Conferences

High Frequency Input Impedance Characterization of Dielectric Films for Power-Ground Planes

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Jan Obrzut, O Anopchenko

Seeding Cells into Calcium Phosphate Cement

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Carl Simon Jr., Francis W. Wang

Round Robin Assessment of the Single Fiber Fragmentation Test

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

M J. Rich, L T. Drzal, Donald L. Hunston, Gale A. Holmes, Walter G. McDonough

Overview of the Radiometric Calibration of MOBY

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

D K. Clark, M Feinholz, M Yarbrough, B. Carol Johnson, Steven W. Brown, Y S. Kim, R Barnes

The Marine Optical Buoy (MOBY) provides values of water-leaving radiance for the calibration and validation of satellite ocean color instruments. Located in...

Challenges to Collaborative Tool Adoption in a Manufacturing Engineering Setting: A Case Study

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

T A. Finholt, E E. Wierba, Michelle P. Steves

This study examined a collaborative tool intervention within a geographically-distributed, engineering-design team in a large manufacturing company. Baseline...

Comparison of Rockwell Hardness B (HRB) Tests Using Steel and Tungsten Carbide Ball Indenters

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Li Ma, Samuel Low, Jun-Feng Song

Significant differences happened in Rockwell B hardness (HRB) tests using the 1.588 mm diameter ball indenters made by steel and tungsten carbide (WC). In this...

Damage Testing of Partial Reflectors for 157 nm Laser Calorimeters

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Holger Laabs, Richard D. Jones, Christopher L. Cromer, Marla L. Dowell, V. Liberman

We determined the damage thresholds and lifetimes of several materials using 157 and 193 nm excimer lasers and a beam profile technique similar to that...

New Developments in Excimer Laser Metrology at 157 nm

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Marla L. Dowell, Richard D. Jones, Holger Laabs, Christopher L. Cromer, R. Morton

We have constructed a prototype calorimeter that will serve as a primary standard for measurements of 157 nm excimer laser power and energy. The construction...

Comparison of AlGaAs oxidation in MBE and MOCVD grown samples

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Y Chen, Alexana Roshko, Kristine A. Bertness, Dennis W. Readey, Marc A. Mansfield, M. Tan, A. Tandon

Simultaneous wet thermal oxidation of MBE and MOCVD grown Al xGa 1-xAs layers showed that the epitaxial growth method does not influence the oxidation rate...

Passive and Active Characterization of Hybrid Glass Substrates for Telecommunication Applications

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Joseph S. Hayden, Robert D. Simpson, Samuel D. Conzone, Robert K. Hickernell, Berton Callicoatt, Alexana Roshko, Norman Sanford

Phosphate glasses have become increasingly popular for planar waveguide devices owing in part to the development of a number of different commercial...

TES Detector Noise Limited Readout Using SQUID Multiplexers

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Johannes G. Staguhn, C. A. Allen, D. J. Benford, James A. Chervenak, M. M. Freund, S. A. Khan, A. S. Kutyrev, S. H. Mosely, Rick A. Shafer, Steven Deiker, Erich N. Grossman, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, John M. Martinis, Sae Woo Nam, David A. Rudman, David A. Wollman

The availability of superconducting Transition Edge Sensors (TES) with large numbers of individual detector pixels requires multiplexers for efficient readout...

Fiber and Component Metrology for High-Speed Communications

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Tracy S. Clement, Paul D. Hale, Paul A. Williams

Increased data rates require improved measurements. We give specific guidance to avoid measurement pitfalls in two critical high data rate areas: Polarization...

Relative Group Delay Measurements with 0.3 ps Resolution: Toward 40 Gbit/s Component Metrology

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Tasshi Dennis, Paul A. Williams

We demonstrate relative group delay measurements on a molecular absorption line using a modulation phase shift technique yielding 0.3 ps resolution. Measured...

Broadband Noise on Supercontinuum Generated in Microstructure Fiber

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Kristan L. Corwin, Nathan R. Newbury, Sarah L. Gilbert, K Weber, Scott Diddams, Leo W. Hollberg, R Windeler

The broad supercontinuum generated by pumping highly nonlinear microstructure fiber with a femtosecond laser exhibits broadband amplitude noise. We...

Measurement of Heat Conduction through Metal Spheres

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Michael A. Lewis, Ray Radebaugh

This paper describes the results of the measurements of heat conduction through a bed of packed metal spheres. Spheres were packed in a fiberglass-epoxy...

