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Dr. Brian Catanzaro

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2018 Presentation

Planetary science capabilities of a UV-visible balloon-borne telescope as a function of wavefront error (Conference Presentation)

Eliot Young, Brian Catanzaro, Nicolas Gorius, Robert Woodruff, Monica Hoffmann, Jeffrey Juergens

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107001H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314323

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Planetary science, Wavefronts, Point spread functions, Satellites, Spatial resolution, Ultraviolet radiation, Visible radiation, Clouds

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Several classes of planetary science observations require high spatial resolution in UV and visible wavelengths. Key examples include (a) the detection of satellites and characterization of their orbits, (b) the discovery of faint and small objects among the NEO, asteroid, Kuiper belt or Sedna-like populations and (c) cloud or trace gas observations in planetary atmospheres. Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations have been very productive in these areas: consider the recent discovery of Makemake's satellite (Parker et al., 2016), the discovery of 2014 MU69 (now the flyby target of the New Horizons spacecraft) or the OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) program. Like HST, large-aperture ground-based telescopes with adaptive optics can also achieve spatial resolutions of 50 mas, but normally at wavelengths longer than ~1 μm. Projects like MagAO-2K are working on improving image quality at visible wavelengths, but while the core PSF (Point Spread Function) width might be narrow (projected to be 15 mas at the Magellan telescope), the Strehl ratio drops steeply with wavelength (Males et al., 2016). Not all science goals suffer equally from low Strehl ratios, however: cloud tracking on Venus is more tolerant of a low Strehl ratio than searching for a close satellite of Makemake. A telescope on a NASA super-pressure balloon would float above 99.3% of the atmosphere, where the inner Fried parameter is thought to be two meters or more. While atmospheric turbulence is not expected to impact image quality, there are other sources of wavefront error (WFE), such as mirror figuring, misalignment of the OTA (Optical Telescope Assembly) or asymmetric heating from the Sun or Earth. We reference recent work that estimates balloon telescope WFEs from different sources to generate a suite of plausible PSFs. We apply these PSFs to the UV and visible wavelength science cases outlined in the GHAPS/SIDT report (Gondola for High Altitude Planetary Science/Science Instrument Definition Team). We quantify the impact that WFE has on achieving the planetary observations outlined in the SIDT report.

Proceedings Article | 11 July 2018 Paper

Low light level quadriwave lateral shearing interferometer for in-situ wavefront sensing

Brian Catanzaro, Benoit Wattellier, Ekaterina Boldyreva, Eliot Young, Michael Lewis, Jeffrey Juergens, Robert Woodruff, Monica Hoffmann

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107035J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312331

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Sensors, Space telescopes, Shearing interferometers, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

STOP modeling in support of a 1-meter aperture balloon based telescope

Brian Catanzaro, Thomas Brooks, Will Johnson, Brian O'Connor, Robert Woodruff, Ryan Edwards, Evan Racine, Lucas Paganini, Eliot Young, Nicolas Gorius, Leigh Elrod, Monica Hoffmann

Proceedings Volume 10705, 1070515 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312312

KEYWORDS: Finite element methods, Integrated modeling, Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Wavefronts, Error analysis, Infrared telescopes, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Design and characterization of a balloon-borne diffraction-limited submillimeter telescope platform for BLAST-TNG

Nathan Lourie, Francisco Angilé, Peter Ashton, Brian Catanzaro, Mark Devlin, Simon Dicker, Joy Didier, Bradley Dober, Laura Fissel, Nicholas Galitzki, Samuel Gordon, Jeffrey Klein, Ian Lowe, Philip Mauskopf, Federico Nati, Giles Novak, L. Javier Romualdez, Juan Soler, Paul Williams

Proceedings Volume 10700, 1070022 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314380

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Composites, Aluminum, Finite element methods, Stars, Cameras, Receivers, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 2 February 2012 Paper

Multigigabit optical transceivers for high-data rate military applications

Brian Catanzaro, Charlie Kuznia

Proceedings Volume 8267, 82670E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910657

KEYWORDS: Transceivers, Connectors, Tolerancing, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Interfaces, GRIN lenses, Optical communications, Defense technologies, Optoelectronics, Assembly tolerances

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 2011 Paper

Opto-mechanical modeling of the Herschel Space Telescope at ESA/ESTEC

S. Fransen, D. Doyle, B. Catanzaro

Proceedings Volume 8336, 833604 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915669

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Silicon carbide, Thermal modeling, Distortion, Infrared telescopes, Optical testing, Cryogenics, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2010 Paper

