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Technical Library — SPIE Papers

Technical Library — SPIE Papers

Astronomy

M. J. Hegge, J. W. Baer, L. M. R. Hardaway, G. Taudien, D. S. Sabatke, S. R. Shidemantle, J. J. Santman, and L. E. Comstock, Diamond turned, light weight, athermal, visible TMA telescope for the planned New Horizons mission to Pluto; Proc. SPIE 5877, 58770K, (2005).
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Stephen Eikenberry, S. Nicholas Raines, Nicolas Gruel, Richard Elston, Rafael Guzman, Jeff Julian, Glenn Boreman, Paul Glenn, Gregory Hull-Allen, Jeffrey Hoffman, Michael Rodgers, Kevin Thompson, Scott Flint, Lovell ,Comstock, and Bruce Myrick "FISICA: the Florida imager slicer for infrared cosmology and astrophysics," Proc. SPIE 6269, 62694L, (2006).
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Paul E. Glenn, C. Gregory Hull-Allen, Jeff Hoffman, Michael Rodgers, Kevin Thompson, Bruce Myrick, Lovell Comstock, Scott Flint, Glenn Boreman, Stephen S. Eikenberry, Richard Elston, Rafael Guzman, Jeff Julian, and S. ,Nicholas Raines "Design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of the Florida image slicer for infrared cosmology and astrophysics (FISICA) integral field unit," Proc. SPIE 5492, 1254, (2004).
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Stephen S. Eikenberry, Richard Elston, Rafael Guzman, Jeff Julian, S. Nicholas Raines, Nicolas Gruel, Glenn Boreman, Paul E. Glenn, C. Gregory Hull-Allen, Jeff Hoffman, Michael Rodgers, Kevin Thompson, Scott Flint, ,Lovell Comstock, and Bruce Myrick "FISICA: the Florida image slicer for infrared cosmology and astrophysics," Proc. SPIE 5492, 1264, (2004).
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Clinton E. Evans, Elliot S. Greenberg, David A. Aldridge, and Jeffrey J. Santman, "Cryogenic wavefront error measurement for the James Webb Space Telescope fine guidance sensor powered optics," Proc. SPIE 7790, 779004, (2010).
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Randy R. VanBrocklin, W. David Navan, and Mary J. Edwards,"Corning: supplier of multiple optical materials for telescope projects," Proc. SPIE 6273, 62730I, (2006).
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Diamond Turning

Lovell Comstock, "Recent technology advances in diamond machining for spaceborne optical systems," Proc. SPIE 5798, 112, (2005).
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M. J. Hegge, J. W. Baer, L. M. R. Hardaway, G. Taudien, D. S. Sabatke, S. R. Shidemantle, J. J. Santman, and L. E. Comstock, "Diamond turned, light weight, athermal, visible TMA telescope for the planned New Horizons mission to Pluto." Proc. SPIE 5877, 58770K, (2005).
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Joshua M. Cobb, Lovell E. Comstock, Paul G. Dewa, Mike M. Dunn, and Scott D. Flint, "Advances in diamond-turned surfaces enable unique cost-effective optical system solutions," Proc. SPIE 6269, 62691L, (2006).
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Jue Wang, Ronald W. Davis, Angela Q. Wang, Horst Schreiber, Scott J. Wilkinson, Joseph C. Crifasi, and Robert D. Felock, "HfO2]/SiO2 enhanced diamond turned aluminum mirrors for IR laser optics," Proc. SPIE 8190, 819005, (2011).
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Jue Wang, Colleen R. Clar, and Horst Schreiber, "Extended lifetime of fluoride optics,"  Proc. SPIE 6720, 67200I, (2007).
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Mark C. Sanson, C. Theodore Tienvieri, and Steven VanKerkhove, "Localized slope errors and their impact on image performance requirements," Proc. SPIE 6342, 634223, (2007).
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Imaging Spectroscopy

