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HIP engines

Hyperspectral Image Projector (HIP)

Ongoing
Remote sensing instruments and medical imagers are designed to take images composed of many spectral bands, not just the minimum three components used by common digital cameras (i.e., red, green, and blue). These images are referred to as hyperspectral because each pixel contains information for

Fundamental Guided Wave Metrology

Ongoing
The science of microwave measurements is expanding in many different directions. There is a constant push to use higher frequencies. Signals are becoming much more complex and include modulation effects, multiport/differential signals, complex waveforms, and other unusual signal schemes. On-wafer

Traceability in Molecular Spectrophotometry

Ongoing
This program, sometimes referred to as the Optical Filters program, has supported the development, certification, and (as specified) recertification of Standard Reference Materials ® (SRMs ®) for the verification of the transmittance (absorbance) and wavelength scales of spectrophotometers in the

Publications

Traceable RF Power Metering Procedures With Thermoelectric Sensors

Author(s)
Zenn Roberts, Aaron Hagerstrom, Cole Gray, Angela Stelson, Vincent Neylon, Christian Long
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) maintains the United State's primary standards for traceable RF and mm-wave power measurements. These

Tools and Instruments

Stylus Profilometer

Stylus Profilometer

The Taylor Hobson Form Talysurf PGI 1240 is a mechanical stylus profilometer for surface texture and microform measurements. Its primary purpose is for the

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