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Lucas Enright, Marzena Olszewska-Placha, Michael Hill, Say Phommakesone, Daisuke Kato, Charles Hill, Hanna Kahari, Chiawen Lee, Chang-Sheng Chen, Nate Orloff, Malgorzata Celuch, Urmi Ray
With growing interest in millimeter-wave (mmWave, 30 GHz – 300 GHz) technologies, researchers and manufacturers need standard reference materials and best
Updates may be one of the few tools consumers have to mitigate security and privacy vulnerabilities in smart home devices. However, little research has been
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is one of the primary U.S. national research facilities that hosts
Patrick Lenahan, Elias Frantz, Sean King, Mark Anders, Stephen Moxim, James P Ashton, Kenneth Myers, Michael Flatté, Nicholas Harmon
A relatively simple addition to many widely utilized semiconductor device characterization techniques can allow one to identify much of the atomic scale
The persistent (after exhaustive wafer cleaning) extrinsic breakdown distribution of thick gate oxides requires early breakdown mechanisms beyond the popular
GPSDCs are sensitive to their environment in many ways, and the susceptibility varies with different GPSDC designs. In the short term, temperature shocks can
Esther Baumann, Artur A. Chernovsky, Matthew Hoehler
Coherent laser detection and ranging is applied to capture 3D images of objects placed in or behind large fires. A ranging precision of 300 μm through natural
We propose a method for continuously compensating for the polarization state change of photons propagating in fibers. This technique operates at a single-photon
Wayne McKenzie, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Mark Morris, Gerald Baumgartner, Anouar Rahmouni, Paulina Kuo, Oliver T. Slattery, Bruce Crabill, Mheni Merzouki, Abdella Battou, Thomas Gerrits
We show sub-200 ps synchronization between quantum networks nodes that are separated by two 64 km deployed fiber links, providing a 128 km link architecture
Anouar Rahmouni, Paulina Kuo, Yicheng Shi, Jabir Marakkarakath Vadakkepurayil, Nijil Lal Cheriya Koyyottummal, Ivan Burenkov, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Mheni Merzouki, Abdella Battou, Sergey Polyakov, Oliver T. Slattery, Thomas Gerrits
We successfully demonstrated polarization entanglement distribution and classical time synchronization using a high-accuracy precision time protocol between two
Jasper Stroud, Kimberly Briggman, David Plusquellic
We demonstrate a THz imaging system using chirped pulses to acquire amplitude and phase information of various samples, enabling hyperspectral imaging and axial
We experimentally investigate using backward-wave spontaneous parametric downconversion for frequency translation, where spectral characteristics of the pump
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) require seamless integration of physical and computation components through communication networks. They often contain sub-systems
Laura Sinclair, Emily Caldwell, Jean-Daniel Deschenes, Hugo Bergeron, William C. Swann, Nathan Newbury
Frequency comb based optical time transfer can provide femtosecond-level timing which will support future clock networks. However, for long-distance terrestrial
Stephan Schlamminger, Leon Chao, Zane Comden, John-Edward Draganov, Thapelo Given Mametja
Many technologies contributed to the 2019 revision of the international system of units. Notable is a mechanical apparatus, the Kibble balance. It allows the
Aly Artusio-Glimpse, Christopher L. Holloway, Matt Simons, Nik Prajapati, Drew Rotunno, Samuel Berweger, Kaleb Campbell, Maitreyi Jayaseelan
Absolute electric field measurements present a "chicken-and-egg" situation where calibration of field probes relies on accurate knowledge of the field while
Christian Baumann, Steven P. Mates, Stephan Krall, Friedrich Bleicher
Carbon steels show complex strain hardening and dynamic strain aging effects under high plastic strains, high strain rates, high temperatures and high heating
Kwanseob Park, Yoon Sung Bae, Sang-Soo Choi, Martin Sohn
Fourier ptychographic microscopy (FPM) that has high space-bandwidth-product and phase imaging capability requires significant resolution enhancement in
Rick Candell, Karl Montgomery, Mohamed Hany, Susruth Sudhakaran, Dave Cavalcanti
Time-sensitive networking (TSN) is emerging as a viable means to achieving deterministic quality of service (QoS) communications within mission critical
Amaan Rahman, Mili Shah, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Ann Virts
Evaluation of exoskeleton performance benefts from standards to verify proper functionality and safety. Currently, there are limited evaluation methods for
Background: Patterning defect metrology requires data interpretation with classification, each well-suited to machine learning (ML). Defect classification
Olga Ridzel, Wataru Yamane, Ishiaka Mansaray, John S. Villarrubia
We are beginning projects to validate the physics models used for interpretation of electron microscopy images. In one, we will measure electron yields and
Global population growth and increasing resource scarcity are necessitating sustainable manufacturing and circular economy (CE) practices. These practices
Orienting an entire organization toward sound security practices is an important, but non-trivial undertaking. A starting point for many organizations is to
Felix Kim, Sarah Robinson, Nikolai Klimov, John Henry J. Scott
Various micro and nano-manufacturing techniques were investigated to create controlled flaws for X-ray computed tomography (XCT) phantoms. We explored the use
Daniel Wines, Kevin Garrity, Tian Xie, Kamal Choudhary
We developed a multi-step workflow for the discovery of next-generation conventional superconductors. 1) We started with a Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (BCS)