Dr. Dwight C. Moody Profile

Dr. Dwight C. Moody

Senior Technical Staff at Jet Propulsion Lab

SPIE Involvement:

Author

Publications (51)

Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Coronagraph design survey for future exoplanet direct imaging space missions

Ruslan Belikov, Christopher Stark, Nick Siegler, Emiel Por, Bertrand Mennesson, Susan Redmond, Pin Chen, Kevin Fogarty, Olivier Guyon, Roser Juanola-Parramon, Jeremy Kasdin, John Krist, Dimitri Mawet, Rhonda Morgan, Camilo Mejia Prada, Laurent Pueyo, Garreth Ruane, Dan Sirbu, Karl Stapelfeldt, John Trauger, Neil Zimmerman, Mary Angelie Alagao, Alex Carlotti, Jamal Chafi, David Doleman, Jessica Gersh-Range, Lorenzo König, Lucille Leboulleux, Dwight Moody, A. Riggs, Eugene Serabyn, Frans Snik, Kent Wallace

Proceedings Volume 13092, 1309266 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020614

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Design, Cadmium sulfide, Stars, Telescopes, Exoplanets, Equipment, Yield improvement, Planets, Photonic integrated circuits

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SPIE Journal Paper | 26 February 2022

Coronagraph design with the electric field conjugation algorithm

Jorge Llop-Sayson, A. J. Eldorado Riggs, Dimitri Mawet, Dwight Moody, Brian Kern, Erkin Sidick

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 01, 015003, (February 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.1.015003

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Dielectrics, Actuators, Point spread functions, Planets, Wavefronts, Metals, Optical instrument design, Optical components, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2021 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Flight mask designs of the Roman Space Telescope coronagraph instrument

A. J. Eldorado Riggs, Vanessa Bailey, Dwight Moody, Erkin Sidick, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Douglas Moore, Daniel Wilson, Garreth Ruane, Dan Sirbu, Jessica Gersh-Range, John Trauger, Bertrand Mennesson, Nicholas Siegler, Eduardo Bendek, Tyler Groff, Neil Zimmerman, John Debes, Scott Basinger, N. Jeremy Kasdin

Proceedings Volume 11823, 118231Y (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2598599

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Photomasks, Exoplanets, Polarimetry, Spectroscopy, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Testbed demonstration of high-contrast coronagraph imaging in search for Earth-like exoplanets

Byoung-Joon Seo, Keith Patterson, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Brendan Crill, Talso Chui, Daniel Echeverri, Brian Kern, David Marx, Dwight Moody, Camilo Mejia Prada, Garreth Ruane, Fang Shi, John Shaw, Nick Siegler, Hong Tang, John Trauger, Daniel Wilson, Robert Zimmer

Proceedings Volume 11117, 111171V (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530033

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Infrared telescopes, Visible radiation, Aerospace engineering, Space operations, Telescopes, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Design description and commissioning performance of a stable coronagraph technology development testbed for direct imaging of Earth-like exoplanets

Keith Patterson, Byoung-Joon Seo, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Talso Chui, Brendan Crill, John Gill, Brian Kern, Ray Lam, David Marx, Dwight Moody, Camilo Mejia Prada, Garreth Ruane, Jordan Rupp, John Shaw, Fang Shi, Nicholas Siegler, Hong Tang, John Trauger, Victor White, Daniel Wilson, Karl Yee, Robert Zimmer

Proceedings Volume 11117, 111171U (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530401

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Coronagraphy, Deformable mirrors, Visible radiation, Turbulence, Convection, Composites, Vibration isolation, Electronics, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2019 Paper

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Critical characteristics of coronagraph masks influencing high contrast performance

Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Byoung-Joon Seo, Keith Patterson, Camilo Mejia Prada, A.J. Eldorado Riggs, Hanying Zhou, Dwight Moody, Eric Cady, Victor White, Karl Yee, Richard Muller, Pierre Echternach, Frank Greer, Daniel Wilson

Proceedings Volume 11117, 111171H (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530825

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Tolerancing, Dispersion

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

WFIRST Phase B HLC occulter mask baselining and testbed WFC performance validation

Hanying Zhou, John Krist, Brian Kern, Byoung-Joon Seo, Eric Cady, Bijan Nemati, Dwight Moody, A.J. Eldorado Riggs, David Marx, Daniel Wilson, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Ilya Poberezhskiy, Scott Basinger

