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Formation of Strain Induced Quantum Dots in Gated Semiconductor Nanostructures

August 5, 2015
Author(s)
Ted C. Thorbeck, Neil M. Zimmerman
… or contacts are large enough to create strain‐induced quantum dots (QDs). We simulate two common silicon QD … Strain-induced quantum dots, quantum dots, silicon quantum dots … Formation of Strain Induced Quantum Dots in Gated Semiconductor Nanostructures …

Scalable, High-Speed, Digital Single-Flux-Quantum Circuits at NIST

June 11, 2017
Author(s)
Pete Hopkins, Manuel Castellanos Beltran, Christine A. Donnelly, Paul Dresselhaus, David Olaya, Adam Sirois, Samuel P. Benz
… for designing and fabricating niobium-based single-flux quantum (SFQ) digital and mixed-signal circuits and show test … Rapid single flux quantum (RSFQ), single flux quantum, Josephson devices, Josephson junctions, Josephson … Scalable, High-Speed, Digital Single-Flux-Quantum Circuits at NIST …

Choosing a Name for Your Computer

November 1, 1989
Author(s)
Don E. Libes
… computer administration, computer network management, domain name system, naming … Choosing a Name for Your Computer …

NIST Cloud Computing Program Supporting the U.S. Cloud Computing Strategy

Author(s)
Eric D. Simmon
… Cloud computing is the next step in the continued evolution of information systems. Cloud computing allows consumers to choose what and how they want … goals, a better understanding of the implications of cloud computing along with interoperability, portability, and …

Narrow photoluminescence linewidths from ensembles of self-assembled InGaAs quantum dots

June 1, 2000
Author(s)
Richard P. Mirin, Kevin L. Silverman, David H. Christensen, Alexana Roshko
… Self-assembled InGaAs quantum dots have been grown using alternating molecular … distribution changes from bimodal to monodisperse as the quantum dots grow larger. Room-temperature photoluminescence experiments on ensembles of these quantum dots show that the emitted intensity remains high as …

Computer Security Division 2006 Annual Report

March 21, 2007
Author(s)
Tanya L. Brewer, Kevin M. Stine
… the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during the Fiscal Year 2006. It … staff highlights, and publications. For many years, the Computer Security Division (CSD) has made great contributions … annual report, computer security, computer security awareness, Computer …

Computer Security Division 2005 Annual Report

February 1, 2006
Author(s)
Tanya L. Brewer, Matthew A. Scholl
… the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during the Fiscal Year 2005. It … staff highlights, and publications. For many years, the Computer Security Division (CSD) has made great contributions … annual report, computer security, computer security awareness, Computer …

On-demand Single Photons from Individual Epitaxial Quantum Dots

October 24, 2005
Author(s)
Richard P. Mirin, Martin J. Stevens
… describe our group's efforts to use epitaxial InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots as sources of on-demand single photons and … progress towards microcavity-enhanced emission from single quantum dots, which is necessary for indistinguishable photon … antibunching, quantum dots, single photons …

Suppression of Directional Light-Wave Mixing in Normal and Quantum Gases

October 30, 2013
Author(s)
Lu Deng, Chengjie Zhu, Edward W. Hagley, W R. Garrett
… We discuss nonlinear optical processes in the presence of quantum gases. We show that in contrast to a normal gas where … “passively” participates in nonlinear optical processes, quantum gases “actively” interact with the wave mixing … wave mixing and scattering; nonlinear optics with quantum gases. …

NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap

July 22, 2013
Author(s)
Annie W. Sokol, Michael D. Hogan
… the federal government’s secure adoption of cloud computing by leading efforts to develop standards and … playing field in the global marketplace. The NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap Working Group has surveyed the … assessment programs, etc., relevant to cloud computing. Using this available information, current …

Local Quantum Phase Transition in YFe 2 Al^d10

July 3, 2018
Author(s)
W. J. Gannon, L. S. Wu, I. A. Zaliznyak, W. H. Xu, A. M. Tsvelik, Yiming Qiu, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, M. C. Aronson
… 10 , a compound that forms naturally very close to a Τ=0 quantum phase transition. Fully quantum mechanical fluctuations of localized moments are … 2 Al 10 is achieved by a new and entirely local type of quantum phase transition that may originate with the creation …

Bootstrapping, autonomous testing, and initialization system for Si/Si$_x$Ge$_1-x}$ multi-quantum-dot devices

January 20, 2026
Author(s)
Tyler Kovach, Daniel Schug, Michael Wolfe, Evan MacQuarrie, Patrick Walsh, Jared Benson, Mark Friesen, Mark Eriksson, Justyna Zwolak
… Semiconductor quantum dot (QD) devices have become central to advancements in spin-based quantum computing. However, the increasing complexity of … quantum dots, autonomous control … and initialization system for Si/Si$_x$Ge$_1-x}$ multi-quantum-dot devices …

