Mr. Richard G. Lyon Profile

Richard G. Lyon

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Publications (74)

Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

Recent developments with the visible nulling coronagraph

Brian Hicks, Richard Lyon, Matthew Bolcar, Mark Clampin, Peter Petrone, Michael Helmbrecht, Joseph Howard, Ian Miller

Proceedings Volume 9907, 99072O (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234315

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Image segmentation, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Nulling interferometry, Wavefronts, Point spread functions, Sensors, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

The Segmented Aperture Interferometric Nulling Testbed (SAINT) I: overview and air-side system description

Brian Hicks, Richard Lyon, Peter Petrone, Marlin Ballard, Matthew Bolcar, Jeff Bolognese, Mark Clampin, Peter Dogoda, Daniel Dworzanski, Michael Helmbrecht, Corina Koca, Ron Shiri

Proceedings Volume 9904, 990420 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234313

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Interferometry, Telescopes, Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Image segmentation, Point spread functions, Exoplanets, Control systems, James Webb Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2015 Paper

Maturing CCD photon-counting technology for space flight

Udayan Mallik, Richard Lyon, Peter Petrone, Michael McElwain, Dominic Benford, Mark Clampin, Brian HIcks

Proceedings Volume 9605, 960515 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189904

KEYWORDS: Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Cameras, Clocks, Sensors, Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Stars, Amplifiers, Planets, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2015 Paper

Demonstrating broadband billion-to-one contrast with the Visible Nulling Coronagraph

Brian Hicks, Richard Lyon, Peter Petrone, Ian Miller, Matthew Bolcar, Mark Clampin, Michael Helmbrecht, Udayan Mallik

Proceedings Volume 9605, 96050K (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189101

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Nulling interferometry, Camera shutters, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Spatial frequencies, Tolerancing, Optical alignment, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2014 Paper

High-contrast visible nulling coronagraph for segmented and arbitrary telescope apertures

Brian Hicks, Richard Lyon, Matthew Bolcar, Mark Clampin, Peter Petrone

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91432S (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056296

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Image segmentation, Spatial frequencies, Space telescopes, Polarization, Coating, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

FEM correlation and shock analysis of a VNC MEMS mirror segment

Eduardo Aguayo, Richard Lyon, Michael Helmbrecht, Sausan Khomusi

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91435C (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2074250

KEYWORDS: Microelectromechanical systems, Finite element methods, Mirrors, Deformable mirrors, Aerospace engineering, Space mirrors, Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Image segmentation, Tumor growth modeling

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

Survey of experimental results in high-contrast imaging for future exoplanet missions

P. Lawson, R. Belikov, W. Cash, M. Clampin, T. Glassman, O. Guyon, N. J. Kasdin, B. Kern, R. Lyon, D. Mawet, D. Moody, R. Samuele, E. Serabyn, D. Sirbu, J. Trauger

Proceedings Volume 8864, 88641F (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2021302

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Stars, Planets, Polarizers, Deformable mirrors, Manufacturing, Optics manufacturing, Image segmentation, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

Planar waveguide integrated spatial filter array

Jun Ai, Fedor Dimov, Richard Lyon, Neven Rakuljic, Chris Griffo, Xiaowei Xia, Engin Arik

Proceedings Volume 8864, 88640V (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023138

KEYWORDS: Photonic integrated circuits, Waveguides, Microlens array, Silicon, Spatial filters, Single mode fibers, Semiconducting wafers, Phase modulation, Staring arrays, Cladding

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

High contrast vacuum nuller testbed (VNT) contrast, performance, and null control

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Peter Petrone, Udayan Mallik, Timothy Madison, Matthew Bolcar

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844208 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926889

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Cameras, Nulling interferometry, Wavefronts, Beam splitters, Space telescopes, Interferometers, Phase shifts, Coronagraphy, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Approaches for achieving broadband achromatic phase shifts for visible nulling coronagraphy

Matthew Bolcar, Richard Lyon

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84452C (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926237

KEYWORDS: Phase shifts, Glasses, Prisms, Interferometers, Polarization, Reflection, Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Manufacturing, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Wide-field imaging interferometry spatial-spectral image synthesis algorithms

R. Lyon, D. Leisawitz, S. Rinehart, N. Memarsadeghi, E. Sinukoff

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84450B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926920

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Interferometry, Point spread functions, Algorithm development, Fourier transforms, Imaging spectroscopy, Interferometers, Image processing, Data modeling, Spatial frequencies