Proceedings Volume 11117, 111170H (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530672

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Tolerancing, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Performance modeling, Control systems, Mask making, Optical instrument design, Aerospace engineering, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Hybrid lyot coronagraph for WFIRST: high contrast testbed demonstration in flight-like low flux environment

Byoung-Joon Seo, Fang Shi, Bala Balasubramanian, Eric Cady, Brian Gordon, Brian Kern, Raymond Lam, David Marx, Dwight Moody, Richard Muller, Keith Patterson, Ilya Poberezhskiy, Camilo Mejia Prada, A.J. Eldorado Riggs, John Trauger, Daniel Wilson

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106982P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314358

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Space telescopes, Low light level imaging

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

WFIRST coronagraph flight performance modeling

John Krist, Robert Effinger, Brian Kern, Milan Mandic, James McGuire, Dwight Moody, Patrick Morrissey, Ilya Poberezhskiy, A. J. Riggs, Navtej Saini, Erkin Sidick, Hong Tang, John Trauger

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106982K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2310043

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

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Fast linearized coronagraph optimizer (FALCO) II: optical model validation and time savings over other methods

Erkin Sidick, A. J. Eldorado Riggs, Garreth Ruane, John Krist, Dwight Moody, Carl Coker

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106984S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312950

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Actuators, Telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Wavefronts, Control systems, Wavefront sensors, Deformable mirrors, Space telescopes, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2017 Paper

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Shaped pupil coronagraphy for WFIRST: high-contrast broadband testbed demonstration

Eric Cady, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Jessica Gersh-Range, Jeremy Kasdin, Brian Kern, Raymond Lam, Camilo Mejia Prada, Dwight Moody, Keith Patterson, Ilya Poberezhskiy, A. J. Eldorado Riggs, Byoung-Joon Seo, Fang Shi, Hong Tang, John Trauger, Hanying Zhou, Neil Zimmerman

Proceedings Volume 10400, 104000E (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272834

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Wavefront sensors, Performance modeling, Systems modeling, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Hybrid Lyot coronagraph for WFIRST: high-contrast broadband testbed demonstration

Byoung-Joon Seo, Eric Cady, Brian Gordon, Brian Kern, Raymond Lam, David Marx, Dwight Moody, Richard Muller, Keith Patterson, Ilya Poberezhskiy, Camilo Mejia Prada, Erkin Sidick, Fang Shi, John Trauger, Daniel Wilson

Proceedings Volume 10400, 104000F (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274687

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Infrared telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Infrared radiation, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Exoplanets, Metals, Dielectrics, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Dynamic testbed demonstration of WFIRST coronagraph low order wavefront sensing and control (LOWFS/C)

Fang Shi, Eric Cady, Byoung-Joon Seo, Xin An, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Brian Kern, Raymond Lam, David Marx, Dwight Moody, Camilo Mejia Prada, Keith Patterson, Ilya Poberezhskiy, Joel Shields, Erkin Sidick, Hong Tang, John Trauger, Tuan Truong, Victor White, Daniel Wilson, Hanying Zhou

Proceedings Volume 10400, 104000D (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274887

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Deformable mirrors, Environmental sensing, Phase shifting, Optical telescopes, Optical fabrication, Device simulation, Space telescopes

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 March 2016

Hybrid Lyot coronagraph for wide-field infrared survey telescope-astrophysics focused telescope assets: occulter fabrication and high contrast narrowband testbed demonstration

Byoung-Joon Seo, Brian Gordon, Brian Kern, Andreas Kuhnert, Dwight Moody, Richard Muller, Ilya Poberezhskiy, John Trauger, Daniel Wilson

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 01, 011019, (March 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.1.011019

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Space telescopes, Nickel, Astronomical telescopes, Infrared radiation, Dielectrics, Actuators, Photomasks

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SPIE Journal Paper | 14 January 2016 Open Access

Open Access

Hybrid Lyot coronagraph for WFIRST-AFTA: coronagraph design and performance metrics

John Trauger, Dwight Moody, John Krist, Brian Gordon

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 01, 011013, (January 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.1.011013

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Exoplanets, Stars, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Mirrors, Imaging spectroscopy, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2015 Paper