Demonstration of a Fundamental Universal Quantum Logic Gate

January 1, 1995
Author(s)
C Monroe, D M. Meekhof, B E. King, Wayne M. Itano, David J. Wineland
… We demonstrate the operation of a two-bit "controlled-NOT" quantum logic gate, which, in conjunction with simple single-bit operations, forms a universal quantum logic gate for quantum computation. The two quantum bits are stored in the … Demonstration of a Fundamental Universal Quantum Logic Gate …

High-efficiency superconducting detectors and their applications in quantum optics

September 21, 2017
Author(s)
Thomas Gerrits
… single-photon detection resides at the heart of many quantum information applications. Our efforts towards high … detectors, and their range of applications and impacts in quantum optics will be discussed. … quantum optics, single photon detectors, single photon source …

Sub-200 ps Quantum Network Node Synchronization over a 128 km Link White Rabbit Architecture

May 12, 2023
Author(s)
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 … system clocks and shows promise for metropolitan-scale quantum network node synchronization. … quantum node synchronization, white rabbit, quantum networks, metrology …

NIST-SP 500-291, NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap

August 10, 2011
Author(s)
Michael D. Hogan, Fang Liu, Annie W. Sokol, Tong Jin
… The NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap Working Group has surveyed the … cases, etc., relevant to cloud computing. Using this available information, current … identified in this document. The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing identified cloud computing as a model for enabling …

Relativistic Covariance and the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

January 1, 1996
Author(s)
Egon Marx
… The standard interpretation of quantum mechanics is revised to conform to the relativistic … principle. The measurement process is interpreted as the quantum mechanical interaction between the system and the … the nonrelativistic theory of many particles. Relativistic quantum mechanics (RQM) is of great interest because it can …

Accurate measurement of the loss rate of cold atoms due to background gas collisions for the quantum-based cold atom vacuum standard

August 1, 2023
Author(s)
Daniel Barker, James A. Fedchak, Jacek Klos, Julia Scherschligt, Abrar Sheikh, Eite Tiesinga, Stephen Eckel
… of less than one---between the measurements and recent quantum-scattering calculations of the loss rate coefficients … for all other studied systems provides validation that a quantum-based measurement of vacuum pressure using cold atoms … AVS Quantum Science … of cold atoms due to background gas collisions for the quantum-based cold atom vacuum standard …

Techniques for microwave near-field quantum control of trapped ions

January 31, 2013
Author(s)
Ulrich J. Warring, C. Ospelkaus, Yves Colombe, Kenton R. Brown, Jason Amini, M Carsjens, Dietrich G. Leibfried, David J. Wineland
… et al. [Nature 476, 181 (2011)] a microwave near-field quantum control of spin and motional degrees of freedom of … ion trapping, mechanical effects of light on ions, quantum computation architectures and implementations, zeeman … Techniques for microwave near-field quantum control of trapped ions …

Show, don't tell: When probing the state of a quantum system, it may be faster and more useful to record observations that are themselves quantum superpositions (Nature Physics "News and Views" article)

July 27, 2014
Author(s)
Yi-Kai Liu
… ordinary intuitions break down when we study microscopic, quantum-mechanical objects. For instance, measurements of quantum systems are limited by uncertainty principles, and quantum computers can perform certain calculations … Show, don't tell: When probing the state of a quantum system, it may be faster and more useful to record …

Ultrafast photodetectors with near-unity quantum efficiency

January 1, 1999
Author(s)
G. Ulu, M. Gvkkavas, M. S. {Umlat}nl{umlat}, N. Biyikli, E. {Omlat}zbay, Richard Mirin, David H. Christensen
… cavity enhanced (RCE) photodetectors with near-unit quantum efficiency. The peak wavelength is in the 780-830 nm … from conventional measurements of low light levels and quantum optical experiments that use pulsed sources to … near-unity, photodetector, quantum efficiency, resonant cavity-enhancement …

Low timing jitter detector for gigahertz quantum key distribution

February 1, 2007
Author(s)
Robert J. Collins, Robert Hadfield, Veronica Fernandez, Sae Woo Nam, Gerald S. Buller
… nitride nanowire is demonstrated in an optical-fibre-based quantum key distribution test bed operating at a clock rate … the detector leads to significant reduction in estimated quantum bit error rate and a resultant improvement in secrecy … quantum key distribution, single-photon detector …

Quantum Critical Singularities in Two-Dimensional Metallic XY Ferromagnets

February 20, 2018
Author(s)
Chandra M. Varma, W. J. Gannon, M. C. Aronson, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, Yiming Qiu
… An important problem in contemporary physics concerns quantum-critical fluctuations in metals. A scaling function … of the correlation function near a 2D-ferromagnetic quantum-critical point (QCP) is constructed, and its … of the correlation functions of the dissipative quantum XY model (DQXY). The calculations are motivated by …

Predicted Signature of the Quantum Statistical Nature of Vortices in Bose-Einstein Condensates

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Z Dutton, L V. Hau
… 10-13. In one and two-dimensional systems, identical quantum particles can obey anyon statistics which are in … bosons and fermions u14-16. We report on development of a quantum field theory for a many-body interacting system of … atomic BEC in a rotating potential, we calculate the quantum ground state and low-lying excited states for a …
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