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Gordon A. Shaw

Publications

Milligram mass metrology using an electrostatic force balance

Author(s)
Gordon A. Shaw, Julian Stirling, John A. Kramar, Alexander D. Moses, Patrick J. Abbott, Richard L. Steiner, Andrew D. Koffman, Jon R. Pratt, Zeina J. Kubarych
Although mass is typically defined within the International System of Units (SI) at the Kilogram level, the pending redefinition of the SI provides an

Optomechanical Motion Sensors

Author(s)
Felipe Guzman, Oliver Gerberding, John T. Melcher, Julian Stirling, Jon R. Pratt, Gordon A. Shaw, Jacob M. Taylor
Compact optical cavities can be combined with motion sensors to yield unprecedented resolution and SI-traceability in areas such as acceleration sensing and
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Patents

This image of a chart titled "How does it work" that describes the optomechanical reference.

Optomechanical Reference

NIST Inventors
Jacob Taylor, Gordon A. Shaw, and
A mechanical sensor incorporating an optical cavity is used to provide a mass and/or force reference from a known or characterized circulating optical power in the optical cavity. The radiation pressure force in the optical cavity is used to actuate the mechanical sensor. The optical cavity in put
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Created October 9, 2019