High-resolution EDS Analysis of Ultra-Thin TaSiN Diffusion Barriers for Cu Metallization using Microcalorimetry

December 31, 2001

Author(s)

Robert E. Geer, D. Wu, David A. Wollman

The advent of microcalorimetry for x-ray detectors holds the promise for high-resolution compositional microanalysis applicable to nanometer-scale devices and...

Laser Range-, Color-, and Texture-based Classifiers for Segmenting Marginal Roads

December 7, 2001

Author(s)

C E. Rasmussen

We describe preliminary results on combining depth information from a laser range-finder and color and texture image cues to train classifiers to segment ill...

Detailed Chemical-Kinetic Modeling of Thermal-Agent Diluted Methane and Propane Flames Near Extinguishment

December 3, 2001

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Jiann Yang, Rodney Bryant, L G. Blevins

The use of halons for fire fighting is being phased out due to their deleterious effects on stratospheric ozone. This paper describes the findings of part of a...

Temperature Uncertainties for Bare-Bead and Aspirated Thermocouple Measurements in Fire Environments

December 3, 2001

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, E Braun, Richard D. Peacock, Henri E. Mitler, Erik L. Johnsson, Paul A. Reneke, L G. Blevins

Temperature measurements have been made for natural-gas and heptane fires in a reduced-scale enclosure using a variety of bare-bead and aspirated thermocouples...

Towards a Global Agenda for Fire Research

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

J E. Snell

The Forum for International Cooperation on Fire Research, FORUM, was established about 14 years ago as an informal organization to provide a means for sharing...

Integrating Sphere Sources for UV Exposure: A Novel Approach to the Artificial UV Weathering of Coatings, Plastics and Composites

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Joannie W. Chin, Walter E. Byrd, E Embree, Jonathan W. Martin

The primary method for obtaining laboratory weathering data for a wide range of commercial polymer products including coatings, textiles, elastomers, plastics...

Wide-Field X-Ray Microscopy with Kirkpatrick-Baez Optics

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Terrence J. Jach, S M. Durbin, A S. Bakulin, David S. Bright, C B. Stagarescu, G Srajer, D. Haskel, J Pedulla

Modern technology permits us to fabricate Kirkpatrick-Baez (KB) multilayer optics with performance close to the theoretical limit. We have constructed a KB...

Dispersion and Nucleating Effects of Clay Fillers in Nanocomposite Polymer Films

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

V Ferreiro, G Schmidt, Charles C. Han, Alamgir Karim

Nanocomposite polymeric materials offer unique properties such as mechanical, electrical, thermal, etc. Such property enhancements are induced not only by the...

Implementing Message Priority Policies Over an 802.11 Based Mobile Ad Hoc Network

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Leonard E. Miller, X Pallot

In a mobile ad hoc network (MANET) for military or emergency applications, it is required to give priority to certain messages or message sources. In this paper...

Video Transmission for Third Generation Mobile Communication Systems

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Hamid Gharavi

This paper presents a method of transmitting video over the cdma2000 mobile systems. In this method, the video bit-stream, after splitting, is transmitted via...

Distributed Sensor Processing Over an Ad Hoc Wireless Network: Simulation Framework and Performance Criteria

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

R E. Van Dyck, Leonard E. Miller

The evaluation of existing and future distributed sensor processing system concepts can be done well using simulation, provided that the simulation is faithful...

The Formation of Whiskers on Electroplated Tin

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Kil-Won Moon, Maureen E. Williams, C E. Johnson, Gery R. Stafford, C A. Handwerker, William J. Boettinger

ta is presented on the probability of whisker growth on as-grown tin (Sn) electrodeposits as a function of Cu concentration in the electrolye. A commercial...

Upgrades to the NIST/DARPA EUV Reflectometry Facility

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Charles S. Tarrio, Thomas B. Lucatorto, S Grantham, M B. Squires, Uwe Arp, Lu Deng

We have recently installed a new sample chamber at the NIST/DARPA EUV Reflectometry Facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The chamber...

NIST Databases on Atomic Spectra

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Daniel E. Kelleher, William C. Martin, Wolfgang L. Wiese, Jeffrey R. Fuhr, Arlene Musgrove, Karen J. Olsen, Peter J. Mohr, Joseph Reader, Jean E. Sansonetti, Larissa Podobedova

A summary of the contents and features of the National Institute of Standards and TEchnology (NIST) Atomic Spectra Database (ASD) and other published and...

Laser Range-, Color-, and Texture-Based Classifiers for Segmenting Marginal Roads

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

C E. Rasmussen

We describe preliminary results on combining depth information from a laser range-finder and color and texture image cues to train classifiers to segment ill...