Mr. Flemming Tinker Profile

Flemming Tinker

President at Aperture Optical Sciences Inc

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2021 Presentation + Paper

A simple collimator design for measuring focal spots with high dynamical range

B. Le Garrec, M. Chabanis, F. Tinker, M. Uwakwe

Proceedings Volume 11873, 118730E (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599953

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Collimators, Spatial frequencies, Polishing, Wavefronts, Standards development, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, National Ignition Facility, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Paper

Technical and cost advantages of silicon carbide telescopes for small-satellite imaging applications

Keith Kasunic, Dave Aikens, Dean Szwabowski, Chip Ragan, Flemming Tinker

Proceedings Volume 10402, 104020C (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274048

KEYWORDS: Silicon carbide, Satellites, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Satellite imaging, Optical telescopes, Lightweight mirrors, Remote sensing, Optomechanical design

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2013 Paper

Correlation of mid-spatial features to image performance in aspheric mirrors

Flemming Tinker, Kai Xin

Proceedings Volume 8837, 88370N (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2028015

KEYWORDS: Aspheric lenses, Aspheric optics, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Image quality, Tolerancing, Photovoltaics, Spatial frequencies, Optics manufacturing, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2013 Paper

Fabrication of SiC aspheric mirrors with low mid-spatial error

Flemming Tinker, Kai Xin

Proceedings Volume 8837, 88370M (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2028014

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Silicon carbide, Surface finishing, Aspheric lenses, Mirrors, Aspheric optics, Spatial frequencies, Error analysis, Optics manufacturing, Robotics

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Open Access

Industry-based projects in photonics technician education

Judith Donnelly, Nicholas Massa, Flemming Tinker, Giovanni Tomasi

Proceedings Volume 8481, 848106 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929178

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Light emitting diodes, Prototyping, Photonics, Fiber optics, Polishing, Manufacturing, Sensors, Mirrors, Technician training

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2009 Paper

Filters for dual band infrared imagers

Thomas Rahmlow, Jeanne Lazo-Wasem, Scott Wilkinson, Flemming Tinker

Proceedings Volume 7298, 72982J (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820059

KEYWORDS: Linear filtering, Optical filters, Reflection, Infrared radiation, Beam splitters, Bandpass filters, Sensors, Visible radiation, Coating, Infrared imaging

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 2008 Paper

Dual-band antireflection coatings for the infrared

Thomas Rahmlow, Jeanne Lazo-Wasem, Scott Wilkinson, Flemming Tinker

Proceedings Volume 6940, 69400T (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.780288

KEYWORDS: Autoregressive models, Antireflective coatings, Reflection, Germanium, Coating, Infrared radiation, Zinc, Refractive index, Infrared coatings, Long wavelength infrared

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 1999 Paper

Fun facts about pitch and the pitfalls of ignorance

Birgit Gillman, Flemming Tinker

Proceedings Volume 3782, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.369240

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Optics manufacturing, Manufacturing, Surface finishing, Control systems, Quality measurement, Temperature metrology, Optical testing, Precision optics, Roads

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Conference Committee Involvement (3)

Material Technologies and Applications to Optics, Structures, Components, and Sub-Systems IV

12 August 2019 | San Diego, California, United States

Optical Manufacturing and Testing XII

20 August 2018 | San Diego, California, United States

Optical Manufacturing and Testing XI

9 August 2015 | San Diego, California, United States

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