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Dr. Stefan Kuiper

Mechatronics Systems Engineer at TNO

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Publications (26)

Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Poster + Paper

In-lab and on-sky closed-loop results of adaptive secondary mirrors with TNO’s hybrid variable reluctance actuators

Ruihan Zhang, Max Baeten, Mark Chun, Ellen Lee, Michael Connelley, Olivier Lai, Stefan Kuiper, Alan Ryan, Arjo Bos, Rachel Bowens-Rubin, Philip Hinz

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130975K (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019167

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Cameras, Telescopes, Infrared cameras, Real-time computing, Tunable filters, Lead, Frequency response

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

First laboratory and on-sky results of an adaptive secondary mirror with TNO-style actuators on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

Ellen Lee, Mark Chun, Olivier Lai, Ruihan Zhang, Max Baeten, Arjo Bos, Matias Kidron, Fred Kamphues, Stefan Kuiper, Wouter Jonker, Michael Connelley, John Rayner, Alan Ryan, Philip Hinz, Rachel Bowens-Rubin, Charles Lockhart, Michael Kelii

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130972P (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3016132

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Telescopes, Mirror surfaces, Deformable mirrors, Adaptive mirrors, Adaptive optics, Astronomical adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Status and first results of the NASA IRTF adaptive secondary mirror

Arjo Bos, Bert Dekker, Max Baeten, Stefan Kuiper, Matias Kidron, Esperanza Vielba Salcedo, Rafiek Vermeulen, Jan Kuijt, Kristian Boot, Bart van Venrooy, Robin van Buuren, Fred Kamphues, Wouter Jonker, Matthew Maniscalco, Mark Chun, Michael Connelley, Alan Ryan, Ellen Lee, Ruihan Zhang, Olivier Lai, Jeroen Vleggaar, Philip Hinz

Proceedings Volume 13100, 1310013 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020085

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Adaptive mirrors, Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Deformable mirrors, Design, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2024 Poster

Polishing and shaping of thin shells for adaptive optics

Ioannis Politopoulos, Rik ter Horst, Ramon Navarro, Stefan Kuiper, Fred Kamphues, Wouter Jonker, Jan de Vreugd, Jeroen Vleggaar

Proceedings Volume 13100, 131003E (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019888

Proceedings Article | 6 October 2023 Poster

Manufacturing thin shell mirrors for adaptive optics

Bart Snijders, Nagihan Sezgin, Fred Kampheus, Stefan Kuiper, Arjo Bos, Jan De Vreugd, Wouter Jonker, Mark Chun, Philip Hinz, Bert Dekker, Douwe Jan IJlst, Bart Venrooy, Wendy Kleijn, Robin Buuren, Matias Kidron, Esperanza Vielba Salcedo, Glenn Zalen, Stefan Zaal, Constantin Meiners, Rik Horst

Proceedings Volume PC12677, PC126770N (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3005019

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Progress on the University of Hawaii 2.2-meter adaptive secondary mirror

Mark Chun, Alan Ryan, Ruihan Zhang, Stefan Kuiper, Gilles Ackaert, Christoph Baranec, M. J. Baeten, Arjo Bos, Rachel Bowens-Rubin, Bert Dekker, Ryan Dungee, Taavishe Gupta, Phil Hinz, Wouter Jonker, Fred Kamphues, Olivier Lai, Jessica Lu, Matt Maniscalco, Bert Monna, Manav Nair, Jan Nijenhuis, Hans Priem, Paul-Alexander Vogel

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121857U (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629046

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Actuators, Deflectometry

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Preliminary design of the Adaptive Secondary Mirror for the European Solar Telescope

Stefan Kuiper, Arjo Bos, Jan de Vreugd, Gert Witvoet, Bert Dekker, Fred Kamphues, Geert Slegtenhorst, Wouter Jonker, Matthew Maniscalco, Bruno Femenía-Castella, Miguel Núñez Cagigal, Jonai Bienes Pérez, Juan Cózar-Castellano, Jose Manuel González-Cava, Angel Mato, Alejandro Mahy Soler Trujillo, Nauzet Vega Reyes

Proceedings Volume 12185, 1218528 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629495

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Actuators, Mirrors, Computer aided design, Silicon carbide, Solar telescopes, Cooling systems, Optical instrument design, Electronics, Telescopes, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Making adaptive optics available to all: a concept for 1m class telescopes

Olivier Lai, Stefan Kuiper, Niek Doelman, Mark Chun, Dirk Schmidt, Frantz Martinache, Marcel Carbillet, Mamadou N'Diaye, Jean Pierre Rivet

