Dr. Fritz Merkle Profile

Dr. Fritz Merkle

Business Development and Chief Marketing Officer at OHB-System AG

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Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 29 April 2009 Paper

The new German high-resolution SAR reconnaissance system started its 10-year operations

Hans Martin Braun, Fritz Merkle

Proceedings Volume 7330, 733002 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817521

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Synthetic aperture radar, Image segmentation, Antennas, Reconnaissance systems, Satellite imaging, Image processing, Spatial resolution, Calibration, Radar

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2000 Paper

Contributions to German and international x-ray and EUV missions in the past 25 years

Wilhelm Egle, Juergen Altmann, Wolfgang Hasselmann, Fritz Merkle, Klaus-Friedrich Beckstette, Michael Schmidt

Proceedings Volume 4012, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391594

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, Nickel, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, Polishing, Gold, Metrology, Zerodur, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 1993 Paper

Principles of adaptive optics

Fritz Merkle

Proceedings Volume 1780, 178006 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.142842

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Computing systems, Image quality, Atmospheric turbulence, Laser beam propagation, Laser communications, Atmospheric optics, Atmospheric propagation, Phase compensation, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 1993 Paper

Principles of adaptive optics

Fritz Merkle

Proceedings Volume 1782, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.141056

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Astronomy, Mirrors, Sensors, Telescopes, Atmospheric optics, Diffraction, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1993 Paper

Adaptive optics

Fritz Merkle

Proceedings Volume 2088, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168076

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1992 Paper

Telescope pointing and tracking with optical gyros

Werner Schroeder, H. Dahlmann, B. Huber, L. Schuessele, Fritz Merkle, Martin Ravensbergen

Proceedings Volume 1585, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.135039

KEYWORDS: Gyroscopes, Fiber optic gyroscopes, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Computing systems, Computer programming, Electronics, Sensors, Modulation, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1991 Paper

Adaptive optics system tests at the ESO 3.6-m telescope

Fritz Merkle, G. Gehring, Francois Rigaut, Pierre Lena, Gerard Rousset, Jean-Claude Fontanella, Jean-Paul Gaffard

Proceedings Volume 1542, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48819

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Stars, Telescopes, Diffraction, Wavefront sensors, Infrared imaging, Infrared radiation, Cameras, K band

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1991 Paper

Come-on-plus project: an upgrade of the come-on adaptive optics prototype system

Eric Gendron, Jean Gabriel Cuby, Francois Rigaut, Pierre Lena, Jean-Claude Fontanella, Gerard Rousset, Jean-Paul Gaffard, Corinne Boyer, Jean-Claude Richard, M. Vittot, Fritz Merkle, Norbert Hubin

Proceedings Volume 1542, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48818

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Astronomy, Wavefronts, Sensors, Actuators, Turbulence, Prototyping, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1991 Paper

Latest developments of active optics of the ESO NTT and the implications for the ESO VLT

Lothar Noethe, G. Andreoni, Francis Franza, Paul Giordano, Fritz Merkle, Raymond Wilson

Proceedings Volume 1542, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48817

KEYWORDS: Active optics, Mirrors, Image analysis, Telescopes, Stars, Image quality, Optical calibration, Wavefront aberrations, Atmospheric optics, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1991 Paper

Adaptive optics for the European very large telescope

Fritz Merkle, Norbert Hubin

Proceedings Volume 1542, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48816

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Active optics, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Deformable mirrors, Actuators, Control systems, Large telescopes

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