Mr. Robert M. Malone Profile

Robert M. Malone

Distinguished Engineer at Mission Support and Test Services LLC

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (34)

Proceedings Article | 20 August 2020 Presentation + Paper

Adapting a prototype zoom lens to work outside its zoom range

Robert Malone, Jeremy Bundgaard, Jesus Castaneda, Morris Kaufman, Kevin McGillivray

Proc. SPIE. 11488, Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification XIII

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Cameras, Scintillators, Radiography, Lens design, Zoom lenses, Tolerancing, Commercial off the shelf technology, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2018 Presentation + Paper

Assembly and testing of a large zoom lens for proton radiography

Robert Malone, Daniel Clayton, Daniel Frayer, Morris Kaufman, Kevin McGillivray

Proc. SPIE. 10747, Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification XII

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Lenses, Cameras, Scintillators, Radiography, Lens design, CCD cameras, Zoom lenses, Tolerancing, Content addressable memory

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2017 Paper

Low distortion lens design for large scintillators

Robert Malone, Daniel Frayer, Morris Kaufman, Paul Manhart, D. Gautier, James Hunter, Brandon Lattimore, Kelley Vansyoc

Proc. SPIE. 10590, International Optical Design Conference 2017

KEYWORDS: Optical design, Scintillators, Photography, Distortion, Lens design

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2017 Paper

Design guidelines for predicting stress in cemented doublets undergoing temperature change

Morris Kaufman, Daniel Frayer, Robert Malone, Andrew Corredor, Brandon Light

Proc. SPIE. 10590, International Optical Design Conference 2017

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2017 Presentation + Paper

Photonic Doppler velocimetry probe used to measure grain boundaries of dynamic shocked materials

Robert Malone, Steven Clarke, Saryu Fensin, Daniel Frayer, David Jones, Morris Kaufman, Kevin McGillivray

Proc. SPIE. 10377, Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification XI

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Computational modeling, Doppler effect, Optical metrology, Head, Precision measurement, Relays, Optical alignment, Velocimetry, Velocity measurements

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2016 Presentation + Paper

Improving the time response of a gamma/neutron liquid detector

Robert Malone, Robert Buckles, Anemarie DeYoung, Irene Garza, Daniel Frayer, Morris Kaufman, George Morgan, Andrew Obst, Robert Rundberg, Jim Tinsley, Tom Waltman, Vincent Yuan

Proc. SPIE. 9969, Radiation Detectors: Systems and Applications XVII

KEYWORDS: Polymethylmethacrylate, Waveguides, Sensors, Scintillators, Reflectivity, Receivers, Gamma radiation, Geometrical optics, Signal detection, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2016 Presentation + Paper

MCNP estimate of ZLS lens sensitivity in an x-ray field

Stephen Mitchell, Stuart Baker, Russell Howe, Robert Malone

Proc. SPIE. 9969, Radiation Detectors: Systems and Applications XVII

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Silica, Visualization, Glasses, Photons, X-rays, Scintillators, Relays, Zoom lenses, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 3 September 2015 Paper

Zoom lens design for tilted objects

Robert Malone, Daniel Frayer, Morris Kaufman, Heather Leffler, Kevin McGillivray, Alfred Meidinger, David Phillips

Proc. SPIE. 9580, Zoom Lenses V

KEYWORDS: Radio optics, Imaging systems, Cameras, Scintillators, Radiography, Image resolution, Lens design, Zoom lenses, Modulation transfer functions, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2015 Paper

Techniques for analyzing lens manufacturing data with optical design applications

Morris Kaufman, Brandon Light, Robert Malone, Michael Gregory, Daniel Frayer

Proc. SPIE. 9573, Optomechanical Engineering 2015

KEYWORDS: Optical design, Polishing, Statistical analysis, Glasses, Error analysis, Manufacturing, Monte Carlo methods, Tolerancing, Optics manufacturing, Assembly tolerances

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2014 Paper

Statistical distributions from lens manufacturing data

Morris Kaufman, Brandon Light, Robert Malone, Michael Gregory

Proc. SPIE. 9195, Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification VIII

KEYWORDS: Optical design, Polishing, Statistical analysis, Glasses, Manufacturing, Monte Carlo methods, Data centers, Tolerancing, Optics manufacturing, Lens manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2014 Paper