Herschel Space Telescope: impact of new material strain data on optical test and model correlation

Brian Catanzaro, Dominic Doyle, Eri Cohen

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77392I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857732

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Silicon carbide, Optical testing, Data modeling, Finite element methods, Point spread functions, Cryogenics, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2010 Paper

Review of technology development and clinical trials of transcranial laser therapy for acute ischemic stroke treatment

Brian Catanzaro, Jackson Streeter, Luis de Taboada

Proceedings Volume 7552, 75520J (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842043

KEYWORDS: Near infrared, Clinical trials, Ischemic stroke, Animal model studies, Binary data, Laser therapeutics, Safety, Tissue optics, Artificial intelligence, Transmittance

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2010 Paper

Rapid optical heating of blood for clinical point-of-care diagnostics

Brian Catanzaro, Ted Hill, Steve Hankins, Kent Gandola

Proceedings Volume 7555, 75550S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842881

KEYWORDS: Blood, Light emitting diodes, Absorption, Point-of-care devices, Visible radiation, Diagnostics, Thermography, Temperature metrology, Statistical modeling, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2009 Paper

Mode field perturbations and numerical aperture broadening due to angular misalignment in multimode fiber coupling

Andreas Rose, Kyle Johnston, Karl-Friedrich Klein, Brian Catanzaro, Luis De Taboada

Proceedings Volume 7173, 71730Y (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.824212

KEYWORDS: Fiber couplers, Multimode fibers, Fiber coupled lasers, Collimators, Imaging systems, Fiber lasers, Fiber to the x, Biomedical optics, LASIK, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

The ESA Herschel Telescope Tiger Team metrology review: modeling

Brian Catanzaro, Dominic Doyle, Bas Fransen, Julian Prowald, Amelia Koch

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70102S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789239

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical testing, Mirrors, Finite element methods, Silicon carbide, Space telescopes, Data modeling, Cryogenics, Stochastic processes, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

The ESA Herschel Telescope Tiger Team metrology review: test results

Brian Catanzaro, Dominic Doyle, Johannes Pfund, Nathalie Ninane, Yvette Houbrechts, Bernhard Braunecker

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70102R (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789196

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Cryogenics, Wavefronts, Optical testing, Space telescopes, Spatial frequencies, Metrology, Sensors, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2006 Paper

Compact binocular see-through monocular display HMD

Brian Catanzaro, Jamie Porter, Alison Barton, William Maffucci

Proceedings Volume 6224, 62240K (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666492

KEYWORDS: Head-mounted displays, Eye, Distortion, Aspheric lenses, Displays, Modulation transfer functions, Prisms, Optics manufacturing, Optical metrology, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 8 May 2006 Paper

Object discrimination and optical performance of a real-time 2-5 µm hyperspectral imager

Mark Dombrowski, Rachael Dombrowski, Brian Catanzaro, Eric Hillenbrand

Proceedings Volume 6233, 62330Q (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665906

KEYWORDS: Hyperspectral imaging, Absorption, Prisms, Mid-IR, Image processing, Imaging systems, Cryogenics, Short wave infrared radiation, Signal to noise ratio, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 8 May 2006 Paper

Performance and application of a very high-speed 2-12 μm ultraspectral FTIR imager

Mark Dombrowski, Martin Szczesniak, Jim Lorenz, Mike Beecroft, Jamie Ferguson, Brian Catanzaro

Proceedings Volume 6233, 62330P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666063

KEYWORDS: FT-IR spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Clocks, Mirrors, Optical design, Spatial resolution, Staring arrays, Electronics, Signal to noise ratio, Hyperspectral imaging

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Proceedings Article | 8 May 2006 Paper

Compact CMOS multispectral/polarimetric camera

Brian Catanzaro, Jim Lorenz, Mark Dombrowski

Proceedings Volume 6233, 62330O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666494

KEYWORDS: CMOS sensors, Sensors, Optical filters, Cameras, CCD image sensors, Polarimetry, Image sensors, Field programmable gate arrays, CMOS technology, Commercial off the shelf technology

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2006 Paper

Managing tissue heating in laser therapy to enable double-blind clinical study

Brian Catanzaro, Luis de Taboada, Jackson Streeter

Proceedings Volume 6140, 61400U (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.674400

KEYWORDS: Skin, Laser therapeutics, Data modeling, Laser tissue interaction, Clinical trials, Finite element methods, Sapphire, Bone, Temperature metrology, Copper

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 2005 Paper

Hyperspectral polarimetric imaging testbed

David Cavanaugh, Yannick Gargadennec, Brian Catanzaro, Kenneth Castle, Wayne Davenport

