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A telecom-band cavity-enhanced single-photon source with high klyshko efficiencies

May 18, 2017
Author(s)
Thomas Gerrits, Lu Xiyuan, Steven Rogers, W C. Wiang, Sae Woo Nam, Qiang Lin
We develop an on-chip telecom-band single-photon source with Klyshko efficiencies up to 48%, the highest value for cavity-enhanced photon sources. For the first time, we relate Klyshko efficiency to high-order correlations and verify this relation

Determination of the molar mass of argon from a high precision acoustic comparison

May 18, 2017
Author(s)
XiaoJuan Feng, Jintao Zhang, Michael R. Moldover, Inseok Yang, Mark Plimmer, H. Lin
This article describes the accurate determination of the molar mass of a sample of argon gas used for a determination of the Boltzmann constant. The method due to one of the authors [Moldover et al., J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. 93, 85-144 (1988)] uses the

Optomechanical Quantum Correlations

May 18, 2017
Author(s)
Thomas P. Purdy, Karen E. Grutter, Kartik A. Srinivasan, Nikolai N. Klimov, Zeeshan Ahmed, Jacob M. Taylor
We present methods to measure optical quantum correlations arising from an optomechanical interaction even when large classical noise sources are present. We demonstrate quantum- backaction-noise-calibrated Brownian motion thermometry as a metrological

Quantum theory solved by experiment

May 18, 2017
Author(s)
Ian B. Spielman
Systems of quantum objects can be characterized by the correlations between the objects. A technique has been developed to precisely measure even the most delicate correlations, allowing theoretical models of quantum systems to be tested. See Schweigler et

Quasi-deterministic Model for Doppler Spread in Millimeter-wave Commmunication Systems

May 18, 2017
Author(s)
Jian Wang, Camillo Gentile, Peter B. Papazian, Jae-Kark Choi, Jelena Senic
The most salient feature differentiating millimeter-wave communication systems from their predecessors will be the steerable pencilbeam antennas at the transceivers. As opposed to conventional widebeam antennas, only a few multipath components will be

Advances in Next-Generation Polyolefin Standard Reference Materials

May 17, 2017
Author(s)
Sara V. Orski, Wesley S. Farrell, Andre M. Striegel, Kathryn L. Beers
NIST’s approach to modernizing its synthetic polymer reference materials is to target precise and robust synthetic methods, making homogeneous standards than can be easily tailored to include desired chemistry, molar mass, and topography. This strategy

Correlations for the Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity of Ethyl Fluoride (R161)

May 17, 2017
Author(s)
Ch. M. Tsolakidou, Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins
This paper presents new wide-ranging correlations for the viscosity and thermal conductivity of ethyl fluoride (R161) based on critically evaluated experimental data. The correlations are designed to be used with a recently published equation of state that

Tower based measurement network design for the North East Corridor project

May 17, 2017
Author(s)
Israel Lopez Coto, Subhomoy Ghosh, Kuldeep R. Prasad, James R. Whetstone
The North-East Corridor project aims to use a top-down inversion method to quantify sources of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the urban areas of, in the first phase, Washington DC and Baltimore at approximately 1km2 resolutions. Since inversion methods

A practical superconducting-microcalorimeter X-ray spectrometer for beamline and laboratory science

May 16, 2017
Author(s)
William B. Doriese, Peter Abbamonte, Douglas A. Bennett, Edward V. Denison, Yizhi Fang, Daniel A. Fischer, Colin P. Fitzgerald, Joseph W. Fowler, Johnathon D. Gard, Gene C. Hilton, Cherno Jaye, Jessica L. McChesney, Luis Miaja Avila, Kelsey M. Morgan, Young Il Joe, Galen C. O'Neil, Carl D. Reintsema, Fanny Rodolakis, Daniel R. Schmidt, Hideyuki Tatsuno, Jens Uhlig, Leila R. Vale, Joel N. Ullom, Daniel S. Swetz
We describe a series of microcalorimeter X-ray spectrometers designed for a broad suite of measurement applications. The chief advantage of this type of spectrometer is that it can be orders of magnitude more efficient at collecting X-rays than more