Photonic Doppler velocimetry probe designed with stereo imaging

Robert Malone, Brian Cata, Edward Daykin, David Esquibel, Brent Frogget, David Holtkamp, Morris Kaufman, Kevin McGillivray, Martin Palagi, Peter Pazuchanics, Vincent Romero, Danny Sorenson

Proc. SPIE. 9195, Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification VIII

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Reflectors, Mirrors, Silica, Doppler effect, Reflection, Lenses, Lens design, Relays, Velocimetry

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2014 Paper

Scintillator efficiency study with MeV x-rays

Stuart Baker, Kristina Brown, Alden Curtis, Stephen Lutz, Russell Howe, Robert Malone, Stephen Mitchell, Jeremy Danielson, Todd Haines, Kris Kwiatkowski

Proc. SPIE. 9213, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XVI

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Radio optics, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, X-rays, Scintillators, Radiography, X-ray imaging, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2013 Paper

Alignment and testing of a telecentric zoom lens used for the Cygnus x-ray source

Robert Malone, Stuart Baker, Kristina Brown, Jesus Castaneda, Alden Curtis, Jeremy Danielson, Darryl Droemer, David Esquibel, Todd Haines, John Hollabaugh, Russell Howe, Joe Huerta, Morris Kaufman, Nickolas King, Stephen Lutz, Kevin McGillivray, Andrew Smith, Britany Stokes, Aric Tibbitts

Proc. SPIE. 8844, Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification VII

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Cameras, Glasses, X-rays, X-ray sources, Scintillators, Computer programming, CCD cameras, Pellicles, Zoom lenses

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2012 Paper

Design and assembly of a telecentric zoom lens for the Cygnus x-ray source

Robert Malone, Stuart Baker, Kristina Brown, Alden Curtis, David Esquibel, Daniel Frayer, Brent Frogget, Michael Furlanetto, James Garten, Todd Haines, Russell Howe, Joe Huerta, Morris Kaufman, Nickolas S. King, Stephen Lutz, Kevin McGillivray, Andrew Smith

Proc. SPIE. 8488, Zoom Lenses IV

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Glasses, X-rays, X-ray sources, Scintillators, CCD cameras, Pellicles, Zoom lenses, Charge-coupled devices, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

A fisheye lens as a photonic Doppler velocimetry probe

Brent Frogget, Brian Cata, Brian Cox, Douglas DeVore, David Esquibel, Daniel Frayer, Michael Furlanetto, David Holtkamp, Morris Kaufman, Robert Malone, Vincent Romero

Proc. SPIE. 8494, Interferometry XVI: Applications

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Polishing, Index matching antireflective coatings, Doppler effect, Reflection, Single mode fibers, Distortion, Fiber lasers, Lens design, Velocimetry

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2011 Paper

Design, assembly, and testing of a photon Doppler velocimetry probe

Robert Malone, Matthew Briggs, Brian Cata, Brian Cox, Edward Daykin, Douglas DeVore, David Esquibel, Daniel Frayer, Brent Frogget, Michael Furlanetto, Cenobio Gallegos, David Holtkamp, Morris Kaufman, Kevin McGillivray, Peter Pazuchanics, Lori Primas, Vincent Romero, Michael Shinas, Danny Sorenson

Proc. SPIE. 8131, Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification V

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Doppler effect, Fiber optics, Reflection, Lenses, Relays, Velocimetry, Velocity measurements, Geometrical optics, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2010 Paper

Overview of the gamma reaction history diagnostic for the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, Zaheer Ali, Brian Cox, Scott Evans, Brent Frogget, Hans Herrmann, Morris Kaufman, Yong Kim, Kevin McGillivray, Joseph Mack, E. Kirk Miller, Martin Palagi, Wolfgang Stoeffl, Aric Tibbitts, Thomas Tunnell, Carl Young

Proc. SPIE. 7652, International Optical Design Conference 2010

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Mirrors, Sensors, X-rays, Tungsten, Diagnostics, Relays, National Ignition Facility, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Fusion energy

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Proceedings Article | 3 September 2010 Paper

Design, assembly, and testing of the neutron imaging lens for the National Ignition Facility

