Dr. Mark E. Wilson Profile

Dr. Mark E. Wilson

Optical Physicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (24)

Proceedings Article | 15 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

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NASA’s LCOT (low-cost optical terminal) FSOS (free-space optical subsystem): concept, design, build, and test

Patrick Thompson, Armen Caroglanian, Jeffrey Guzek, Stephen Hall, Robert Lafon, Kristoffer Olsen, Daniel Paulson, Haleh Safavi, Predrag Sekulic, Oscar Ta, Mark Wilson

Proceedings Volume 12413, 124130X (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2653355

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Design and modelling, Telescopes, Free space optics, Commercial off the shelf technology, Cameras, Interfaces, Mirrors, Tunable filters, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation + Paper

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A flexible low-cost optical communications ground terminal at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Robert Lafon, Armen Caroglanian, Haleh Safavi, Nikki Desch, Victoria Wu, Manuel Buenfil, Patrick Thompson, Scott Merritt, Steve Hall, Howard Garon, Daniel Paulson, John Speer, Mark Wilson, Ron Miller, Tom Haas, Bruce Trout, Richard Mason, Jerome Hengemihle, Jeffrey Guzek

Proceedings Volume 11678, 1167806 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582869

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2020 Presentation + Paper

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Pupil aberrations in the LISA transceiver design

J. Lehan, J. Howard, Hui Li, Ryan Derosa, Mark Wilson, Jeff Livas

Proceedings Volume 11479, 114790D (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2566373

KEYWORDS: Transceivers, Mirrors, Aberration theory, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2011 Paper

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Optical design of the ocean radiometer for carbon assessment

Mark Wilson, Charles McClain, Bryan Monosmith, Manuel Quijada, Eugene Waluschka, Patrick Thompson, Steven Brown

Proceedings Volume 8153, 81530S (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.897023

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Radiometry, Telescopes, Sensors, Short wave infrared radiation, Imaging systems, Spectrographs, Signal to noise ratio, Optical design, Carbon

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2011 Paper

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ORCA's depolarizer

Eugene Waluschka, Mark Wilson, Manuel Quijada, Brendan McAndrew, Leibo Ding

Proceedings Volume 8153, 81530U (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895482

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarizers, Telescopes, Optical spheres, Radiometry, Carbon, Optical design, Electronic test equipment, Aerospace engineering, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2011 Paper

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Optical component performance for the Ocean Radiometer for Carbon Assessment (ORCA)

Manuel Quijada, Mark Wilson, Eugene Waluschka, Charles McClain

Proceedings Volume 8153, 81530T (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895938

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Short wave infrared radiation, Coating, Mirrors, Polarization, Radiometry, Optical components, Sensors, Diffraction gratings, Silver

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Proceedings Article | 12 August 2009 Paper

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Measured performance for proposed depolarizer for the ocean radiometer for carbon assessment

Manuel Quijada, Eugene Waluschka, Mark Wilson, Charles McClain

Proceedings Volume 7461, 746105 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827427

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Collimators, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Ocean optics, Sensors, Polarizers, Radiometry, Carbon, Magnesium fluoride

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2007 Paper

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The Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT): optical system design considerations

Mark Wilson, David Leisawitz, Anthony Martino, Stephen Rinehart, Julie Crooke, June Tveekrem, Jason Budinoff, Tupper Hyde

Proceedings Volume 6687, 66870B (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738562

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Infrared telescopes, Sensors, Beam splitters, Interferometry, Metrology, Infrared radiation, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2007 Paper

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A scanning Hartmann focus test for the EUVI telescopes aboard STEREO

R. Ohl, S. Antonille, D. Aronstein, B. Dean, M. Delmont, J. d'Entremont, W. Eichhorn, B. Frey, S. Hynes, D. Janssen, D. Kubalak, K. Redman, R. Shiri, J. Smith, P. Thompson, M. Wilson

Proceedings Volume 6676, 66760G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734655

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Error analysis, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Eye, Interferometers, Mendelevium

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2007 Paper

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Optical alignment of the JWST ISIM to the OTE simulator (OSIM): current concept and design studies

Bradley Frey, Pamela Davila, John Hagopian, James Marsh, Raymond Ohl, Mark Wilson, Philip Young

Proceedings Volume 6692, 66920R (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.736050

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Optical alignment, Cryogenics, Optical cryogenics, Space telescopes, Aerospace engineering, Space operations, Optical telescopes, Optical components, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2006 Paper

