A Dissertation submitted to the
Division of Research and Advanced Studies
of the University of Cincinnati
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
in the Department of Physics
of the College of Arts and Sciences
1997
by
Tai-Yin Huang
B.S., National Changhua University of Education, ROC, 1989
M.S., University of Cincinnati, 1993
Committee Chair: Professor Tai Fu Tuan