Prof. Ming Liang Profile

Prof. Ming Liang

at NSFs National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Lab

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Publications (67)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Development of a wide field telescope for the NSOS-α

Myung Cho, Hong-Suh Yim, Jaemann Kyeong, Gary Poczulp, Jung Hyun Jo, Myung-Jin Kim, Ming Liang, Ellie Hileman, Sungki Cho

Proceedings Volume 12188, 1218813 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629307

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, 3D modeling, Solid modeling, Computer aided design, Optical instrument design, Performance modeling, Image quality, Device simulation, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Rubin Observatory Commissioning Camera: summit integration

Brian Stalder, Kevin Reil, Christian Aguilar, Claudio Araya, Anthony Borstad, Boyd Bowdish, Myung Cho, Stephen Cisneros, Chuck Claver, Julio Constanzo, Giovanni Corvetto, Holger Drass, Frossie Economou, Erik Dennihy, Alan Eisner, Juan Fabrega, Angelo Fausti Neto, Merlin Fisher-Levine, Ivan Gonzalez, Ronald Harris, Diane Hascall, Justine Haupt, Josh Hoblitt, James Howard, Mike Huffer, Tim Jenness, David Jiménez Mejías, Brian Johnson, Tony Johnson, K. Simon Krughoff, Craig Lage, Travis Lange, Ming Liang, Juan Lopez, Margaux Lopez, Robert Lupton, Guido Maulen, Felipe Menanteau, Neill Mills, Glenn Morris, Freddy Munoz, Homer Neal, Douglas Neill, Scott Newbry, Andrei Nomerotski, Dmitry Onoprienko, Ian Ordenes, Juan Orellana, Shawn Osier, HyeYun Park, Steve Pietrowicz, Andres Plazas, Gary Poczulp, Brian Qiu, Bruno Quint, Heinrich Reinking, Michael Reuter, Tiago Ribeiro, Rodrigo Rojas, Sandra Romero, Rafe Schindler, Bill Schoening, Jacques Sebag, Alysha Shugart, Cristian Silva, Ioana Sotuela, Anthony Tache, Diego Tapia, John Thayer, Sandrine Thomas, Roberto Tighe, Tei-Wei Tsai, Max Turri, Tony Tyson, Luis Vergara, Christopher Walter, Oliver Wiecha, Van Xiong

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121840J (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630184

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Observatories, Interfaces, Control systems, Safety, Electronics, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

The NEID port adapter at WIYN: on-sky fast guiding performance

Dan Li, Sarah Logsdon, William McBride, Jayadev Rajagopal, Marsha Wolf, Jeffrey Percival, Kurt Jaehnig, Michael Smith, Qian Gong, Michael McElwain, Heidi Schweiker, Eli Golub, Jesus Higuera, Jessica Klusmeyer, Emily Hunting, Erik Timmermann, Mark Everett, Wilson Liu, Susan Ridgway, Ming Liang, Christian Schwab, Suvrath Mahadevan

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121844O (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629020

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Cameras, Wavefronts, Astronomy, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Paper

The NEID port adapter: on-sky performance

Sarah Logsdon, Marsha Wolf, Dan Li, Jayadev Rajagopal, Mark Everett, Qian Gong, Eli Golub, Jesus Higuera, Emily Hunting, Kurt Jaehnig, Jessica Klusmeyer, Ming Liang, Wilson Liu, William McBride, Michael McElwain, Jeffrey Percival, Susan Ridgway, Heidi Schweiker, Michael Smith, Erik Timmermann, Fernando Santoro, Christian Schwab, Chad Bender, Cullen Blake, Arvind Gupta, Samuel Halverson, Fred Hearty, Shubham Kanodia, Suvrath Mahadevan, Andrew Monson, Joe Ninan, Lawrence Ramsey, Paul Robertson, Arpita Roy, Ryan Terrien, Jason Wright

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121844N (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629004

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Telescopes, Atmospheric corrections, Astronomy, Stars, Cameras, Optical fibers, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Observatories, Ronchi rulings

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory 8.4m telescope calibration system status

