Mr. Michael DiVittorio Profile

Michael DiVittorio

Chief of Engineering at US Naval Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

Telescope site survey at the US Naval Observatory, Flagstaff Station

Michael DiVittorio, Frederick Harris, John Subasavage, Andrew Cenko

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99064V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233248

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Observatories, Motion measurement, Sensors, Power supplies, Optics manufacturing, Imaging systems, Stars, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Recent developments at the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (NPOI)

Michael DiVittorio, Donald Hutter

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84450L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.979895

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Interferometers, Mirrors, Precision optics, Observatories, Ocean optics, Prototyping, Imaging systems, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

NPOI: recent progress and future prospects

Donald Hutter, James Benson, Tim Buschmann, Michael DiVittorio, Robert Zavala, Kenneth Johnston, J. Thomas Armstrong, Robert Hindsley, Henrique Schmitt, James Clark, Sergio Restaino, Christopher Tycner, Anders Jorgensen, Sam Davis

Proceedings Volume 7013, 701306 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787486

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometry, Control systems, Visibility, Telescopes, Observatories, Mirrors, Interferometers, Calibration, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

Mount-induced deflections in 8-inch flat mirrors at the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer

James Clark, F. Ernesto Penado, Michael DiVitorrio, Joshua Walton

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70133K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790257

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Finite element methods, Interferometers, Prototyping, Phase shifts, Tolerancing, Zerodur, Optics manufacturing, Coating, Off axis mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

Plans for utilizing the Keck Outrigger Telescopes at NPOI

Michael DiVittorio, Donald Hutter, Michael Kelley

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70132U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787635

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Interferometers, Stars, Adaptive optics, Optical instrument design, Keck Observatory, Mirrors, Planets, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Differentiating secondary mirror tilt and decenter through off-axis wavefront sensing and aberration measurement

Michael DiVittorio

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62733D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672856

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Optical alignment, Wavefronts, Off axis mirrors, Optical components, Observatories, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 26 June 2006 Paper

The feasibility of replacing the U.S. Naval Observatory's 61-inch astrometric reflector with a 3.5 m telescope

Michael DiVittorio, Gordon Pentland, Kevin Harris

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62673I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673064

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Observatories, 3D modeling, Infrared telescopes, Reflectors, Optical instrument design, Reflector telescopes, Infrared imaging, Infrared cameras

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Plans for astrometry with adaptive optics

Arne Henden, Michael DiVittorio

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552745

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Cameras, Point spread functions, Observatories, Space telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Image quality, Monochromatic aberrations, Precision calibration

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2004 Paper

Reflectometer shoot-out: comparing the performance and accuracy of hand-held reflectometers

Michael DiVittorio, Joshua Walton

Proceedings Volume 5494, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552123

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Reflectometry, Mirrors, Calibration, Dental caries, Light scattering, Temperature metrology, Head, Optical coatings, Specular reflections

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 September 2003

Analysis of the Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station 1-m telescope using annular Zernike polynomials

Sergio Restaino, Scott Teare, Michael DiVittorio, G. Gilbreath, David Mozurkewich

OE, Vol. 42, Issue 09, (September 2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1598210

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Zernike polynomials, Wavefronts, Observatories, Monochromatic aberrations, Adaptive optics, Optical components, Error analysis, Analytical research, Optical aberrations

Proceedings Article | 21 February 2003 Paper

Results from a portable adaptive optics system on the 1-meter telescope at the Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station

Sergio Restaino, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, Don Payne, Jeffrey Baker, Ty Martinez, Michael DiVittorio, David Mozurkewich, Jeffrey Friedman

Proceedings Volume 4838, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479725

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Observatories, Analytical research, Cameras, Imaging systems, Interferometry, Calibration, Interferometers, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

Real-time technique for optical alignment of telescopes with segmented optics

Michael DiVittorio, John Gathright

Proceedings Volume 4842, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458078

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical alignment, Monochromatic aberrations, Space telescopes, Sensors, Image quality, Wavefront sensors, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

Preliminary optical design for a 4.0-m f/2.19 prime focus field corrector with a 2.0-degree field of view

Harland Epps, Michael DiVittorio

Proceedings Volume 4842, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457343

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, Optical design, Monochromatic aberrations, Aspheric lenses, Telescopes, Image quality, Chemical elements, Optical components, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2000 Paper

Lessons learned in the design, construction, and implementation of the W.M. Keck Observatory AO system

D. Scott Acton, Peter Wizinowich, Michael DiVittorio, Tom Gregory

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390296

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Telescopes, Actuators, Calibration, Image processing, Computer programming, Optical alignment, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Optical quality of the W.M. Keck Telescope

Peter Wizinowich, Terry Mast, Jerry Nelson, Michael DiVittorio, Gary Chanan

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176164

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Mirrors, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Image quality, Ions, Cameras, Interferometry, Optical testing, Monochromatic aberrations

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