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We develop an uncertainty analysis that captures the dominant sources of measurement error in state-of-the-art rectangular-waveguide vector-network-analyzer measurements over the frequency range 500 GHz 750 GHz. We use the analysis to assess thru-reflect
In this report we describe a test bed designed to assess the vulnerabilities of security microcontrollers to electromagnetic monitoring, and use the test bed to show that it is indeed possible to gather more local information from electromagnetic
Sung Kim, Christopher L. Holloway, James R. Baker-Jarvis, Edward Kuester, Kendra L. Kimberly
In this paper, we present the extraction for effective material parameters for a metamaterial from TE or TM waveguide measurements with generalized sheet transition conditions (GSTCs) used to provide electric and magnetic surface susceptibilities that
This paper gives an overview of measurement techniques used in the THz region of the electromagnetic spectrum, from about 100 GHz to several THz. Currently available components necessary for THz metrology, such as sources, detectors and passives, are
Ryan J. Pirkl, John M. Ladbury, Catherine A. Remley
Synthetic aperture measurements of a reverberation chamber's unstirred wireless channel are used to compare the observed power, time-of-arrival, and angle-of-arrival of unstirred multipath components to that predicted by ray/image theory for a rectangular
Christopher L. Holloway, Colton R. Dunlap, John M. Ladbury, Joshua A. Gordon, Jason B. Coder, Galen H. Koepke
In the following we propose a technique for determining the shielding effectiveness (SE) an electrically small enclosure. In particular, we use this technique to explore the shielding characteristics of a rectangular box used to shield a satellite based
Joseph T. Hodges, David A. Long, Daniel K. Havey, S. S. Yu, M Okumura, Charles E. Miller
Frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy (FS-CRDS) was employed to measure over 100 transitions in the R-branch of the b1Σg+←X3Σg-(0,0) band for the rare O2 isotopologues. The use of 17O- and 18O-enriched mixtures allowed for line positions to be
Galen H. Koepke, John M. Ladbury, Dennis G. Camell, Jason B. Coder, Chriss A. Grosvenor, Randy Direen, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri
We describe in this report (Technical Note) an extensive electromagnetic evaluation of a unique test facility designed and built by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Space Power Facility is presumed to be the worlds largest
Thomas M. Wallis, Dazhen Gu, Atif A. Imtiaz, Pavel Kabos, Paul T. Blanchard, Norman A. Sanford, Kristine A. Bertness, Christpher Smith
The electrical response of two-port., photoconductive GaN nanowire devices was measured from 50 MHz to 33 GHz. The admittance of individual contacted nanowires showed an increase on the order of 10% throughout the measured frequency range after exposure to
The millimeter and submillimeter frequency ranges are becoming very important to todays electronics, security and communication industries. NIST has undertaken a research program to aggressively pursue this area. This paper will cover the millimeter
Erich N. Grossman, Jonathan D. Chisum, Zoya Popovic
This article describes the theory and design of an ultra-low noise electronic readout circuit for use with room temperature video-rate terahertz imaging arrays. First, the noise characteristics of various imaging detectors, including low resistance
Joseph T. Hodges, A. Cygan, Piotr Maslowski, Katarzyna E. Bielska, S. Wojtewicz, J. Domyslawska, Hisashi Abe, R.S. Trawinski, R. Ciurylo
We describe a high sensitivity and high spectral resolution laser absorption spectrometer based upon the frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy (FS-CRDS) technique. We used the Pound-Drever-Hall (PDH) method to lock the probe laser to the high
Najib Cheggour, Theodore C. Stauffer, Loren F. Goodrich, L. R. Motowidlo, J Distin, P. J. Lee, David C. Larbalestier, A. K. Ghosh
Previous studies on V3Ga assert its suitability for use in proposed fusion reactors. V3Ga may outperform Nb3Sn in a fusion reactor environment based on its relatively flat critical-current profile in the 15 T- 20 T range, resilience to applied strain, and
Najib Cheggour, X Peng, E Gregory, M Tomsic, M D. Sumption, A. K. Ghosh, Xifeng Lu, Theodore C. Stauffer, Loren F. Goodrich, Jolene D. Splett
AbstractA tubular technique for economical production of Nb3Sn material with large numbers of subelements is being explored by Supergenics I LLC and Hyper Tech Research Inc. The number of subelements was increased to 919 (744 subelements plus 175 Cu
Sung Kim, Edward E. Kuester, Christopher L. Holloway, James R. Baker-Jarvis, Aaron D. Scher
This paper presents a method for the determination of the effective electromagnetic parameters of a metamaterial, taking boundary effects at the interfaces between a conventional material and metamaterial into account. In the technique presented here
The high frequency conductivity of thin metallic and graphitic nano-films attracts interest due to many potential applications in spin electronics, electromagnetic shielding, flexible antennas, displays, and solar cells. The surface morphology of thin
Joshua A. Gordon, Christopher L. Holloway, James C. Booth, James R. Baker-Jarvis, David R. Novotny, Sung Kim, Yu Y. Wang
In this paper we demonstrate tunability of a metafilm, which is the two-dimensional equivalent of a metamaterial, also referred to as a metasurface, by changing the permittivity in a micro-fluidic channel that interacts with the metafilm. Numerical
There are several core areas that are covered by the NIST microwave metrology services. These include thermal noise, power, scattering-parameters (s-parameters), field strength and antenna parameters. The rapid change in technology and the current economic
Several core areas are covered by the NIST microwave metrology services. These include thermal noise, power, scattering-parameter (s-parameters), field strength and antenna parameters. The rapid change in technology and the current economic conditions have
There are several core areas that are covered by the NIST microwave metrology services. These include thermal noise, power, scattering-parameters (s-parameters), field strength and antenna parameters. The rapid change in technology and the current economic
SangHyun S. Lim, Thomas M. Wallis, Atif A. Imtiaz, Dazhen Gu, Pavel Kabos, Pavol Krivosik
We compared three electrical detection techniques; differential resistance (dV/dI), RF/microwave transmission, and spin rectification measurements for magnetization dynamics in individual patterned sub-micron structures. Different electrical techniques
This paper describes the ARFTG scattering parameter Measurement Comparison Program (MCP) which is supported by NIST. The ARFTG MCP is designed specifically to allow users of vector network analyzers to compare their measurements to those of their peers
James C. Booth, Nathan D. Orloff, Jordi Mateu, Michael D. Janezic, Matthew Rinehart, James A. Beall
We describe the design, fabrication, and evaluation of a new on-wafer measurement platform for the rapid, quantitative determination of the complex permittivity of nL fluid volumes over the frequency range from 10 MHz - 40 GHz. Our measurement platform
James C. Booth, Nathan D. Orloff, Jordi Mateu, James A. Beall, Matthew Rinehart
We describe the design, fabrication, and evaluation of a new on-wafer measurement platform for the rapid, quantitative determination of the complex permittivity of nL fluid volumes over the frequency range from 10 MHz - 40 GHz. Our measurement platform
Randy Direen, David R. Novotny, Katherine MacReynolds
Images are constructed from data collected with a near- eld planar scannar and a network analyzer. Data are collected at millimeter-wave frequencies. This imaging system is used to image both metal and nonmetal objects.