Patrick Ingraham, Parker Fagrelius, Christopher Stubbs, Robert Lupton, Ming Liang, Doug Neill, Gary Muller, Charles Claver, Jacques Sebag, Sandrine Thomas, Russell Owen

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121820R (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630185

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Calibration, Observatories, Projection systems, Domes, Light emitting diodes, Collimation, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Stars, Reflectors

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

The NEID port adapter at WIYN: tip-tilt control and vibration analysis

William McBride, Jayadev Rajagopal, Jeffrey Percival, Erik Timmermann, Sarah Logsdon, Marsha Wolf, Mark Everett, Qian Gong, Eli Golub, Emily Hunting, Kurt Jaehnig, Jessica Klusmeyer, Dan Li, Ming Liang, Wilson Liu, Suvrath Mahadevan, Michael McElwain, Susan Ridgway, Heidi Schweiker, Michael Smith, Jesus Higuera, Fernando Santoro, Christian Schwab

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144741 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561777

KEYWORDS: Vibration control, Vibrometry, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Speckle, Cameras, Motion models, Performance modeling, Servomechanisms, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Stray light analysis and control for the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST)

Z. Lou, M. Liang, X. Z. Zheng, H. Xian, C. Zhang, Q.-F. Zhu

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114454A (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561485

KEYWORDS: Stray light, Telescopes, CCD cameras, Light scattering, Scattering, Optical telescopes, Optical instrument design, Optical design, Lenses, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Rubin commissioning camera: integration, functional testing, and lab performance

Brian Stalder, Kevin Reil, Chuck Claver, Ming Liang, Tei Wei Tsai, Travis Lange, Justine Haupt, Oliver Wiecha, Margaux Lopez, Gary Poczulp, Diane Hascall, Douglas Neill, Jacques Sebag, Brian Johnson, Neill Mills, Myung Cho, Homer Neal, Scott Newbry, Shawn Osier, Rafe Schindler, Dmitry Onoprienko, Anthony Johnson, R. Glenn Morris, Max Turri, Alan Eisner, Stephen Cisneros, Van Xiong, Michael Huffer, Gregg Thayer, Ronald Harris, Anthony Borstad, Anthony Tache, William Schoening, J. Anthony Tyson, Craig Lage, Merlin Fisher-Levine, Robert Lupton, Andres Plazas, Felipe Menanteau, Htut Khine Htay Win, Stephen Pietrowicz, James Howard

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114470L (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561132

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Optical instrument design, Electro optics, Sensors, Electronics, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster

The NEID precision radial velocity spectrometer: Commissioning of the Port Adapter

Sarah Logsdon, Marsha Wolf, Mark Everett, Qian Gong, Eli Golub, Jesus Valdenebro, Emily Hunting, Kurt Jaehnig, Jessica Klusmeyer, Dan Li, Ming Liang, Wilson Liu, William McBride, Michael McElwain, Jeffrey Percival, Jayadev Rajagopal, Susan Ridgway, Heidi Schweiker, Michael Smith, Erik Timmermann, Fernando Santoro, Christian Schwab, Chad Bender, Cullen Blake, Samuel Halverson, Fred Hearty, Shubham Kanodia, Suvrath Mahadevan, Andrew Monson, Joe Ninan, Lawrence Ramsey, Paul Robertson, Arpita Roy, Ryan Terrien, Jason Wright

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114474C (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560846

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Optical fibers, Observatories, Doppler effect, Exoplanets, Spectral calibration, Calibration, Laser systems engineering, Frequency combs

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SPIE Journal Paper | 19 March 2020 Open Access

Study on the application of the free-vibration modes of an annular mirror in the active optics system

Hairen Wang, Ming Liang, Dazhi Yao, Yingxi Zuo, Xianzhong Zheng, Ji Yang

JATIS, Vol. 6, Issue 01, 019002, (March 2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.6.1.019002

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Active optics, Zernike polynomials, Reflectivity, Optimization (mathematics), Aberration correction, Telescopes, Finite element methods, Bessel functions, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2018 Paper

The NEID precision radial velocity spectrometer: port adapter overview, requirements, and test plan

