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Conferences

SIM Time and Frequency Comparison Network in Near Real Time

October 25, 2006

Author(s)

Jose M. Lopez, Michael A. Lombardi, Andrew N. Novick, Jean-Simon Boulanger, Raymond Pelletier, Carlos Donado

A network for time and frequency comparisons within the Inter-American Metrology System (SIM) has been developed. The SIM time and frequency network uses the...

High-Frequency Metrology at NIST: Current Programs and New Directions

October 25, 2006

Author(s)

Dennis S. Friday, Ronald A. Ginley

We provide an overview of the current state of high-frequency and microwave metrology programs at NIST, as well as a discussion of recent changes, emerging...

Modeling MEMS Microhotplate Structures With SystemC

October 25, 2006

Author(s)

Ankush Varma, Muhammad Afridi, Akin Akturk, Paul Klein, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Bruce Jacob

Designers of SoCs with non-digital components, such as analog or MEMS devices, can currently use highlevel system design languages, such as SystemC, to model...

Comparing LORAN Timing Capability to Industrial Requirements

October 23, 2006

Author(s)

Michael A. Lombardi

The telecommunications and electric power industries both operate systems that depend upon precise time synchronization or frequency control. These systems...

Adaptive Channel Scanning for IEEE 802.16e

October 23, 2006

Author(s)

Richard A. Rouil, Nada T. Golmie

In this article we propose an adaptive algorithm that determines the duration and frequency of channel scanning in order to facilitate the discovery of...

Transverse Stress Measured by Four-Polarization-State Frequency Domain Interferometry at High-Spatial Resolution

October 23, 2006

Author(s)

Robert J. Espejo, Shellee D. Dyer

We demonstrate a new method for measuring transverse stress with 11.8 υm spatial resolution in a fiber Bragg grating sensor, without the use of polarization...

Future Perspective of RF and Analog/Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Technologies for Mobile Communications

October 23, 2006

Author(s)

Bin Zhao, Herbert S. Bennett, Julio Costa, Peter Cottrell, Anthony A. Immorlica, Margaret Huang, Jan-Erik Mueller, Marco Racanelli, Hisashi Shichijo, Charles E. Weitzel

Radio frequency (RF) and analog/mixed-signal (AMS) integrated circuits (ICs) are key enabling components for mobile and wireless communications and their...

Diffuse Reflectance and Ambient Contrast Measurements Using a Sampling Sphere

October 20, 2006

Author(s)

Edward F. Kelley

Display performance under ambient conditions is as important for display characterization as are darkroom measurements. We review ambient-contrast measurements...

Overview of the TREC 2005 Robust Retrieval Track

October 16, 2006

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees

The robust retrieval track explores methods for improving the consistency of retrieval technology by focusing on poorly performing topics. The retrieval task in...

Overview of the TREC-2005 Enterprise Track

October 16, 2006

Author(s)

Nick Craswell, Arjen P. Vries, Ian Soboroff

The goal of the enterprise track it to conduct experiments with enterprise data-- intranet pages, email archives, document repositories -- that reflect the...

Wafer-Level Fabrication and Filling of Cesium-Vapor Resonance Cells for Chip-Scale Atomic Devices

October 15, 2006

Author(s)

Li-Anne Liew, John M. Moreland, V Gerginov

We describe the wafer-level fabrication of cesium vapor cells by evaporation and photolysis of cesium azide for chip-scale atomic devices. The advantage is that...

Spatial Probing of Traps in nMOSFET with ALD HfO2/SiO2 Stacks Using Low Frequency Noise Characteristics

October 15, 2006

Author(s)

Hao Xiong, John S. Suehle

Low frequency (LF) noise is studied in nMOSFET with various HfO2 dielectric or interfacial layer (IL) thickness and TiN as gate electrode material. LF noise...

Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS) 2006 Workshop: Summary and Review

October 13, 2006

Author(s)

Rajmohan Madhavan, Elena R. Messina

The Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS 2006) workshop was held during August 21-23, 2006 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Automatic Message Classification

October 11, 2006

Author(s)

Arthur Griesser

Rising automation means fewer humans, maintaining more equipment, which is exchanging more information. This information torrent is expected to increase even...

RF, Analog, and Mixed Signal Technologies for Communication ICs - An ITRS Perspective

October 10, 2006

Author(s)

Margaret Huang, Herbert S. Bennett, Julio Costa, Peter Cotrell, Anthony A. Immorlica, Jan-Erik Meuller, Charles E. Weitzel, Marco Racaneli, Hisashi Schichijo, Bin Zhao

The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductor (ITRS) Radio Frequency and Analog/Mixed-Signal (RF and AMS) Wireless Technology Working Group (TWG)...

