Dr. Alan L. Wertheimer Profile

Dr. Alan L. Wertheimer

Retired

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Publications (7)

Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Architecting a revised optical test approach for JWST

Charlie Atkinson, Jonathan Arenberg, Gary Matthews, Mark Waldman, Alan Wertheimer, Tony Whitman, Jim Oschmann

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70100Q (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788021

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical alignment, Adaptive optics, James Webb Space Telescope, Cryogenics, Optical testing, Metrology, Optical fabrication, Interferometers, Phase modulation

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Acceptance testing of a large-aperture dynamic wavefront sensor

David Fischer, Alan Wertheimer, Laurie Hill

Proceedings Volume 5553, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559869

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Sensors, Mirrors, Calibration, Ferroelectric materials, Wavefront sensors, Optical fabrication, Collimation, Motion measurement, Interference (communication)

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Design and manufacture of a large-aperture wavefront sensor

Richard Hutchin, Oberdan Otto, Alan Wertheimer

Proceedings Volume 5553, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.558375

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Calibration, Signal to noise ratio, Interferometers, Modulation, Wavefronts, Phase measurement, Shearing interferometers, Control systems

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 1995

Wide-range, high-accuracy, white light piston sensor for segmented optics

Alan Wertheimer, Thomas Dey

OE, Vol. 34, Issue 07, (July 1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.206582

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Image segmentation, Modulation, Wavefronts, Relays, CCD image sensors, Calibration, Optical sensors, Image sensors, Light

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 August 1993

Quantitative evaluation of optical surfaces by means of an improved Foucault test approach

Donald Vandenberg, William Humbel, Alan Wertheimer

OE, Vol. 32, Issue 08, (August 1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.145355

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Sensors, Interferometry, Mirrors, Monochromatic aberrations, Optical testing, Spherical lenses, Chromatic aberrations, Optical spheres, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 5 February 1993 Paper

High-accuracy white-light optical piston sensor for segmented optics

Alan Wertheimer, Thomas Dey

Proceedings Volume 1755, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140758

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Sensors, Wavefronts, Image segmentation, Interferometry, Relays, Calibration, CCD cameras, Image processing, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1991 Paper

Quantitative evaluation of optical surfaces using an improved Foucault test approach

Donald Vandenberg, William Humbel, Alan Wertheimer

Proceedings Volume 1542, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48836

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefronts, Interferometry, Optical testing, Active optics, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Interferometers, Chromatic aberrations, Optical spheres

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