Sarah Logsdon, Michael McElwain, Qian Gong, Ming Liang, Fernando Santoro, Christian Schwab, Chad Bender, Cullen Blake, Samuel Halverson, Fred Hearty, Emily Hunting, Kurt Jaehnig, Suvrath Mahadevan, Andrew Monson, Jeffrey Percival, Jayadev Rajagopal, Lawrence Ramsey, Arpita Roy, Michael Smith, Ryan Terrien, Erik Timmermann, Phil Willems, Marsha Wolf, Jason Wright

Proceedings Volume 10702, 1070267 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312209

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Telescopes, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Stars, Astronomy, Exoplanets, Observatories, Atmospheric corrections, Systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

Experimental study of breakaway system for the fast-steering secondary mirror prototype of GMT

Yunjong Kim, Wongi Lee, Chanhee Lee, Myung K. Cho, Christoph Dribusch, Sungho Lee, Sanghyuk Kim, Chang-Hee Kim, Ueejeong Jeong, Jeong-Yeol Han, Bong-Kon Moon, Chan Park, Byeong-Gon Park, Youra Jun, Jieun Ryu, Gary Poczulp, Ming Liang, Il-Kwon Moon, Ho-Sang Kim, Paul Gardner, Robert Bernier, Frank Groark, Hugo Chiquito

Proceedings Volume 10706, 107064A (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311779

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Prototyping, Telescopes, Actuators, Earthquakes, Space telescopes, 3D modeling, Astronomy, Large telescopes, Seismic sensors

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Control modeling of the fast-steering secondary mirror for GMT

Christoph Dribusch, Myung Cho, Youra Jun, Jieun Ryu, Gary Poczulp, Ming Liang, Sungho Lee, Jeong-Yeol Han, Ueejeong Jeong, Sanghyuk Kim, Bong-Kon Moon, Chang-Hee Kim, Yunjong Kim, Chan Park, Byeong-Gon Park, Il-Kwon Moon, Chanhee Lee, Wongi Lee, Ho-Sang Kim, Paul Gardner, Robert Bernier, Frank Groark, Hugo Chiquito

Proceedings Volume 10705, 107050Z (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313351

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Telescopes, Secondary tip-tilt mirrors, Motion models, Astronomy, Simulink, Control systems, Piezoelectric drives, Piezoelectric driven mechanisms

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Design of the fast steering secondary mirror assembly for the Giant Magellan Telescope

Myung Cho, Youra Jun, Christoph Dribusch, Jieun Ryu, Gary Poczulp, Ming Liang, Sungho Lee, Jeong-Yeol Han, Ueejeong Jeong, Sanghyuk Kim, Bongkon Moon, Chang-Hee Kim, Yunjong Kim, Chan Park, Byeong-Gon Park, Il-Kwon Moon, Chan-Hee Lee, Wongi Lee, Ho-Sang Kim, Paul Gardner, Robert Bernier, Frank Groark, Hugo Chiquito

Proceedings Volume 10706, 1070607 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313375

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Actuators, Space telescopes, Off axis mirrors, Integrated modeling, Interfaces, Optical instrument design, Phase transfer function, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Paper

The NEID precision radial velocity spectrometer: optical design of the port adapter and ADC

Christian Schwab, Ming Liang, Qian Gong, Chad Bender, Cullen Blake, Samuel Halverson, Daniel Harbeck, Fred Hearty, Emily Hunting, Kurt Jaehnig, Sarah Logsdon, Suvrath Mahadevan, Michael McElwain, Andrew Monson, Jeffrey Percival, Jayadev Rajagopal, Lawrence Ramsey, Paul Robertson, Arpita Roy, Fernando Santoro, Michael Smith, Ryan Terrien, Erik Timmermann, Phil Willems, Marsha Wolf, Jason Wright

Proceedings Volume 10702, 1070271 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314420

KEYWORDS: Target acquisition, Atmospheric corrections, Telescopes, Mirrors, Collimators, Cameras, Beam splitters, Coating, Spectrographs, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2018 Paper

The NEID precision radial velocity spectrometer: fast, first-order wavefront correction

Jeffrey Percival, Qian Gong, Daniel Harbeck, Emily Hunting, Kurt Jaehnig, Ming Liang, Sarah Logsdon, Michael McElwain, Jayadev Rajagopal, Christian Schwab, Michael Smith, Erik Timmermann, Marsha Wolf