Proceedings Volume 12185, 1218576 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2626074

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Deformable mirrors, Sensors, Actuators, Wavefronts, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Hot forming of a large deformable mirror facesheet

Wouter Jonker, Stefan Kuiper, Fred Kamphues, Paul-Alexander Vogel, Anh Tuan Vu, Constantin Meiners, Rik ter Horst, Ramon Navarro, Thomas Arnold

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121880S (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629810

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Manufacturing, Coating, Mirrors, Polishing, Thermal modeling, Actuators, Magnetorheological finishing, Metrology, Ion beams

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Manufacturing and integration status of the UH2.2 adaptive secondary mirror

Wouter Jonker, Stefan Kuiper, Fred Kamphues, Arjo Bos, Bert Dekker, Mark Chun, André Benschop, Hans Priem, Bert Monna, Manav Nair, Taavishe Gupta, Gilles Ackaert, Suman Bola, Loannis Varvaringos, Julian Schroth

Proceedings Volume 12188, 1218816 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629254

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Manufacturing, Electronics, Mirrors, Telescopes, Amplifiers, Titanium, Interfaces, Glasses, Field programmable gate arrays

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation

An ASM-based AO system for W.M. Keck Observatory

Philip Hinz, Christoph Baranec, Kevin Bundy, Rachel Bowens-Rubin, Mark Chun, Richard Dekany, Brad Holden, Wouter Jonker, Marc Kassis, Renate Kupke, Stefan Kuiper, Olivier Lai, Jessica Lu, Nick MacDonald, Matthew Maniscalco, Emily Martin, Claire Max, Guillaume Molodij, Matthew Radovan, Sam Ragland, Stephanie Sallum, Alice Shapley, Andrew Skemer, Deno Stelter, Peter Wizinowich

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121852A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630683

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Keck Observatory, Telescopes, Mirrors, Actuators, Infrared telescopes, Objectives, Infrared radiation, Ecosystems, Atmospheric turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2021 Poster + Paper

Performance of large-format deformable mirrors constructed with hybrid variable reluctance actuators II: initial lab results from FLASH

Rachel Bowens-Rubin, Philip Hinz, Stefan Kuiper, Daren Dillon

Proceedings Volume 11823, 118231R (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593535

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Adaptive optics, Optical testing, Astronomical adaptive optics, Astronomical instrumentation

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Performance of large-format deformable mirrors constructed with TNO variable reluctance actuators

Rachel Bowens-Rubin, Philip Hinz, Wouter Jonker, Stefan Kuiper, Cesar Laguna, Matthew Maniscalco

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114485V (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563659

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Prototyping, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Adaptive optics, Electromagnetism, Thermal efficiency, Keck Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper

Performance analysis of the adaptive secondary mirror for the UH2.2 telescope

S. Kuiper, W. Jonker, M. Maniscalco, E. van der Ven, Robbert Voorhoeve, M. Chun, O. Lai, J. Lu

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114485R (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562461

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Actuators, Optical instrument design, Adaptive optics, Cooling systems, Ultra low expansion glass, Solar telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Design for manufacturability

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Developing adaptive secondary mirror concepts for the APF and W.M. Keck Observatory based on HVR technology

Philip Hinz, Rachel Bowens-Rubin, Christoph Baranec, Kevin Bundy, Mark Chun, Daren Dillon, Brad Holden, Wouter Jonker, Molly Kosiarek, Renate Kupke, Stefan Kuiper, Olivier Lai, Jessica Lu, Matthew Maniscalco, Matthew Radovan, Sam Ragland, Stephanie Sallum, Andrew Skemer, Peter Wizinowich

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114485U (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563223

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Optical instrument design, Actuators, Optical components, Deformable mirrors, Observatories, Infrared radiation, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

A new adaptive secondary mirror for astronomy on the University of Hawaii 2.2-meter telescope

Mark Chun, Christoph Baranec, Olivier Lai, Jessica Lu, Ruihan Zhang, Stefan Kuiper, Wouter Jonker, Matthew Maniscalco

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114481E (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562847

KEYWORDS: Astronomical telescopes, Telescopes, Astronomy, Actuators, Mirrors, Thermography, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Calibration, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Design and MAIT status of the UH2.2 adaptive secondary mirror

Wouter Jonker, Stefan Kuiper, Jan Nijenhuis, Bert Dekker, Arjo Bos, Emiel van de Ven, Mark Chun, Hans Priem, Mathieu Breukers

Proceedings Volume 11451, 114510O (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561586

