Dr. Kuo-Chia (Alice) Liu Profile

Dr. Kuo-Chia (Alice) Liu

at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (23)

Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Roman Space Telescope optical system: status, test, and verification

Matthew Bolcar, Josh Abel, Lisa Bartusek, Tom Casey, Bente Eegholm, Guangjun Gao, Tyler Groff, John Hagopian, Joseph Howard, Alden Jurling, Gary Kuan, Dave Kubalak, Kuo-Chia (Alice) Liu, Cathy Marx, Kim Mehalick, Mark Melton, Scott Rohrbach, Derek Sabatke, Tony Whitman

Proceedings Volume 12676, 126760O (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677569

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Equipment, Vacuum, Optical alignment, Stray light, Optical fabrication, Metrology, Tunable filters, Telescopes, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation

Presentation

Integrated modeling activities for NASA's Roman Space Telescope

Joseph Howard, Kuo-Chia (Alice) Liu, Michael Akkerman, Martina Atanassova, Carl Blaurock, Kong Ha, Gregory Michels, Carson McDonald

Proceedings Volume 12187, 121870V (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630246

KEYWORDS: Integrated modeling, Space telescopes, Thermography, Telescopes, Observatories, Infrared telescopes, Data modeling, Thermal modeling, Process modeling, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Optical design and predicted performance of the WFIRST phase-b imaging optics assembly and wide field instrument

Bert Pasquale, Thomas Casey, Catherine Marx, Guangjun Gao, Nerses Armani, David Content, John Hagopian, Alden Jurling, Clifton Jackson, Alice Liu, Art Whipple, Jacob Murray

Proceedings Volume 10745, 107450K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2325859

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Observatories, Optical design, Telescopes, Space operations, Staring arrays, Coronagraphy, Optical alignment, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Preliminary jitter stability results for the large UV/optical/infrared (LUVOIR) surveyor concept using a non-contact vibration isolation and precision pointing system

Lia Sacks, Carl Blaurock, Larry Dewell, Kiarash Tajdaran, Kuo-Chia Liu, Christine Collins, Garrett West, Kong Ha, Matthew Bolcar, Julie Crooke, Jason Hylan, Raymond Bell

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069842 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313762

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space operations, Control systems, Interfaces, Space telescopes, Finite element methods, Performance modeling, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Paper

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Telescope line-of-sight slew control and agility with non-contact vibration isolation for the large ultraviolet/optical/infrared (LUVOIR) surveyor concept

Kiarash Tajdaran, Larry Dewell, Eric Eason, Raymond Bell, Kuo-Chia Liu, Matthew Bolcar, Lia Sacks, Julie Crooke, Carl Blaurock

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106983Y (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313644

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Space operations, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Computer architecture, Observatories, Sensors, Vibration isolation, Device simulation, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Presentation

The wide field infrared survey telescope (WFIRST) observatory: design formulation (phase-A) overview (Conference Presentation)

Thomas Casey, Nerses Armani, Wes Alexander, Lisa Bartusek, Carl Blaurock, David Braun, Alexander Carra, David Content, Yves Conturie, Christine Cottingham, Richard Demers, Michael Dipirro, Robert Effinger, Robert Egerman, Frank Forkl, Guangjun Gao, John Gygax, John Hagopian, Timothy Hahm, John Hawk, Gurnie Hobbs, Clifton Jackson, Alden Jurling, Brian Kern, Jeffrey Kruk, Xiaoyi Li, Kuo-chia Liu, Catherine Marx, Marzouk Marzouk, Carson McDonald, Seke Godo, Mark Melton, James Mondello, M. Charley Noecker, Bert Pasquale, Hume Peabody, Ilya Poberezhskiy, Cory Powell, Giulio Rosanova, John Ruffa, Jeffrey Smith, Hong Tang, Christopher Tolman, Arthur Whipple, Timothy Wilson, Melissa Vess, Perry Voyer

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106982C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313748

KEYWORDS: Infrared telescopes, Space telescopes, Observatories, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Optical instrument design, Infrared imaging, Exoplanets, Imaging spectroscopy, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Dynamic stability with the disturbance-free payload architecture as applied to the Large UV/Optical/Infrared (LUVOIR) Mission

Larry Dewell, Kiarash Tajdaran, Raymond Bell, Kuo-Chia Liu, Matthew Bolcar, Lia Sacks, Julie Crooke, Carl Blaurock

Proceedings Volume 10398, 103980B (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274287

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Vibration isolation, Space operations, Large telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Ultraviolet radiation, UV optics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 15 September 2016