Proceedings Volume 5806, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.611238

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Polarimetry, Calibration, Polarization, Imaging systems, Cameras, Hyperspectral imaging, Short wave infrared radiation, Image fusion, Polarizers

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2005 Paper

High-accuracy noncontact optical flow sensor for monitoring drug delivery

Brian Catanzaro, David Gillett, Meghan Simmons, Jeremy Fennelly, Burton Sage

Proceedings Volume 5691, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596600

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Prototyping, Capillaries, Near field optics, Diffraction, Temperature metrology, Optical flow, Computer simulations, Modulation, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2004 Paper

Progress towards a refractive real-time MWIR hyperspectral imager

Brian Catanzaro, Mark Dombrowski, Paul Willson, Jeff Hendrixson, Eric Hillenbrand, John Wilcox

Proceedings Volume 5406, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.543871

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Mid-IR, Hyperspectral imaging, Cryogenics, Signal to noise ratio, Imaging systems, Staring arrays, Infrared imaging, Optical testing, Mercury cadmium telluride

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2004 Paper

Design of dual-band SWIR/MWIR and MWIR/LWIR imagers

Brian Catanzaro, Mark Dombrowski, Jeff Hendrixson, Eric Hillenbrand

Proceedings Volume 5406, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.543875

KEYWORDS: Beam splitters, Staring arrays, Imaging systems, Mid-IR, Objectives, Signal to noise ratio, Short wave infrared radiation, Cryogenics, Multispectral imaging, Modulation transfer functions

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 2003 Paper

Manufacturing and performance evaluation of a refractive real-time MWIR hyperspectral imager

Brian Catanzaro, Mark Dombrowski, Paul Willson, Jeff Hendrixson, Eric Hillenbrand, John Wilcox

Proceedings Volume 5074, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.498142

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Mid-IR, Hyperspectral imaging, Imaging systems, Wavefronts, Image resolution, Manufacturing, Microbolometers, Tolerancing, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 18 December 2002 Paper

Design and fabrication of a lightweight 2-m telescope for the balloon-borne large-aperture sub-millimeter telescope: BLAST

Brian Catanzaro, Toan Pham, Luca Olmi, Karl Martinson, Mark Devlin

Proceedings Volume 4818, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453708

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Optical instrument design, Tolerancing, Infrared telescopes, Astronomical telescopes, Structural design, Carbon, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2002 Paper

Stability testing of a carbon fiber composite optical bench for use in the spacebased LIDAR mission: CALIPSO (Picasso-Cena)

Brian Catanzaro, Joseph Hylton, Pat Bass, Brian Stumm

Proceedings Volume 4814, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453745

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Optical benches, Space telescopes, Laser stabilization, Carbon, Composites, Telescopes, Polarization, Aerospace engineering, Autocollimators

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2001 Paper

Optical metrology for testing an all-composite 2-m-diameter mirror

Brian Catanzaro, James Thomas, Donald Small, Roger Johnston, Daniel Barber, Steven Connell, Shaun Whitmore, Eri Cohen

Proceedings Volume 4444, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447303

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Infrared sensors, Interferometers, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Wavefronts, Objectives

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2001 Paper

Effects of aberrations (low order and quilting) on the performance of the all-composite design for the Herschel Space Observatory

Brian Catanzaro, James Thomas, Stan Backovsky, Daniel Barber, Donald Small, Roger Johnston, Eri Cohen

Proceedings Volume 4444, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447306

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Point spread functions, Wavefronts, Space observatories, Stray light, Optical instrument design, Spatial frequencies, Telescope design

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2001 Paper

Cryogenic (70-K) measurement of an all-composite 2-m-diameter mirror

Brian Catanzaro, Steven Connell, Mark Mimovich, Stan Backovsky, Grant Williams, James Thomas, Daniel Barber, Roger Johnston, Joseph Hylton, Kelly Dodson, Eri Cohen

Proceedings Volume 4444, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447305

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Cryogenics, Interferometers, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space observatories, Phase modulation, Metrology, Spatial frequencies, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2001 Paper

Comparison of full-aperture interferometry to subaperture stitched interferometry for a large-diameter fast mirror

Brian Catanzaro, James Thomas, Eri Cohen

Proceedings Volume 4444, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447304

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Interferometry, Cryogenics, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space observatories, Optical testing, Interferometers, Objectives, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2000 Paper

Lightweight CFRC telescope for UAV lidar

Brian Catanzaro, Martin Seilonen, Les Krummel, Al Lang

Proceedings Volume 4035, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.397822

