Dr. Douglas Looze Profile

Dr. Douglas Looze

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

Structure of a hybrid signal LQG controller for adaptive optics

Douglas Looze

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701536 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789116

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Actuators, Systems modeling, Curium, Control systems, Matrices, Lead, Performance modeling, Barium

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

Optimization of controller parameters to minimize residual variance in adaptive optics systems

Douglas Looze

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701537 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789218

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Control systems, Wavefronts, Systems modeling, Actuators, Solids, Matrices, Actinium, Astronomy, Gallium

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Focus errors from tracking sodium layer altitude variations with laser guide star adaptive optics for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Brent Ellerbroek, Jean-Pierre Véran, Chiao-Yao She, Richard Clare, Doug Looze

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62721I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672081

KEYWORDS: Sodium, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Photons, Charge-coupled devices, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Laser guide stars, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Digital vs. analog comparison of adaptive optics systems

Douglas Looze

Proceedings Volume 6272, 627238 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672416

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Feedback loops, Systems modeling, Analog electronics, Charge-coupled devices, Signal processing, Actuators, Lead, Process control

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Nonlinear control for pyramid sensors in adaptive optics

Ole Wulff, Douglas Looze

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62721S (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670826

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Nonlinear control, Device simulation, Feedback loops, Charge-coupled devices, Nonlinear optics, Deformable mirrors, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Comparison of tip-tilt controllers using the STRAP wavefront sensor in the W.M. Keck Observatory laser guide star adaptive optics system

Douglas Looze, Marcos van Dam, Erik Johansson

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62724L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672427

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Avalanche photodetectors, Wavefronts, Lead, Keck Observatory, Laser guide stars, Signal to noise ratio, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Off-the-shelf real-time computers for next-generation adaptive optics

Stefan Hippler, Douglas Looze, Wolfgang Gaessler

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550036

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Computing systems, Real-time computing, Operating systems, Digital signal processing, Actuators, Wavefronts, Switches, Data acquisition, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Modal selection using genetic optimization

Douglas Looze, Stefan Hippler, Markus Feldt

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550080

KEYWORDS: Condition numbers, Adaptive optics, Genetic algorithms, Wavefronts, Binary data, Matrices, Calibration, Genetics, Optimization (mathematics), Reconstruction algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2004 Paper

Dynamic performance and stability analysis for layer-oriented MCAO controllers

Douglas Looze, Robert Weiss

Proceedings Volume 5382, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566276

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Turbulence, Atmospheric corrections, Large telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Stars, Optical calibration, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2000 Paper

ALFA: three years of experience in adaptive optics with a laser guide star

Stefan Hippler, Markus Kasper, Markus Feldt, Robert Weiss, Douglas Looze, Luzma Montoya, Jesus Aceituno, Thomas Ott, Richard Davies

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390397

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Astronomy, K band, Sensors, Diffraction, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2000 Paper

Practical approach to modal basis selection and wavefront estimation

Markus Kasper, Douglas Looze, Stefan Hippler, Markus Feldt, Robert Weiss, Andreas Glindemann, Richard Davies

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390345

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Sensors, Stars, Actuators, Microlens array, Wavefront sensors, Digital signal processing, Error analysis, Adaptive optics, Condition numbers

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 1998 Paper

Active compensation for horizontal-line-of-sight turbulence over near-ground paths

Bruce Levine, Allan Wirth, Herbert DaSilva, Franklin Landers, Stacy Clinton, Theresa Bruno, Pierre Barbier, David Rush, Penelope Polak-Dingels, Geoffrey Burdge, Douglas Looze

Proceedings Volume 3433, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.330220

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Deformable mirrors, Turbulence, Cameras, Signal processing, Actuators, Transmitters, Receivers

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

ALFA: the MPIA/MPE adaptive optics with a laser for astronomy project

Stefan Hippler, Andreas Glindemann, Markus Kasper, Paul Kalas, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Karl Wagner, Douglas Looze, Wolfgang Hackenberg

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321708

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Digital signal processing, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Cameras, Stars, Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 1994 Paper

Experiments with adaptive nonlinear control systems for atmospheric correction

Sol Gully, James Huang, Nikolaos Denis, Douglas Looze, Allan Wirth, Andrew Jankevics, David Castanon

Proceedings Volume 2201, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176126

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Control systems, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Sensors, Mirrors, Astronomy, Diagnostics

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