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107026M (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313433

KEYWORDS: Error analysis, Spectroscopy, Wavefronts, Sensors, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Development status of the fast-steering secondary mirror of GMT

Sungho Lee, Jeong-Yeol Han, Ueejeong Jeong, Sanghyuk Kim, Bong-Kon Moon, Chang-Hee Kim, Yunjong Kim, Chan Park, Byeong-Gon Park, Myung Cho, Christoph Dribusch, Youra Jun, Jieun Ryu, Gary Poczulp, Ming Liang, Il Kweon Moon, Chanhee Lee, Wongi Lee, Ho-Sang Kim, Paul Gardner, Robert Bernier, Frank Groark, Hugo Chiquito

Proceedings Volume 10700, 1070044 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313174

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Control systems design, Actuators, Control systems, Off axis mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Introduction on Chinese 12m optical/infrared telescope (LOT)

Xiangqun Cui, Yongtian Zhu, Ming Liang, Ding-qiang Su, Xiangyan Yuan, Zhongwen Hu, Hua Bai, Bozhong Gu

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107001P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313044

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Astronomical imaging, Image quality, Relays, Adaptive optics, Optical instrument design, Imaging spectroscopy, Astronomical telescopes

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Except for the spectroscopic survey telescope LAMOST, there are only two 2m class general purpose telescopes for precision observation in China (2.16m in Xinglong and 2.4m in Lijiang). Chinese astronomical community unanimously agrees that a 10m class large diameter general purpose optical/infrared telescope is urgently needed in China for a wide range of scientific research. The configuration for LOT with primary aperture 12m has been selected by Chinese government for the Thirteen-five-years plan in July, 2016. The concept design introduced here has been approved by Chinese astronomical community and Chinese Academy of Sciences in Dec. 2017, and submitted into the formal funding procedure of Chinese government. For quite a long time, China will very likely have only one 10m class telescope, therefore LOT should be a general-purpose telescope including multi-foci. The Nasmyth focus, prime focus, Cassegrain focus and coudé focus have been considered or reserved. Also, LOT will closely combine with the development of new technologies, such as AO, GLAO, fiber and instrument related new technologies, to make it has powerful capability for the frontier sciences. The four-mirror Nasmyth system, optimized according to the GLAO requirements, has a f-ratio about 14 and field of view 14 arecmin with excellent image quality. Some off-axis four-mirror Nasmyth optical systems are also presented in this paper. The primary focus system has a f-ratio 2 and 1.5degree field of view with 80% light energy encircled in 0.5 arecsec, which will let LOT complementary with the coming 30m-class telescopes. A double–layer Nasmyth platforms are proposed to accommodate more instruments, such as the wide field imaging spectrograph, broad band medium resolution spectrograph, high resolution spectrograph and multi-object fiber spectrographs and so on. Not all optical systems will be constructed in the same time, which will be in stages depending on the science and funding situation.

Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Preliminary AIT plan for the FSM segments of GMT

Jeong-Yeol Han, Sungho Lee, Sanghyuk Kim, Yunjong Kim, Ueejeong Jeong, Myung Cho, Christoph Dribusch, Bong-Kon Moon, Chang-Hee Kim, Chan Park, Byeong-Gon Park, Youra Jun, Jieun Ryu, Gary Poczulp, Ming Liang, Il-Kwon Moon, Chanhee Lee, Wongi Lee, Ho-Sang Kim, Paul Gardner, Robert Bernier, Frank Groark, Hugo Chiquito

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107002D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314292

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Assembly tolerances, Safety, Integrated optics, Optical testing, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

The LSST commissioning camera status and progress

James Howard, Kevin Reil, Chuck Claver, Brian Stalder, Ming Liang, Tei-Wei Tsai, Travis Lange, Justine Haupt, Oliver Wiecha, Margaux Lopez, Gary Poczulp, Diane Hascall, Douglas Neill, Jacques Sebag

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107003D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312684

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Telescopes, Sensors, Camera shutters, Charge-coupled devices, Optical filters, Interfaces, Cryocoolers

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2016 Paper

Optical design study of the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST)

