The Plasmonic Nanolithography Machine (PLM) is a prototype that adopts near field maskless plasmonic nanolithography to achieve 45 nm line widths at 45 nm half pitch. A plasmonic lens floating on a hydrodynamic air bearing rides on a disc with abo...
A novel multi-frequency (polydyne) optical interferometry method is introduced and a prototype developed to evaluate its performance in a Michelson displacement interferometer configuration. The polydyne interferometer contains three main parts of...
Rotary tables significantly improve the flexibility and efficiency of multi-axis measuring devices and multi-axis machining centers by providing a quick positioning of workpieces. Large-scale rotary tables are designed and produced for increasing ...
Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators (WGMR) are compact, monolithic resonators used for photonic applications. Controlling the properties of WGM while keeping the geometry simple is desired to improve their performance, especially for sensing and no...
In the field of optical metrology, there are many existing techniques for measurement of the surface profile or film thickness of a sample of interest. However, many of these common techniques break down when there exists a high level of noise in ...
Friction has been studied and analyzed through the years. The need for precise friction measurement has become increasingly important as the need for precision positioning mechanism has increased. This precise control of mechanical systems require...
Index-antiguided (IAG) waveguide is promising for high-power application due to simple step-index structure and the property to introduce higher waveguide loss for higher-order-modes (HOMs). The loss ratio between fundamental mode (FM) and 1st HOM...
A self-contained, fully portable, Josephson junction voltage reference standard system has been designed, developed and tested. The system relies on an active, closed-cycle refrigerator (CCR) cryocooler system and completely eliminates the relianc...
