Dr. Blake M. Coughenour Profile

Dr. Blake M. Coughenour

Optical Engineer

Publications (11)

Proceedings Article | 17 December 2014 Paper

Freeform lens design to achieve 1000X solar concentration with a parabolic trough reflector

Brian Wheelwright, Roger Angel, Blake Coughenour

Proceedings Volume 9293, 929316 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2076091

KEYWORDS: Solar concentrators, Mirrors, Glasses, Lens design, Prototyping, Cylindrical lenses, Optical tracking, Reflectors, Solar thermal energy, Sun

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2014 Paper

Tracking-integrated optics: applications in solar concentration

Brian Wheelwright, Roger Angel, Blake Coughenour

Proceedings Volume 9293, 929315 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2074602

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Sun, Solar concentrators, Optical design, Liquids, Solar energy, Light scattering, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Brain-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2014 Paper

XRX-Köhler optical design and illumination optimization

Blake Coughenour, Roger Angel

Proceedings Volume 9293, 929312 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2073205

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Mirrors, Reflectors, Optical design, Solar energy, Sun, Silica, Performance modeling, Solar concentrators, Geometrical optics

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2014 Paper

Freeform solar concentrator with a highly asymmetric acceptance cone

Brian Wheelwright, J. Roger Angel, Blake Coughenour, Kimberly Hammer

Proceedings Volume 9175, 917505 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060754

KEYWORDS: Solar concentrators, Sun, Mirrors, Lenses, Glasses, Cylindrical lenses, Receivers, Geometrical optics, Tolerancing, Optical tracking

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SPIE Journal Paper | 12 October 2012

Reflectance optimization of second-surface silvered glass mirrors for concentrating solar power and concentrating photovoltaics application

Guillaume Butel, Blake Coughenour, H. Angus Macleod, Cheryl Kennedy, J. Roger Angel

JPE, Vol. 2, Issue 1, 021808, (October 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JPE.2.021808

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 2012 Paper

On-sun performance of an improved dish-based HCPV system

Thomas Stalcup, J. Roger Angel, Blake Coughenour, Brian Wheelwright, Tom Connors, Warren Davison, David Lesser, Justin Elliott, John Schaefer

Proceedings Volume 8468, 84680F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930196

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Prototyping, Glasses, Brain-machine interfaces, Manufacturing, Reflectors, Cooling systems, Solar cells, Solar concentrators, Photovoltaics

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 2012 Paper

Illumination characterization of glass and metal secondary concentrator elements in a photovoltaic solar concentration system

Blake Coughenour, Brian Wheelwright, J. Roger Angel

Proceedings Volume 8468, 84680E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929101

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Metals, Solar concentrators, Sensors, Optical components, Silver, Reflection, Optics manufacturing, Mirrors, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2012 Paper

Unconventional adaptive mirrors at the University of Arizona

Michael Hart, S. Mark Ammons, Blake Coughenour, Robert Romeo

Proceedings Volume 8373, 83730U (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919059

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Telescopes, Actuators, Stars, Deformable mirrors, Astronomy, Sensors, Planets, Infrared imaging

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2011 Paper

Second-surface silvered glass solar mirrors of very high reflectance

Guillaume Butel, Blake Coughenour, H. Angus Macleod, Cheryl Kennedy, Blain Olbert, J. Roger Angel

Proceedings Volume 8108, 81080L (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894373

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Glasses, Silver, Reflectors, Crown glass, Iron, Mirrors, Dielectrics, Optical coatings, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2011 Paper

Demonstration of 17 cm robust carbon fiber deformable mirror for adaptive optics

S. Mark Ammons, Michael Hart, Blake Coughenour, Robert Romeo, Robert Martin, Matt Rademacher

Proceedings Volume 8149, 81490C (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894186

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Thermography, Carbon, Temperature metrology, Monochromatic aberrations, Spherical lenses, Composites

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2010 Paper

Demonstration of a robust curved carbon fiber reinforced polymer deformable mirror with low surface error

Blake Coughenour, S. Mark Ammons, Michael Hart, Robert Romeo, Robert Martin, Matt Rademacher, Hop Bailey

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77363I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856326

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Carbon, Error analysis, Deformable mirrors, Astronomy, Fiber reinforced polymers, Space telescopes, Temperature metrology

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