Zheng Lou, Ming Liang, Dazhi Yao, Xianzhong Zheng, Jingquan Cheng, Hairen Wang, Wei Liu, Yuan Qian, Haibin Zhao, Ji Yang

Proceedings Volume 10154, 101542A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2248371

KEYWORDS: Optical design, Telescopes, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2016 Paper

LSST telescope modeling overview

J. Sebag, J. Andrew, G. Angeli, C. Araujo, J. Barr, S. Callahan, M. Cho, C. Claver, F. Daruich, W. Gressler, E. Hileman, M. Liang, G. Muller, D. Neill, W. Schoening, M. Warner, O. Wiecha, B. Xin, Alfredo Orden Martinez, Manuel Perezagua Aguado, Luis García Marchena, Ismael Ruiz de Argandoña

Proceedings Volume 9911, 99112E (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233178

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Finite element methods, Systems modeling, Solid modeling, Mirrors, Actuators, 3D modeling, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Computer aided design, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

Impact of optical distortions on fiber positioning in the dark energy spectroscopic instrument

Stephen Kent, Michael Lampton, A. Peter Doel, David Brooks, Tim Miller, Robert Besuner, Joe Silber, Ming Liang, David Sprayberry, Charles Baltay, David Rabinowitz

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99088F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232689

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Spectroscopes, Telescopes, Back illuminated sensors, Lenses, Charge-coupled devices, Astronomy, Polishing, Imaging systems, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

The prime focus corrector for dark energy spectroscopic instrument

Peter Doel, Robert Besuner, David Brooks, Brenna Flaugher, Giuseppe Gallo, Gaston Gutierrez, Stephen Kent, Michael Lampton, Michael Levi, Ming Liang, Timothy Miller, David Sprayberry

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99088D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232493

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopes, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Baryon acoustic oscillations, Lenses, Computer aided design, Silica, Polishing, Astronomy, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

Stray light assessment and mitigation for the DESI front-end optical system

Timothy Miller, Michael Lampton, Robert Besuner, Michael Sholl, Ming Liang, Scott Ellis

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99088O (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232845

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Stray light, Telescopes, Observatories, Spectrographs, Light, Light scattering, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Scattering, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

The alignment and assembly of the DESI prime focus corrector

David Brooks, Peter Doel, Robert Besuner, Brenna Flaugher, Giuseppe Gallo, Gaston Gutierrez, Stephen Kent, Michael Lampton, Michael Levi, Ming Liang, Timothy Miller, David Sprayberry, Andrew Stefanik

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99088C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232489

KEYWORDS: Optical alignment, Lenses, Baryon acoustic oscillations, Assembly tolerances, Optical alignment, Tolerancing, Silica, Cameras, Aluminum, Computer aided design, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

The LSST calibration hardware system design and development

Patrick Ingraham, Christopher Stubbs, Charles Claver, Robert Lupton, Constanza Araujo, Ming Liang, John Andrew, Jeff Barr, Kairn Brannon, Michael Coughlin, Merlin Fisher-Levine, William Gressler, Jacques Sebag, Sandrine Thomas, Oliver Wiecha, Peter Yoachim

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99060O (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233404

KEYWORDS: Stars, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Telescopes, Calibration, Collimation, Projection systems, Photometry, Spectrographs, Domes, Computer programming

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

LSST primary/tertiary monolithic mirror

J. Sebag, W. Gressler, M. Liang, D. Neill, C. Araujo-Hauck, J. Andrew, G. Angeli, M. Cho, C. Claver, F. Daruich, C. Gessner, E. Hileman, V. Krabbendam, G. Muller, G. Poczulp, R. Repp, O. Wiecha, B. Xin, K. Kenagy, H. Martin, M. Tuell, S. West

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99063E (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230012

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Polishing, Image quality, Surface finishing, Mirrors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Polishing, Optical design, Finite element methods, Interferometry, Cameras, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

LSST mirror system status: from design to fabrication and integration

Constanza Araujo-Hauck, Jacques Sebag, Ming Liang, Douglas Neill, Gary Muller, Sandrine Thomas, Tomislav Vucina, William Gressler

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99060L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232923