Microfluidic-Directed Molecular Self-Assembly and Templating of Bio-Inspired Nanoparticles

October 7, 2006

Author(s)

Wyatt N. Vreeland, Jennifer S. Hong, Andreas Jahn, Srinivasa R. Raghavan, Laurie E. Locascio, Michael Gaitan

Applications of a 3D Range Camera Towards Healthcare Mobility Aids

October 3, 2006

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, Peter Russo, James S. Albus, Tsai Hong Hong, Rajmohan Madhavan

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently studied a new 3D range camera for use on mobile robots. These robots have potential...

Standard Product Models for Supporting Automated Erection of Structural Steelwork

October 3, 2006

Author(s)

Robert R. Lipman, Vineet Kamat

A piece of automation equipment such as a robotic crane for steel erection has no intrinsic knowledge of the process it automates. Thus, geometric and spatial...

Quantitative, Interactive Measurement of Tissue Engineering Scaffold Structure in an Immersive Visualization Environment

October 2, 2006

Author(s)

John G. Hagedorn, Joy P. Dunkers, Adele P. Peskin, John T. Kelso, Lori Henderson, Judith E. Terrill

We describe a software system that enables the measurement and analysis of tissue engineering scaffold materials from three dimensional images. Essential to...

Imaging and Spectroscopy at Terahertz Frequencies Using Hot Electron Bolometer Technology

October 2, 2006

Author(s)

Eyal Gerecht, Dazhen Gu, Fernando Rodriquez-Morales, Sigfrid Yngvesson

Imaging and spectroscopy at terahertz frequencies (defined roughly as 300 GHz-3 THz) have great potential for both healthcare and homeland security applications...

COMPARISON OF TEXTURE IN COPPER AND ALUMINUM THIN FILMS AS DETERMINED BY XRD AND EBSD

October 2, 2006

Author(s)

Jens Mueller, Davor Balzar, Roy H. Geiss, David T. Read, Robert Keller

Texture in materials has a large influence on many properties of thin films; it is customarily determined by neutron or X-ray diffraction by measuring pole...

Determination of Cross-Polarization Parameters in the Presence of Drift in Radar Cross Section Measurements

October 1, 2006

Author(s)

Lorant A. Muth

We use a rotating dihedral to determine the cross-polarization ratios of radar cross section measurement systems. Even a small amplitude drift can severely...

Simulation Prototypes for Incident Management Training

October 1, 2006

Author(s)

Guodong Shao, Charles R. McLean

First responders and incident management personnel need better training resources to prepare for future disasters. Live training exercises while valuable are...

Programmable Active Services for SIP

October 1, 2006

Author(s)

Jean Deruelle, Mudumbai Ranganathan, Douglas C. Montgomery

We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the...

RFID-Assisted Indoor Localization and Communication for First Responders

October 1, 2006

Author(s)

Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Michael H. Francis, Perry F. Wilson, Leonard E. Miller, Nelson Bryner, David Stroup, Luke Klien-Berndt

An indoor localization and communication project is described that proposes to use RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags, placed in the building beforehand...

Recent Advances in High-Voltage, High-Frequency Silicon-Carbide Power Device

October 1, 2006

Author(s)

Allen R. Hefner Jr., Ryu Sei-Hyung, Hull Brett, David W. Berning, Colleen E. Hood, Jose M. Ortiz-Rodriguez, Angel Rivera-Lopez, Tam H. Duong, Adwoa Akuffo, Madelaine H. Hernandez

The emergence of High-Voltage, High-Frequency (HV-HF) Silicon-Carbide (SiC) power devices is expected to revolutionize commercial and military power...

Three-Antenna Extrapolation Gain Measurement System at Millimeter Wave Frequencies

October 1, 2006

Author(s)

Katherine MacReynolds, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Michael H. Francis, Douglas T. Tamura

This paper describes the new tabletop millimeter wave extrapolation range which will provide on-axis gain services up to 110GHz. A discussion of the...

A Model-Driven Approach for Building OWL DL and OWL Full Ontologies

October 1, 2006

Author(s)

S Brockmans, R Colomb, P Haase, E Kendall, Evan K. Wallace, G Xie

This paper presents an approach for visually modeling OWL DL and OWL Full ontologies based on the well-established visual modeling language UML. We discuss a...

Unsupervised Anomaly Detection System Using Next-Generation Router Architecture

October 1, 2006

Author(s)

Richard A. Rouil, Nicolas Chevrollier, Nada T. Golmie

Unlike many intrusion detection systems that rely mostly on labeled training data, we propose a novel technique for anomaly detection based on unsupervised...

Generalized Test Bed for High-Voltage, High-Power SiC Device Characterization

October 1, 2006

Author(s)

David W. Berning, Allen R. Hefner Jr., J J. Rodriguez, Colleen E. Hood, Angel Rivera

A generalized 25 kV test bed developed to characterize high-voltage, high-power SiC devices is described. The test bed features containment of all high voltage...

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