters, which treat of the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of mental disorders, are by Dr. Bucknill. Our space will not allow us to do more than briefly refer to some of the more imp...

Matsad is a structure editor designed to facilitate the writing of documents of a mathematical nature. The principal element of Matsad is a system for deening and using \stencils" which deene the visual and logical structure of notational elements in a document. This paper overviews the main features of the editor from a user's viewpoint. Particular attention is given to a discussion of the pri...

We introduce a corpus of science journalism articles, categorized in three levels of writing quality.1 The corpus fulfills a glaring need for realistic data on which applications concerned with predicting text quality can be developed and evaluated. In this article we describe how we identified, guided by the judgements of renowned journalists, samples of excellent, very good and typical writin...

mass production and industrial organisation is neglecting its greatest resource?gifted children and young people. It is interesting that the concept of "gifted" which guided the collection and analysis of material during the two years' research which preceded the publication of the book, was deliberately not confined to the kind of brilliance revealed by intelligence testing, and that considera...

UNLABELLED Aim & Objectives: Developing a tactful paper writing skill, through delivery and depiction of the necessary expressions required for in standard or superior essay writing. Understanding relevance and tact of theoretical expression in exam paper writing Learning Indices of standard or quality theory/essay answer (SAQ/LAQ). Applying knowledge and skill gained through these theory writi...