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Hybrid Lyot coronagraph for WFIRST-AFTA: coronagraph design and performance metrics

John Trauger, Brian Gordon, John Krist, Dwight Moody

Proceedings Volume 9605, 96050N (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2190625

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Stars, Mirrors, Optical instrument design, Actuators, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2014 Paper

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Recent progress on phase-mask coronagraphy based on photonic-crystal technology

Naoshi Murakami, Jun Nishikawa, Motohide Tamura, Eugene Serabyn, Wesley Traub, Kurt Liewer, Dwight Moody, John Trauger, Olivier Guyon, Frantz Martinache, Nemanja Jovanovic, Garima Singh, Fumika Oshiyama, Hayato Shoji, Moritsugu Sakamoto, Shoki Hamaguchi, Kazuhiko Oka, Naoshi Baba

Proceedings Volume 9143, 914334 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054790

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Manufacturing, Photomasks, Spiral phase plates, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Light sources, Polarizers, Adaptive optics, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

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Technology development towards WFIRST-AFTA coronagraph

Ilya Poberezhskiy, Feng Zhao, Xin An, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Ruslan Belikov, Eric Cady, Richard Demers, Rosemary Diaz, Qian Gong, Brian Gordon, Renaud Goullioud, Frank Greer, Olivier Guyon, Michael Hoenk, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Brian Kern, John Krist, Andreas Kuhnert, Michael McElwain, Bertrand Mennesson, Dwight Moody, Richard Muller, Bijan Nemati, Keith Patterson, A. J. Riggs, Daniel Ryan, Byoung-Joon Seo, Stuart Shaklan, Erkin Sidick, Fang Shi, Nicholas Siegler, Rémi Soummer, Hong Tang, John Trauger, J. Kent Wallace, Xu Wang, Victor White, Daniel Wilson, Karl Yee, Hanying Zhou, Neil Zimmerman

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91430P (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060320

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Sensors, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Iterated function systems, Photomasks, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Deformable mirrors, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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Survey of experimental results in high-contrast imaging for future exoplanet missions

P. Lawson, R. Belikov, W. Cash, M. Clampin, T. Glassman, O. Guyon, N. J. Kasdin, B. Kern, R. Lyon, D. Mawet, D. Moody, R. Samuele, E. Serabyn, D. Sirbu, J. Trauger

Proceedings Volume 8864, 88641F (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2021302

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Stars, Planets, Polarizers, Deformable mirrors, Manufacturing, Optics manufacturing, Image segmentation, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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PISCES: an integral field spectrograph to advance high contrast imaging technologies

Michael McElwain, Marshall Perrin, Qian Gong, Ashlee Wilkins, Karl Stapelfeldt, Bruce Woodgate, Timothy Brandt, Sara Heap, George Hilton, Jeffrey Kruk, Dwight Moody, John Trauger

Proceedings Volume 8864, 88641O (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024385

KEYWORDS: Iterated function systems, Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Planets, Imaging spectroscopy, Wavefronts, Spectrographs, Sensors, Electroluminescent displays, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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High-contrast imaging results with the vortex coronagraph

E. Serabyn, J. Trauger, D. Moody, D. Mawet, K. Liewer, J. Krist, B. Kern

Proceedings Volume 8864, 88640Y (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024660

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Light, Polarization, Wave plates, Stars, Space telescopes, Cameras, Polarizers, Point spread functions, Speckle

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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Complex apodized Lyot coronagraph for exoplanet imaging with partially obscured telescope apertures

John Trauger, Dwight Moody, Brian Gordon

Proceedings Volume 8864, 886412 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024795

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Optical instrument design, Wavefronts, Stars, Deformable mirrors, Imaging spectroscopy, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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Assessing the performance limits of internal coronagraphs through end-to-end modeling

John Krist, Ruslan Belikov, Laurent Pueyo, Dimitri Mawet, Dwight Moody, John Trauger, Stuart Shaklan

Proceedings Volume 8864, 88640P (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024954

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Wave propagation, Deformable mirrors, Polarization, Control systems, Diffraction, Mirrors, Coating, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Coronagraph focal-plane phase masks based on photonic crystal technology: recent progress and observational strategy

