Mr. Kelly J. Dodson Profile

Kelly J. Dodson

Director at Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems

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SPIE Journal Paper | 3 May 2019 Open Access

Optical design for CETUS: a wide-field 1.5-m aperture UV payload being studied for a NASA probe class mission study

Robert Woodruff, William Danchi, Sara Heap, Tony Hull, Stephen Kendrick, Lloyd Purves, Michael Rhee, Eric Mentzell, Brian Fleming, Marty Valente, James Burge, Ben Lewis, Kelly Dodson, Greg Mehle, Matt Tomic

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 02, 024006, (May 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.024006

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Content addressable memory, Molybdenum, Sensors, Image quality, Optical design, Spectrographs, Optical alignment, Spectral resolution, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

The NASA probe-class mission concept, CETUS (Cosmic Evolution Through Ultraviolet Spectroscopy)

Sara Heap, William Danchi, James Burge, Kelly Dodson, Anthony Hull, Steven Kendrick, Stephan McCandliss, Gregory Mehle, Lloyd Purves, David Sheikh, Martin Valente, Robert Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 10398, 103980U (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274202

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Spectrographs, Imaging spectroscopy, Ultraviolet telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Cameras, Optical instrument design, UV-Vis spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2001 Paper

Cryogenic (70-K) measurement of an all-composite 2-m-diameter mirror

Brian Catanzaro, Steven Connell, Mark Mimovich, Stan Backovsky, Grant Williams, James Thomas, Daniel Barber, Roger Johnston, Joseph Hylton, Kelly Dodson, Eri Cohen

Proceedings Volume 4444, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447305

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Cryogenics, Interferometers, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space observatories, Phase modulation, Metrology, Spatial frequencies, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

Design progression of an all-composite primary mirror for the FIRST Telescope

Steven Connell, Kelly Dodson, Zvi Friedman, Brian Cantanzaro, Shaun Whitmore, Eri Cohen

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394045

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Composites, Optical fabrication, Cryogenics, Optical instrument design, Prototyping, Distortion, Wavefronts, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

Recent developments in hybrid mirror technology for the Next Generation Space Telescope

Gregory Mehle, Kelly Dodson, Eric Ruch

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393965

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Composites, Optical testing, Integrated optics, Thermography, Space telescopes, Cryogenics, Glasses, Optical signal processing, Commercial off the shelf technology

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Proceedings Article | 3 July 2000 Paper

Architecture of the FIRST telescope

Eri Cohen, Steven Connell, Kelly Dodson, Jamie Abbott, Abdel Abusafieh, Z. Backovsky, Jack Dyer, Javier Escobedo-Torres, Zvi Friedman, Anthony Hull, Donald Small, Phil Thorndyke, Shaun Whitmore

Proceedings Volume 4015, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390414

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Sun, Composites, Optical instrument design, Imaging spectroscopy, Space operations, Silicon carbide, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 1999 Paper

Recent developments in hybrid mirror technology for the Next Generation Space Telescope

Kelly Dodson, Gregory Mehle, Eldon Kasl

Proceedings Volume 3782, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.369179

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Composites, Space telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Optical fabrication, Visible radiation, X-ray technology, X-rays, Glasses, Lightweight mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 1999 Paper

Recent developments in hybrid mirror technology for the next-generation space telescope

Kelly Dodson, Gregory Mehle, Eldon Kasl

Proceedings Volume 3749, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.355007

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Composites, Space telescopes, Glasses, Coating, Optics manufacturing, Objectives, Lightweight mirrors, Visible radiation, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 1992 Paper

Design of a precise and stable composite telescope structure for the ultraviolet coronagraph spectrometer

Mark Kilpatrick, Joseph Girard, Kelly Dodson

Proceedings Volume 1690, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137995

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Optical instrument design, Solar processes, Optical components, Ultraviolet radiation, Interfaces, Composites, Space telescopes, Spectroscopy, Sensors

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