Robert Malone, Brian Cox, Valerie Fatherley, Brent Frogget, Gary Grim, Morris Kaufman, Kevin McGillivray, John Oertel, Martin Palagi, William Skarda, Aric Tibbitts, Carl Wilde, Mark Wilke

Proc. SPIE. 7793, Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification IV

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Imaging systems, Metals, Glasses, Microchannel plates, Scintillators, Diagnostics, Distortion, Relays, National Ignition Facility

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2009 Paper

Optomechanical design of a prompt gamma reaction history diagnostic

Morris Kaufman, Robert Malone, Brent Frogget, Thomas Tunnell, Brian Cox, Daniel Frayer, Zaheer Ali, Hans Herrmann, Wolfgang Stoeffl

Proc. SPIE. 7424, Advances in Optomechanics

KEYWORDS: Optomechanical design, Mirrors, Safety, Sensors, Coating, Diagnostics, Sapphire, Tolerancing, National Ignition Facility, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2009 Paper

Design, assembly, and testing of a high-resolution relay lens used for holography with operation at both doubled and tripled Nd:YAG laser wavelengths

Robert Malone, Gene Capelle, Brian Cox, Brent Frogget, Mike Grover, Morris Kaufman, Peter Pazuchanics, Danny Sorenson, Gerald Stevens, Aric Tibbitts, William Turley

Proc. SPIE. 7433, Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification III

KEYWORDS: Optical design, Holograms, Holography, Metals, Glasses, Ultraviolet radiation, Particles, Nd:YAG lasers, Relays, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2008 Paper

IR spectrometer using 90-degree off-axis parabolic mirrors

Robert Malone, Daniel Dolan, Richard Hacking, Ian McKenna

Proc. SPIE. 7068, Optical System Alignment and Tolerancing II

KEYWORDS: Infrared cameras, Infrared imaging, Mirrors, Prisms, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Collimation, Synchrotrons, Off axis mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2008 Paper

High-resolution UV relay lens for particle size distribution measurements using holography

Robert Malone, Gene Capelle, Brian Cox, Brent Frogget, Mike Grover, Morris Kaufman, Peter Pazuchanics, Danny Sorenson, Gerald Stevens, Aric Tibbitts, William Turley

Proc. SPIE. 7060, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering IX

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Holograms, Holography, Calibration, Metals, Glasses, Ultraviolet radiation, Particles, Lens design, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2007 Paper

Optical alignment techniques for line-imaging velocity interferometry and line-imaging self-emission of targets at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, John Celeste, Peter Celliers, Brent Frogget, Robert Guyton, Morris Kaufman, Tony Lee, Brian MacGowan, Edmund Ng, Imants Reinbachs, Ronald Robinson, Thomas Tunnell, Phillip Watts

Proc. SPIE. 6676, Optical System Alignment and Tolerancing

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Mirrors, Beam splitters, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Interferometers, Diagnostics, Streak cameras, Optical alignment, Laser beam diagnostics, National Ignition Facility

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2007 Paper

Design, construction, alignment, and calibration of a compact velocimetry experiment

Morris Kaufman, Robert Malone, Brent Frogget, David Esquibel, Vincent Romero, Gregory Lare, Bart Briggs, Adam Iverson, Daniel Frayer, Douglas DeVore, Brian Cata, David Holtkamp, Mark Wilke, Nick King, Michael Furlanetto, Matthew Briggs, Michael Furnish

Proc. SPIE. 6676, Optical System Alignment and Tolerancing

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Foam, Doppler effect, Interferometers, Calibration, Diagnostics, Pellicles, Relays, Velocimetry, Velocity measurements

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2006 Paper

Optomechanical considerations for the VISAR diagnostic at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Morris Kaufman, John Celeste, Brent Frogget, Tony Lee, Brian MacGowan, Robert Malone, Edmund Ng, Tom Tunnell, Phillip Watts

Proc. SPIE. 6289, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization IX

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Mirrors, Interferometers, Diagnostics, Lens design, Earthquakes, Relays, Finite element methods, Computer aided design, National Ignition Facility

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2006 Paper

Design of a thermal imaging diagnostic using 90-degree off-axis parabolic mirrors

Robert Malone, Steven Becker, Daniel Dolan, Richard Hacking, Randy Hickman, Morris Kaufman, Gerald Stevens, William Turley

