Electronics research at the University of Texas at Austin

This report summarizes progress on projects carried out at the Electronics Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin and which were supported by the Joint Services Electronics Program. In the area of Information Electronics progress is reported for projects involving: (1) nonlinear estimation and detection, (2) electronic time-variant signal processing, and (3) digital time series analysis with applications to nonlinear wave phenomena. In the Solid State Electronics area recent findings in: (1) solid state interface reactions and instabilities, (2) electronic properties and structure of metal silicides and interfaces, and (3) implantation and interface properties of InP and related compounds are described. In the Quantum Electronics area progress is presented for the following projects: (1) quantum effects in laser induced damage, (2) nonlinear Raman scattering from molecular ions and (3) nonlinear optical interactions. In the Electromagnetics area progress in guided waves in composite structures is summarized.