Mr. Bert A. Pasquale Profile

Bert A. Pasquale

Optical Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (22)

Proceedings Article | 30 August 2019 Presentation + Paper

Alignment and test of the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) Engineering Design Unit (EDU) grism

John Hagopian, Josh Berrier, John Chambers, David Content, Margaret Dominguez, Qian Gong, Jason Krom, Catherine Marx, Joseph McMann, Bert Pasquale, Laurie Seide, Arthur Whipple, Patrick Williams

Proc. SPIE. 11103, Optical Modeling and System Alignment

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical spheres, Interferometers, LIDAR, Wavefronts, Computer generated holography, Optical alignment, Chemical elements, Infrared telescopes, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2018 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

Proc. SPIE. 10745, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering XIX

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

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 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

Proc. SPIE. 10698, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

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

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2017 Paper

Optical design of the WFIRST Phase-A Integral Field Channel

Guangjun Gao, Bert Pasquale, Catherine Marx, Victor Chambers

Proc. SPIE. 10590, International Optical Design Conference 2017

KEYWORDS: Optical design, Space telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Aberration theory, Astronomical spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2017 Paper

Optical design of the WFIRST Phase-A Wide Field Instrument

Bert Pasquale, Catherine Marx, Guangjun Gao, Nerses Armani, Thomas Casey

Proc. SPIE. 10590, International Optical Design Conference 2017

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Optical components, Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical design, Space telescopes, Bragg cells, Stray light, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2017 Presentation + Paper

Ground to on-orbit alignment study of the WFIRST wide-field channel and resulting changes in the telescope architecture

John Hagopian, Nerses Armani, Lisa Bartusek, Tom Casey, Dave Content, Yves Conturie, Guangjun Gao, Alden Jurling, Cathy Marx, Joe Marzouk, Bert Pasquale, J. Scott Smith, Hong Tang, Arthur Whipple

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

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Monte Carlo methods, Space telescopes, Infrared radiation, Infrared astronomy, Optical telescopes, Space operations, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

Wide-Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST) slitless spectrometer: design, prototype, and results

Qian Gong, David Content, Margaret Dominguez, Thomas Emmett, Ulf Griesmann, John Hagopian, Jeffrey Kruk, Catherine Marx, Bert Pasquale, Thomas Wallace, Arthur Whipple

Proc. SPIE. 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Optical design, Interferometers, Spectroscopy, Wavefronts, Computer generated holography, Collimation, Chemical elements, Prototyping, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2014 Paper

Optical design of the WFIRST-AFTA wide-field instrument

Bert Pasquale, David Content, Jeffery Kruk, David Vaughnn, Qian Gong, Joseph Howard, Alden Jurling, Len Seals, Eric Mentzell, Nerses Armani, Gary Kuan

Proc. SPIE. 9293, International Optical Design Conference 2014

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical design, Sensors, Space telescopes, Ray tracing, Infrared telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

Wide field instrument preliminary design for the Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope

David Content, Nerses Armani, Charles Baker, Clifton Jackson, Duncan Kahle, Jeffrey Kruk, John Lehan, Mark Melton, Eric Mentzell, Joseph Miko, David Palace, Bert Pasquale, Hume Peabody, Brian Smith, Walter Smith, Jeffrey Stewart, David Vaughnn, Augustyn Waczynski, Thomas Wallace

Proc. SPIE. 8860, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VI

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Telescopes, Mirrors, Electronics, Composites, Imaging spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Optical benches, Space operations, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2010 Paper

Optical design for the Submillimeter and Far InfraRed Experiment (SAFIRE)

Bert Pasquale, S. Harvey Moseley, Dominic Benford, George Voellmer, Peter Steigner

Proc. SPIE. 7652, International Optical Design Conference 2010

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Diffraction, Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical design, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Far infrared, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2010 Paper

Optical design for the Composite InfraRed Spectrometer Lite (CIRS-Lite)

Bert Pasquale, John Brasunas, John Hagopian, Qian Gong, William Mamakos, Melissa Edgerton, Vincent Bly

Proc. SPIE. 7652, International Optical Design Conference 2010

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical design, Beam splitters, Solar concentrators, Interferometers, Infrared spectroscopy, Relays, Infrared radiation, Vignetting

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2010 Paper

Optical design process and comparison for ATLAST concepts

Bert Pasquale, Philip Stahl, Lee Feinberg, Joseph Howard, Qian Gong, David Aronstein