Naoshi Murakami, Jun Nishikawa, Wesley Traub, Dimitri Mawet, Dwight Moody, Brian Kern, John Trauger, Eugene Serabyn, Shoki Hamaguchi, Fumika Oshiyama, Moritsugu Sakamoto, Akitoshi Ise, Kazuhiko Oka, Naoshi Baba, Hiroshi Murakami, Motohide Tamura

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844205 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925613

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Polarization, Photonic crystals, Manufacturing, Photomasks, Stars, Polarimetry, Spiral phase plates, Phase shift keying, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Complex apodization Lyot coronagraphy for the direct imaging of exoplanet systems: design, fabrication, and laboratory demonstration

John Trauger, Dwight Moody, Brian Gordon, John Krist, Dimitri Mawet

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84424Q (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926663

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Stars, Optical filters, Dielectrics, Calibration, Exoplanets, Deformable mirrors, Imaging systems, Metals, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Coronagraphic imaging of debris disks from a high altitude balloon platform

Stephen Unwin, Wesley Traub, Geoffrey Bryden, Paul Brugarolas, Pin Chen, Olivier Guyon, Lynn Hillenbrand, John Krist, Bruce Macintosh, Dimitri Mawet, Bertrand Mennesson, Dwight Moody, Lewis Roberts, Karl Stapelfeldt, David Stuchlik, John Trauger, Gautam Vasisht

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84420G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924175

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Stars, Planets, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Planetary systems, Solar system

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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Taking the vector vortex coronagraph to the next level for ground- and space-based exoplanet imaging instruments: review of technology developments in the USA, Japan, and Europe

Dimitri Mawet, Naoshi Murakami, Christian Delacroix, Eugene Serabyn, Olivier Absil, Naoshi Baba, Jacques Baudrand, Anthony Boccaletti, Rick Burruss, Russell Chipman, Pontus Forsberg, Serge Habraken, Shoki Hamaguchi, Charles Hanot, Akitoshi Ise, Mikael Karlsson, Brian Kern, John Krist, Andreas Kuhnert, Marie Levine, Kurt Liewer, Stephen McClain, Scott McEldowney, Bertrand Mennesson, Dwight Moody, Hiroshi Murakami, Albert Niessner, Jun Nishikawa, Nada O'Brien, Kazuhiko Oka, Peggy Park, Pierre Piron, Laurent Pueyo, Pierre Riaud, Moritsugu Sakamoto, Motohide Tamura, John Trauger, David Shemo, Jean Surdej, Nelson Tabirian, Wesley Traub, James Wallace, Kaito Yokochi

Proceedings Volume 8151, 815108 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896059

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Polarization, Spiral phase plates, Photonic crystals, Liquid crystals, Polymers, Telescopes, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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Assessing the performance limits of internal coronagraphs through end-to-end modeling: a NASA TDEM study

John Krist, Ruslan Belikov, Laurent Pueyo, Dimitri Mawet, Dwight Moody, John Trauger, Stuart Shaklan

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81510E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892772

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Wave propagation, Coronagraphy, Actuators, Spatial frequencies, Control systems, Telescopes, Diffraction, Apodization, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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Recent results of the second generation of vector vortex coronagraphs on the high-contrast imaging testbed at JPL

Dimitri Mawet, Eugene Serabyn, Dwight Moody, Brian Kern, Albert Niessner, Andreas Kuhnert, David Shemo, Russell Chipman, Stephen McClain, John Trauger

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81511D (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896070

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Colorimetry, Space telescopes, Polarizers, Actuators, Optical filters, Polarization, Exoplanets, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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A hybrid Lyot coronagraph for the direct imaging and spectroscopy of exoplanet systems: recent results and prospects

John Trauger, Dwight Moody, Brian Gordon, John Krist, Dimitri Mawet

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81510G (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895032

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Imaging spectroscopy, Stars, Exoplanets, Imaging systems, Deformable mirrors, Wavefronts, Dielectrics, Signal attenuation, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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Zodiac II: debris disk science from a balloon

Geoffrey Bryden, Wesley Traub, Lewis Roberts, Robin Bruno, Stephen Unwin, Stan Backovsky, Paul Brugarolas, Supriya Chakrabarti, Pin Chen, Lynne Hillenbrand, John Krist, Charles Lillie, Bruce Macintosh, Dimitri Mawet, Bertrand Mennesson, Dwight Moody, Zahidul Rahman, Justin Rey, Karl Stapelfeldt, David Stuchlik, John Trauger, Gautam Vaischt