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, System integration, Coating, Mirrors, Actuators, Control systems, Optical fabrication, Polishing, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

Manufacture and final tests of the LSST monolithic primary/tertiary mirror

H. Martin, J. R. Angel, G. Angeli, J. Burge, W. Gressler, D. W. Kim, J. Kingsley, K. Law, M. Liang, D. Neill, J. Sebag, P. Strittmatter, M. Tuell, S. West, N. Woolf, B. Xin

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99120X (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234501

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Surface finishing, Optical testing, Polishing, Interferometers, Point spread functions, Actuators, Visualization, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2014 Paper

The DESI wide field corrector optics

Peter Doel, Michael Sholl, Ming Liang, David Brooks, Brenna Flaugher, Gaston Gutierrez, Stephen Kent, Michael Lampton, Timothy Miller, David Sprayberry

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91476R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057172

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Silica, Aspheric lenses, Astronomical imaging, Galactic astronomy, Optical design, Tolerancing, Astronomy, Spectroscopy, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

Calibration systems for LSST

Jacques Sebag, William Gressler, Ming Liang, Tim Axelrod, Chuck Claver, John Andrew

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91453L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055232

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Cameras, Space telescopes, Optical filters, Projection systems, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Photodiodes

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

A laser guide star system for LAMOST

Hua Bai, Xiangyan Yuan, Ming Liang

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91453Z (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055810

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Laser guide stars, Laser systems engineering, Mirrors, Sensors, Rayleigh scattering, Active optics, Diagnostics, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

Astronomical near-infrared echelle gratings

Kenneth Hinkle, Richard Joyce, Ming Liang

Proceedings Volume 9151, 91514A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054994

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Optical design, Silicon, Diamond, Sensors, Diffraction gratings, Reflectivity, Astronomy, Infrared radiation, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2013 Paper

Development of terahertz (THz) microfluidic devices for “Lab-on-a-Chip” applications

Qi Tang, Min Liang, Yi Lu, Pak Kin Wong, Gerald Wilmink, Hao Xin

Proceedings Volume 8585, 858506 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2010270

KEYWORDS: Terahertz radiation, Microfluidics, Electrodes, Dielectrophoresis, Lab on a chip, Prototyping, Glasses, Particles, Absorption, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

Prototype pipeline for LSST wavefront sensing and reconstruction

Charles Claver, Srinivasan Chandrasekharan, Ming Liang, Bo Xin, Enver Alagoz, Kirk Arndt, Ian Shipsey

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84444P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926472

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Wavefront sensors, Active optics, Adaptive optics, Image processing, Algorithm development, Prototyping, Sensors, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

BigBOSS: a stage IV dark energy redshift survey

Michael Sholl, Mark Ackerman, Chris Bebek, Robert Besuner, Arjun Dey, Jerry Edelstein, Patrick Jelinsky, Michael Lampton, Michael Levi, Ming Liang, Paul Perry, Natalie Roe, Joseph Silber, David Schlegel

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844667 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926179

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Spectroscopy, Cameras, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Sensors, Astronomical imaging, Mirrors, Collimators, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Active optics in Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Ming Liang, Victor Krabbendam, Charles Claver, Srinivasan Chandrasekharan, Bo Xin

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84444Q (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926519

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Wavefronts, Device simulation, Zemax, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, MATLAB, Active optics, Mirrors, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 2011 Paper

BigBOSS: enabling widefield cosmology on the Mayall Telescope

Michael Sholl, Chris Bebek, Robert Besuner, Arjun Dey, Jerry Edelstein, Patrick Jelinsky, Michael Lampton, Michael Levi, Ming Liang, Paul Perry, Natalie Roe, David Schlegel

Proceedings Volume 8127, 81270D (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894381

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Prisms, Spectrometers, Silica, Actuators, Astronomical imaging, Lenses, Interfaces, Baryon acoustic oscillations

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Field of view and coma correction of a two mirror off-axis system

Jingquan Cheng, Xinnan Li, Ming Liang, Brian Mason

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77335J (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.855878

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Mirrors, Off axis mirrors, Infrared telescopes, Radio optics, Infrared radiation, Signal to noise ratio, Radio telescopes, Telescopes, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