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Developing wide-field spatio-spectral interferometry for far-infrared space applications

David Leisawitz, Matthew Bolcar, Richard Lyon, Stephen Maher, Nargess Memarsadeghi, Stephen Rinehart, Evan Sinukoff

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84450A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926812

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Interferometers, Space telescopes, Telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Infrared telescopes, Data modeling, Mirrors, Visibility, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Tracking near-infrared fringes on BETTII: a balloon-borne, 8m-baseline interferometer

Maxime Rizzo, Stephen Rinehart, Richard Barry, Dominic Benford, Dale Fixsen, Todd Kale, David Leisawitz, Richard Lyon, Eric Mentzell, Lee Mundy, Robert Silverberg

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84451T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925593

KEYWORDS: Fourier transforms, Detection and tracking algorithms, Visibility, Actuators, Interferometry, Stars, Mirrors, Interferometers, Sensors, Signal to noise ratio

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SPIE Journal Paper | 22 March 2012 Open Access

Errata: Space telescope sensitivity and controls for exoplanet imaging

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin

OE, Vol. 51, Issue 03, 039801, (March 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.51.3.039801

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Control systems, Exoplanets, Optical engineering

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 February 2012

Space telescope sensitivity and controls for exoplanet imaging

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin

OE, Vol. 51, Issue 1, 011002, (February 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.51.1.011002

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Planets, Stars, Space telescopes, Photons, Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Signal to noise ratio, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

Vacuum nuller testbed (VNT) performance, characterization and null control: progress report

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Peter Petrone, Udayan Mallik, Timothy Madison, Matthew Bolcar, M. Charley Noecker, Stephen Kendrick, Michael Helmbrecht

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81510F (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894531

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Nulling interferometry, Beam splitters, Coronagraphy, Cameras, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Planets, Interferometers, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 10 August 2010 Paper

Coronagraphic wavefront control for the ATLAST 9.2m telescope

Richard Lyon, William Oegerle, Lee Feinberg, Matthew Bolcar, Bruce Dean, Gary Mosier, Marc Postman

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857498

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Phase modulation, Nulling interferometry, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

ATLAST-9.2m: a large-aperture deployable space telescope

William Oegerle, Lee Feinberg, Lloyd Purves, T. Tupper Hyde, Harley Thronson, Jacqueline Townsend, Marc Postman, Matthew Bolcar, Jason Budinoff, Bruce Dean, Mark Clampin, Dennis Ebbets, Qian Gong, Theodore Gull, Joseph Howard, Andrew Jones, Richard Lyon, Bert Pasquale, Charles Perrygo, Jeffrey Smith, Patrick Thompson, Bruce Woodgate

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857622

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Sensors, Sun, Observatories, Ultraviolet radiation, Stray light, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Optical design of dilute aperture visible nulling coronagraph imaging (DAViNCI)

Robert Woodruff, Michael Shao, B. Martin Levine, Richard Lyon, Gopal Vasudevan, Jun Acu, Keith Havey, Jeff Wynn

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857711

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrometers, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Staring arrays, Prisms, Planets, Interferometers, Nulling interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Visible nulling coronagraphy testbed development for exoplanet detection

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Robert Woodruff, Gopal Vasudevan, Patrick Thompson, Andrew Chen, Peter Petrone, Andrew Booth, Timothy Madison, Matthew Bolcar, M. Charley Noecker, Stephen Kendrick, Gary Melnick, Volker Tolls

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857472

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Nulling interferometry, Beam splitters, Planets, Space telescopes, Cameras, Algorithm development, Telescopes, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Feasibility of exoplanet coronagraphy with the Hubble Space Telescope

Richard Lyon, Robert Woodruff, Robert Brown, M. Charley Noecker, Edward Cheng

Proceedings Volume 7731, 773111 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857518

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Planets, Stars, Exoplanets, Point spread functions, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Hubble Space Telescope, Databases

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

Recent progress in wide-field imaging interferometry

S. Rinehart, D. Leisawitz, M. Bolcar, K. Chaprnka, R. Lyon, S. Maher, N. Memarsadeghi, E. Sinukoff, E. Teichman

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77342D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857108

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Data modeling, Interferometers, Mirrors, Data acquisition, Algorithm development, Spatial resolution, Space telescopes, Sensors, Visibility

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2009 Paper

Stellar imager (SI): enhancements to the mission enabled by the constellation architecture (Ares I/Ares V)

Kenneth Carpenter, Margarita Karovska, Richard Lyon, D. Mozurkewich, Carolus Schrijver

