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Colored Noise and Regularization Parameter Selection for Waveform Metrology

July 8, 2014
Author(s)
Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Paul D. Hale
We study six regularization parameter selection algorithms applied to deconvolution problems relevant for characterization of high-speed communication measurement systems. In particular we investigate the performance of these selectors in the presence of

Analysis for Dynamic Metrology

January 30, 2014
Author(s)
Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Paul D. Hale
Diverse measurement contexts require estimates of time varying quantities. Ideally the measurement device responds to signal variations significantly more rapidly than the modulation of the signal itself. If so, then well-developed techniques may be used

A New Metric for Latent Fingerprint Image Preprocessing

June 23, 2013
Author(s)
Mary Frances Theofanos, Andrew Dienstfrey, Brian Stanton, Haiying Guan
Although fingerprint recognition is a well-studied area, forensic fingerprint preprocessing based on computational theory is still a relatively new domain in need of further scientific study and development of standards of best practice. Latent fingerprint

Preface

September 2, 2012
Author(s)
Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Ronald F. Boisvert

Traceability of high-speed electrical waveforms at NIST, NPL, and PTB

July 6, 2012
Author(s)
Paul D. Hale, Dylan F. Williams, Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Chih-Ming Wang, Jeffrey A. Jargon, David Humphreys, Matthew Harper, Heiko Fuser, Mark Bieler
Instruments for measuring high-speed waveforms typically require calibration to obtain accurate results. The national metrology institutes of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Germany offer measurement services based on electro-optic

A statistical study of de-embedding applied to eye diagram analysis

February 1, 2012
Author(s)
Paul D. Hale, Jeffrey A. Jargon, Chih-Ming Wang, Brett Grossman, Matthew Claudius, Jose Torres, Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Dylan F. Williams
We describe a stable method for calibrating digital waveforms and eye diagrams using the measurement system response function and its regularized inverse. The function describing the system response includes the response of the oscilloscope and any

Why are we concerned with large covariance matrices?

June 1, 2010
Author(s)
Paul D. Hale, Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Chih-Ming Wang
In order to promote discussion, we outline the two different paradigms for propagating uncertainties from the various waveform measurement impairments to the waveform parameters. The first method propagates uncertainty from the impairments directly to a

Waveform metrology and a quantitative study of regularized deconvolution

May 1, 2010
Author(s)
Paul D. Hale, Andrew M. Dienstfrey
We present methodology and preliminary results of a Monte-Carlo simulation to perform a quantified analysis of regularized deconvolution in the context of full waveform metrology. We analyze the behavior of different regularized inversion methods with

A Discussion on the Interpretation and Characterization of Metafilms/Metasurfaces: The Two-Dimensional Equivalent of Metamaterials

October 1, 2009
Author(s)
Christopher L. Holloway, Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Edward E. Kuester, John F. O'Hara, Abul K. Azad
A metafilm is the surface equivalent of a metamaterial. More precisely, a metafilm is a surface distribution of suitably chosen electrically small scatterers. Metafilms are becoming popular as an alternative to the full three-dimensional metamaterials

Traceable waveform calibration with a covariance-based uncertainty analysis

October 1, 2009
Author(s)
Paul D. Hale, Dylan F. Williams, Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Arkadiusz C. Lewandowski, Tracy S. Clement, Darryl A. Keenan
We describe a method for calibrating the voltage that a step-like pulse generator produces at a load at every time point in themeasured waveform. The calibration includes an equivalent-circuit model of the generator that can be used to determine how the

Characterization of a Metafilm/Metasurface

June 1, 2009
Author(s)
Christopher L. Holloway, Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Edward E. Kuester
A metafilm (also referred to as a metasurface) is the surface equivalent of a metamaterial. More precisely, a metafilm is a surface distribution of suitably chosen electrically-small scatterers. Metafilms are becoming popular as an alternative to full

Analysis of ISCD-NIST Survey for Bone Health

April 1, 2009
Author(s)
Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Tammy L. Oreskovic, Herbert S. Bennett, Lawrence T. Hudson
In 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the International Society for Clinical Densitometry designed a survey to prioritize seven research and standardization action items intended to improve accuracy and cross-comparability of dual

ISCD-NIST DXA Survey: Preliminary Report

May 15, 2008
Author(s)
Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Tammy L. Oreskovic, Lawrence T. Hudson, Herbert S. Bennett
This article reports and discusses briefly the preliminary results from the recent International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)-National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) Survey. The 1074 Survey

Characterization of cell samples from measurements of spectroscopic scattering phase dispersion

January 19, 2007
Author(s)
Shellee D. Dyer, Lara Roberson, Shelley M. Etzel, Tasshi Dennis, Andrew Dienstfrey, Vadim Tsvankin, Wei Tan
We present spectroscopic swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements of the phase-dispersion of cell samples. We have previously demonstrated that the phase of the scattered field is, in general, independent of the intensity, and both must

Standards and Measurements for Assessing Bone Health

December 1, 2006
Author(s)
Herbert S. Bennett, Andrew Dienstfrey, Thomas Fuerst, Lawrence T. Hudson, Tammy L. Oreskovic, John Shepherd
This paper reports and discusses the results of the recent ISCD-NIST USMS Workshop on Standards and Measurements for Assessing Bone Health. The purpose of the Workshop was to assess the status of efforts to standardize and compare results from dual-energy

Terminology for High-Speed Sampling-Oscilloscope Calibration

December 1, 2006
Author(s)
Dylan Williams, Tracy S. Clement, Paul D. Hale, Andrew Dienstfrey
We discuss procedures for calibrating high-speed sampling oscilloscopes at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the terminology associated with those calibrations. The discussion clarifies not only the calibration procedures, but how to

Spectroscopic phase-dispersion optical coherence tomography measurements of scattering phantoms

September 4, 2006
Author(s)
Shellee D. Dyer, Tasshi Dennis, Lara Roberson, Shelley M. Etzel, Thomas Germer, Andrew Dienstfrey
We demonstrate a novel technique to determine the size of Mie scatterers with high sensitivity. Our technique is based on spectral domain optical coherence tomography measurements of the phase dispersion that is induced by the scattering process. We use

Minimum-Phase Calibration of Sampling Oscilloscopes

August 15, 2006
Author(s)
Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Paul D. Hale, Darryl A. Keenan, Tracy S. Clement, Dylan F. Williams
We describe an algorithm for determining the minimum phase of a linear time-invariant response function from its magnitude. The procedure is based on Kramers Kronig relations in combination with auxiliary direct measurements of the desired phase response