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The Next Wave

The Next Wave (TNW) is a quarterly publication of the National Security Agency's Research Directorate to disseminate technical advancements and research activities in telecommunications and information technologies. The Next Wave is available only in electronic format.

Research Papers

Our researchers publish and disseminate their work in scholarly publications and at conferences. You may be interested in the following:

Title	Author	Date	Format
Closed-form Maker fringe formulas for poled polymer thin films in multilayer structures	Dong Hun Park and Warren N. Herman	January 2012	Paper
Understanding the damping of a quantum harmonic oscillator coupled to a two-level system using analogies to classical friction	M. Bhattacharya, M. J. A. Stoutimore, K. D. Osborn, and Ari Mizel	This paper has been submitted to the American Journal of Physics. After it is published, it will be found at http://scitation.aip.org/ajp/	Paper
The Sliding Shortest Path Algorithm	Ramesh Bhandari, Ph.D.	September 2010	Paper
Optical Networking for Quantum Key Distribution andQuantum Communications	N A Peters, P Toliver, T E Chapuran, R J Runser, S R McNown, C G Peterson, N Dallmann, R J Hughes, K P McCabe, J E Nordholt, K T Tyagi, J Jackel, M S Goodman, L Mercer, and H Dardy	March 2009	Paper
Dense Wavelength Multiplexing of 1550 nm QKD with Strong Classical Channels in Reconfigurable Networking Environments	N A Peters, P Toliver, T E Chapuran, R J Runser, S R McNown, C G Peterson, D Rosenberg, N Dallmann, R J Hughes, K P McCabe, J E Nordholt, and K T Tyagi	2009	Paper
Progress toward Quantum Communications Networks: Opportunities and Challenges	R J Runser, T Chapuran, P Toliver, N A Peters, M S Goodman, J T Kosloski, N Nweke, S R McNown, R J Hughes, D Rosenberg, C G Peterson, K P McCabe, J E Nordholt, K Tyagi, P A Hiskett, and N Dallmann	2007	Paper
2001 Linux 2.5 Kernel Summit Presentation on SELinux	Peter Loscocco	July 2001	Presentation
2003 Ottawa Linux Symposium BOF Presentation	Stephen Smalley	July 2003	Presentation
A Security Policy Configuration for the Security-Enhanced Linux	Stephen Smalley and Timothy Fraser	February 2001	Abstract Technical Report
Configuring the SELinux Policy	Stephen Smalley	January 2003	Abstract Technical Report
Implementing SELinux as a Linux Security Module	Stephen Smalley, Chris Vance and Wayne Salamon	May 2002	Abstract Technical Report
Integrating Flexible Support for Security Policies into the Linux Operating System	Peter Loscocco and Stephen Smalley	February 2001	Abstract Technical Report
Integrating Flexible Support for Security Policies into the Linux Operating System	Peter Loscocco and Stephen Smalley	June 2001	Abstract Technical Report
Meeting Critical Security Objectives with Security-Enhanced Linux	Peter Loscocco and Stephen Smalley	July 2001	Abstract Paper
Securing the X Window System with SELinux	Doug Kilpatrick, Wayne Salamon and Chris Vance	March 2003	Abstract Technical Report
The Flask Security Architecture: System Support for Diverse Security Policies	Ray Spencer, Stephen Smalley, Peter Loscocco, Mike Hibler, David Andersen, and Jay Lepreau	August 1999	Abstract Paper
The Inevitability of Failure: The Flawed Assumption of Security in Modern Computing Environments	Peter Loscocco, Stephen Smalley, Patric Muckelbauer, Ruth Taylor, S. Jeff Turner, and John Farrell	October 1998	Abstract Paper