Dr. Amir Give'on Profile

Dr. Amir Give'on

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Phase induced amplitude apodization (PIAA) coronagraphy: recent results and future prospects

Olivier Guyon, Brian Kern, Ruslan Belikov, Stuart Shaklan, Andreas Kuhnert, Amir Give'on, Frantz Martinache

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84424V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927187

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Apodization, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Aspheric optics, Exoplanets, Stars, Optics manufacturing, Calibration, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Electric field reconstruction in the image plane of a high-contrast coronagraph using a set of pinholes around the Lyot plane

Amir Give'on, Stuart Shaklan, Brian Kern, Charley Noecker, Steve Kendrick, Kent Wallace

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84420B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927120

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Coronagraphy, Speckle, Condition numbers, Planets, Deformable mirrors, Cameras, Composites, Wavefronts, Image compression

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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Pair-wise, deformable mirror, image plane-based diversity electric field estimation for high contrast coronagraphy

Amir Give'on, Brian Kern, Stuart Shaklan

Proceedings Volume 8151, 815110 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895117

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Cameras, Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Error analysis, Modulation, Wavefronts, Reconstruction algorithms, Algorithm development, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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Phase-Induced Amplitude Apodization (PIAA) coronagraphy: recent results and future prospects

Olivier Guyon, Brian Kern, Ruslan Belikov, Stuart Shaklan, Andreas Kuhnert, Amir Give'on

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81510H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894314

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Apodization, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Control systems, Aspheric optics, Exoplanets, Manufacturing, Wavefronts, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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Studies of the effects of optical system errors on the HCIT contrast performance

Erkin Sidick, Stuart Shaklan, Amir Give'on, Brian Kern

Proceedings Volume 8151, 815106 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894453

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Error analysis, Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Process control, Planets, Optical components, Optical simulations, Computer simulations, Cesium

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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Laboratory testing of a Phase-Induced Amplitude Apodization (PIAA) coronagraph

Brian Kern, Olivier Guyon, Amir Give'on, Andreas Kuhnert, Albert Niessner

Proceedings Volume 8151, 815104 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896467

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Cameras, Mirrors, Actuators, Light, Apodization, Binary data, Optical testing, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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Deep UV to NIR space telescopes and exoplanet coronagraphs: a trade study on throughput, polarization, mirror coating options and requirements

Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Stuart Shaklan, Amir Give'on, Eric Cady, Luis Marchen

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81511G (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.902440

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Coating, Polarization, Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Aluminum, Magnesium fluoride, Ultraviolet radiation, Ultraviolet telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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Advanced speckle sensing for internal coronagraphs

Charley Noecker, Stuart Shaklan, James Wallace, Brian Kern, Amir Give'on, Jeremy Kasdin, Ruslan Belikov, Steve Kendrick

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81510I (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895544

KEYWORDS: Speckle, Calibration, Exoplanets, Stars, Planets, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Space telescopes, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

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Studies of the effects of actuator errors on the HCIT/PIAA contrast performance

Erkin Sidick, Stuart Shaklan, Brian Kern, Amir Give'on

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77314T (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858050

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Apodization, Wavefronts, Point spread functions, Optical components, Imaging systems, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Control systems, Curium

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2010 Paper

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Laboratory test of application of electric field conjugation image-sharpening to ground-based adaptive optics

Sandrine Thomas, Amir Give'on, Daren Dillon, Bruce Macintosh, Donald Gavel, Remi Soummer

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77365L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857511

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Actuators, Microelectromechanical systems, Coronagraphy, Wavefront sensors, Deformable mirrors, Space telescopes, Cameras, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2009 Paper

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Stellar coronagraph performance impact due to particulate contamination and scatter

Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Stuart Shaklan, Amir Give'on

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74400T (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825182

KEYWORDS: Particles, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Coronagraphy, Contamination, Mirrors, Gold, Picture Archiving and Communication System, Atmospheric particles, Chromium, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

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Numerical propagator through PIAA optics

Laurent Pueyo, Stuart Shaklan, Amir Give'on, John Krist

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74400E (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825189