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The Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT): mission study results

David Leisawitz, Charles Baker, Amy Barger, Dominic Benford, Andrew Blain, Rob Boyle, Richard Broderick, Jason Budinoff, John Carpenter, Richard Caverly, Phil Chen, Steve Cooley, Christine Cottingham, Julie Crooke, Dave DiPietro, MIke DiPirro, Michael Femiano, Art Ferrer, Jackie Fischer, Jonathan Gardner, Lou Hallock, Kenny Harris, Kate Hartman, Martin Harwit, Lynne Hillenbrand, Tupper Hyde, Drew Jones, Jim Kellogg, Alan Kogut, Marc Kuchner, Bill Lawson, Javier Lecha, Maria Lecha, Amy Mainzer, Jim Mannion, Anthony Martino, Paul Mason, John Mather, Gibran McDonald, Rick Mills, Lee Mundy, Stan Ollendorf, Joe Pellicciotti, Dave Quinn, Kirk Rhee, Stephen Rinehart, Tim Sauerwine, Robert Silverberg, Terry Smith, Gordon Stacey, H. Philip Stahl, Johannes Staguhn, Steve Tompkins, June Tveekrem, Sheila Wall, Mark Wilson

Proceedings Volume 6265, 626540 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669820

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Infrared telescopes, Planets, Sensors, James Webb Space Telescope, Stars, Planetary systems, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 13 June 2006 Paper

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Focus determination for the James Webb Space Telescope science instruments: a survey of methods

Pamela Davila, Matthew Bolcar, Brent Bos, Bruce Dean, John Hagopian, Joseph Howard, Blair Unger, Mark Wilson

Proceedings Volume 6265, 626512 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673383

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Point spread functions, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Sensors, Code v, Linear filtering, Mirrors, Cameras, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

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Optical design and performance of the NGST wavefront control testbed

Peter Petrone, Scott Basinger, Laura Burns, Charles Bowers, Andrew Chu, David Cohen, Pamela Davila, Bruce Dean, Peter Dogota, Michael Fitzmaurice, Joseph Green, Kong Ha, William Hayden, Don Lindler, Andrew Lowman, Catherine Ohara, Mark Wilson, David Redding, Fang Shi, Barbara Zukowski

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463280

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Telescopes, Control systems, Device simulation, Adaptive optics, Actuators, CCD cameras, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

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DCATT dispersed fringe sensor: modeling and experimenting with the transmissive phase plates

Fang Shi, David Redding, Charles Bowers, Andrew Lowman, Scott Basinger, Todd Norton, Peter Petrone, Pamela Davila, Mark Wilson, Rene Boucarut

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394011

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Mirrors, Image segmentation, Sensors, Space telescopes, Error analysis, Algorithm development, Fringe analysis, Modulation, Phase shift keying

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

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Initial test results from the Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) wavefront sensing and control testbed (WCT)

Charles Bowers, Pamela Davila, Bruce Dean, Brendon Perkins, Mark Wilson, David Redding, Scott Basinger, David Cohen, Andrew Lowman, Fang Shi, Laura Burns, Michael Fitzmaurice, Todd Norton, Peter Petrone, J. Ladd Wheeler

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393972

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Actuators, Phase modulation, Wavefront sensors, Point spread functions, Space telescopes, Phase retrieval, Mirrors, Spatial frequencies, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

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Wavefront control for a segmented deployable space telescope

David Redding, Scott Basinger, David Cohen, Andrew Lowman, Fang Shi, Pierre Bely, Charles Bowers, Richard Burg, Laura Burns, Pamela Davila, Bruce Dean, Gary Mosier, Todd Norton, Peter Petrone, Brendon Perkins, Mark Wilson

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393971

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Wavefronts, Sensors, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Actuators, Point spread functions, Cameras, Phase retrieval, Magnesium

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

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Optical design of the developmental cryogenic active telescope testbed

Pamela Davila, Andrew Lowman, Mark Wilson, Rene Boucarut, Claudia LeBoeuf, David Redding, Eric Young

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324523

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Device simulation, Optical design, Optical instrument design, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

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Lessons learned in the optical design of the Next-Generation Space Telescope

James Hadaway, Mark Wilson, David Redding, Robert Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324520

