Mr. Scott W. Sparrold Profile

Scott W. Sparrold

Principal Optical Engineer

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Publications (15)

Proceedings Article | 14 September 2023 Paper

Refractive objective design for femtosecond laser application

Scott Sparrold, Nick Takaki, Eric Schiesser, John Rogers

Proceedings Volume 12798, 127981I (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2692123

KEYWORDS: Design and modelling, Glasses, Pupil aberrations, Colorimetry, Optical path differences, Chromatic aberrations, Refractive index, Dispersion, Wavefront aberrations, Ultrafast phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2017 Paper

Thick lens chromatic effective focal length variation versus bending

Scott Sparrold

Proceedings Volume 10590, 105900C (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2292745

KEYWORDS: Chromatic aberrations, Colorimetry, Geometrical optics, Lens design, Aberration theory

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2016 Presentation + Paper

Achrotech: achromat cost versus performance for conventional, diffractive, and GRIN components

Jeffrey Morris, Greg Wolf, Stefaan Vandendriessche, Scott Sparrold

Proceedings Volume 9947, 994704 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2236240

KEYWORDS: GRIN lenses, Optics manufacturing, Lenses, Refraction, Lens design, Glasses, Chemical elements, Chromatic aberrations, Aspheric lenses, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2014 Paper

An efficient method of reducing glass dispersion tolerance sensitivity

Scott Sparrold, R. Hamilton Shepard

Proceedings Volume 9293, 929327 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2073959

KEYWORDS: Tolerancing, Glasses, Lens design, Chemical elements, Chromatic aberrations, Optical components, Wavefronts, Optical design, Colorimetry, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2012 Paper

Asphere design for dummies

Keita Oka, Scott Sparrold

Proceedings Volume 8487, 84870B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930989

KEYWORDS: Aspheric lenses, Optics manufacturing, Lens design, Glasses, Aspheric optics, Polishing, Surface finishing, Spherical lenses, Metrology, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2012 Paper

Graphically selecting optical components and housing material for color correction and passive athermalization

Katie Schwertz, Dan Dillon, Scott Sparrold

Proceedings Volume 8486, 84860E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930968

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Chemical elements, Long wavelength infrared, Visualization, Optical components, Colorimetry, Temperature metrology, Thermography, Germanium, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2012 Paper

Advantages of using engineered chalcogenide glass for color corrected, passively athermalized LWIR imaging systems

Katie Schwertz, Adam Bublitz, Scott Sparrold

Proceedings Volume 8353, 835326 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919430

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Chemical elements, Modulation transfer functions, Long wavelength infrared, Germanium, Aluminum, Glasses, Chalcogenide glass, Crystals, Aspheric lenses

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Proceedings Article | 21 May 2011 Paper

Refractive lens design for simultaneous SWIR and LWIR imaging

Scott Sparrold, Eric Herman, Amber Czajkowski, Kevin O'Shea

Proceedings Volume 8012, 801224 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884043

KEYWORDS: Short wave infrared radiation, Long wavelength infrared, Chemical elements, Lens design, Glasses, Colorimetry, Diffraction, Infrared radiation, Zinc, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2010 Paper

Aspheres in a double Gauss: rehashing and old study

Scott Sparrold

Proceedings Volume 7652, 76520E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.869687

KEYWORDS: Aspheric lenses, Monochromatic aberrations, Spherical lenses, Modulation transfer functions, Wavefronts, Aspheric optics, Lens design, Patents, Chemical elements, Geometrical optics

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2008 Paper

Material selection for color correction in the short-wave infrared

R. Hamilton Shepard, Scott Sparrold

Proceedings Volume 7060, 70600E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.794826

KEYWORDS: Short wave infrared radiation, Glasses, Absorption, Lenses, Crystals, Infrared materials, Chemical elements, Infrared radiation, Silicon, Refraction

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Proceedings Article | 2 October 2000 Paper

Leveraging off genetic algorithms for optimizing AGRIN lenses

Paul Manhart, Scott Sparrold

Proceedings Volume 4092, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.402420

KEYWORDS: Fluctuations and noise, Lens design, Chemical elements, Glasses, Genetic algorithms, Lenses, Chlorine, Spherical lenses, Gradient-index optics, Optimization (mathematics)

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2000

Conformal dome correction with counterrotating phase plates

Scott Sparrold, James Mills, David Knapp, Kenneth Ellis, Thomas Mitchell, Paul Manhart

OE, Vol. 39, Issue 07, (July 2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.602564

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Domes, Prisms, Zernike polynomials, Missiles, Optical engineering, Aberration correction, Code v, Spherical lenses, Imaging systems

Proceedings Article | 5 October 1999 Paper

Capabilites of an arch element for correcting conformal optical domes

Scott Sparrold, David Knapp, Paul Manhart, Kevin Elsberry

Proceedings Volume 3779, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.368235

KEYWORDS: Missiles, Domes, Sensors, Monochromatic aberrations, Aerodynamics, Refraction, Optical components, Sapphire, Diffraction, Rockets

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 1999 Paper

Arch corrector for conformal optical systems

Scott Sparrold

Proceedings Volume 3705, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354623

KEYWORDS: Missiles, Monochromatic aberrations, Domes, Imaging systems, Diffraction, Chemical elements, Optical components, Refraction, Aerodynamics, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 1999 Paper

Conformal dome aberration correction with counter-rotating phase plates

James Mills, Scott Sparrold, Thomas Mitchell, Kenneth Ellis, David Knapp, Paul Manhart

Proceedings Volume 3705, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354624

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Domes, Zernike polynomials, Aberration correction, Code v, Missiles, Aerodynamics, Optical design, Optical components, Infrared radiation

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