Influence of Aggregate Characteristics on Concrete Performance

May 16, 2017
Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz, Scott Z. Jones, Paul E. Stutzman, Joshua Arnold, Michael Boisclair, Paul Rothfeld, Jussara Tanesi, Haejin Kim, Jose Munoz, Mengesha Beyene
While the influence of paste properties on concrete performance has been extensively studied and in many cases reduced to quantitative relationships, that between aggregate characteristics and concrete performance has not been investigated in detail. Based

Modeling flame extinction and reignition in large eddy simulations with fast chemistry

May 16, 2017
Author(s)
James White, Sebastien Vilfayeau, Andre Marshall, Arnaud Trouve, Randall McDermott
This work seeks to support the validation of large eddy simulation (LES) models used to simulate the response of fires to the activation of a suppression system. The emphasis in the present study is on the prediction of flame weakening and extinction when

Optical Asymmetry and Nonlinear Light Scattering from Gold Nanorods

May 16, 2017
Author(s)
Andrew Herzing
A systematic study is presented of the intensity-dependent nonlinear light scattering spectra of gold nanorods under resonant excitation of the longitudinal surface plasmon resonance (SPR). The spectra exhibit features due to coherent second and third

A Microporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework with Amine Sites for Selective Recognition of Small Molecules

May 15, 2017
Author(s)
Hailong Wang, Hui Wu, Jinglan Kan, Ganggang Chang, Zizhu Yao, Bin Li, Wei Zhou, Shengchang Xiang, John Cong-Gui Zhao, Banglin Chen
A three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF-9) with suitable pore sizes and functional amine groups on the pore surfaces has been realized, exhibiting a highly selective recognition towards pyridine over BTX (BTX stans for benzene, toluene

Performance and Aging of Graphene Oxide/Polyurethane Nanocomposites

May 14, 2017
Author(s)
David G. Goodwin
Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) containing graphene oxide (GO) can be used to enhance the mechanical strength, thermal properties, and barrier properties of a polymer. Although the properties of graphene are generally superior to GO, GO nanofillers are more

Progress towards total structure control in SWCNT populations

May 14, 2017
Author(s)
Jeffrey A. Fagan
As-synthesized single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) populations contain substantial distributions of SWCNT structures, including in the distribution of species ((n,m) chiralities) and enantiomers (i.e. the handedness of the lattice vector), as well as in

Quantitative Analysis of Oxidation State in Cerium Oxide Nanomaterials

May 14, 2017
Author(s)
Christopher Sims, Russell Maier, Aaron Johnston-Peck, Justin Gorham, Vincent A. Hackley, Bryant C. Nelson
Cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) are receiving increased attention from the research community due to the large number and wide range of their current and potential applications. The attractiveness of nanoceria for these various applications is

Bandwidth-enhanced superconducting nanowire single photon detectors for telecom wavelengths

May 13, 2017
Author(s)
Stephan Krapick, Marina Hesselberg, Varun Verma, Igor Vayshenker, Sae Woo Nam, Richard Mirin
We present a single-photon detector providing system detection efficiencies of at least (86.7 ± 0.9) % from 1450 nm to 1640 nm. It comprises bilayer superconducting WSi nanowires in conjunction with all-dielectric structures for optical impedance matching

Multiheterodyne Spectroscopy Using Multi-frequency Combs

May 13, 2017
Author(s)
David F. Plusquellic, Gerd A. Wagner, Adam Fleisher, David Long, Joseph T. Hodges
Near-IR dual frequency combs generated from waveform driven electro-optic phase modulators (EOMs) are used for high resolution studies in low pressure cells and for remote sensing from natural targets (Boulder Flatirons). Arbitrary waveform generators
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