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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory Fiscal Year 2010 (2010) / Chapter Skim
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3 Electron and Optical Physics Division
Pages 19-25

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... The largest program is that on the development of measurement capabilities for EUV optics, including both EUV metrology and damage issues; the maintenance of national primary standards for radiometry in the EUV and adjoining spectral regions; and the operation of national user facilities for EUV science and applications. A second focus area provides measurements and data to enable the development of atom and photon technology in sensors, atom interferometers, and quantum information-processing devices.
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From page 20...
... A recent result demonstrating that a popular EUV photoresist is twice as sensitive as previously thought is very important and demonstrates the value of the division's careful and precise EUV metrology efforts. The division has also established a collaborative program designed to further the understanding of resist photochemistry at the level of fundamental polymer chemistry.
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From page 21...
... Analogous to the predicted but unobserved effect in electrons predicted by the Dirac theory of the free electron, this is a rapid oscillation in position caused by interference between atom and antimatter atom states. This experimental effort, though small, can take advantage of the large community at NIST of atomic physicists interested both in the fundamental aspects of ultracold atoms and in applications, particularly in quantum information.
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From page 22...
... MAJOR EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, ANCILLARY SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES The Electron and Optical Physics Division supports a state-of-the-art quantum telecommunications laboratory, as discussed above. The speed records of the system here are impressive; the division's current move to develop sources of entangled and correlated photons for future studies is appropriate.
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From page 23...
... . Assessment Relative to Technical Merit The unique and state-of-the-art capabilities of the division include the following:  The precision reflectometry of large-area and large-NA multilayer-coated EUV optics for at-wavelength testing and characterization;  The provision of transfer standard EUV photodiodes and the development of cryogenic radiometric capability, which improved calibration accuracy by an order of magnitude;  The primary national standard for source-based optical radiometry in the EUV regime;  On-site calibration capabilities for satellite EUV detectors;  The integration of EUV optical measurements with surface analytical photochemistry capabilities;  The high-rate testbed for secure quantum encryption key distribution in free space; and  The highest-column-density 60 mm-long magneto-optical trap for quantum optics and quantum information applications.
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From page 24...
... The division maintains a diverse portfolio of activities, and most collaboration is with researchers from other NIST divisions or from outside NIST. There is a need for strategic planning in which the division should consider what it wants to look like in 5 and 10 years and should address the following issues:  The improvements to SURF III operations will lead to increased EUV activity in the near term, and the division should develop strategic objectives and a leadership plan to make the best use of this resource.
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From page 25...
... A solid strategic plan could suggest appropriate paths for organizing personnel among divisions in the Physics Laboratory so that the talented staff can work more closely with their collaborators in other divisions with a procedure that would more explicitly delineate the accomplishments of the contributing divisions and institutions.
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