Proceedings Volume 7436, 74360A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825393

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Imaging systems, Magnetism, Space operations, Spatial resolution, Image resolution, Imaging spectroscopy, Astrophysics, Stars, Robots

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2009 Paper

Visible nulling coronagraph testbed results

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Robert Woodruff, Gopal Vasudevan, Patrick Thompson, Peter Petrone, Timothy Madison, Maxime Rizzo, Gary Melnick, Volker Tolls

Proceedings Volume 7440, 744011 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827423

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Nulling interferometry, Algorithm development, Image segmentation, Visible radiation, Optical filters, Phase shifts, Stars, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

Balloon exoplanet nulling interferometer (BENI)

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Robert Woodruff, Gopal Vasudevan, Holland Ford, Larry Petro, Jay Herman, Stephen Rinehart, Kenneth Carpenter, Joe Marzouk

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74401A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827411

KEYWORDS: Planets, Interferometers, Telescopes, Stars, Digital signal processing, Sensors, Exoplanets, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

DAVINCI, a diluter aperture visible nulling coronagraphic instrument

M. Shao, S. Bairstow, B. Martin Levine, Gautam Vasisht, Benjamin Lane, Gopal Vasudevan, Robert Woodruff, Rocco Samuele, Jeffrey Wynn, Mark Clampin, Richard Lyon, Olivier Guyon

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70132T (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789767

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Planets, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Interferometers, Nulling interferometry, Space operations, Oxygen, Jupiter

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

Wide-field imaging interferometry testbed (WIIT): image construction algorithms

Richard Lyon, Stephen Rinehart, David Leisawitz, Nargess Memarsadeghi

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70131M (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789833

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Interferometry, Algorithm development, Interferometers, Imaging spectroscopy, Image processing, Michelson interferometers, Sensors, Fourier transforms, Visibility

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

The wide-field imaging interferometry testbed (WIIT): recent progress and results

S. Rinehart, D. Leisawitz, B. Frey, R. Lyon, S. Maher, N. Memarsadeghi

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70132S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787402

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Interferometers, Data modeling, Data acquisition, Algorithm development, Mirrors, Metrology, Spatial resolution, Sensors, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Stellar Imager: wavefront control

Richard Lyon, Kenneth Carpenter, Peter Petrone, Peter Dogoda, Daniel Reed, David Mozurkewich

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701131 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789758

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefronts, Imaging systems, Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Control systems, Spherical lenses, Interferometry, Modulation transfer functions, Off axis mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Extrasolar Planetary Imaging Coronagraph (EPIC): visible nulling cornagraph testbed results

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Gary Melnick, Volker Tolls, Robert Woodruff, Gopal Vasudevan

Proceedings Volume 7010, 701045 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789700

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Nulling interferometry, Wavefronts, Beam splitters, Interferometers, Point spread functions, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Phase shifts

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Optical design and in situ fabrication of large telescopes on the Moon

P. Chen, R. Lyon, M. Van Steenberg

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70104D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789945

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Epoxies, Optical design, Large telescopes, Mirrors, James Webb Space Telescope, Interferometers, Imaging systems, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Terrestrial planet detection approaches: externally occulted hybrid coronagraphs

Richard Lyon, John A. Gualtieri, Ruslan Belikov

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70101K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789787

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Coronagraphy, Planets, Stars, Wavefronts, Space operations, Apodization, Optical instrument design, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Detecting biomarkers in exoplanetary atmospheres with a Terrestrial Planet Finder

Sara Heap, D. Lindler, R. Lyon

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70101N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787141

KEYWORDS: Planets, Oxygen, Ozone, Exoplanets, Stars, Mirrors, Atmospheric sensing, Earth's atmosphere, Absorption, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2007 Paper

Wavefront sensing and closed-loop control for the Fizeau interferometry testbed

Richard Lyon, Kenneth Carpenter, Alice Liu, Peter Petrone, Peter Dogoda, Daniel Reed, David Mozurkewich

Proceedings Volume 6687, 66870H (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.731761

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefronts, Imaging systems, Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Interferometry, Control systems, Spherical lenses, Modulation transfer functions, Optical transfer functions

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2007 Paper

Externally occulted terrestrial planet finder coronagraph: simulations and sensitivities

Richard Lyon, Sally Heap, Amy Lo, Webster Cash, Glenn Starkman, Robert Vanderbei, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Craig Copi

Proceedings Volume 6687, 668719 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.731755