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Design for manufacturability, Manufacturing, Telescopes, Thermal effects, Optical instrument design, Thermal modeling, Performance modeling, Actuators, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2019 Open Access

Performance validation of a high-bandwidth fine steering mirror for optical communications

G. Witvoet, S. Kuiper, A. Meskers

Proceedings Volume 11180, 1118061 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2536136

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Optical communications, Actuators, Magnetism, Satellites, Prototyping, Satellite communications, Ferromagnetics, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2019 Open Access

Optical satellite communication space terminal technology at TNO

Rudolf Saathof, Will Crowcombe, Stefan Kuiper, Nick van der Valk, Federico Pettazzi, Dorus de Lange, Peter Kerkhof, Martijn van Riel, Harry de Man, Niel Truyens, Ivan Ferrario

Proceedings Volume 11180, 111800K (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2535939

KEYWORDS: Satellite communications, Satellites, Optical communications, Telescopes, Head, Optical benches, Aerospace engineering, Mirrors, Radio optics, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 26 March 2019 Paper

First results from the Large Dynamic Range Atomic Force Microscope for overlay metrology

G. Witvoet, J. Peters, S. Kuiper, S. Keyvani, R. Willekers

Proceedings Volume 10959, 109592E (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2514044

KEYWORDS: Atomic force microscopy, Overlay metrology, Metrology, Interferometers, Actuators, Semiconducting wafers, Motion measurement, Feedback control

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Proceedings Article | 25 March 2019 Paper

Opto-mechatronics system development for future intersatellite laser communications

Rudolf Saathof, Stefan Kuiper, Will Crowcombe, Harry de Man, Dorus de Lange, Nick van der Valk, Lukas Kramer, Erik Fritz

Proceedings Volume 10910, 109101B (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2508870

KEYWORDS: Satellite communications, Satellites, Head, Telecommunications, Laser communications, Optical communications, Optical coherence tomography, Computer aided design, Data communications, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Advances of TNO’s electromagnetic deformable mirror development

Stefan Kuiper, Niek Doelman, Jet Human, Rudolf Saathof, Wimar Klop, Matthew Maniscalco

Proceedings Volume 10706, 1070619 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311981

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Laser communications, Prototyping, Computer aided design, Electromagnetism, Astronomy, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2018 Paper

Optical feeder link program and first adaptive optics test results

Rudolf Saathof, Remco den Breeje, Wimar Klop, Stefan Kuiper, Niek Doelman, Federico Pettazzi, Amir Vosteen, Justin Wildschut, Dorus de Lange, Thijs Moens, Sandra Koster, Michael Gruber, Hans Spierdijk, Peter Kerkhof, Tjeerd Russchenberg, Niel Truyens, Will Crowcombe, Jet Human, Ramon Mata Calvo, Juraj Poliak, Ricardo Barrios, Sandro Scalise, Ivan Ferrario

Proceedings Volume 10524, 105240C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2287354

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Deformable mirrors, Telecommunications, Turbulence, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2017 Open Access

Electromagnetic deformable mirror for space applications

S. Kuiper, N. Doelman, T. Overtoom, E. Nieuwkoop, T. Russchenberg, M. van Riel, J. Wildschut, M. Baeten, H. Spruit, S. Brinkers, J. Human

Proceedings Volume 10562, 1056230 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296161

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

Electromagnetic deformable mirror development at TNO

Stefan Kuiper, Niek Doelman, Evert Nieuwkoop, Ton Overtoom, Tjeerd Russchenberg, Martijn van Riel, Justin Wildschut, Max Baeten, Jet Human, Helma Spruit, Sanneke Brinkers, Matthew Maniscalco

Proceedings Volume 9912, 991204 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230891

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Electromagnetism, Deformable mirrors, Adaptive optics, Astronomy, Reliability, Mirrors, Actuators, Electromagnetism, Astronomy, Space telescopes, Prototyping, Magnetism

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2016 Paper

Large dynamic range Atomic Force Microscope for overlay improvements

Stefan Kuiper, Erik Fritz, Will Crowcombe, Thomas Liebig, Geerten Kramer, Gert Witvoet, Tom Duivenvoorde, Ton Overtoom, Ramon Rijnbeek, Erwin van Zwet, Anton van Dijsseldonk, Arie den Boef, Marcel Beems, Leon Levasier

Proceedings Volume 9778, 97781B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218249

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Overlay metrology, Scanning probe microscopy, Optical alignment, Lithography, Atomic force microscopy, Atomic force microscope, Image resolution, Nondestructive evaluation, High dynamic range imaging, Semiconducting wafers, Distance measurement, Semiconductors, Interferometers, Sensors

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