Mr. Leonard V. LaCroix Profile

Leonard V. LaCroix

Group Engineer at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co

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Publications (7)

SPIE Journal Paper | 28 February 2024 Open Access

Thermal, structural, and optical properties of Cleartran^® multispectral zinc sulfide (Erratum)

Daniel Harris, Meghan Baronowski, Ladd Henneman, Len LaCroix, Clyde Wilson, Shelby Kurzius, Bob Burns, Keith Kitagawa, Jozef Gembarovic, Steven Goodrich, Christian Staats, John Mecholsky

OE, Vol. 63, Issue 02, 029801, (February 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.63.2.029801

KEYWORDS: Zinc sulfide, Optical properties, Thermography, Optical engineering, Materials science, Industry, Engineering

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 September 2009 Open Access

Errata: Thermal, structural, and optical properties of Cleartran® multispectral zinc sulfide

Daniel Harris, Meghan Baronowski, Ladd Henneman, Leonard LaCroix, Clyde Wilson, Shelby Kurzius, Bob Burns, Keith Kitagawa, Jozef Gembarovic, Steven Goodrich, Christian Staats, John Mecholsky

OE, Vol. 48, Issue 09, 099801, (September 2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3223355

KEYWORDS: Optical properties, Zinc, Optical engineering, Roads, Thermography, Materials science

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2008

Thermal, structural, and optical properties of Cleartran® multispectral zinc sulfide

Daniel Harris, Meghan Baronowski, Ladd Henneman, Leonard LaCroix, Clyde Wilson, Shelby Kurzius, Bob Burns, Keith Kitagawa, Jozef Gembarovic, Steven Goodrich, Christian Staats, John Mecholsky

OE, Vol. 47, Issue 11, 114001, (November 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3006123

KEYWORDS: Zinc, Transmittance, Optical properties, Reflectivity, Temperature metrology, Optical engineering, Absorption, Infrared radiation, Polishing, Failure analysis

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Proceedings Article | 25 March 2005 Paper

Peeling the onion: an heuristic overview of hit-to-kill missile defense in the 21st century

Len LaCroix, Shelby Kurzius

Proceedings Volume 5732, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.583369

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Staring arrays, Mid-IR, Long wavelength infrared, Target detection, Point spread functions, Signal to noise ratio, Missiles, Defense and security, Black bodies

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1990 Paper

Precision mechanisms for optical alignments at cryogenic temperatures

Leonard LaCroix, Bonnie Smietanowska, James Campbell, Robert Yoshikawa, Ken Morgan

Proceedings Volume 1340, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23057

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Collimators, Chromium, Actuators, Cryogenics, Aluminum, Optical cryogenics, Control systems, Sensors, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 1990 Paper

Lockheed sensor test facility: a 1990 update

Leonard LaCroix, Bonnie Smietanowska

Proceedings Volume 1311, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21850

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Collimators, Calibration, Helium, Infrared radiation, Computing systems, Control systems, Long wavelength infrared, Cryogenics

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