Dr. Paul H. Merritt Profile

Dr. Paul H. Merritt

Retired

SPIE Involvement:

Track Chair | Author

SPIE Journal Paper | 3 October 2012

Beam control for high-energy laser devices

Paul Merritt, John Albertine

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 2, 021005, (October 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.2.021005

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Beam controllers, Mirrors, Laser systems engineering, Optical tracking, Atmospheric optics, Adaptive optics, Missiles, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2007 Paper

Vibration evaluation of a precision inertial reference unit

Joseph Friel, Brian Spanbauer, Paul Merritt, Reese Sturdevant, Robert Bradford, Nicole Tekell, Richard Walter, Jed Donaldson

Proceedings Volume 6569, 65690U (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.722043

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Motion measurement, Gyroscopes, Optical testing, Overlay metrology, Light sources, Motion models, Systems modeling, Foam, Position sensors

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2003 Paper

Angular vibration survey of various aircraft

Paul Merritt, Jed Donaldson, David O'Brien, Keith Coleman, Gilbert Pyles

Proceedings Volume 5087, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.490123

KEYWORDS: Telecommunications, Atmospheric optics, Acoustics, Sensors, Calibration, Turbulence, Surveillance systems, Atmospheric scintillation, Laser applications, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 25 June 2002 Paper

Limitation on the bandwidth of tracking through the atmosphere

Paul Merritt, Scott Peterson, Rastislav Telgarsky, Ralph Pringle, Richard Brunson, Shawn O'Keefe

Proceedings Volume 4724, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472372

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Scintillation, Optical tracking, Atmospheric optics, Atmospheric propagation, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Coherence (optics), Atmospheric modeling, Interference (communication)

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Proceedings Article | 4 September 2001 Paper

Performance of tracking algorithms under airborne turbulence

Paul Merritt, Scott Peterson, Rastislav Telgarsky, Shawn O'Keefe, Ralph Pringle, Richard Brunson

Proceedings Volume 4376, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438168

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Atmospheric optics, Turbulence, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Detection and tracking algorithms, Sensors, Optical tracking, Atmospheric scintillation, Atmospheric physics

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 1999 Paper

Testing of tracking algorithms under airborne turbulence

Paul Merritt, Richard Brunson, Rastislav Telgarsky

Proceedings Volume 3706, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356962

KEYWORDS: Detection and tracking algorithms, Scintillation, Algorithm development, Sensors, Atmospheric scintillation, Airborne laser technology, Turbulence, Mirrors, Missiles, Filtering (signal processing)

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 1997 Paper

Measurement of atmospheric tilt in a high-altitude horizontal path

Paul Merritt, Kurt Koenig

Proceedings Volume 3065, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.281027

KEYWORDS: Scintillation, Sensors, Airborne laser technology, Atmospheric optics, Geometrical optics, Data processing, Mirrors, Missiles, Laser missile defense, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 1997 Paper

Field test of active tracking of a ballistic missile in the boost phase

Paul Merritt, Mark Kramer

Proceedings Volume 3086, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277173

KEYWORDS: Missiles, Cameras, Fiber optic illuminators, Video, Imaging systems, Sensors, Laser energy, Laser systems engineering, Video processing, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 11 April 1997 Paper

Micro-opto-electro-mechanical (MOEM) adaptive optic system

Rodney Clark, John Karpinisky, Jay Hammer, Roland Anderson, Randall Lindsey, Daniel Brown, Paul Merritt

Proceedings Volume 3008, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271413

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Micromirrors, Adaptive optics, Photodiodes, Wavefront sensors, Analog electronics, Microlens array, Metals, Interferometers, Microopto electromechanical systems

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 1996 Paper

Active tracking of a ballistic missile in the boost phase

Paul Merritt, Salvatore Cusumano, Mark Kramer, Shawn O'Keefe, Charles Higgs

Proceedings Volume 2739, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.241917

KEYWORDS: Missiles, Fiber optic illuminators, Detection and tracking algorithms, Telescopes, Scintillation, Adaptive optics, Laser missile defense, Laser energy, Sensors, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 1995 Paper

Evaluation of tilt for a high-altitude horizontal path

Paul Merritt, Robert Butts

Proceedings Volume 2468, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.210430

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Control systems, Atmospheric propagation, Laser beam propagation, Telecommunications, Wavefronts, Temperature metrology, Wind energy, Data modeling, Atmospheric turbulence

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