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Electronics

Optoelectronics

News and Updates

nanophotonic resonators

What Laser Color Do You Like?

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have developed a microchip technology that can convert

Projects and Programs

Upper: tilt view of hexagonal array of 100-plus nanowires with 100 nm spacing; lower: electroluminescence spectra of GaN LED array showing increasing luminescence with increasing current and peak at 380 nm

GaN Nanowire Growth

GaN nanowires grown by catalyst-free molecular beam epitaxy have the unique property that most nanowires are completely free of crystalline defects. This

Waveform Metrology Project

Today's economy relies on high-speed communications that ride fiber-optic networks, and CTL physicists play a crucial role in providing the means to test the

Publications

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

Awards