Proc. SPIE. 7652, International Optical Design Conference 2010

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical design, Ultraviolet radiation, Wavefronts, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, James Webb Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 10 August 2010 Paper

ATLAST-8 Mission concept study for 8-meter monolithic UV/optical space telescope

H. Philip Stahl, Marc Postman, William Arnold, Randall Hopkins, Linda Hornsby, Gary Mosier, Bert Pasquale

Proc. SPIE. 7731, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Control systems, Space telescopes, Structural design, Space operations, Optical instrument design, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

ATLAST-9.2m: a large-aperture deployable space telescope

William Oegerle, Lee Feinberg, Lloyd Purves, T. Tupper Hyde, Harley Thronson, Jacqueline Townsend, Marc Postman, Matthew Bolcar, Jason Budinoff, Bruce Dean, Mark Clampin, Dennis Ebbets, Qian Gong, Theodore Gull, Joseph Howard, Andrew Jones, Richard Lyon, Bert Pasquale, Charles Perrygo, Jeffrey Smith, Patrick Thompson, Bruce Woodgate

Proc. SPIE. 7731, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Sun, Stars, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Space telescopes, Stray light, James Webb Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Comparative concepts for ATLAST optical designs

Bert Pasquale, Philip Stahl, Lee Feinberg, Joseph Howard, Qian Gong, David Aronstein

Proc. SPIE. 7731, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical design, Ultraviolet radiation, Wavefronts, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, James Webb Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Joint Dark Energy Mission optical design studies

D. Content, M. Dittman, B. Firth, J. Howard, C. Jackson, J. Lehan, J. Mentzell, B. Pasquale, M. Sholl

Proc. SPIE. 7731, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

KEYWORDS: Near infrared, Telescopes, Optical design, Prisms, Imaging systems, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Baryon acoustic oscillations

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2009 Paper

Design for an 8-meter monolithic UV/OIR space telescope

H. Philip Stahl, Marc Postman, William Arnold, Randall Hopkins, Linda Hornsby, Gary Mosier, Bert Pasquale

Proc. SPIE. 7436, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IV

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical design, Stars, Control systems, Space telescopes, Space operations, Optical instrument design, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

DESTINY: the dark energy space telescope

Bert Pasquale, Robert Woodruff, Tod Lauer, Dominic Benford

Proc. SPIE. 6687, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes: Innovative Technologies and Concepts III

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Telescopes, Optical filters, Mirrors, Sensors, Calibration, Space telescopes, Space operations, Galactic astronomy, Bandpass filters

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Proceedings Article | 26 October 2004 Paper

Wide Field Collimator 2 (WFC2) for GOES Imager and Sounder

Shahriar Etemad, James Bremer, Barbara Zukowski, Bert Pasquale, Tmitri Zukowski, Robert Prince, Patrick O'Neill, Robert Ross

Proc. SPIE. 5542, Earth Observing Systems IX

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Diamond, Light emitting diodes, Imaging systems, Image processing, Optical fabrication, Collimators, Autocollimators, Convection, Modulation transfer functions

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2002 Paper

Improved wide-field collimator for dynamic testing of the GOES imager and sounder

James Bremer, Shahriar Etemad, Barbara Zukowski, Bert Pasquale, Tmitri Zukowski, Robert Prince, Vincent Holmes, John Ryskewich, Patrick O'Neill, Jeanine Murphy-Morris

Proc. SPIE. 4814, Earth Observing Systems VII

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Visible radiation, Light emitting diodes, Aerospace engineering, Imaging systems, Lamps, Control systems, Lens design, Collimators, Diffusers

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

Tunable filter for the vacuum ultraviolet

Andrew Smith, Bert Pasquale, Qian Gong, Babak Saif

Proc. SPIE. 3356, Space Telescopes and Instruments V

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical filters, Mirrors, Cameras, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Image filtering, Spatial resolution, Tunable filters, Vacuum ultraviolet

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1993 Paper

Optical design of the composite infrared spectrometer (CIRS) for the Cassini mission

Peter Maymon, Michael Dittman, Bert Pasquale, Donald Jennings, Kimberly Mehalick, Catherine Trout

Proc. SPIE. 1945, Space Astronomical Telescopes and Instruments II

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical design, Beam splitters, Interferometers, Sensors, Infrared spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Far infrared, Modulation transfer functions

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