Optoelectronics

News and Updates

Scientists Greatly Expand the Frequencies Generated by a Miniature Optical Ruler

February 23, 2022

Like a vocal coach who extends the octave range of an opera singer, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have expanded by

Hybrid Optical Device Captures Light for Longer Periods of Time in a Tiny Region

February 9, 2022

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have significantly improved the ability of a type of optical

Strobe Light for 5G: NIST Imaging System Spotlights the Tiny Mechanical Hearts at the Core of Every Cellphone

February 4, 2022

Inside every cellphone lies a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an essential role in

Projects and Programs

Femtosecond Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Materials

Ongoing

Condensed matter dynamics can evolve on a subpicosecond timescale, too fast to follow using many characterization techniques. We use femtosecond optical pulses

High-Power Laser Applications

Ongoing

High power lasers capable of continuous output powers ranging from hundreds of watts to tens-of-thousands of watts present exciting opportunities for rapid

Super-Continuum Laser Solar Simulator

Completed

This research leverages a new laser technology, the super-continuum laser, to produce a programmable solar simulator that can rapidly configure to match nearly

Fiber Sources and Applications Background Information

Ongoing

Optical frequency combs convert a laser source containing a single frequency of light into pulses that include thousands of frequencies. This project aims to

Publications

A pyroelectric detector-based method for low uncertainty spectral irradiance and radiance responsivity calibrations in the infrared using tunable lasers

April 4, 2022

Author(s)

Brian Alberding, John T. Woodward IV, Ping-Shine Shaw, Leonard Hanssen, Catherine Cooksey, Joseph P. Rice

The standard uncertainty of detector-based radiance and irradiance responsivity calibrations in the short-wave infrared (SWIR) traditionally has been limited to

Low-noise photon counting above 100 million counts per second with a high-efficiency reach-through single-photon avalanche diode system

March 29, 2021

Author(s)

Michael Wayne, Joshua Bienfang, Alan L. Migdall

We demonstrate a method that allows a high-efficiency single-photon-avalanche diode (SPAD) with a thick absorption region (> 10 µm) to count single photons at

Experimental comparison of performance monitoring using neural networks trained with parameters derived from delay-tap plots and eye diagrams

January 25, 2021

Author(s)

Jeffrey Jargon, Xiaoxia Wu, Chih-Ming Wang, Alan Willner

We experimentally demonstrate the use of artificial neural networks trained with parameters derived from both delay-tap plots and eye diagrams for multi

Unraveling the compositional heterogeneity and carrier dynamics of alkali cation doped 3D/2D perovskites with improved stability

December 11, 2020

Author(s)

Ming Chun Tang, Siyuan Zhang, Nhan V. Nguyen, Edwin J. Heilweil, Christina A. Hacker, Timothy J. Magnanelli, Thomas D. Anthopoulos

Preventing the degradation of hybrid perovskite by humid air remains a challenge for their future commercial utilization. 3D/2D perovskites with hierarchical

Software

On-Wafer Calibration Software

NIST Microwave Uncertainty Framework (Beta version) The NIST Microwave Uncertainty Framework provides a "drag-and-drop" toolkit for managing the calculation of

Tools and Instruments

Material Analysis Using Neutron Depth Profiling

Light elements such as helium, lithium, boron, and nitrogen are essential constituents in materials that enable energy technologies; lithium ion batteries

Optoelectronics

News and Updates

Scientists Greatly Expand the Frequencies Generated by a Miniature Optical Ruler

Hybrid Optical Device Captures Light for Longer Periods of Time in a Tiny Region

Strobe Light for 5G: NIST Imaging System Spotlights the Tiny Mechanical Hearts at the Core of Every Cellphone

Projects and Programs

Femtosecond Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Materials

High-Power Laser Applications

Super-Continuum Laser Solar Simulator

Fiber Sources and Applications Background Information

Publications

A pyroelectric detector-based method for low uncertainty spectral irradiance and radiance responsivity calibrations in the infrared using tunable lasers

Low-noise photon counting above 100 million counts per second with a high-efficiency reach-through single-photon avalanche diode system

Experimental comparison of performance monitoring using neural networks trained with parameters derived from delay-tap plots and eye diagrams

Unraveling the compositional heterogeneity and carrier dynamics of alkali cation doped 3D/2D perovskites with improved stability

Software

On-Wafer Calibration Software

Tools and Instruments

Material Analysis Using Neutron Depth Profiling

Awards

Sae Woo Nam Receives 2008 Arthur S. Flemming Award

Paul Boynton Receives 2008 William P. Slichter Award

Lehman, Cromer, and Li Receive 2008 FLC Technology Transfer Award

Igor Vayshenker Receives 2007 Allen V. Astin Award