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Mdl Annual Report 25 YEARS OF INNOVATION National Aeronautics and Space Administration We are proud that for the past 25 years, JPL’s MICRODEVICES LABORATORY (MDL) has made seminal contributions in the areas of diffractive optics, detectors, nano and micro systems, lasers, and focal planes with breakthrough Jet Propulsion Laboratory sensitivity from deep UV to submillimeter, as a result of the dedication and hard California Institute of Technology work of a great number of talented scientists, technologists, and research staff. Through this research and development, MDL has produced novel and unique components and subsystems enabling remarkable achievements in support of Microdevices NASA’s missions and other national priorities. We are excited to have been a part LABORATORY of this important work and look forward to many years of continued success. 02 LETTER FROM DR. ELACHI & DR. ZMUIDZINAS 25 YEARS OF INNOVATION 04 LETTER FROM MICRODEVICES LABORATORY 07 OPTICAL COMPONENTS 12 SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS ADVANCED DETECTORS, 20 SYST EMS & NANOSCIENCE 28 INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS SUPERCONDUCTING 34 MATERIALS & DEVICES SUBMILLIMETER WAVE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES 42 NANO & MICRO SYSTEMS 50 MICROFLUIDIC ELECTROSPRAY PROPULSION 56 IN SITU INSTRUMENTS 60 INFRASTRUCTURE & CAPABILITIES 66 APPENDICES: MDL EQUIPMENT COMPLEMENT 76 PUBLICATIONS, PROCEEDINGS, NEW TECHNOLOGY REPORTS, BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS & PATENTS 78 AWARDS & DISTINGUISHED RECOGNITION 85 2014 ANNUAL REPORT MICRODEVICES.JPL.NASA.GOV LETTER FROM CHARLES ELACHI & JONAS ZMUIDZINAS THIS YEAR173JLSLIYH[LZ[^VTHQVYTPSLZ[VULZ![OL[OHUUP]LYZHY`VM4HYPULY»ZÅ`I`VM 4HYZ·[OLÄYZ[L]LY·HUK[OL[OHUUP]LYZHY`VMV\Y4PJYVKL]PJLZ3HIVYH[VY`VY4+3:\YWYPZPUNS` [OLYLPZHJVUULJ[PVU0UHYLJLU[HY[PJSL*HS[LJOWYVMLZZVY@\R@\UNKLZJYPILZ[OLZJPLU[PÄJPTWHJ[ VM[OLPUZP[\KL[LJ[PVUVMTL[OHULVU4HYZI`[OL*\YPVZP[`YV]LY!¸0MP[PZIVYULV\[[OPZKPZJV]LY` ILJVTLZVULVM[OLNYLH[LZ[,\YLRHTVTLU[ZPU[OLOHSMJLU[\Y`VMYVIV[PJL_WSVYH[PVUVM4HYZ ILNPUUPUN^P[O[OLÄYZ[Z\JJLZZVM4HYPULYPU ¯¹;OLKL[LJ[PVU^HZYLWVY[LKI`4+3+PYLJ[VY *OYPZ>LIZ[LYPUHWHWLYW\ISPZOLKPUScienceHUK^HZLUHISLKI`H[\UHISLPUMYHYLKSHZLY KL]LSVWLKHUKWYVK\JLKH[4+3I`[OLNYV\WSLKI`4+3+LW\[`+PYLJ[VY:PHTHR-VYV\OHY (Z^P[OTHU`[YP\TWOZPUZJPLUJL[OLYLPZHSVUNOPZ[VY`;OLIHZPJ[LJOUPX\LVM[\UHISL PUMYHYLKSHZLYZWLJ[YVZJVW`PZHSTVZ[HZVSKHZ4HYPULYHUKL]LUILMVYL4HYPULY»Z4HYZ Å`I`*HYS:HNHU^HZPU[LYLZ[LKPU[OL\ZLVMPUMYHYLKZWLJ[YVZJVW`[VSVVRMVYTVSLJ\SLZ PU[OL4HY[PHUH[TVZWOLYL;O\Z[OLZJPLU[PÄJVWWVY[\UP[`^HZHWWHYLU[X\P[LLHYS`I\[ [OL[LJOUVSVNPJHSHUKLUNPULLYPUNJOHSSLUNLZ^LYLKH\U[PUN;OL4HYPULYYHKPVZJPLUJL L_WLYPTLU[[VSK\Z[OLWYLZZ\YLVM[OL4HY[PHUH[TVZWOLYLHUK[OLYLMVYL[OLZL]LYLKPMÄJ\S[` VMSHUKPUN^OPJOWYVTW[LKHOVZ[VMJSL]LYZVS\[PVUZPU]VS]PUNOLH[ZOPLSKZWHYHJO\[LZHPYIHNZ HUK\S[PTH[LS`*\YPVZP[`»ZZR`JYHUL^OPJOHTHaLK\ZHSSVU[OLL]LUPUNVM(\N\Z[@L[ [OL[HZRVMTHRPUNHUPUMYHYLKSHZLYZ\P[HISLMVY4HYZ^HZUVSLZZJOHSSLUNPUN·[OLZ[HY[PUN WVPU[^HZHKL]PJLJVVSLKI`SPX\PKOLSP\TPUHTL[LYZPaLKJY`VZ[H[(THQVYIYLHR[OYV\NO^HZ 9\P@HUN»Z PU]LU[PVUVMHUL^JVUJLW[[OLPU[LYIHUKJHZJHKLSHZLY0*3^OPJO\ZLZHU PUNLUPV\ZJVTWSL_SH`LYLKZLTPJVUK\J[VYZ[Y\J[\YL[VIVVZ[LMÄJPLUJ`HUKYLHJOT\JOOPNOLY VWLYH[PUN[LTWLYH[\YLZ@HUNJHTL[V1734+3[VKL]LSVW0*3ZMVY4HYZHUKYLJLP]LK[OL ,K:[VUL(^HYKMVYOPZ^VYRILMVYLQVPUPUN[OLMHJ\S[`H[[OL<UP]LYZP[`VM6RSHOVTH;VKH`YVVT [LTWLYH[\YL0*3ZHYLILPUNJVTTLYJPHSPaLKMVYKL[LJ[PUNNHZSLHRZHUKMVYPUZP[\TLHZ\YLTLU[Z VMNYLLUOV\ZLNHZLZ ;OPZSVUNOPZ[VY`·`LHYZVM^VYRH[4+3HUK`LHYZVMYVIV[PJL_WSVYH[PVUVM4HYZ·ZLY]LZ [VLTWOHZPaL[OLKPMÄJ\S[`VM[OLJOHSSLUNLZ^L\UKLY[HRL0UKLLKHZ1VOU-2LUULK`ZHPKPU OPZMHTV\Z ZWLLJO^LJOVVZL[VKV[OLZL[OPUNZ¸UV[ILJH\ZL[OL`HYLLHZ`I\[ILJH\ZL [OL`HYLOHYK¹>LZLLRV\[PTWVY[HU[JOHSSLUNLZMVY^OPJO[OLYLPZHZPNUPÄJHU[YPZRVMMHPS\YL HYPZRVMILPUNZLYPV\ZS`KPZHWWVPU[LKHM[LYHKLJHKLVYTVYLVM]LY`OHYK^VYR@L[^LWLYZPZ[ ILJH\ZL[OLJOHSSLUNLZHUK[OLNVHSZ^LW\YZ\LPU]PNVYH[LHUKTV[P]H[L\ZPU^H`Z[OH[SLZZLY JOHSSLUNLZ^V\SKUV[ *VUNYH[\SH[PVUZ[VHSS^OVOH]LJVU[YPI\[LK[V[OLZ\JJLZZVM[OL4PJYVKL]PJLZ3HIVYH[VY` ;OL4+3OHZJLY[HPUS`THKLP[ZTHYRPUP[ZÄYZ[`LHYZ·TH`[OLUL_[ILLX\HSS`WYVK\J[P]L Dr. Charles Elachi Dr. Jonas Zmuidzinas JPL DIRECTOR JPL CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST 2 25 YEARS OF COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYGY 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 3 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF SPECTACULAR SCIENCE Twenty-five years ago, the Microdevices Laboratory (MDL) was founded at JPL THE CREATIONVM[OL4PJYVKL]PJLZ3HIVYH[VY`4+3 VMJYH[LYZVU[OL4VVU[OH[JV\SKILJVSK[YHWZMVYVYNHUPJ under the auspices of the Center for ^HZPUP[PH[LK`LHYZHNVPUYLZWVUZL[V*HS[LJO»Z)VHYKVM TH[LYPHSKLSP]LYLKI`JVTL[ZHUKV[OLYWYPTP[P]LIVKPLZ Space Microelectronics Technology ;Y\Z[LLZLHYSPLYYLX\LZ[[V[OL5(:((ZZVJPH[L(KTPUPZ[YH[VY :\ITPSSPTL[LY^H]L[LJOUVSVNPLZKL]LSVWLKH[4+3OH]L (CSMT). 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Luchik DIRECTOR MANAGER JPL Microdevices JPL Instruments Laboratory Division 4 25 YEARS OF COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 5 A variety of JPL flight missions and research projects rely on CRISM (Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars) searches for our capability to fabricate special- the residue of minerals that form in the presence of water, perhaps in association purpose components for NASA with ancient hot springs, thermal vents, lakes, or ponds that may have existed and non-NASA instruments. on the surface of Mars. Sand dunes are among the most widespread aeolian features present on Mars. DAN WILSON Lead, Diffractive Optics 20 YEARS AT JPL Capabilities across wavelengths from the ultraviolet to far-infrared. Optical COMPONENTS THE MICRODEVICES LABORATORYKL]LSVWZ LSLJ[YVUILHTSP[OVNYHWO`[LJOUPX\LZ[VMHIYPJH[L\UPX\L
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