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Planets, Coronagraphy, Stars, Binary data, Wavefronts, Signal attenuation, Speckle, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

Beam combination for Stellar Imager and its application to full-aperture imaging

D. Mozurkewich, K. Carpenter, R. Lyon

Proceedings Volume 6687, 66870K (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732833

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Sensors, Telescopes, Spatial frequencies, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

The wide-field imaging interferometry testbed: enabling techniques for high angular resolution astronomy

S. Rinehart, T. Armstrong, Bradley Frey, J. Jung, J. Kirk, David Leisawitz, Douglas Leviton, R. Lyon, Stephen Maher, Anthony Martino, T. Pauls

Proceedings Volume 6687, 66870F (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734437

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Interferometers, Data acquisition, Visibility, Algorithm development, Image restoration, Spatial resolution, Mirrors, Data modeling, Reconstruction algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

Direct UV/optical imaging of stellar surfaces: the Stellar Imager Vision Mission

Kenneth Carpenter, Richard Lyon, Carolus Schrijver, Margarita Karovska, David Mozurkewich

Proceedings Volume 6687, 66870G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732440

KEYWORDS: Stars, Imaging systems, Magnetism, Mirrors, Space operations, Sun, Planets, Image resolution, Ultraviolet radiation, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

TRL-6 for JWST wavefront sensing and control

Lee Feinberg, Bruce Dean, David Aronstein, Charles Bowers, William Hayden, Richard Lyon, Ron Shiri, J. Scott Smith, D. Scott Acton, Larkin Carey, Adam Contos, Erin Sabatke, John Schwenker, Duncan Shields, Tim Towell, Fang Shi, Luis Meza

Proceedings Volume 6687, 668708 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.736059

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, James Webb Space Telescope, Wavefronts, Phase retrieval, Mirrors, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Cameras, Phase modulation

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Extrasolar planetary imaging coronagraph (EPIC)

Mark Clampin, Gary Melnick, Richard Lyon, Scott Kenyon, Dimitar Sasselov, Volker Tolls, Holland Ford, David Golimowski, Larry Petro, George Hartig, William Sparks, Garth Illingworth, Doug Lin, Sara Seager, Alycia Weinberger, Martin Harwit, Mark Marley, Jean Schneider, Michael Shao, Marty Levine, Jian Ge, Robert Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62651B (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672849

KEYWORDS: Planets, Wavefronts, Nulling interferometry, Coronagraphy, Stars, Space telescopes, Point spread functions, Telescopes, Atmospheric physics, Atmospheric sensing

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

The wide-field imaging interferometry testbed: recent results

S. Rinehart, T. Armstrong, Bradley Frey, J. Jung, J. Kirk, David Leisawitz, Douglas Leviton, R. Lyon, Anthony Martino, Lee Mundy, T. Pauls, A. Thompson

Proceedings Volume 6268, 626836 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672110

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Visibility, Algorithm development, Data acquisition, Reconstruction algorithms, Interferometers, Cameras, Fourier transforms, Space telescopes, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 19 June 2006 Paper

Coronagraphic Exploration Camera (CorECam)

Mark Clampin, Richard Lyon, Larry Petro, Sara Seager, Mark Marley, Gary Melnick, Alycia Weinberger, Robert Woodruff, Scott Horner, Holland Ford, Garth Illingworth, Jim Kasting, Doug Lin, Marc Kuchner, Mike Shao, William Sparks, Bernard Rauscher, Volker Tolls, Ruth Carter

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62650O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672816

KEYWORDS: Planets, Optical filters, Near infrared, Sensors, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Staring arrays, Photon counting, Imaging systems, Planetary systems

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

Study of coronagraphic techniques

Volker Tolls, Michael Aziz, Robert Gonsalves, Sylvain Korzennik, Antoine Labeyrie, Richard Lyon, Gary Melnick, Ruth Schlitz, Steve Somerstein, Gopal Vasudevan, Robert Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62653K (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672647

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Manufacturing, Speckle, Sensors, Scanners, Absorbance, Microelectromechanical systems, Beam propagation method, Observatories, Ion beams

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Proceedings Article | 13 June 2006 Paper

A nulling coronagraph for TPF-C

Michael Shao, Bruce Levine, James Wallace, Glenn Orton, Edouard Schmidtlin, Benjamin Lane, Sara Seager, Volker Tolls, Richard Lyon, Rocco Samuele, Domenick Tenerelli, Robert Woodruff, Jian Ge

Proceedings Volume 6265, 626517 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671934