Future large-aperture UVOIR space observatory: reference designs

Norman Rioux, Harley Andrew Thronson, Lee Feinberg, H. Philip Stahl, David Redding, Andrew Jones, James Sturm, Christine Collins, Alice Kuochia Liu, Matthew Bolcar

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 04, 041214, (September 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041214

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Optical instrument design, Exoplanets, Observatories, Space observatories, Laser sintering, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

Paper

End-to-end assessment of a large aperture segmented ultraviolet optical infrared (UVOIR) telescope architecture

Lee Feinberg, Norman Rioux, Matthew Bolcar, Alice Liu, Olivier Guyon, Chris Stark, Jon Arenberg

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99040H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231487

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Infrared radiation, Mirrors, James Webb Space Telescope, Coronagraphy, Stars, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

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The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER): design and development

Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, Phillip Adkins, Cheryl Albert, John Anders, Andrew Aylward, Charles Baker, Erin Balsamo, William Bamford, Suyog Benegalrao, Daniel Berry, Shiraz Bhalwani, J. Kevin Black, Carl Blaurock, Ginger Bronke, Gary Brown, Jason Budinoff, Jeffrey Cantwell, Thoniel Cazeau, Philip Chen, Thomas Clement, Andrew Colangelo, Jerry Coleman, Jonathan Coopersmith, William Dehaven, John Doty, Mark Egan, Teruaki Enoto, Terry Fan, Deneen Ferro, Richard Foster, Nicholas Galassi, Luis Gallo, Chris Green, Dave Grosh, Kong Ha, Monther Hasouneh, Kristofer Heefner, Phyllis Hestnes, Lisa Hoge, Tawanda Jacobs, John Jørgensen, Michael Kaiser, James Kellogg, Steven Kenyon, Richard Koenecke, Robert Kozon, Beverly LaMarr, Mike Lambertson, Anne Larson, Steven Lentine, Jesse Lewis, Michael Lilly, Kuochia Alice Liu, Andrew Malonis, Sridhar Manthripragada, Craig Markwardt, Bryan Matonak, Isaac Mcginnis, Roger Miller, Alissa Mitchell, Jason Mitchell, Jelila Mohammed, Charles Monroe, Kristina Montt de Garcia, Peter Mulé, Louis Nagao, Son Ngo, Eric Norris, Dwight Norwood, Joseph Novotka, Takashi Okajima, Lawrence Olsen, Chimaobi Onyeachu, Henry Orosco, Jacqualine Peterson, Kristina Pevear, Karen Pham, Sue Pollard, John Pope, Daniel Powers, Charles Powers, Samuel Price, Gregory Prigozhin, Julian Ramirez, Winston Reid, Ronald Remillard, Eric Rogstad, Glenn Rosecrans, John Rowe, Jennifer Sager, Claude Sanders, Bruce Savadkin, Maxine Saylor, Alexander Schaeffer, Nancy Schweiss, Sean Semper, Peter Serlemitsos, Larry Shackelford, Yang Soong, Jonathan Struebel, Michael Vezie, Joel Villasenor, Luke Winternitz, George Wofford, Michael Wright, Mike Yang, Wayne Yu

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99051H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231304

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Electronics, X-rays, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Signal detection, Silicon, Analog electronics, Microcontrollers, Aerospace engineering

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 2015 Paper

Paper

A future large-aperture UVOIR space observatory: reference designs

Norman Rioux, Harley Thronson, Lee Feinberg, H. Philip Stahl, Dave Redding, Andrew Jones, James Sturm, Christine Collins, Alice Liu

Proceedings Volume 9602, 960205 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2187758

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Observatories, Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Laser sintering, Objectives, Computer aided design, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2014 Paper

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The neutron star interior composition explorer (NICER): mission definition

Z. Arzoumanian, K. Gendreau, C. Baker, T. Cazeau, P. Hestnes, J. Kellogg, S. Kenyon, R. Kozon, K.-C. Liu, S. Manthripragada, C. Markwardt, A. Mitchell, J. Mitchell, C. Monroe, T. Okajima, S. Pollard, D. Powers, B. Savadkin, L. Winternitz, P. T. Chen, M. Wright, R. Foster, G. Prigozhin, R. Remillard, J. Doty

Proceedings Volume 9144, 914420 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056811

KEYWORDS: Stars, X-rays, Sensors, Space operations, X-ray detectors, Electronics, Actuators, Sun, X-ray optics, Global Positioning System

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2007 Paper

Paper

Wavefront sensing and closed-loop control for the Fizeau interferometry testbed

Richard Lyon, Kenneth Carpenter, Alice Liu, Peter Petrone, Peter Dogoda, Daniel Reed, David Mozurkewich

