Dr. Howard C. Holmes Profile

Dr. Howard C. Holmes

Senior Mechanical Engineer at CAESO, LLC

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2020 Presentation + Paper

A catalog approach to mounting optics for space applications

Michael Woods, Dane Schnal, Isaac Weingrod, Todd Kvamme, Pat Connolly, Katie Feinstein, Buck Holmes, Stephanie Lee, Bridget Peters

Proceedings Volume 11487, 114870Y (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2572388

KEYWORDS: Optical mounts, Computer aided design, Optical fabrication, Optical design, Space operations, Optics manufacturing, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2013 Paper

Design of bipod flexure mounts for the IRIS spectrometer

Isaac Weingrod, Catherine Chou, Buck Holmes, Craig Hom, James Wes Irwin, Obert Lindstrom, Frank Lopez, David Stubbs, Jean-Pierre Wüelser

Proceedings Volume 8836, 88360Q (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024478

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, IRIS Consortium, Interfaces, Adhesives, Collimators, Spectrographs, Ultraviolet radiation, Epoxies, Temperature metrology, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2012 Paper

Design and fabrication of the near-ultraviolet birefringent Solc filter for the NASA IRIS solar physics mission

Thomas Berger, Jason Mudge, Buck Holmes, Paul Searcy, Jean Pierre Wuelser, James Lemen, Alan Title

Proceedings Volume 8486, 84860G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927849

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, IRIS Consortium, Spectrographs, Polarizers, Image filtering, Quartz, Optical fabrication, Digital filtering, Imaging systems, Contamination

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

The interface region imaging spectrograph for the IRIS Small Explorer mission

Jean-Pierre Wülser, Alan Title, James Lemen, Bart De Pontieu, Charles Kankelborg, Theodore Tarbell, Thomas Berger, Leon Golub, Gary Kushner, Catherine Chou, Isaac Weingrod, Buck Holmes, Jason Mudge, William Podgorski

Proceedings Volume 8443, 844308 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927036

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, IRIS Consortium, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Ultraviolet radiation, Telescopes, Sensors, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2011 Paper

JWST NIRCam flight mirror assemblies

Paul Mammini, Howard Holmes, Lynn Huff, Mike Jacoby, Frank Lopez

Proceedings Volume 8150, 81500D (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896470

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical fabrication, James Webb Space Telescope, Silicon, Finite element methods, Shortwaves, Epoxies, Thermography, Analytical research, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2011 Paper

Mounting small optics for cryogenic space missions

Paul Mammini, Howard Holmes, Mike Jacoby, E. Todd Kvamme

Proceedings Volume 8125, 81250Q (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896449

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Cryogenics, Space operations, Epoxies, Optical mounts, Thermography, Surface finishing, Silicon, Silica, Optical fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2011 Paper

Adhesive bond cryogenic lens cell margin of safety test

David Stubbs, Craig Hom, Howard Holmes, Joseph Cannon-Morret, Obert Lindstrom, J. Wes Irwin, Leigh Ryder, Troy Hix, Jane Bonvallet, Hsin-Kuei Hu, Ira Chapman, Curtis Lomax, E. Todd Kvamme, Gregory Feller, Mark Haynes

Proceedings Volume 8125, 81250N (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.891872

KEYWORDS: Adhesives, Molybdenum, Cryogenics, Safety, Lens design, Failure analysis, Finite element methods, Optics manufacturing, Scanning electron microscopy, Chromium

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2009 Paper

Cryogenic bonding for lens mounts

Craig Hom, Howard Holmes, Dennis Lapicz, Ira Chapman, E. Todd Kvamme, David Stubbs

Proceedings Volume 7439, 743910 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826494

KEYWORDS: Laser induced fluorescence, Adhesives, Cryogenics, Aluminum, Finite element methods, Glasses, Thermography, Molybdenum, Lens design, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2005 Paper

High bandwidth fast steering mirror

Francisc Tapos, Derek Edinger, Timothy Hilby, Melvin Ni, Buck Holmes, David Stubbs

Proceedings Volume 5877, 587707 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617960

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Mirror mounts, Distortion, Safety, Visualization, Interfaces, Epoxies, Adhesives, Titanium

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Metrology system for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph

Stuart Shaklan, Luis Marchen, Feng Zhao, Robert Peters, Timothy Ho, Buck Holmes

Proceedings Volume 5528, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559998

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Metrology, Coronagraphy, Planets, Motion models, Laser stabilization, Wavefronts, Space telescopes, Stars, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 2003 Paper

Experimental results from the optical planet detector interferometer

J. Kent Wallace, Mike Shao, Benjamin Lane, Bruce Levine, F. Loya, Alireza Azizi, Buck Holmes, F. Aguayo, J. Negron, G. Sanchez, Robert Gappinger

Proceedings Volume 5170, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506356

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Metrology, Glasses, Laser metrology, Polarization, Nulling interferometry, Beam splitters, Sensors, Optical fibers, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 27 October 2003 Paper

Sensitivity evaluation of mounting optics using elastomer and bipod flexures

Paul Mammini, Alison Nordt, Buck Holmes, David Stubbs

Proceedings Volume 5176, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509739

KEYWORDS: Optical mounts, Wavefronts, Thermography, Distortion, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Temperature metrology, Epoxies, Optical fabrication, Mirror mounts

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

SIM external metrology beam launcher (QP) development

Lawrence Ames, Robert Barrett, Raymond Bell, Lawrence Dries, Kalyan Dutta, Peter Halverson, Buck Holmes, Eric Kvamme, David Leary, Patrick Perkins, Mark Scott, Timothy Van Eck, Feng Zhao

Proceedings Volume 4852, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460946

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical testing, Sensors, Distance measurement, Metrology, Interferometers, Optical fibers, Bragg cells, Interferometry, Heterodyning

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