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Igor Vayshenker, David J. Livigni, Xiaoyu X. Li, John H. Lehman
We discuss the results of optical fiber power meter (OFPM) measurements at 1310 and 1550 nm made by NIST and seven national measurement institutes (NMIs). We
Christopher L. Cromer, Xiaoyu X. Li, John H. Lehman, Marla L. Dowell
We describe a novel flowing water power meter (FWOPM) for high-power laser radiometry in the range of 50 W to 10 kW. The FWOPM has several design features; a
Karl Hobart, Eugene Imhoff, F. J. Kub, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Tam H. Duong, Jose M. Ortiz, Sei-Hyung Ryu, David Grider, Scott G. Leslie, Jerry Sherbondy, B Ray
Daniel G. Kuester, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Zoya Popovic
Trends in tag development since the introduction of the ISO 18000-6C and EPC Global standards are investigated empirically with measurements of power harvesting
Jiann Yang, William M. Pitts, Marco Fernandez, Kuldeep Prasad
An experimental apparatus, which was based on the ¿-scale garage previously used for studying helium release and dispersion in our laboratory, was used to
Svenja A. Knappe, Rahul R. Mhaskar, Jan Preusser, John E. Kitching, Lutz Trahms, Tillman H. Sander
We describe a portable 4-channel array of chip-scale atomic magnetometers in a flexible flying-lead configuration. These microfabricated, uncooled sensors with
Kevin O. Douglass, Stephen E. Maxwell, David F. Plusquellic, Joseph T. Hodges, Roger D. van Zee, Daniel V. Samarov, James R. Whetstone
Our goal is to develop and characterize optical measurement technology to enable accurate quantification of greenhouse-gas emissions to meet the needs of
Due to ultra-low power communication, BAN is most likely a victim system. Interference from other BANs or other coexisting wireless communication systems may be
We experimentally verify for the first time that random telegraph noise (RTN) in ultra-scaled MOSFETs is related to the inversion charge density in the channel
Jason T. Ryan, Lan Wei, Jason P. Campbell, Richard G. Southwick, Kin P. Cheung, Anthony Oates, John S. Suehle, Phillip Wong
Meeting reliability requirements is an increasingly more difficult challenge with each generation of CMOS technology. The disconnection between conventional one
Julien M. Amelot, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Clement Vasseur, Jeffrey Fletcher, Dhananjay Anand, James Moyne
The numerous time synchronization performance requirements in the Smart Grid entails the need for a set of common metrics and test methods to verify the ability
Emile L. Morse, Celeste L. Paul, Aiping L. Zhang, Yee-Yin Choong, Mary F. Theofanos
A field study of 24 participants over 10 weeks explored user behavior and perception in a smartcard authentication system. Ethnographic methods used to collect
The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of the filler dispersion of nano-TiO2 in polymeric coatings on the surface morphology evolution of
In this paper, an energy-efficient strategy is proposed for tracking a moving target in a mobile sensor network. The energy expenditure of the sensors in the
Uwe Arp, Charles W. Clark, Lu Deng, Nadir S. Faradzhev, Alex P. Farrell, Mitchell L. Furst, Steven E. Grantham, Edward W. Hagley, Shannon B. Hill, Thomas B. Lucatorto, Ping-Shine Shaw, Charles S. Tarrio, Robert E. Vest
The calculability of synchrotron radiation (SR) makes electron storage rings wonderful light sources for radiometry. The broadband nature of SR allows coverage
Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Jae H. Lee, Paul W. Witherell, Prabir Sarkar, Sudarsan Rachuri
Standards are developed and introduced in the market to meet the needs of specific domains. Developed by experts within a particular domain, the modeling
Guodong Shao, Alexander Brodsky, Jorge Arinez , Daniel A. Menasce , Paul Ammann
A growing number of manufacturing industries are initiating efforts to address sustainability issues. According to the National Association of Manufacturers
Yong Sik Kim, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Satyandra K. Gupta
Building a two degree-of-freedom (2 DOF) MEMS nanopositioner with decoupled X-Y motion has been a challenge in nanopositioner design. In this paper a novel
Advanced and intelligent systems within the manufacturing, military, homeland security, and automotive fields are constantly under development or improvement
Business objects, as proposed for inclusion in the ISO 10303 family of industrial data standards developed in ISO TC 184/SC4 (SC4), are a layer over the ISO
In this paper, we identify five main obstacles in the development of an industry-ready application of semantic knowledge management systems and discuss how each
The use of the DAD methodology in conjunction with multiple wind climatological databases was developed in this study to estimate peak wind effects induced by
A detached eddy simulation (DES) study was conducted on oscillating flow around a yawed circular cylinder at Re = 1.4×105 to investigate how the oscillating
Process intermittent measurements of parts fabricated by additive manufacturing (AM) can enable both in-process improvement and characterization of parts'
Data exchange specifications not only must be broad and general to achieve acceptance, but also must be customizable in a controlled and interoperable manner to
Mark B. Campanelli, Jonatan K. Berglund, Sudarsan Rachuri
Sustainable manufacturing (SM) concerns the manufacture of products with regard to environmental, social, and economic impacts over the entire life cycle. With
Paul W. Witherell, Prabir Sarkar, Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Jae H. Lee, Sudarsan Rachuri
Standards and regulations have become an important part of todays society. Organizational and geographical dispersions of standards often create situations
Various theories beyond the Standard Model predict new particles with masses in the sub-eV range with very weak couplings to ordinary matter. A P-odd, T-odd
Building and space ventilation rates are primary determinants of indoor pollutant levels and occupant exposures, and the impacts of ventilation on health and