On-Orbit Satellite Refueling Flow Measurement
The Path from Concept to Operational Status
Radiation Tolerant "Smart Backplanes" for Spacecraft Avionics
Using Heat Pipes to Cool Embedded Computers
Electronically Dimmable Aircraft Windows
How do you block the light of the sun?
Eliminating Electrical Arcing in Satellite Systems
NASA Miniaturizes Century-Old Radio Sounder Technology
Developing an Airborne Optical Systems Testbed (AOSTB)
New Class of Excimer-Pumped Atomic Lasers (XPALS)
Research demonstrates the viability of an atomic laser having a quantum efficiency greater than one.
Hydrodynamic Drag Force Measurement of a Functionalized Surface Exhibiting Superhydrophobic Properties
Comparing the skin friction drag effects of a superhydrophobic flat plate to an untreated flat plate of the same material and geometry.
Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) Suppression and Long Delivery Fibers at the Multikilowatt Level with Chirped Seed Lasers
Using chirped seed amplification with a MEMS VCSEL seed to scale the output power of a ytterbium fiber amplifier.
High-Power Broadband Multispectral Source on a Hybrid Silicon Chip
Photonic integrated circuits (PIC) may expand the spectral band-width of currently available optical sources at lower cost, smaller size, reduced vibration sensitivity, and higher brightness.
Erbium Doped GaN Lasers by Optical Pumping
Studying ER:GaN materials under 980 nm resonant excitation could guide future crystal growth.