Proceedings Volume 6687, 66870H (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.731761

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefronts, Imaging systems, Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Interferometry, Control systems, Spherical lenses, Modulation transfer functions, Optical transfer functions

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2005 Paper

Paper

Integration and verification of the Terrestrial Planet Finder coronagraphic observatory

Andrew Smith, Carl Blaurock, Michael Krim, Marie Levine, Alice Liu, Anthony Martino, Raymond Ohl, Joseph Pitman

Proceedings Volume 5905, 59051C (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.615707

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Phase modulation, Observatories, Planets, Space telescopes, Shape memory alloys, Deformable mirrors, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2005 Paper

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Passive isolator design for jitter reduction in the Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph

Carl Blaurock, Kuo-Chia Liu, Larry Dewell, James Alexander

Proceedings Volume 5867, 58670Y (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619328

KEYWORDS: Optical isolators, Mirrors, Planets, Coronagraphy, Passive isolation, Control systems, Sensors, Motion models, Phase modulation, Integrated modeling

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2005 Paper

Paper

Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph pointing control system design and evaluation for flight baseline 1

Kuo-Chia Liu, Carl Blaurock, James Alexander, Larry Dewell

Proceedings Volume 5867, 58670Z (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619329

KEYWORDS: Stars, Coronagraphy, Sensors, Space operations, Mirrors, Control systems, Actuators, Planets, Performance modeling, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Paper

Precision telescope pointing and spacecraft vibration isolation for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph

Larry Dewell, Nelson Pedreiro, Carl Blaurock, Kuo-Chia Liu, James Alexander, Marie Levine

Proceedings Volume 5899, 589902 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618939

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Actuators, Space operations, Interfaces, Control systems, Coronagraphy, Integrated modeling, Phase modulation, Planets, Vibration isolation

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Paper

A SPECS update: engineering and technology requirements for a space-based far-IR imaging interferometer

David Leisawitz, Ronald Allen, Charles Baker, Dominic Benford, Claudio Bombardelli, Michael DiPirro, Pascale Ehrenfreund, Neal Evans, Martin Harwit, Tristram Hyde, Antoine Labeyrie, Jesse Leitner, Alice Liu, Enrico Lorenzini, Richard Lyon, Anthony Martino, John Mather, Karl Menten, S. Harvey Moseley, Lee Mundy, Takao Nakagawa, Stanford Ollendorf, John Pearson, Dave Quinn, Stephen Rinehart, Juan Roman, Shobita Satyapal, Robert Silverberg, H. Philip Stahl, Mark Swain, Theodore Swanson, Wesley Traub, Edward Wright, Harold Yorke

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552104

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Interferometers, Sensors, Interferometry, Mirrors, Spatial resolution, Infrared telescopes, Detector arrays, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Paper

Design and performance of the Terrestrial Planet Finder coronagraph

Mary White, Stuart Shaklan, P. Lisman, Timothy Ho, Pantazis Mouroulis, Scott Basinger, William Ledeboer, Eug-Yun Kwack, Andrew Kissil, Gary Mosier, Alice Liu, Chuck Bowers, Carl Blaurock, Terry Cafferty

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552335

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Planets, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Thermography, Space operations, Stars, Wavefronts, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Paper

Structural modeling for the Terrestrial Planet Finder mission

Andrew Kissil, Eug Kwack, Timothy Ho, Alice Liu, Carl Blaurock

Proceedings Volume 5528, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560516

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Glasses, Distortion, Temperature metrology, Planets, Finite element methods, Systems modeling, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

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Requirements formulation and dynamic jitter analysis on Fourier-Kelvin stellar interferometer

T. Tupper Hyde, Kuo-Chia Liu, Carl Blaurock, Jeff Bolognese, Joseph Howard, William Danchi

Proceedings Volume 5497, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552186

KEYWORDS: Optical isolators, Systems modeling, Integrated modeling, Sensors, Space operations, Geometrical optics, Interferometers, Nulling interferometry, Motion models, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

Paper

Pointing control system design and performance evaluation of TPF coronagraph

Kuo-Chia Liu, Carl Blaurock, Gary Mosier

Proceedings Volume 5497, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552204

KEYWORDS: Optical isolators, Coronagraphy, Systems modeling, Planets, Space operations, Sensors, Control systems design, Space telescopes, Control systems, Passive isolation

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

Paper

Stochastic performance analysis and staged controller designs for space interferometry systems

Kuo-Chia Liu, David Miller

Proceedings Volume 4852, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460877

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Ferroelectric materials, Interferometers, Stochastic processes, Control systems, Neodymium, Statistical analysis, Interferometry, Mirrors, Nano opto mechanical systems

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