Dr. Fritz Merkle Profile

Dr. Fritz Merkle

Business Development and Chief Marketing Officer at OHB-System AG

SPIE Involvement:

Publications (21)

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | April 29, 2009

The new German high-resolution SAR reconnaissance system started its 10-year operations

Proc. SPIE. 7330, Sensors and Systems for Space Applications III

KEYWORDS: Radar, Calibration, Satellites, Synthetic aperture radar, Image segmentation, Image processing, Satellite imaging, Antennas, Spatial resolution, Reconnaissance systems

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 18, 2000

Contributions to German and international x-ray and EUV missions in the past 25 years

Proc. SPIE. 4012, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III

KEYWORDS: Gold, Mirrors, X-ray optics, Polishing, Metrology, Metals, X-rays, Nickel, X-ray telescopes, Zerodur

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SPIE Conference Volume | August 27, 1999

Design and Engineering of Optical Systems II

SPIE Conference Volume | May 31, 1994

Adaptive Optics in Astronomy

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | April 15, 1993

Principles of adaptive optics

Proc. SPIE. 1780, Lens and Optical Systems Design

KEYWORDS: Computing systems, Wavefronts, Laser beam propagation, Adaptive optics, Image quality, Phase compensation, Atmospheric turbulence, Laser communications, Atmospheric propagation, Atmospheric optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 4, 1993

Principles of adaptive optics

Proc. SPIE. 1782, Thin Films for Optical Systems

KEYWORDS: Thin films, Diffraction, Telescopes, Mirrors, Astronomy, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Atmospheric optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 1, 1993

Adaptive optics

Proc. SPIE. 2088, Laser Dimensional Metrology: Recent Advances for Industrial Application

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 1, 1992

Telescope pointing and tracking with optical gyros

Proc. SPIE. 1585, Fiber Optic Gyros: 15th Anniversary Conf

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Telescopes, Electronics, Modulation, Fiber optic gyroscopes, Sensors, Computing systems, Computer programming, Space telescopes, Gyroscopes

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 1, 1991

Adaptive optics system tests at the ESO 3.6-m telescope

Proc. SPIE. 1542, Active and Adaptive Optical Systems

KEYWORDS: Infrared imaging, Diffraction, Telescopes, Stars, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Infrared radiation, K band

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 1, 1991

Adaptive optics for the European very large telescope

Proc. SPIE. 1542, Active and Adaptive Optical Systems

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Deformable mirrors, Large telescopes, Active optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 1, 1991

Latest developments of active optics of the ESO NTT and the implications for the ESO VLT

Proc. SPIE. 1542, Active and Adaptive Optical Systems

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Wavefront aberrations, Adaptive optics, Image analysis, Image quality, Optical calibration, Active optics, Atmospheric optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 1, 1991

Come-on-plus project: an upgrade of the come-on adaptive optics prototype system

Proc. SPIE. 1542, Active and Adaptive Optical Systems

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Astronomy, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Active optics, Prototyping

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