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Composites, LIDAR, Space telescopes, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Mirrors, Carbon, Remote sensing, Optical instrument design, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Lightweight thermally conductive composite optical bench for the tropospheric emission spectrometer (TES) interferometer

Jamie Abbott, Phil Thorndyke, Brian Catanzaro, J. Rodriguez

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393953

KEYWORDS: Optical benches, Composites, Thermography, Optical design, Interferometers, Optical alignment, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Satellites, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

UltraLITE glass/composite hybrid mirror

Brian Catanzaro, Dan Keane, Steven Connell, Dave Baiocchi, James Burge, Arup Maji, Michael Powers

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394003

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Composites, Glasses, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Ions, Actuators, Prototyping, Lightweight mirrors, Polishing

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

C/SiC advanced mirror system demonstrator design

Brian Catanzaro, Gregory Mehle, Martin Seilonen, Ulrich Papenburg, Claus Mueller, Wilhelm Pfrang, G. Siegfried Kutter, Eric Ruch, Renaud Mercier-Ythier, Paul Lightsey, Scott Streetman, Douglas Neam

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394004

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Carbon, Actuators, Space telescopes, Silicon carbide, Structured optical fibers, Composites, Manufacturing, Ceramics, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

Design progression of an all-composite primary mirror for the FIRST Telescope

Steven Connell, Kelly Dodson, Zvi Friedman, Brian Cantanzaro, Shaun Whitmore, Eri Cohen

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394045

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Composites, Optical fabrication, Cryogenics, Optical instrument design, Prototyping, Distortion, Wavefronts, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2000 Paper

Carbon fiber composite photomask stage component

Brian Catanzaro, Jack Dyer, David Trost

Proceedings Volume 3997, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390103

KEYWORDS: Composites, Electron beam lithography, Photomasks, Semiconducting wafers, Carbon, Manufacturing, Lithography, Reticles, Interfaces, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 9 December 1999 Paper

Embedding and testing of ultrahigh-sensitivity optical fiber sensors in prototype graphite composite spacecraft strut tubes

E. Friebele, Heather Patrick, Barbara Wright, A. Greenblatt, E. Bolden, W. Simon, Daron Giles, M. Stringfield, G. Hidalgo, Brian Catanzaro, M. Maher, Kevin Uleck, M. Fox, Anthony Vizzini

Proceedings Volume 3860, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.372998

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Composites, Lead, Fiber optics sensors, Adhesives, Silica, Coating, Optical fibers, Fiber coatings, Fiber Bragg gratings

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 1999 Paper

Carbon fiber composite photomask stage component

Brian Catanzaro, Jack Dyer, David Trost

Proceedings Volume 3786, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363797

KEYWORDS: Composites, Electron beam lithography, Photomasks, Semiconducting wafers, Carbon, Manufacturing, Interfaces, Reticles, Metals, Lithography

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Proceedings Article | 17 June 1994 Paper

Wavelength multiplexed holographic lens arrays for optical interconnection

Brian Catanzaro, Jian Ma, Yeshaiahu Fainman, Sing Lee

Proceedings Volume 2152, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178068

KEYWORDS: Holograms, Holography, Multiplexing, Volume holography, Diffraction, Point spread functions, Distortion, Lithium niobate, Imaging systems, Prototyping

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 May 1994

Architecture of an integrated computer-aided design system for optoelectronics

Jiao Fan, Brian Catanzaro, Fouad Kiamilev, Sadik Esener, Sing Lee

OE, Vol. 33, Issue 05, (May 1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.168398

KEYWORDS: Computer aided design, Optoelectronics, Computer generated holography, Optical design, CAD systems, Computing systems, Photonic integrated circuits, Optical components, Computer architecture, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1993 Paper

Packaged reconfigurable space-variant optical interconnect using wavelength multiplexed volume holograms

Jian Ma, Brian Catanzaro, Walter Daeschner, Yeshaiahu Fainman, Sing Lee

Proceedings Volume 1849, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147085

KEYWORDS: Optical interconnects, Holograms, Volume holography, Optoelectronics, Multiplexing, Holography, Spatial light modulators, Packaging, Optical design, Computer generated holography

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 1991 Paper

Architecture of an integrated computer-aided design system for optoelectronics

Fouad Kiamilev, Jiao Fan, Brian Catanzaro, Sadik Esener, Sing Lee

Proceedings Volume 1390, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25586

KEYWORDS: Computer architecture, Computer aided design, Computing systems, System integration, Optoelectronics, CAD systems, Optical interconnects

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