Dr. Gary L. Peterson Profile

Dr. Gary L. Peterson

at Breault Research Organization Inc

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Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 3 April 2018 Open Access

Reducing the optical and x-ray stray light In the ESA XMM telescopes

Daniel de Chambure, Kees van Katwijk, Robert Laine, Jan van Casteren, Gary Peterson, Marie Côté, Bernd Aschenbach, Richard Willingale, Dittmar Schink, Albrecht Frey, Wolfgang Rühe, Yolanda Gutierrez, Falk Draheim

Proceedings Volume 10570, 105700V (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2326469

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Mirrors, Telescopes, Sensors, Space telescopes, Stray light, X-ray telescopes, X-ray optics, X-ray detectors, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

A BRDF model for scratches and digs

Gary Peterson

Proceedings Volume 8495, 84950G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930860

KEYWORDS: Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Diffraction, Contamination, Mirrors, Stray light, Light scattering, Surface roughness, Reflection, Optical components, Refraction

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 June 2010

Image degradation due to scattering effects in two-mirror telescopes

James Harvey, Narak Choi, Andrey Krywonos, Gary Peterson, Marilyn Bruner

OE, Vol. 49, Issue 06, 063202, (June 2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3454382

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Scattering, Mirrors, Point spread functions, Extreme ultraviolet, Imaging systems, Image quality, Light scattering, Laser scattering, Zemax

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2008 Paper

Stray light test station for measuring point source transmission and thermal background of visible and infrared sensors

Gary Peterson

Proceedings Volume 7069, 70690M (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.794898

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Stray light, Infrared sensors, Visible radiation, Infrared radiation, Optical testing, Off axis mirrors, Thermography, Collimation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 October 2006

Scanless ultraviolet remote sensor for limb profile measurements from low earth orbit

Andrey Krywonos, James Harvey, Robert Daniell, Richard Eastes, Gary Peterson

OE, Vol. 45, Issue 10, 106201, (October 2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2360200

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Mirrors, Satellites, Spatial resolution, Optical design, Spectral resolution, Remote sensing, Airglow, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2006 Paper

Active optical zoom for space-based imaging

David Wick, Brett Bagwell, William Sweatt, Gary Peterson, Ty Martinez, Sergio Restaino, Jonathan Andrews, Christopher Wilcox, Don Payne, Robert Romeo

Proceedings Volume 6307, 63070A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696346

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Zoom lenses, Active optics, Disk lasers, Imaging systems, Optical components, Telescopes, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 22 January 2004 Paper

Analytic expressions for in-field scattered light distributions

Gary Peterson

Proceedings Volume 5178, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509120

KEYWORDS: Stray light, Light scattering, Optical components, Diffraction, Mirrors, Geometrical optics, Lenses, Light, Imaging systems, Chemical elements

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Proceedings Article | 18 January 2002 Paper

Optical design of the CERES telescope

G. Louis Smith, Gary Peterson, Robert Lee, Bruce Barkstrom

Proceedings Volume 4483, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453463

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Solar radiation, Shortwaves, Space operations, Point spread functions, Optical filters, Ray tracing

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2000 Paper

Achieving the background limit on SOFIA: a stray-light issue

Jackie Davidson, Paul Harvey, Gary Peterson

Proceedings Volume 4014, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389123

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Space telescopes, Observatories, Error analysis, Sensors, 3D modeling, Infrared radiation, Infrared backgrounds

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 1999 Paper

Stray light calculation methods with optical ray trace software

Gary Peterson

Proceedings Volume 3780, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363770

KEYWORDS: Stray light, Ray tracing, Sensors, Computing systems, Geometrical optics, Mirrors, Image sensors, Optical analysis, Computer simulations, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 1999 Paper

National Ignition Facility main laser stray light analysis and control

John Miller, R. Edward English, John Schweyen, Gary Peterson

Proceedings Volume 3492, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354141

KEYWORDS: Spatial filters, Ray tracing, Stray light, Lenses, National Ignition Facility, Optical amplifiers, Stray light control, Reflection, Diffraction, Stray light analysis

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 1997 Paper

Lessons learned from the stray-light analysis of the XMM telescope

Gary Peterson, Marie Cote

Proceedings Volume 3113, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.278861

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Space telescopes, Stray light, Grazing incidence, Telescopes, Ray tracing, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Mirrors, Diffraction, Stray light analysis

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 1996 Paper

Medium-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) stray light design

Gilles Baudin, G. Maurel, P. Nicol, Robert Breault, Gary Peterson

Proceedings Volume 2864, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258322

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Diffusers, Spectroscopy, Coating, Cameras, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, Optical design, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1994 Paper

Dual reflective baffle system for the BeCOAT telescope

Richard Pfisterer, Gary Peterson

Proceedings Volume 1994, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167958

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Sensors, Mirrors, Tolerancing, Telescopes, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Reflector telescopes, Specular reflections, Ray tracing, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 1993 Paper

Specular baffles

Gary Peterson, Steve Johnston, Jerry Thomas

Proceedings Volume 1753, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140692

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Reflectivity, Surface finishing, Stray light analysis, Contamination, Oxygen, Polishing, Space telescopes, Tolerancing, Stray light

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 1991 Paper

High-power coherent diode lasers

Dan Botez, Luke Mawst, Michael Jansen, Eric Anderson, Szutsun Ou, Moshe Sergant, Gary Peterson, Thomas Roth, John Rozenbergs

Proceedings Volume 1474, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44911

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Signal processing, Diffraction, High power lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Optical components, Waveguides, Refractive index, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1991 Paper

0.36-W cw diffraction-limited-beam operation from phase-locked arrays of antiguides

Luke Mawst, Dan Botez, Eric Anderson, Michael Jansen, Szutsun Ou, Moshe Sergant, Gary Peterson, Thomas Roth, John Rozenbergs

Proceedings Volume 1418, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43821

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Continuous wave operation, Laser applications, Diffraction, Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Cladding, Waveguides, Gallium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1990 Paper

Reflection, transmission, and scattering at an integrated diode laser-waveguide interface

Gary Peterson

Proceedings Volume 1219, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18282

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Laser scattering, Laser applications, Waveguide lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Scattering, Light scattering, Wave propagation, Diodes, Etching

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1990 Paper

Stabilized in-phase-mode operation from monolithic antiguided diode laser arrays

Luke Mawst, Dan Botez, Phillip Hayashida, Michael Jansen, Gary Peterson, Thomas Roth, Jaroslava Z. Wilcox, Jane Yang

Proceedings Volume 1219, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18252

KEYWORDS: Laser applications, Diffraction, Near field, Laser damage threshold, Waveguides, Cladding, Spatial filters, Semiconductor lasers, Optical components, Visibility

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