Calibration of the LSST instrumental and atmospheric photometric passbands

David Burke, T. Axelrod, Aurélien Barrau, Sylvain Baumont, Stéphane Blondin, Charles Claver, Alexia Gorecki, Zeljko Ivezic, Lynne Jones, Victor Krabbendam, Ming Liang, Abhijit Saha, Allyn Smith, R. Christopher Smith, Christopher Stubbs, Christophe Vescovi, LSST Project Team

Proceedings Volume 7737, 77371D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857236

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Calibration, Stars, Telescopes, Cameras, Atmospheric modeling, Clouds, Atmospheric optics, Surface conduction electron emitter displays, Infrared cameras

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

Calibration dome screen for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

William Gressler, Peter Doherty, Victor Krabbendam, Ming Liang, Abhijit Saha, Christopher Stubbs, Amali Vaz

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77391P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857425

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Calibration, Projection systems, Cameras, Telescopes, Sensors, Diffusers, Photodiodes, Tunable lasers, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

The upgraded WIYN bench spectrograph

Patricia Knezek, Matthew Bershady, Daryl Willmarth, John Glaspey, Gary Poczulp, Dan Blanco, Lana Britanik, Eugene McDougall, Charles Corson, Ming Liang, Joe Keyes, George Jacoby

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77357D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857648

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Collimators, Cameras, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Optical filters, Astronomy, Vignetting, Lamps, Volume holography

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2009 Paper

Performance prediction of the LSST secondary mirror

Myung Cho, Ming Liang, Douglas Neill

Proceedings Volume 7424, 742407 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.823716

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Active optics, Error analysis, Space telescopes, Optical calibration, Wavefronts, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

Update on the TMT laser guide star facility design

Corinne Boyer, Brent Ellerbroek, Mike Gedig, Edward Hileman, Richard Joyce, Ming Liang

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70152N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787603

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Diagnostics, Adaptive optics, Electronics, Near field optics, Laser safety, Optical benches, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

Design options for high-performance high-resolution near-infrared spectrographs

Kenneth Hinkle, Richard Joyce, Ming Liang, Gary Muller

Proceedings Volume 7014, 701430 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787693

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Infrared radiation, Stars, Infrared spectroscopy, Silicon, Sensors, Telescopes, Optical design, Gemini Observatory, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

WIYN bench upgrade: a revitalized spectrograph

M. Bershady, S. Barden, P.-A. Blanche, D. Blanco, C. Corson, S. Crawford, J. Glaspey, S. Habraken, G. Jacoby, J. Keyes, P. Knezek, P. Lemaire, M. Liang, E. McDougall, G. Poczulp, D. Sawyer, K. Westfall, D. Willmarth

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789112

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Spectrographs, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Diffraction gratings, Spectral resolution, Telescopes, Quantum efficiency, Imaging systems, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2008 Paper

Progress toward developing the TMT adaptive optical systems and their components

Brent Ellerbroek, Sean Adkins, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Corinne Boyer, Peter Byrnes, Rodolphe Conan, Luc Gilles, Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Ed Hileman, Dick Joyce, Brian Leckie, Ming Liang, Thomas Pfrommer, Jean-Christophe Sinquin, Jean-Pierre Veran, Lianqi Wang, Paul Welle

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70150R (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788057

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Sodium, Stars, Control systems, Deformable mirrors, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2006 Paper

Mechanical design of the Gemini high resolution near-infrared spectrograph

G. Muller, E. Hileman, K. Hinkle, R. Joyce, M. Liang, D. Sprayberry, S. Eikenberry

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62694H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672120

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Optical benches, Molybdenum, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Gemini Observatory, Collimators, Telescopes, Mechanical engineering, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Control and support of 4-meter class secondary and tertiary mirrors for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Dan Blanco, Myung Cho, Larry Daggert, Phil Daly, Joe DeVries, Jonathan Elias, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Ed Hileman, Mark Hunten, Ming Liang, Mark Nickerson, Earl Pearson, Dave Rosin, Mark Sirota, Larry Stepp

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62731A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672626

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Telescopes, Active optics, Control systems, Computer programming, Systems modeling, Adaptive optics, Monochromatic aberrations, Thirty Meter Telescope

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