Mr. Rick Dale Blakley Profile

Rick Dale Blakley

Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer

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Publications (12)

Proceedings Article | 3 September 2008 Paper

Fabrication and assembly integration of the orbiting carbon observatory instrument

Robert Haring, Randy Pollock, Brian Sutin, Rick Blakley, Lawrence Scherr, David Crisp

Proceedings Volume 7082, 708213 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796289

KEYWORDS: Carbon dioxide, Telescopes, Optical benches, Spectrometers, Diffraction gratings, Observatories, Space operations, Relays, Carbon, Manufacturing

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 August 2008

Errata: Adding a Maksutov-like corrector to a refractor apochromat improves the color correction of the apochromat

Rick Blakley

OE, Vol. 47, Issue 08, 089801, (August 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2979677

SPIE Journal Paper | 1 June 2008

Adding a Maksutov-like corrector to a refractor apochromat improves the color correction of the apochromat

Rick Blakley

OE, Vol. 47, Issue 06, 063002, (June 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2944134

KEYWORDS: Lens design, Objectives, Glasses, Chromatic aberrations, Optical engineering, Monochromatic aberrations, Fluorine, Chemical elements, Zemax, Colorimetry

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

NEWFIRM: the widefield infrared imager for NOAO 4-m telescopes

Roy Autry, Ronald Probst, Barry Starr, Khairy Abdel-Gawad, Rick Blakley, Philip Daly, Ruben Dominguez, Edward Hileman, Ming Liang, Earl Pearson, Richard Shaw, Doug Tody

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460419

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Staring arrays, Optical filters, Imaging systems, Infrared imaging, Observatories, Control systems, Data acquisition, Cameras

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 February 2003

Dialyte-refractor design for self-correcting lateral color

Rick Blakley

OE, Vol. 42, Issue 02, (February 2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1533039

KEYWORDS: Objectives, Glasses, Chromatic aberrations, Monochromatic aberrations, Telescopes, Refractor telescopes, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Code division multiplexing, Optical engineering

Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

NOAO's next-generation optical spectrograph

Samuel Barden, Charles Harmer, Rick Blakley, Rachel Parks

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395517

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Diffraction gratings, Optical design, Cameras, Spectral resolution, Astronomical imaging, Holography, Sensors, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Low-friction magnetically levitating support for telescope primary mirrors

Rick Blakley

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393914

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Prototyping, Magnetism, Control systems, Californium, Liquids, Aluminum, Mechanics, Mercury

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2000 Paper

Off-axis method of testing convex surfaces that utilizes optics of aperture smaller than that of the surface under test

Rick Blakley

Proceedings Volume 4003, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391499

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Sensors, Optical spheres, Geometrical optics, Reflectivity, Interferometry, Telescopes, Light sources, Optical testing, Beam splitters

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 1996

Cesarian telescope optical system

Rick Blakley

OE, Vol. 35, Issue 11, (November 1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.601075

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Telescopes, Mirrors, Reflectors, Geometrical optics, Optical engineering, Optical instrument design, Ray tracing, Ferroelectric materials, Active optics

SPIE Journal Paper | 1 May 1995

Modification of the classic Schmidt telescope design to provide near-stigmatic correction over a very large range of object distances

Rick Blakley

OE, Vol. 34, Issue 05, (May 1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.199874

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Mirrors, Telescope design, Tolerancing, Aspheric lenses, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Spherical lenses, Ray tracing, Combined lens-mirror systems

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 1995

Null testing using the virtual conjugates satisfying the Herschel condition

Rick Blakley

OE, Vol. 34, Issue 01, (January 1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.184068

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spherical lenses, Lens design, Glasses, Chemical elements, Monochromatic aberrations, Objectives, Mercury, Refractive index, Optical engineering

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 October 1994

Testing concave surfaces with a rotating Ronchi grating

Rick Blakley

OE, Vol. 33, Issue 10, (October 1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.179408

KEYWORDS: Ronchi rulings, Mathematics, Tolerancing, Reflectors, Beam splitters, Optical engineering, Telescopes, Standards development, Light sources, Distance measurement

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