U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Performance excellence

Search Publications

Search Title, Abstract, Conference, Citation, Keyword or Author
  • Published Date
Displaying 1 - 25 of 26

Global Community Technology Challenge (GCTC) Strategic Plan 2024-2026

June 28, 2024
Author(s)
Michael Dunaway, Thomas Roth, Edward Griffor, David A. Wollman
This document provides a strategy and a project plan for the Global Community Technology Challenge, a federal smart cities program led by the Smart Connected Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the U.S

NIST Scientific Integrity Program Annual Report

March 22, 2024
Author(s)
Anne Andrews, Justyna Zwolak
This report summarizes the findings of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Scientific Integrity Program assessment of the program for the period between 1 June 2022 and 30 September 2023. It provides an assessment of the current state of the

Ultra-Low Phase Noise Frequency Division with Array of Direct Digital Synthesizers

December 25, 2023
Author(s)
Marco Pomponio, Archita Hati, Craig Nelson
In this article, we present a four-channel direct digital synthesis (DDS) design that operates with a common clock ranging from 500 MHz to 24 GHz and generates output frequencies up to 1.75 GHz. A key feature of this board is its custom field-programmable

NIST Scientific Integrity Program Annual Report

September 29, 2022
Author(s)
Anne Andrews
This report summarizes the findings of the NIST Scientific Integrity Program assessment of the program for the period between 1 January 2020 and 31 May 2022. It provides an assessment of the current state of the program in advance of planned updates in

AGILE TASKING OF ROBOTIC KITTING

November 4, 2021
Author(s)
John L. Michaloski, Craig I. Schlenoff, Murat Aksu, Rafael Cardoso, Michael Fisher
Manufacturers are looking for intelligent solutions to increase quality and productivity. Smart manufacturing envisions production empowered by autonomous robots that can complete tasks intelligently, with the focus on adaptability, flexibility, and

Survey on Gender, Equity and Inclusion

March 29, 2021
Author(s)
Mary Frances Theofanos, Jasmine Evans, Justyna Zwolak, Sandra Spickard Prettyman
In the fall of 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funded threes studies to better understand equity and inclusivity. The present study represents phase three of a sequential, exploratory mixed methods study designed to provide

National Institute of Standards and Technology Environmental Scan 2020

February 9, 2021
Author(s)
Heather Evans, Kristen K. Greene, William M. Healy, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kate Rimmer, Anna V. Sberegaeva, Neil M. Zimmerman
The 2020 National Institute of Standards and Technology Environmental Scan provides an analysis of key external factors that could impact NIST and the fulfillment of its mission in coming years. The analyses were conducted through four separate lenses

Calibration of free-space and fiber-coupled single-photon detectors

September 14, 2020
Author(s)
Thomas Gerrits, Alan L. Migdall, Joshua C. Bienfang, John H. Lehman, Sae Woo Nam, Oliver T. Slattery, Jolene D. Splett, Igor Vayshenker, Chih-Ming Wang
We present our measurements of the detection efficiency of free-space and fiber-coupled single- photon detectors at wavelengths near 851 nm and 1533.6 nm. We investigate the spatial uniformity of one free-space-coupled silicon single-photon avalanche diode

Training Excellence: What Does Success Look Like?

August 28, 2012
Author(s)
Carol T. Hockert, Georgia L. Harris
The National Institute of Standards, Office of Weights and Measures has been working the last few years toward compliance with several educational standards in support of our training program for the legal metrology and laboratory metrology community. By

PDH-locked, frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectrometer

June 16, 2011
Author(s)
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

A Unique Institution: The History of NBS, 1950-1969

June 30, 1999
Author(s)
E Passaglia, K A. Beal
A follow-on to Measures for Progress by Rexmond C. Cochrane, this work covers the history of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) from 1950-1969. While the book focuses on technical work, the management and administration of the Bureau are also discussed