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Wave propagation, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Apodization, Spatial frequencies, Light wave propagation, Detection and tracking algorithms, Fourier transforms

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

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Phase-induced amplitude apodization (PIAA) coronagraph testing at the High Contrast Imaging Testbed

Brian Kern, Ruslan Belikov, Amir Give'on, Olivier Guyon, Andreas Kuhnert, Marie Levine-West, Ian McMichael, Dwight Moody, Albert Niessner, Laurent Pueyo, Stuart Shaklan, Wesley Traub, John Trauger

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74400H (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826988

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Apodization, Cameras, Planets, Point spread functions, Computer generated holography, Actuators, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

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A unified formailism for high contrast imaging correction algorithms

Amir Give'on

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74400D (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825049

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Speckle, Chemical elements, Systems modeling, Phase conjugation, Wavefronts, Imaging systems, Adaptive optics, Algorithm development, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

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Detecting and characterizing exoplanets with a 1.4-m space telescope: the Pupil mapping Exoplanet Coronagraphic Observer (PECO)

Olivier Guyon, James R. Angel, Ruslan Belikov, Robert Egerman, Donald Gavel, Amir Give'on, Thomas Greene, Kerri Cahoy, Brian Kern, Marie Levine, Stephen Ridgway, Stuart Shaklan, Domenick Tenerelli, Robert Vanderbei, Robert Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74400F (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826350

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Exoplanets, Planets, Mirrors, Stars, Apodization, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2008 Paper

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A conceptual design for the Thirty Meter Telescope alignment and phasing system

Mitchell Troy, Gary Chanan, Scott Michaels, Randy Bartos, Graham Bothwell, Amir Give'on, Randy Hein, Max Radin, Jenny Roberts, J. Michael Rodgers, Lawrence Scherr, Byoung-Joon Seo, David Zimmerman

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70120Y (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788560

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image segmentation, Cameras, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Stars, Beam splitters, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

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Pupil mapping Exoplanet Coronagraphic Observer (PECO)

Olivier Guyon, James Angel, Dana Backman, Ruslan Belikov, Donald Gavel, Amir Giveon, Thomas Greene, Jeremy Kasdin, James Kasting, Marie Levine, Mark Marley, Michael Meyer, Glenn Schneider, Gene Serabyn, Stuart Shaklan, Michael Shao, Motohide Tamura, Domenick Tenerelli, Wesley Traub, John Trauger, Robert Vanderbei, Robert Woodruff, Neville Woolf, Jeffrey Wynn

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70101Y (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790080

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Planets, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Stars, Exoplanets, Mirrors, Apodization, Space telescopes, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2007 Paper

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Demonstration of high contrast in 10% broadband light with the shaped pupil coronagraph

Ruslan Belikov, Amir Give'on, Brian Kern, Eric Cady, Michael Carr, Stuart Shaklan, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Victor White, Pierre Echternach, Matt Dickie, John Trauger, Andreas Kuhnert, N. Jeremy Kasdin

Proceedings Volume 6693, 66930Y (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734976

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Manufacturing, Speckle, Photomasks, Point spread functions, Control systems, Planets, Optics manufacturing, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2007 Paper

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Laboratory demonstrations of high-contrast imaging for space coronagraphy

John Trauger, Amir Give'on, Brian Gordon, Brian Kern, Andreas Kuhnert, Dwight Moody, Albert Niessner, Fang Shi, Daniel Wilson, Chris Burrows

Proceedings Volume 6693, 66930X (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735004

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Stars, Wavefronts, Deformable mirrors, Speckle, Actuators, Mirrors, Signal attenuation, Space telescopes, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2007 Paper

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Broadband wavefront control in a pupil mapping coronagraph

Stuart Shaklan, Amir Give'on, Ruslan Belikov, Laurent Pueyo, Olivier Guyon

Proceedings Volume 6693, 66930R (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734943

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefronts, Wave propagation, Reflectivity, Coronagraphy, Diffraction, Apodization, Spatial frequencies, Telescopes, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2007 Paper

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Broadband wavefront correction algorithm for high-contrast imaging systems