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81511E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.899688

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Planets, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Signal to noise ratio, Deformable mirrors, Speckle

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

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Recent progress in vector vortex coronagraphy

E. Serabyn, D. Mawet, J. Wallace, K. Liewer, J. Trauger, D. Moody, B. Kern

Proceedings Volume 8146, 81460L (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895267

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Spiral phase plates, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Telescopes, Optical vortices, Wavefronts, Phase measurement, Polarization, Speckle

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Proceedings Article | 10 August 2010 Paper

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ACCESS pointing control system

Paul Brugarolas, James Alexander, John Trauger, Dwight Moody, Robert Egerman, Phillip Vallone, Jason Elias, Reem Hejal, Vanessa Camelo, Allen Bronowicki, David O'Connor, Richard Patrick, Pawel Orzechowski, Connie Spittler, Chuck Lillie

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77314V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856518

KEYWORDS: Stars, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Space operations, Optical isolators, Control systems, Cameras, Point spread functions, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

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ACCESS: a concept study for the direct imaging and spectroscopy of exoplanetary systems

John Trauger, Karl Stapelfeldt, Wesley Traub, John Krist, Dwight Moody, Dimitri Mawet, Eugene Serabyn, Curtis Henry, Paul Brugarolas, James Alexander, Robert Gappinger, Olivia Dawson, Virgil Mireles, Peggy Park, Laurent Pueyo, Stuart Shaklan, Olivier Guyon, Jeremy Kasdin, Robert Vanderbei, David Spergel, Ruslan Belikov, Geoffrey Marcy, Robert Brown, Jean Schneider, Bruce Woodgate, Robert Egerman, Gary Matthews, Jason Elias, Yves Conturie, Phillip Vallone, Perry Voyer, Ronald Polidan, Charles Lillie, Constance Spittler, David Lee, Reem Hejal, Allen Bronowicki, Nick Saldivar, Mark Ealey, Thomas Price

Proceedings Volume 7731, 773128 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858301

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Stars, Planets, Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Imaging systems, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

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The Vector Vortex Coronagraph: sensitivity to central obscuration, low-order aberrations, chromaticism, and polarization

Dimitri Mawet, Laurent Pueyo, Dwight Moody, John Krist, Eugene Serabyn

Proceedings Volume 7739, 773914 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858240

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Coronagraphy, Spiral phase plates, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Colorimetry, Wavefront sensors, Exoplanets, Monochromatic aberrations, Optical vortices

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

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End-to-end simulations of different coronagraphic techniques

John Krist, Dwight Moody, Dimitri Mawet, John Trauger, Ruslan Belikov, Stuart Shaklan, Olivier Guyon, Robert Vanderbei

Proceedings Volume 7440, 744016 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826487

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Wave propagation, Mirrors, Spiral phase plates, Apodization, Actuators, Telescopes, Optical vortices, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

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Vector vortex coronagraph: first results in the visible

Dimitri Mawet, John Trauger, Eugene Serabyn, Dwight Moody, Kurt Liewer, John Krist, David Shemo, Nada O'Brien

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74400X (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826569

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Spiral phase plates, Polarization, Wavefronts, Optical vortices, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

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Phase-induced amplitude apodization (PIAA) coronagraph testing at the High Contrast Imaging Testbed

Brian Kern, Ruslan Belikov, Amir Give'on, Olivier Guyon, Andreas Kuhnert, Marie Levine-West, Ian McMichael, Dwight Moody, Albert Niessner, Laurent Pueyo, Stuart Shaklan, Wesley Traub, John Trauger

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74400H (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826988

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Apodization, Cameras, Planets, Point spread functions, Computer generated holography, Actuators, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

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ACCESS: a NASA mission concept study of an Actively Corrected Coronagraph for Exoplanet System Studies

John Trauger, Karl Stapelfeldt, Wesley Traub, Curt Henry, John Krist, Dimitri Mawet, Dwight Moody, Peggy Park, Laurent Pueyo, Eugene Serabyn, Stuart Shaklan, Olivier Guyon, Jeremy Kasdin, David Spergel, Robert Vanderbei, Ruslan Belikov, Geoffrey Marcy, Robert Brown, Jean Schneider, Bruce Woodgate, Gary Matthews, Robert Egerman, Ronald Polidan, Charles Lillie, Mark Ealey, Thomas Price

