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Optical Trapping of Gold Nanoshells Near Resonance
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2011 We explore the enhancement of optical trapping forces arising from optical confinement near resonance adsorption. Gold nanoshells, particles with … more
Nonlinear Optics and Non-classical Light
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2011 Nonlinear optics provides a way to generate light with different frequencies and different quantum statistical properties. We have developed a … more
Multi-Photon Laser Cooling
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2011 Laser cooling of atoms is a powerful and widely used tool in atomic physics. Traditional laser cooling relies primarily on the mechanical effect of … more
Spinor Condensates and Ultracold Collisions
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2011 Interactions between cold atoms can provide us with the means to manipulate matter on the smallest scales. Collisions between laser-cooled atoms, … more
Improved quantitative medical CT imaging
Last Updated Date: 10/03/2011 Develop precision calibration standards for accurate determination of feature sizes in computed tomography images, to improve reliability of … more
NIST Calibration of SDO/EVE/ESP Rocket Instrument
Last Updated Date: 10/03/2011 NASA launched the Solar Dynamics Observatory ( SDO ) satellite on 11 Feb 2010 on a mission to study the sun. The EUV Variability Experiment ( EVE … more
Terahertz Imaging and Sources
Last Updated Date: 10/03/2011 Imaging in the terahertz frequency range enables the detection of concealed weapons and other contraband (e.g., explosives under clothing) without … more
Neutron Source Strength Calibrations
Last Updated Date: 04/14/2011 The neutron source calibration facility operated by NIST is a world-class calibration laboratory providing neutron source calibration … more
OOF: Finite Element Analysis of Microstructures
Last Updated Date: 02/17/2011 The OOF project seeks to provide flexible software for finite-element modeling the behavior of real microstructures, with meshes derived from … more
International System of Units (SI)
Last Updated Date: 01/13/2011 The International System of Units (SI) provides definitions of units of measurement that are widely accepted in science and technology and which … more
Diffraction effects in radiometry
Last Updated Date: 01/12/2011 We want to quantify the breakdown of geometrical optics when computing the throughput of optical systems for the purpose of calculating … more
NIST Calibrations of a Miniature X-Ray Source Used for Electronic Brachytherapy
Last Updated Date: 11/18/2010 A new laboratory dedicated to establishing a national primary air-kerma rate standard for Xoft's AXXENT™ miniature x-ray source has … more
Advanced Linear and Nonlinear Optical Metrology in support of next-generation Lithography
Last Updated Date: 11/09/2010 High precision linear and nonlinear optics of next-generation lithographic techniques is measured and characterized to enable these technologies. more
Fabry-Perot displacement interferometry
Last Updated Date: 10/20/2010 High-resolution Fabry-Perot interferometry is being developed and employed for mechanical displacement metrology, linking optical measurements to … more
Fabrication and Metrology of Novel Magnetic Tunnel Junctions in the Ultra-thin Barrier Limit
Last Updated Date: 10/20/2010 Magnetic tunnel junctions, nanostructured by highly charged ions, are being probed and characterized to establish the foundation for novel … more |
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