Lovell E. Comstock and Richard L. Wiggins, "Multi-FOV hyperspectral imager concept, " Proc. SPIE 8020, 802011, (2011).
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Joshua M. Cobb, Lovell E. Comstock, Paul G. Dewa, Mike M. Dunn, and Scott D. Flint, "Innovative manufacturing and test technologies for imaging hyperspectral spectrometers," Proc. SPIE 6233, 62330R, (2006).
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Richard L. Wiggins, Lovell E. Comstock, and Jeffry J. Santman, "Real-world noise in hyperspectral imaging systems," Proc. SPIE 8020, 802004, (2011).
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D. W. Warren, R. H. Boucher, D. J. Gutierrez, E. R. Keim, and M. G. Sivjee, "MAKO: a high-performance, airborne imaging spectrometer for the long-wave infrared," Proc. SPIE 7812, 78120N, (2010).
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Jeffrey L. Hall, Richard H. Boucher, David J. Gutierrez, Steven J. Hansel, Brian P. Kasper, Eric R. Keim, Nery M. Moreno, Mark L. Polak, Mazaher G. Sivjee, David M. Tratt, and David W. Warren, "First flights of a new airborne thermal infrared imaging spectrometer with high area coverage," Proc. SPIE 8012, 801203, (2011).
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Materials and Coatings

Jue Wang and Horst Schreiber, "Low-loss dual-wave laser optics coatings at 1060 nm and 530 nm," Proc. SPIE 8016, 80160Y, (2011).
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Thomas D. Rahmlow, Jr., Jeanne E. Lazo-Wasem, Scott Wilkinson, and Flemming Tinker, "Filters for dual band infrared imagers," Proc. SPIE 7298, 72982J, (2009).
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Thomas D. Rahmlow, Jr., Jeanne E. Lazo-Wasem, Scott Wilkinson, and Flemming Tinker, "Dual band antireflection coatings for the infrared," Proc. SPIE 6940, 69400T, (2008).
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Jue Wang, Robert L. Maier, and Horst Schreiber, "Wavefront control of UV narrow bandpass filters prepared by plasma ion-assisted deposition," Proc. SPIE 6286, 628604, (2006).
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David N. Gritz, Ronald R. Mazzuca, Mary J. Edwards, James G. Fagan, Gene Peters, William M. Decker IV, Bryan L. Kelchner, James W. Mayo III, and Theresa McCarthy-Brow, "Conformal window for the airborne laser aircraft," Proc. SPIE 3706, 227, (1999).
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Herbert A. Miska, "Finishing and proof testing of windows for manned space craft," Proc. SPIE 1993, 23, (1993).
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Optical System Design

Thomas E. Reney, Richard L. Wiggins, Lovell E. Comstock, Jeffry J. Santman, and Kenneth S. Woodard, "Integrated approach to optomechanical system development," Proc. SPIE 8012, 80123J, (2011).
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Mark C. Sanson, James Cornell, Brian Roy, Stephen Herbert, Ken Woodard, and Kent Sawyer,  "Development of MWID continuous zoom with large zoom range," Proc. SPIE 8012, 80122F, (2011).
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Mark C. Sanson and James Cornell, "MWIR continuous zoom with large zoom range," Proc. SPIE 7660, 76601X, (2010).
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Brian McMaster, "Opto-mechanical review of a light weight compact visible zoom camera," Proc. SPIE 7668, 76680E, (2010).
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David Bonin and Brian McMaster, "Closed loop optimization of opto-mechanical structure via mechanical and optical analysis software," Proc. SPIE 6550, 65500X, (2007).
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C. Theodore Tienvieri and Tim Rich, "Optical design compensation from engineering to production manufacturing," Proc. SPIE 6342, 63422S, (2007).
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Mark C. Sanson, "Use of an application programming interface (API) to allow non-optical designers to perform specific optical evaluations," Proc. SPIE 6342, 634205, (2006).
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Joshua M. Cobb, Lovell E. Comstock, Paul G. Dewa, Mike M. Dunn, and Scott D. Flint,  "Stereoscopic vision and the design of stereoscopic displays," Proc. SPIE 6342, 63420V, (2006).
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