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Features

Articles

Industry Update: Analysis & Simulation Software
Simultaneous Ultra Fast Framing and Streak Imaging

Who's Who

Robert W. Moorehead, Director of Space Flight Systems, John H. Glenn Research Center

Products of the Month

ATEasy 7.0
DUV-VIS Light Source
LED Backlighting
Ti:Sapphire Oscillator
Glass Molding Press
Optical Tweezing Fiber Laser
Multi-Wavelength Laser Combiner
Optical Design Software
Design and Analysis Software
Transparent Conductive Coatings
Optical Engineering Software
High-Power Light Engines
Wireless Accelerometer
Light Metrology Software
NIR/SWIR Cameras for Unmanned Vehicles
Ruggedized Lenses
Thermal Imaging Camera
Near IR Joulemeters and Radiometers
16 Channel Framing Camera
LED Driver Modules
Chip-On-Board Illuminance Sensor
Condensation Cured Silicone
CMOS High-Speed Camera

Application Briefs

Position Sensors Help Cameras Focus on Mars
Devices Execute Critical Separations for Phoenix Lander
Tactile Feedback for Touch-input Devices
Tech Briefs

Semiconductors & ICs

Vertical Isolation for Photodiodes in CMOS Imagers

Mechanics & Machinery

Deep-Sea Hydrothermal-Vent Sampler
Mars Rocket Propulsion System
Two-Stage Passive Vibration Isolator
Improved Thermal Design of a Compression Mold
Enhanced Pseudo-Waypoint Guidance for Spacecraft Maneuvers

Information Sciences

Converting From DDOR SASF to APF
Converting From CVF to AAF
Documenting AUTOGEN and APGEN Model Files
Sequence History Update Tool
MRO DKF Post-Processing Tool
MRO Sequence Checking Tool
Science Activity Planner for the MER Mission
UAVSAR Flight-Planning System
Schema for Spacecraft-Command Dictionary
Self-Adjusting Hash Tables for Embedded Flight Applications
Efficient Algorithm for Rectangular Spiral Search
Algorithm-Based Fault Tolerance Integrated With Replication
Targeting and Localization for Mars Rover Operations
Terrain-Adaptive Navigation Architecture
An Efficient Reachability Analysis Algorithm

Materials

Quench Crucibles Reinforced With Metal
Adjustable Membrane Mirrors Incorporating G-Elastomers
High-Temperature Crystal-Growth Cartridge Tubes Made by VPS
Hall-Effect Thruster Utilizing Bismuth as Propellant
Coated Glass for Transparent Heating Elements
Method of Cross-Linking Aerogels Using a One-Pot Reaction Scheme

Software

Extraction and Analysis of Display Data
Rig Diagnostic Tools

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Templates for Deposition of Microscopic Pointed Structures

Physical Sciences

Altimetry Using GPS-Reflection/Occultation Interferometry
Thermally Driven Josephson Effect
Determining Concentration of Nanoparticles From Ellipsometry
Gold Nanoparticle Labels Amplify Ellipsometric Signals
Perturbation Effects on a Supercritical C₇H₁₆/N₂ Mixing Layer
Phase Matching of Diverse Modes in a WGM Resonator
Microwave-to-Optical Conversion in WGM Resonators
Wide-Band Microwave Receivers Using Photonic Processing
WGM Resonators for Terahertz-to-Optical Frequency Conversion
Temperature Sensors Based on WGM Optical Resonators
Four-Pass Coupler for Laser-Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser
Varying the Divergence of Multiple Parallel Laser Beams
Low-Resolution Raman-Spectroscopy Combustion Thermometry

Photonics

Phase Matching of Diverse Modes in a WGM Resonator
Microwave-to-Optical Conversion in WGM Resonators
Wide-Band Microwave Receivers Using Photonic Processing
WGM Resonators for Terahertz-to-Optical Frequency Conversion
Temperature Sensors Based on WGM Optical Resonators
Four-Pass Coupler for Laser-Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser
Varying the Divergence of Multiple Parallel Laser Beams
Low-Resolution Raman-Spectroscopy Combustion Thermometry

Electronics & Computers

Digital Phase Meter for a Laser Heterodyne Interferometer
Advanced Precipitation Radar Antenna To Measure Rainfall From Space
Vision System Measures Motions of Robot and External Objects
Wide-Band Radar for Measuring Thickness of Sea Ice
L-Band Transmit/Receive Module for Phase-Stable Array Antennas
Microwave Power Combiner/Switch Utilizing a Faraday Rotator
Compact Low-Loss Planar Magic-T
Next Generation Flight Controller Trainer System
Quasi-Optical Transmission Line for 94-GHz Radar
Using Pipelined XNOR Logic to Reduce SEU Risks in State Machines
Combined GMSK Communications and PN Ranging
Network-Attached Solid-State Recorder Architecture
System-Level Integration of Mass Memory
Tech Exchange

Tech Needs

Anti-Itch Non-Steroidal
Converting High-Molecular-Weight Polymer Emulsions Into Dry Form

NASA Tech Needs

Energy Storage Technology to Power the Future in Space Exploration

Tech for License

Catalytic Filters for Outdoor Power Equipment
Password Protection System Requires No Special Hardware