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Standards

Calibration services

News and Updates

sound setup

Now Hear This!

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and built an optical device that could set a new standard for measuring

Projects and Programs

Wireless Systems Metrology

Ongoing
Imagine how much safer a fire fighter's job would be if it were possible for a robot to navigate in a burning building and locate those in need of assistance
HIP engines

Hyperspectral Image Projector (HIP)

Ongoing
Detecting climate data with remote sensing instruments, providing state-of-the-art surveillance imagery for security and defense, or getting the most out of

Publications

Tools and Instruments

SIRCUS setup

SIRCUS facility and uncertainties

The basic SIRCUS calibration setup is shown at the right. The output from a tunable laser is sent through an intensity stabilizer, then through a 'speckle

Awards