Mr. Carl R. Nissly Profile

Carl R. Nissly

at Jet Propulsion Lab

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Publications (17)

Proceedings Article | 1 October 2024 Presentation + Paper

Habitable world observatory modeling optical and metrology models, and performance predictions

John Lou, David Redding, Scott Basinger, Branden Dube, Jonathan Tesch, Andy Kee, Carl Nissly, Mitch Troy

Proceedings Volume 13129, 131290K (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3030015

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Metrology, Wavefront errors, Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Laser metrology, Telescopes, Matrices, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Wavefront sensing and control for a future Habitable Worlds Observatory

David Redding, Scott Basinger, Siddarayappa Bikkannavar, Brandon Dube, Andrew Kee, John Lou, Carl Nissly, Catherine Ohara, Philip Poon, Erkin Sidick, Jonathan Tesch, Mitchell Troy

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130921P (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020583

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Coronagraphy, Metrology, Wavefront errors, Telescopes, Equipment, Wavefront sensors, Image segmentation, Electric fields, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

An efficient method for image based coarse alignment of a segmented space telescope

Carl Nissly, Frank Dekens, Andrew Kee, Luis Marchen, Catherine Ohara, Phillip Poon, David Redding, Lewis Roberts, Jonathan Tesch, Mitchell Troy

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130925S (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017872

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Wavefront errors, Telescopes, Wavefronts, James Webb Space Telescope, Mirrors, Optical alignment, Error analysis, Alignment modeling, Alignment procedures, Segmented mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

White light interferometry: a method for coarse phasing segmented telescopes without dedicated hardware

Mitchell Troy, Siddarayappa Bikkannavar, Andrew Kee, Catherine Ohara, Carl Nissly, Phillip Poon, David Redding, Lewis Roberts, Jonathan Tesch

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130925R (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017676

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Simulations, Space telescopes, Sensors, Optical interferometry, Optical instrument design, Segmented mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Lentil: an open-source library for fast optical propagation

Andrew Kee, Mitchell Troy, Carl Nissly, Jonathan Tesch, Siddarayappa Bikkannavar, David Redding

Proceedings Volume 13099, 1309902 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3014733

KEYWORDS: Wave propagation, Wavefronts, Fourier transforms, Simulations, Modeling, Diffraction, Aliasing, Analytics, Software, Open source software, Segmented mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 21 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Experimental data improves prediction of Thirty Meter Telescope segment warping harness correction

Carey Weisberg, Mark Colavita, Glen Cole, Carl Nissly, John Rogers, Matthias Schoeck, Byoung-Joon Seo, Mitchell Troy

Proceedings Volume 11450, 114500W (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563129

KEYWORDS: Thirty Meter Telescope, Image segmentation, Prototyping, Mirrors, Keck Observatory, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Optical performance prediction of the Thirty Meter Telescope after initial alignment using optical modeling

Byoung-Joon Seo, Carl Nissly, Mark Colavita, Mitchell Troy, Scott Roberts, John Rogers

Proceedings Volume 10705, 107050T (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314351

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Distortion, Optical alignment, Error analysis, Thirty Meter Telescope, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

The alignment and phasing system for the Thirty Meter Telescope: risk mitigation and status update

Mitchell Troy, Gary Chanan, Scott Michaels, Frank Dekens, Randy Hein, Sebastian Herzig, Robert Karban, Carl Nissly, Jennifer Roberts, Michael Rud, Byoung-Joon Seo

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99066A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231913

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefronts, Control systems, Mirrors, Cameras, Thirty Meter Telescope, Image segmentation, Stars, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2014 Paper

Systems engineering of the Thirty Meter Telescope for the construction phase

Scott Roberts, John Rogers, Hugh Thompson, Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Douglas MacMartin, Eric Wilde, Mitchell Troy, Byoung-Joon Seo, Carl Nissly

Proceedings Volume 9150, 91500V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056870

KEYWORDS: Systems engineering, Observatories, Computer aided design, Control systems, Data modeling, Systems modeling, Performance modeling, Databases, Interfaces, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2014 Paper

Wavefront sensing and control performance modeling of the Thirty Meter telescope for systematic trade analyses

Carl Nissly, Byoung-Joon Seo, Mitchell Troy, Gary Chanan, Scott Roberts, John Rogers

Proceedings Volume 9150, 91500S (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057157

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Space telescopes, Performance modeling, Mirrors, Error analysis, Calibration, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 2011 Paper

Integrated modeling and systems engineering for the Thirty Meter Telescope

George Angeli, Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Doug MacMynowski, Byoung-Joon Seo, Carl Nissly, Mitchell Troy, Myung Cho

Proceedings Volume 8336, 833605 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919363

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Systems modeling, Observatories, Performance modeling, Systems engineering, Stochastic processes, Adaptive optics, Mathematical modeling, Integrated modeling, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 2011 Paper

High fidelity optical modeling for the TMT

Carl Nissly, Byoung-Joon Seo, Mitchell Troy, George Angeli, Myung Cho, Brent Ellerbroek, Piotr Piatrou, Lewis Roberts, J. Shelton, Lianqi Wang

Proceedings Volume 8336, 83360B (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918708

KEYWORDS: Device simulation, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, MATLAB, Error analysis, Systems modeling, Wavefront sensors, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2010 Paper

Normalized point source sensitivity for off-axis optical performance evaluation of the Thirty Meter Telescope

Byoung-Joon Seo, Carl Nissly, Mitchell Troy, George Angeli

Proceedings Volume 7738, 77380G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857722

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Point spread functions, Vignetting, Telescope design, Distortion, Error analysis, Systems modeling, Optical transfer functions, Space telescopes, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2010 Paper

Investigation of Thirty Meter Telescope wavefront maintenance using low-order Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors to correct for thermally-induced misalignments

Carl Nissly, Byoung-Joon Seo, Mitchell Troy, George Angeli, Myung Cho, Chris Shelton, Norbert Sigrist, Mark Sirota

Proceedings Volume 7738, 77380H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857849

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Device simulation, Systems modeling, Control systems, Thermal modeling, Image quality, Mirrors, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 1 October 2009 Paper

Investigation of primary mirror segment's residual errors for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Byoung-Joon Seo, Carl Nissly, George Angeli, Doug MacMynowski, Norbert Sigrist, Mitchell Troy, Eric Williams

Proceedings Volume 7427, 74270F (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.828046

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Image segmentation, Systems modeling, Sensors, Surface finishing, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

Analysis of Normalized Point Source Sensitivity as a performance metric for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Byoung-Joon Seo, Carl Nissly, George Angeli, Brent Ellerbroek, Jerry Nelson, Norbert Sigrist, Mitchell Troy

Proceedings Volume 7017, 70170T (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790453

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical transfer functions, Error analysis, Space telescopes, Point spread functions, Wavefronts, Systems modeling, Spatial frequencies, Computer simulations, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

High-resolution optical modeling of the Thirty Meter Telescope for systematic performance trades

Carl Nissly, Byoung-Joon Seo, Mitchell Troy, George Angeli, John Angione, Ian Crossfield, Brent Ellerbroek, Luc Gilles, Norbert Sigrist

Proceedings Volume 7017, 70170U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788596

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Error analysis, Systems modeling, Device simulation, Wavefronts, Space telescopes, Adaptive optics, MATLAB, Thirty Meter Telescope

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