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Michael D. Oliker

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

A test bed to compare the performance of different wavefront sensory

Mala Mateen, Colton Bigler, Robert Johnson, Michael Oliker, Terry Brennan, Michael Hart, Johanan Codona

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114481A (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576384

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Spatial resolution, Spatial frequencies, Reconstruction algorithms, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 22 November 2019 Presentation + Paper

How much value does adaptive optics add to a satellite QKD uplink?

Michael Oliker, Mark Gruneisen

Proceedings Volume 11167, 1116706 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2537962

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Satellites, Telescopes, Quantum key distribution, Atmospheric propagation, Spatial filters, Photons, Turbulence, Atmospheric optics, Device simulation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 12 December 2018

Real-time, dither-free Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor optical gain measurement technique

Michael Oliker, Michael Steinbock, Daniel Roskey, Odell Reynolds, Miles Buckman

OE, Vol. 57, Issue 12, 123103, (December 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.57.12.123103

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Sensors, Optical testing, Telescopes, Signal to noise ratio, Atmospheric optics, Atmospheric sensing, Optical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2018 Paper

A direct reconstruction technique to retrieve phase in a non-linear curvature wavefront sensor

Michael Oliker, Mala Mateen

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107035S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314286

KEYWORDS: Optical transfer functions, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Fourier transforms, Raster graphics, Analytical research, Phase retrieval, Adaptive optics, Spatial frequencies, Nonlinear optics, Nonlinear image processing

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

New techniques for the live update of gain tables in NGS and LGS WFS operation

Michael Oliker, Daniel Roskey

Proceedings Volume 7736, 773663 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862924

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Sodium, Space telescopes, Cameras, Space operations, MATLAB, Sensors, Laser guide stars, Adaptive optics, Electroluminescence

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

Starfire Optical Range 3.5-m telescope adaptive optical system

James Spinhirne, Jeff Allen, George Ameer, James Brown, Julian Christou, Terry Duncan, R. Eager, Mark Ealey, Brent Ellerbroek, Robert Fugate, Gary Jones, R. Kuhns, David Lee, William Lowrey, Michael Oliker, Raymond Ruane, David Swindle, Joshua Voas, Walter Wild, Keith Wilson, John Wynia

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321689

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Cameras, Digital signal processing, CCD image sensors, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

Sensing waffle in the Fried geometry

Michael Oliker

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321704

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Computing systems, Monochromatic aberrations, Imaging systems, Adaptive optics, Sensing systems, Wave propagation, Computer simulations, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

User interface software at the SOR

Michael Oliker, Keith Wilson

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321636

KEYWORDS: Computing systems, Human-machine interfaces, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Control systems, Cameras, Diagnostics, Stars, Software development, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 17 October 1997 Paper

Alignment techniques for DM, Lenslet, and WFS camera at the SOR

Michael Oliker

Proceedings Volume 3126, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.290173

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Deformable mirrors, Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Human-machine interfaces, Optical alignment, Optical components, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, MATLAB

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1995 Paper

Performance measurements of generation III wavefront sensors at the Starfire Optical Range

Timothy Pennington, David Swindle, Michael Oliker, Brent Ellerbroek, James Spinhirne

Proceedings Volume 2534, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.217750

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Diffraction, Performance modeling, Sensors, Mirrors, Imaging arrays

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 1993 Paper

Phase-only correction of scintillated laser beams: downrange experimental results

Lenore McMackin, John Gonglewski, Boris Venet, Mark Jelonek, James Spinhirne, Raymond Dymale, Kenneth Bishop, Michael Oliker

Proceedings Volume 1968, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154894

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Atmospheric propagation, Turbulence, Adaptive optics, Scintillation, Receivers, Deformable mirrors, Remote sensing, Transmitters, Wavefront sensors

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