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Planets, Interferometers, Stars, Nulling interferometry, Optical fibers, Calibration, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2005 Paper

Study of high-performance coronagraphic techniques

Volker Tolls, Michael Aziz, Robert Gonsalves, Sylvain Korzennik, Antoine Labeyrie, Richard Lyon, Gary Melnick, Steve Somerstein, Gopal Vasudevan, Robert Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 5905, 59051M (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.639422

KEYWORDS: Speckle, Coronagraphy, Photomasks, Manufacturing, Planets, Mirrors, Spherical lenses, Ion beams, Wavefronts, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Fabrication and characterization of the Fizeau interferometer testbed

Peter Petrone, Kenneth Carpenter, Dave Clark, Paul Cottle, Peter Dogoda, Hubert Huet, Peter Liiva, Richard Lyon, Joe Marzouk, Lisa Mazzuca, Dave McAndrew, Gregory Solyar

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552269

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Image segmentation, Imaging systems, Optical alignment, Ferroelectric materials, Actuators, CCD cameras, Spherical lenses, Phase retrieval, Fizeau interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

A SPECS update: engineering and technology requirements for a space-based far-IR imaging interferometer

David Leisawitz, Ronald Allen, Charles Baker, Dominic Benford, Claudio Bombardelli, Michael DiPirro, Pascale Ehrenfreund, Neal Evans, Martin Harwit, Tristram Hyde, Antoine Labeyrie, Jesse Leitner, Alice Liu, Enrico Lorenzini, Richard Lyon, Anthony Martino, John Mather, Karl Menten, S. Harvey Moseley, Lee Mundy, Takao Nakagawa, Stanford Ollendorf, John Pearson, Dave Quinn, Stephen Rinehart, Juan Roman, Shobita Satyapal, Robert Silverberg, H. Philip Stahl, Mark Swain, Theodore Swanson, Wesley Traub, Edward Wright, Harold Yorke

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552104

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Interferometers, Sensors, Interferometry, Mirrors, Spatial resolution, Infrared telescopes, Detector arrays, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

The Stellar Imager (SI): a revolutionary large-baseline imaging interferometer at the Sun-Earth L2 point

Kenneth Carpenter, Carolus Schrijver, Ronald Allen, Alexander Brown, David Chenette, William Danchi, Margarita Karovska, Steven Kilston, Richard Lyon, Joe Marzouk, Lisa Mazzuca, Rud Moe, Frederick Walter, Neil Murphy

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550572

KEYWORDS: Stars, Magnetism, Imaging systems, Sun, Solar processes, Ultraviolet radiation, Spatial resolution, Interferometry, Interferometers, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

The wide-field imaging interferometry testbed: I. progress, results, and future plans

Stephen Rinehart, J. Armstrong, Bradley Frey, Jeff Kirk, David Leisawitz, Douglas Leviton, Luke Lobsinger, Rick Lyon, Anthony Martino, Thomas Pauls, Lee Mundy, E. Sears

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551693

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Interferometers, Data modeling, Image restoration, Mirrors, Reconstruction algorithms, Data acquisition, Space telescopes, Light sources, Fourier transforms

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

The wide-field imaging interferometry testbed: II. Characterization and calibration

Stephen Rinehart, J. Armstrong, Bradley Frey, Jeff Kirk, David Leisawitz, Douglas Leviton, Luke Lobsinger, Richard Lyon, Anthony Martino, Thomas Pauls, Lee Mundy, E. Sears

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552076

KEYWORDS: Visibility, Turbulence, Cameras, Interferometers, Interferometry, Light sources, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Light, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

The Fizeau interferometer testbed (FIT): developing and testing the technologies needed for space-based interferometric imaging systems

Lisa Mazzuca, Kenneth Carpenter, Richard Lyon, Joe Marzouk, Peter Petrone, Paul Cottle, Peter Dogoda, Hubert Huet, Peter Liiva, David Mozurkewich, J. Armstrong, Xiaolei Zhang, Gregory Solyar, Lee Mundy

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550450

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Imaging systems, Actuators, Wavefronts, Interferometry, Control systems, Spherical lenses, Calibration, Fizeau interferometers, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 2004 Paper

System wavefront correction using a complex aspheric mirror

Robert Kestner, Chris Witebsky, Richard Lyon, Robert Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 5533, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.567162

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Mirrors, Aspheric optics, Spatial frequencies, Planets, Stars, Space telescopes, Off axis mirrors, Telescopes, Aspheric lenses

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