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Trent Newswander

Mechanical Engineer at Space Dynamics Lab

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2022 Paper

PACE OCI short-wave infrared detection assembly optical system design, alignment, and environmental test

James Champagne, Dallin Brailsford, Roy Esplin, Jacob Hedelius, Trent Newswander, James Peterson, Tyrel Rupp, Kenneth Squire, Eric Gorman, Emily Kan, D. Brent Mott, Luis Ramos-Izquierdo, Joe Thomes, Ulrik Gliese

Proceedings Volume 12222, 1222204 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633631

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Optical alignment, Geometrical optics, Optical design, Ocean optics, Channel projecting optics, Tolerancing, Signal detection, Optical filters, Short wave infrared radiation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 27 January 2022

Modulation transfer function measurements of HgCdTe long wavelength infrared arrays for the Near-Earth Object Surveyor

Gregory Zengilowski, Craig McMurtry, Judith Pipher, Nicholas Reilly, Meghan Dorn, Amy Mainzer, Andre Wong, Lennon Reinhart, Trent Newswander, Ryan Luder

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 01, 016002, (January 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.1.016002

KEYWORDS: Modulation transfer functions, Mercury cadmium telluride, Long wavelength infrared, Sensors, Diffusion, Image quality, Fourier transforms, Denoising, Cadmium sulfide, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Paper

Slanted-edge MTF testing for establishing focus alignment at infinite conjugate of space optical systems with gravity sag effects

T. Newswander, David Riesland, Duane Miles, Lennon Reinhart

Proceedings Volume 10401, 104010U (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273071

KEYWORDS: Modulation transfer functions, Imaging systems, Space telescopes, Optical testing, Astronomical imaging, Optical alignment, Image quality, Optical resolution, Optical instrument design, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2017 Paper

Cryogenic, infrared, optical beamsplitter wavefront error analysis and test

T. Newswander, Tyrel Rupp

Proceedings Volume 10371, 103710M (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273078

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Germanium, Optical components, Statistical analysis, Plano, Infrared telescopes, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Optical mounts, Analytical research

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2016 Paper

Multispectral optical telescope alignment testing for a cryogenic space environment

Trent Newswander, Preston Hooser, James Champagne

Proceedings Volume 9951, 995102 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2237889

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Cryogenics, Optical alignment, Mirrors, Optical testing, Telescopes, Device simulation, Infrared telescopes, Temperature metrology, Retroreflectors

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2015 Paper

Thermal Earth Resource Monitoring Instrument (THERMI) size, weight and power reduction

T. Newswander, Z. Bergen, J. Hancock, S. Hansen, A. Shumway, J. Stauder, D. Williams

Proceedings Volume 9608, 96080S (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2193212

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cryocoolers, Calibration, Staring arrays, Mirrors, Electronics, Optical design, Optical filters, Modulation transfer functions, Earth observing sensors

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2013 Paper

Aluminum alloy AA-6061 and RSA-6061 heat treatment for large mirror applications

T. Newswander, B. Crowther, G. Gubbels, R. Senden

Proceedings Volume 8837, 883704 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024369

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Heat treatments, Mirrors, Polishing, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Surface finishing, Surface roughness, Solids, Chemical elements

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2013 Paper

Test validated alignment and stability performance of the JMAPS program focal plane array assembly in a cryogenic vacuum environment

Brian Thompson, Pedro Sevilla, Mike Watson, Trent Newswander, Duane Miles, James Peterson

Proceedings Volume 8836, 88360S (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024519

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Interfaces, Sensors, Optical fabrication, Temperature metrology, Cryogenics, Finite element methods, Analytical research, Solids, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2009 Paper

Optical system material selection using performance indices in a simultaneous optimization approach

Trent Newswander, Blake Crowther

Proceedings Volume 7425, 742502 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.828164

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Silicon carbide, Beryllium, Aluminum, Thermography, Temperature metrology, Finite element methods, Surface finishing, Optical design, Mirror structures

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