Mr. Jonathan C. Papa Profile

Jonathan C. Papa

Optical Engineer

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Publications (12)

Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

LISA telescope development status and flight design

Ritva Keski-Kuha, Ryan Derosa, Kevin Boyce, Theodore Hadjimichael, Joseph Howard, Joseph Ivanov, Timothy Johnson, Joshua Lutter, Jonathan Papa, Shannon Sankar, Andrew Weaver

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130922C (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019158

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space operations, Optical benches, Design, Engineering, Optical fabrication, Optical alignment, Mirrors, Wavefront errors

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Calibration for astrophysics using an artificial star with NIST-traceable distribution of luminous energy (CANDLE) instrument development

Eliad Peretz, Susana Deustua, Joe Rice, Brian Alberding, Eric Shirley, Thinh Bui, Keshet Shavit, Daniel Kuesters, Greg Aldering, Dmitry Vorobiev, Jonathan Papa, Ralph Bohlin, Benjamin Rose, Justin Albert, Piotr Pachowicz, Jean Thomas Landry, Etienne Gauvin, Thomas Michaud-Bayens, Greg Kopp, John Mather, Peter Plavchan, Angelle Tanner

Proceedings Volume 13092, 1309207 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020319

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Stars, Telescopes, Monochromators, Equipment, Observatories, Fiber lasers, Mirrors, Dark energy, James Webb Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2023 Paper

Controlling first-order pupil location

Jessica Steidle, Joseph Howard, Jonathan Papa, Jannick Rolland

Proceedings Volume 12798, 127981H (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2692122

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Matrices, Pupil aberrations, Telescopes, Optical design, Geometrical optics

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2023 Paper

Leveraging confocality and Cartesian reflectors in freeform optical designs

Jonathan Papa, Nick Takaki, Eric Schiesser

Proceedings Volume 12798, 1279817 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2692112

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Optical alignment, Interferograms, Mirror surfaces, Metrology, Mirrors, Reflectors, Freeform optics, Optical spheres, Conical mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2021 Presentation

The CubeSat Lightning Imaging and Detection Experiment (CLIDE)

Patrick Gatlin, H. Philip Stahl, Tomasz Lis, Joseph Howard, Jonathan Papa, Patrick Reardon, Timothy Lang, Mason Quick

Proceedings Volume 11832, 118320G (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593977

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Sensors, Satellite imaging, Imaging systems, Gases, Gamma radiation, Electrical phenomena, Earth's atmosphere, Earth observing sensors, Convection

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SPIE Journal Paper | 10 April 2021 Open Access

Enabling precision coordinate metrology for universal optical testing and alignment applications (Erratum)

Manal Khreishi, Raymond Ohl, Joseph Howard, Jonathan Papa, Ryan McClelland, Clark Hovis, Theodore Hadjimichael, Patrick Thompson, Kenneth Ranson, Rongguang Liang, Nicolas Gorius

OE, Vol. 60, Issue 04, 049801, (April 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.60.4.049801

KEYWORDS: Optical testing, Optical alignment, Metrology, Optical engineering, Geometrical optics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 15 March 2021

Enabling precision coordinate metrology for universal optical testing and alignment applications

Manal Khreishi, Raymond Ohl, Joseph Howard, Jonathan Papa, Ryan McClelland, Clark Hovis, Theodore Hadjimichael, Patrick Thompson, Kenneth Ranson, Rongguang Liang, Nicolas Gorius

OE, Vol. 60, Issue 03, 035106, (March 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.60.3.035106

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Mirrors, Optical testing, Optical alignment, Optical engineering, Interferometry, Optical fabrication, Aspheric lenses, Terbium, Lawrencium

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2020 Presentation + Paper

Cascade optical coherence tomography (C-OCT) towards freeform metrology

Di Xu, Andres Garcia Coleto, Zhenkun Wen, Benjamin Moon, Jonathan Papa, Michael Pomerantz, John Lambropoulos, Jannick Rolland

Proceedings Volume 11490, 114900K (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2567080

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Mirrors, Optical coherence tomography, Metrology, Freeform optics, Objectives, Relays, Optical components, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 21 June 2018 Paper

Three-mirror freeform imagers

Jonathan Papa, Joseph Howard, Jannick Rolland

Proceedings Volume 10690, 106901D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314403

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Aspheric lenses, Monochromatic aberrations, Reflectors, Imaging systems, Confocal microscopy, Freeform optics, Space telescopes, Geometrical optics, Computing systems

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SPIE Journal Paper | 21 June 2018 Open Access

Starting point designs for freeform four-mirror systems

Jonathan Papa, Joseph Howard, Jannick Rolland

OE, Vol. 57, Issue 10, 101705, (June 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.57.10.101705

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Aspheric lenses, Reflectors, Mirrors, Confocal microscopy, Imaging systems, Optical engineering, Aberration correction, Spherical lenses, Lens design

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2017 Paper

Optimal power distribution for minimizing pupil walk in a 7.5X afocal zoom lens

Wanyue Song, Yang Zhao, Rebecca Berman, S. Yvonne Bodell, Eryn Fennig, Yunhui Ni, Jonathan Papa, Tianyi Yang, Anthony Yee, Duncan Moore, Julie Bentley

Proceedings Volume 10590, 105901B (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2292268

KEYWORDS: Zoom lenses, Objectives, Microscopes, Inspection, Diffraction, Vignetting, Aberration correction, Lens design, Sensors, Control systems

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