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NIST has partnered with the private sector to develop the next-generation open-source control software for quantum information systems. NIST is a world leader
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NIST PML's Sources and Detectors Group has launched a new multikilowatt laser power measurement service capability for high-power lasers of the sort used by
An ultra-stable, ultra-thin bonding technology has been adapted by researchers in PML's Semiconductor and Dimensional Metrology Division for use as a super
NIST scientists have devised an experimental photon-detection system for communications with error rates far below even the most ideal conventional designs