Amir Give'on, Brian Kern, Stuart Shaklan, Dwight Moody, Laurent Pueyo

Proceedings Volume 6691, 66910A (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.733122

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Wavefronts, Reconstruction algorithms, Coronagraphy, Imaging systems, Image filtering, Planets, Control systems, Spatial frequencies, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2006 Paper

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Closed-loop wavefront correction for high-contrast imaging: the "peek-a-boo" algorithm

Amir Give'on, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Robert Vanderbei

Proceedings Volume 6306, 63060T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673365

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Point spread functions, Reconstruction algorithms, Coronagraphy, Speckle, Planets, Actuators, Imaging systems, Algorithm development, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2006 Paper

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High dynamic range imaging in space: overview and wavefront control

Amir Give'on, Stuart Shaklan, Joseph Green

Proceedings Volume 6288, 62880A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.682057

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Planets, Point spread functions, Stars, Light scattering, Imaging systems, Error analysis, High dynamic range imaging, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 5 July 2006 Paper

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Toward 10¹⁰ contrast for terrestrial exoplanet detection: demonstration of wavefront correction in a shaped-pupil coronagraph

Ruslan Belikov, Amir Give'on, John Trauger, Michael Carr, N. Kasdin, Robert Vanderbei, Fang Shi, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Andreas Kuhnert

Proceedings Volume 6265, 626518 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672511

KEYWORDS: Speckle, Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Point spread functions, Cameras, Manufacturing, Imaging systems, Planets, Polarization, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2005 Paper

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Chromaticity effects in adaptive optics: wavelength dependence of amplitude compensation

Laurent Pueyo, Michael Littman, Jeremy Kasdin, Robert Vanderbei, Ruslan Belikov, Amir Give'on

Proceedings Volume 5903, 59030L (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617799

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Michelson interferometers, Mirrors, Point spread functions, Deformable mirrors, Colorimetry, Adaptive optics, Reflectivity, Wavefronts, Wave propagation

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2005 Paper

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Amplitude and phase correction for high-contrast imaging using Fourier decomposition

Amir Give'on, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Robert Vanderbei, Yoav Avitzour

Proceedings Volume 5905, 590516 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617383

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Phase conjugation, Wavefronts, Apodization, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Spatial frequencies, Speckle, Imaging systems, Phase measurement

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2005 Paper

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Shaped pupil coronagraphs for planet finding: optimization, manufacturing, and experimental results

N. Jeremy Kasdin, Ruslan Belikov, James Beall, Robert Vanderbei, Michael Littman, Michael Carr, Amir Give'on

Proceedings Volume 5905, 59050G (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617768

KEYWORDS: Photomasks, Point spread functions, Coronagraphy, Manufacturing, Wavefronts, Speckle, Planets, Etching, Silicon, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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High-dynamic-range imaging: amplitude and phase control

Laurent Pueyo, Amir Give'on, Michael Littman, N. Kasdin, Robert Vanderbei

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551956

KEYWORDS: Deformable mirrors, Michelson interferometers, Wavefronts, Spatial light modulators, Apodization, Interferometers, Reflectivity, Liquid crystals, Actuators, High dynamic range imaging

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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High-frequency folding and optimal phase conjugation for high-contrast adaptive optics

Amir Give'on, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Robert Vanderbei, Yoav Avitzour

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551576

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Phase conjugation, Apodization, Spatial frequencies, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Sensors, Phase measurement, Planets, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2003 Paper

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Stochastic optimal phase retrieval algorithm for high-contrast imaging

Amir Give'on, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Robert Vanderbei, David Spergel, Michael Littman, Pini Gurfil

Proceedings Volume 5169, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505211

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Planets, Phase retrieval, Imaging systems, Stochastic processes, Coronagraphy, Image processing, Error analysis, Systems modeling, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2003 Paper

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Feasible optimal deformable mirror shaping algorithm for high-contrast imaging

Amir Give'on, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Robert Vanderbei, David Spergel, Michael Littman, Pini Gurfil

Proceedings Volume 5169, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505222

KEYWORDS: Deformable mirrors, Point spread functions, Actuators, Planets, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Coronagraphy, Systems modeling, Image processing, Scattering

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