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Optical design, Mirrors, Packaging, Image segmentation, Telescopes, Actuators, Optical instrument design, Modulation transfer functions, Aerospace engineering

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

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Performance analysis of the developmental cryogenic active telescope testbed (DCATT)

Eric Young, Mark Wilson, Pamela Davila, William Eichhorn, Claudia LeBoeuf, David Redding, Andrew Lowman

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324526

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical alignment, Tolerancing, Wavefronts, Error analysis, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Control systems, Wavefront sensors, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

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Wavefront sensing and control for a Next-Generation Space Telescope

David Redding, Scott Basinger, Andrew Lowman, Andrew Kissil, Pierre Bely, Richard Burg, Richard Lyon, Gary Mosier, Michael Femiano, Mark Wilson, R. Greg Schunk, Lawrence Craig, David Jacobson, John Rakoczy, James Hadaway

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324494

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Image segmentation, Mirrors, Actuators, Space telescopes, Control systems, Error analysis, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

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Developmental cryogenic active telescope testbed: a wavefront sensing and control testbed for the Next-Generation Space Telescope

Claudia LeBoeuf, Pamela Davila, David Redding, Armando Morrell, Andrew Lowman, Mark Wilson, Eric Young, Linda Pacini, Daniel Coulter

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324517

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Image segmentation, Space telescopes, Control systems, Actuators, Cryogenics, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

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Hartmann wavefront sensing of the corrective optics for the Hubble Space Telescope

Pamela Davila, William Eichhorn, Mark Wilson

Proceedings Volume 2198, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176735

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Hubble Space Telescope, Optical fiber cables, Image analysis, Data modeling, Space telescopes, Code v, Optical testing, Device simulation, Monochromatic aberrations

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There is no doubt that astronomy with the `new, improved' Hubble Space Telescope will significantly advance our knowledge and understanding of the universe for years to come. The Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR) was designed to restore the image quality to nearly diffraction limited performance for three of the first generation instruments; the faint object camera, the faint object spectrograph, and the Goddard high resolution spectrograph. Spectacular images have been obtained from the faint object camera after the installation of the corrective optics during the first servicing mission in December of 1993. About 85% of the light in the central core of the corrected image is contained within a circle with a diameter of 0.2 arcsec. This is a vast improvement over the previous 15 to 17% encircled energies obtained before COSTAR. Clearly COSTAR is a success. One reason for the overwhelming success of COSTAR was the ambitious and comprehensive test program conducted by various groups throughout the program. For optical testing of COSTAR on the ground, engineers at Ball Aerospace designed and built the refractive Hubble simulator to produce known amounts of spherical aberration and astigmatism at specific points in the field of view. The design goal for this refractive aberrated simulator (RAS) was to match the aberrations of the Hubble Space Telescope to within (lambda) /20 rms over the field at a wavelength of 632.8 nm. When the COSTAR optics were combined with the RAS optics, the corrected COSTAR output images were produced. These COSTAR images were recorded with a high resolution 1024 by 1024 array CCD camera, the Ball image analyzer (BIA). The image quality criteria used for assessment of COSTAR performance was encircled energy in the COSTAR focal plane. This test with the BIA was very important because it was a direct measurement of the point spread function. But it was difficult with this test to say anything quantitative about the aberration content of the corrected images. Also, from only this test it was difficult to measure important pupil parameters, such as pupil intensity profiles and pupil sizes and location. To measure the COSTAR wavefront accurately and to determine pupil parameters, another very important test was performed on the COSTAR optics. A Hartmann test of the optical system consisting of the RAS and COSTAR was conducted by the Goddard Independent Verification Team (IVT). In this paper, we first describe the unique Hartmann sensor that was developed by the IVT. Then we briefly describe the RAS and COSTAR optical systems and the test setup. Finally, we present the results of the test and compare our results with results obtained from optical analysis and from image tests with the BIA.

Proceedings Article | 1 November 1993 Paper

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Optical design of two-mirror widefield cameras for large telescopes

Paul Hannan, Mark Wilson

Proceedings Volume 1945, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158790

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Mirrors, Monochromatic aberrations, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Optical design, Reflector telescopes, Large telescopes, Hubble Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

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Optical design of Lyman/FUSE

David Content, Pamela Davila, John Osantowski, Timo Saha, Mark Wilson, Scott Friedman

Proceedings Volume 1235, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19157

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectral resolution, Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Optical instrument design, Optical design, Stars, Astronomy

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