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New Temporal Filtering Technique Improves Solid-State Single Photon Sources
Release Date: 05/08/2013 Schematic showing a single photon source (SPS) that is created from a quantum dot (QD) by optically pumping it with a periodically pulsed … more
'Standard Quantum Limit' Smashed, Could Mean Better Fiber-Optic Comms
Release Date: 01/08/2013 Communicating with light may soon get a lot easier, hints recent research* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the … more
Photons Emitted by Quantum Dots Can be Made Indistinguishable Through Quantum Frequency Conversion
Release Date: 12/19/2012 The quantum frequency conversion system uses two pump lasers whose frequency difference is matched to the difference between the two input photon … more
New Platform Developed to Measure and Exploit Optomechanical Interactions
Release Date: 12/12/2012 A pair of nanobeams is held side-by-side and separated by a nanoscale gap, with more
NIST Selects Winner of Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-3) Competition
Release Date: 10/02/2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced the winner of its five-year competition to select a new cryptographic … more
CNST Researchers Demonstrate Low-Noise, Chip-Based Optical Wavelength Converter
Release Date: 09/05/2012 Scanning electron micrograph of the cross-section of a silicon nitride waveguide designed for the low-noise frequency conversion with a simulation … more
NIST Shows New Device Could Improve Fiber-Optic Quantum Data Transmission
Release Date: 08/08/2012 Tests performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) show that a new method for splitting photon beams could overcome a … more
NIST Proposes Update to Digital Signature Standard
Release Date: 04/17/2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced proposed changes to a standard that specifies how to implement digital … more
NIST Seeks Comments to Help Build Public Safety Communications Network
Release Date: 09/13/2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking advice on possible key features of a new broadband communications network for … more
Better 'Photon Loops' May Be Key to Computer and Physics Advances
Release Date: 08/22/2011 Surprisingly, transmitting information-rich photons thousands of miles through fiber-optic cable is far easier than reliably sending them just a … more
NIST, NTIA Seek Collaborators for Emergency Communications Demo Network
Release Date: 10/13/2010 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are seeking … more
New Wave: Spin Soliton Could Be a Hit in Cell Phone Communication
Release Date: 09/14/2010 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found theoretical evidence* of a new way to generate the … more
NIST Detector Counts Photons With 99 Percent Efficiency
Release Date: 04/13/2010 Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed* the world's most efficient single photon detector, which … more
Call Forwarding: New NIST Procedure Could Speed Cell Phone Testing
Release Date: 03/02/2010 By accurately re-creating the jumbled wireless signal environment of a city business district in a special indoor test facility, researchers at … more
Demonstration Network Planned for Public Safety 700 MHz Broadband
Release Date: 12/15/2009 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have announced … more |
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