Proceedings Volume 7010, 701029 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789119

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Stars, Planets, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Control systems, Space operations, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

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Design and demonstration of hybrid Lyot coronagraph masks for improved spectral bandwidth and throughput

D. Moody, B. Gordon, J. Trauger

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70103P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790133

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Signal attenuation, Phase shifts, Dielectrics, Actuators, Wavefronts, Nickel, Metals, Stars, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2007 Paper

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Laboratory demonstrations of high-contrast imaging for space coronagraphy

John Trauger, Amir Give'on, Brian Gordon, Brian Kern, Andreas Kuhnert, Dwight Moody, Albert Niessner, Fang Shi, Daniel Wilson, Chris Burrows

Proceedings Volume 6693, 66930X (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735004

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Stars, Wavefronts, Deformable mirrors, Speckle, Actuators, Mirrors, Signal attenuation, Space telescopes, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2007 Paper

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Hybrid Lyot coronagraph masks and wavefront control for improved spectral bandwidth and throughput

D. Moody, J. Trauger

Proceedings Volume 6693, 66931I (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735070

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Phase shifts, Glasses, Signal attenuation, Stars, Wavefronts, Dielectrics, Nickel, Metals, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2007 Paper

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Broadband wavefront correction algorithm for high-contrast imaging systems

Amir Give'on, Brian Kern, Stuart Shaklan, Dwight Moody, Laurent Pueyo

Proceedings Volume 6691, 66910A (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.733122

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Wavefronts, Reconstruction algorithms, Coronagraphy, Imaging systems, Image filtering, Planets, Control systems, Spatial frequencies, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2006 Paper

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Performance of TPF's high-contrast imaging testbed: modeling and simulations

Erkin Sidick, Fang Shi, Scott Basinger, Dwight Moody, Andrew Lowman, Andreas Kuhnert, John Tauger

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62653L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670524

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Light sources, Photomasks, Algorithm development, Wavefronts, Modeling and simulation, Near field optics, Phase measurement, Data modeling, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2006 Paper

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Studying a simple TPF-C

John Krist, John Trauger, Dwight Moody

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62653O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672386

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Planets, Stars, Speckle, Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Wave propagation, Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2005 Paper

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Wavefront amplitude variation of TPF's high-contrast imaging testbed: modeling and experiment

Fang Shi, Andrew Lowman, Dwight Moody, Albert Niessner, John Trauger

Proceedings Volume 5905, 59051L (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618574

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefronts, Cameras, Near field optics, Imaging systems, Stars, Optical testing, Semiconductor lasers, Planets, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

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Coronagraph contrast demonstrations with the high-contrast imaging testbed

John Trauger, Chris Burrows, Brian Gordon, Joseph Green, Andrew Lowman, Dwight Moody, Albert Niessner, Fang Shi, Daniel Wilson

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552520

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Photomasks, Mirrors, Stars, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Algorithm development, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

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High-contrast imaging testbed for the Terrestrial Planet Finder coronagraph

Andrew Lowman, John Trauger, Brian Gordon, Joseph Green, Dwight Moody, Albert Niessner, Fang Shi

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.547710

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Cameras, Planets, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Deformable mirrors, Stars, Control systems, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

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Eclipse telescope design factors

Tony Hull, John Trauger, Steven Macenka, Dwight Moody, Guillermo Olarte, Cesar Sepulveda, Walter Tsuha, David Cohen

Proceedings Volume 4860, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457884

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Telescope design, Calibration, Aspheric lenses, Wavefront sensors, Optical alignment, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

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Residual wave front phase estimation in the reimaged Lyot plane for the Eclipse coronagraphic telescope

Stuart Shaklan, Dwight Moody, Joseph Green

Proceedings Volume 4860, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457649

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Signal to noise ratio, Actuators, Coronagraphy, Planets, Photons, Speckle, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

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Performance of a precision high-density deformable mirror for extremely high contrast imaging astronomy from space

John Trauger, Dwight Moody, Brian Gordon, Yekta Gursel, Mark Ealey, Roger Bagwell

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460027

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Wavefronts, Space telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Stars, Spatial frequencies, Space mirrors

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