Proc. SPIE. 6288, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering VII

KEYWORDS: Infrared cameras, Thermography, Infrared imaging, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Cameras, Diagnostics, Distortion, Image quality, Off axis mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2006 Paper

Overview of the line-imaging VISAR diagnostic at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, Gene Capelle, John Celeste, Peter Celliers, Brent Frogget, Robert Guyton, Morris Kaufman, Tony Lee, Brian MacGowan, Edmund Ng, Imants Reinbachs, Ronald Robinson, Lynn Seppala, Thomas Tunnell, Phillip Watts

Proc. SPIE. 6342, International Optical Design Conference 2006

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Prisms, Beam splitters, Silica, Interferometers, Diagnostics, Streak cameras, Relays, Laser beam diagnostics, National Ignition Facility

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2005 Paper

Combining a thermal-imaging diagnostic with an existing imaging VISAR diagnostic at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, John Celeste, Peter Celliers, Brent Frogget, Robert Guyton, Morris Kaufman, Tony Lee, Brian MacGowan, Edmund Ng, Imants Reinbachs, Ronald Robinson, Lynn Seppala, Thomas Tunnell, Phillip Watts

Proc. SPIE. 5874, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering VI

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Beam splitters, Silica, Interferometers, Diagnostics, Fiber lasers, Streak cameras, Relays, Laser beam diagnostics, National Ignition Facility

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2005 Paper

Imaging VISAR diagnostic for the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, John Bower, David Bradley, Gene Capelle, John Celeste, Peter Celliers, Gilbert Collins, Mark Eckart, Jon Eggert, Brent Frogget, Robert Guyton, Damien Hicks, Morris Kaufman, Brian MacGowan, Samuel Montelongo, Edmund Ng, Ronald Robinson, Thomas Tunnell, Phillip Watts, Paul Zapata

Proc. SPIE. 5580, 26th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Mirrors, Interferometers, Diagnostics, Kinematics, Streak cameras, Relays, Laser beam diagnostics, Pulsed laser operation, National Ignition Facility

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Proceedings Article | 14 October 2004 Paper

Fielding of an imaging VISAR diagnostic at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, John Bower, Gene Capelle, John Celeste, Peter Celliers, Brent Frogget, Robert Guyton, Morris Kaufman, Gregory Lare, Tony Lee, Brian MacGowan, Samuel Montelongo, Edmund Ng, Thayne Thomas, Thomas Tunnell, Phillip Watts

Proc. SPIE. 5523, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering V

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Mirrors, Interferometers, Diagnostics, Fiber lasers, Streak cameras, Relays, Optical alignment, Laser beam diagnostics, National Ignition Facility

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 2003 Paper

Design of an imaging VISAR diagnostic for the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, Brent Frogget, Morris Kaufman, Phillip Watts, Perry Bell, John Celeste, Tony Lee

Proc. SPIE. 5173, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering IV

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Mirrors, Silica, Imaging systems, Interferometers, Diagnostics, Streak cameras, Relays, Laser optics, National Ignition Facility

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Proceedings Article | 29 October 1997 Paper

Deriving particle distributions from in-line Fraunhofer holographic data

Thomas Tunnell, Robert Malone, Rosmarie Frederickson, Albert DeLanoy, Douglas Johnson, Christopher Ciarcia, Danny Sorenson

Proc. SPIE. 3163, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 1997

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Holograms, Holography, Cameras, Image processing, Particles, CCD cameras, Data acquisition, Pulsed power, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 28 May 1997 Paper

Particle distribution measurements using in-line Fraunhofer holography

Danny Sorenson, Robert Malone, Brent Frogget, Christopher Ciarcia, Thomas Tunnell, Randy Flurer

Proc. SPIE. 2869, 22nd International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics

KEYWORDS: Holograms, Holography, 3D image reconstruction, Image segmentation, Particles, Light scattering, CCD cameras, Data acquisition, Relays, 3D image processing

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1990 Paper

Design of a twenty-element long focal length zoom lens

Robert Malone, Brent Frogget, David Grafton, Frank Mitchell

Proc. SPIE. 1334, Current Developments in Optical Engineering IV

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Switches, Glasses, Computing systems, Lens design, Streak cameras, Optical engineering, Zoom lenses, Modulation transfer functions, Tolerancing

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