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On the scalability of parametric down-conversion for generating higher-order Fock states

October 18, 2018
Author(s)
Thomas Gerrits, Adriana Lita, Sae Woo Nam, Johannes Tiedau, Tim J. Bartley, Georg Harder, Christine Silberhorn
Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) is the most widely-used method to generate higher-order Fock states (n>2). Yet, a consistent performance analysis from fundamental principles is missing. Here we address this problem by analyzing state fidelity

Identifying spurious modes in RF-MEMS resonators using photoelastic imaging

January 21, 2018
Author(s)
Vikrant J. Gokhale, Jason J. Gorman
This paper reports the first use of dynamic photoelastic imaging for identifying in-plane vibration modes in high-frequency MEMS resonators. In a set of width-extensional mode resonators (WE-BARs), we map fundamental width-extensional modes and unwanted

Characterizing the thermal effects of High Energy Arc Faults

November 30, 2015
Author(s)
Anthony D. Putorti Jr., Nicholas Melly, Scott Bareham, Joseph E. Praydis
International and domestic operating experience involving High Energy Arc Faults (HEAF) in Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) electrical power systems have demonstrated the potential to cause extensive damage to electrical components and distribution systems along

Calibration-Kit Design for Millimeter-Wave Silicon Integrated Circuits

July 1, 2013
Author(s)
Dylan F. Williams, Phillip Corson, Sharma Jahnavi, Krishnaswamy Harish, Tai Wei, George Zacharias, Ricketts David, Watson Paul, Dacquay Eric, Voinigescu Sorin
… lines with meshed ground plane. We also develop a gold plating process that greatly improves contact repeatability, …

Broadband Emissivity Calibration of Highly Reflective Samples at Cryogenic Temperatures

October 15, 2012
Author(s)
Solomon I. Woods, Timothy M. Jung, Greg Ly, Simon G. Kaplan, Jie Yu
We have developed a technique for calibrating the broadband optical emissivity of high reflectivity samples at cryogenic temperatures. This measurement method employs a primary standard optical detector with high absorptance from visible wavelengths to

Extension and new level optimization of the Ne IV spectrum

January 13, 2012
Author(s)
Alexander Kramida, C M. Brown, Uri Feldman, Joseph Reader
Spectra of Ne emitted by a Penning discharge were recorded in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) region between 140 Å and 359 Å on a 10.7 m grazing-incidence spectrograph with phosphor storage image plates. These spectra provided 33 newly identified lines of Ne

An interferometric platform for studying AFM probe deflection

January 3, 2011
Author(s)
Jon R. Pratt, Lee Kumanchik, Tony L. Schmitz
This paper describes an interferometric platform for measuring the full-field deflection of atomic force microscope (AFM) probes and generic cantilevers during quasi-static loading. The platform consists of a scanning white light interferometer (SWLI)

REFLECTIVITY STUDIES OF PASSIVE MICROWAVE CALIBRATION TARGETS AND ABSORPTIVE MATERIALS

July 30, 2010
Author(s)
Dazhen Gu, Amanda Cox, Derek A. Houtz, Dave K. Walker, James P. Randa, Robert L. Billinger
We report the characterization of blackbody reflections as a part of the recent progress on the development of brightness standards for microwave remote sensing at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).Three blackbody targets at variable

Non-Contact Temperature Measurements of Micro-Scale Phenomena

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Howard W. Yoon
Imaging trying to make temprature measurements in a spatial region equal to the edge of a printer paper or within the diameter of a strand of hair. The accurate computer modeling of the machining process requires measurements of the thermodynamic

Neutron Images of the Through-Plane Water Distribution of an Operating PEM Fuel Cell

July 27, 2007
Author(s)
Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Muhammad Arif, Jon P. Owejan, Jeffrey J. Gagliardo, T Trabold
Neutron imaging has proven an invaluable tool for water metrology in operating proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Due to limitations in scintillator-based detector resolution, neutron imaging has been applied only to assessing the in-plane water

Residual stress determination by diffraction: Modeling and applications

January 1, 2004
Author(s)
Davor Balzar, N C. Popa
Residual stress plays an important role in shaping Iilaterials properties. We present both the method to determine texture-weighted strain orientation distribution function for arbitrary crystal and sample symmetries and an example of the determination of

Metallurgical Analysis of Wrought Iron From the RMS Titanic

April 1, 2003
Author(s)
J J. Hooper, Timothy J. Foecke, L Graham, Timothy P. Weihs
The discovery of the RMS Titanic has led to a number of scientific studies, one of which addresses the role that structural materials played in the sinking of the ship. Early studies focused on the quality of the hull steel as a contributing role to the

Wall Migration and Shear-Induced Diffusion of Fluid Droplets in Emulsions

January 1, 2003
Author(s)
Steven D. Hudson
The spatial distribution of drops in multiphase flow through narrow passages is analyzed theoretically and experimentally. In simple shear between two plates, drops migrate away from the walls and concentrate towards the center of the gap. At steady state

Acoustic Study of Texture in Polycrystalline Brass

May 1, 1999
Author(s)
K Foster, S L. Fairburn, R G. Leisure, Sudook A. Kim, Davor Balzar, G A. Alers, H M. Ledbetter
Resonant ultrasonic spectroscopy was used to measure the orthorhombic elastic constants of rolled, polycrystalline plates of Cu, Cu - 5% Zn, and Cu - 15% Zn. The experimental results were in good agreement with theory for the Cu and the Cu-15% Zn materials
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