Dr. Lynn G. Seppala Profile

Dr. Lynn G. Seppala

Optical Designer

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Publications (25)

Proceedings Article | 31 August 2015 Paper

Upgrades to the VISAR-streaked optical pyrometer (SOP) system on NIF

A. Manuel, M. Millot, L. Seppala, G. Frieders, Z. Zeid, K. Christensen, P. Celliers

Proceedings Volume 9591, 959104 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189122

KEYWORDS: National Ignition Facility, Streak cameras, Diagnostics, Prisms, Lenses, Mirrors, Pyrometry, Spatial resolution, Interferometers, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Opposed port alignment system (OPAS): a commercial astronomical telescope modified for viewing the interior of the NIF target chamber

Anastacia Manuel, Tom McCarville, Lynn Seppala, Jeff Klingmann, Daniel Kalantar

Proceedings Volume 8491, 84910E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.928726

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Diagnostics, Optical alignment, Photomasks, National Ignition Facility, Cameras, Relays, Space telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

LSST camera optics design

Scot Olivier, Vincent Riot, David Gilmore, Brian Bauman, Steve Pratuch, Lynn Seppala, John Ku, Martin Nordby, Mike Foss, Pierre Antilogus, Nazario Morgado, Benoit Sassolas, Raffaele Flaminio, Christophe Michel

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84466B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926710

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Optical filters, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Lenses, Coating, Interfaces, Optical design, Bandpass filters, Spherical lenses, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2011 Paper

Programmable beam spatial shaping system for the National Ignition Facility

John Heebner, Michael Borden, Phil Miller, Steve Hunter, Kim Christensen, Michael Scanlan, Chris Haynam, Paul Wegner, Mark Hermann, Gordon Brunton, Eddy Tse, Abdul Awwal, Nan Wong, Lynn Seppala, Mark Franks, Ed Marley, Kevin Williams, Tracy Budge, Mark Henesian, Christopher Stolz, Tayyab Suratwala, Marcus Monticelli, Dan Walmer, Sham Dixit, Clay Widmayer, Justin Wolfe, Jeff Bude, Kelly McCarty, Jean-Michel DiNicola

Proceedings Volume 7916, 79160H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875794

KEYWORDS: National Ignition Facility, Liquid crystals, Beam shaping, Liquid crystal on silicon, Laser systems engineering, Optical amplifiers, Light valves, Silicon, Oxides, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 2 December 2010 Paper

A programmable beam shaping system for tailoring the profile of high fluence laser beams

John Heebner, Michael Borden, Phil Miller, Chris Stolz, Tayyab Suratwala, Paul Wegner, Mark Hermann, Mark Henesian, Christopher Haynam, Steve Hunter, Kim Christensen, Nan Wong, Lynn Seppala, Gordon Brunton, Eddy Tse, Abdul Awwal, Mark Franks, Ed Marley, Kevin Williams, Michael Scanlan, Tracy Budge, Marcus Monticelli, Dan Walmer, Sham Dixit, Clay Widmayer, Justin Wolfe, Jeff Bude, Kelly McCarty, Jean-Michel DiNicola

Proceedings Volume 7842, 78421C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.867728

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Beam shaping, Liquid crystals, Liquid crystal on silicon, Light valves, Modulation, Wavefront distortions, National Ignition Facility, Custom fabrication, Fusion energy

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2010 Paper

Simultaneous design of an optical system and null tests of the components: examples and results from the Large-aperture Synoptic Survey Telescope

Lynn Seppala

Proceedings Volume 7652, 76520I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.868873

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Aspheric lenses, Optical design, Lenses, Optical instrument design, Optical testing, Spherical lenses, Optical spheres, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 12 August 2010 Paper

Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensing performance evaluation for active correction of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)

K. Baker, L. Seppala

Proceedings Volume 7816, 781604 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859929

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Stars, Staring arrays, Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors, Reconstruction algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

Update and image quality error budget for the LSST camera optical design

Brian Bauman, Gordon Bowden, John Ku, Martin Nordby, Scot Olivier, Vincent Riot, Andrew Rasmussen, Lynn Seppala, Hong Xiao, Nadine Nurita, David Gilmore, Steven Kahn

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77332W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857682

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Distortion, Sensors, Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, CCD image sensors, Optical design, Glasses, Infrared sensors, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2008 Paper

Optical design of the LSST camera

Scot Olivier, Lynn Seppala, Kirk Gilmore

Proceedings Volume 7018, 70182G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790264

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Optical filters, Coating, Mirrors, Optical design, Lenses, Interferometers, Optical fabrication, Spherical lenses

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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

Proceedings Volume 6342, 634220 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.692236

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

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

LSST camera optics

Scot Olivier, Lynn Seppala, Kirk Gilmore, Layton Hale, Wayne Whistler

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62730Y (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673235

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Cameras, Optical filters, Coating, Lenses, Mirrors, Sensors, Glasses, Atmospheric optics, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Tomagraphic wavefront correction for the LSST

Donald Phillion, Scot Olivier, Kevin Baker, Lynn Seppala, Stacie Hvisc

Proceedings Volume 6272, 627213 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673770

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Telescopes, Matrices, Image quality, Ray tracing, Charge-coupled devices, Space telescopes

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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

Proceedings Volume 5874, 587409 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619134

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

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2002 Paper

Improved optical design for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)

Lynn Seppala

Proceedings Volume 4836, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461389

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Telescopes, Aspheric lenses, Optical filters, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Lenses, Optical spheres, Optical design, Reflector telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 1999 Paper

Wavefront and divergence of the Beamlet prototype laser

Paul Wegner, Mark Henesian, J. Thaddeus Salmon, Lynn Seppala, Timothy Weiland, Wade Williams, Bruno Van Wonterghem

Proceedings Volume 3492, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354256

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Optical amplifiers, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Design for manufacturing, National Ignition Facility, Mirrors, Amplifiers, Diagnostics, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 1998 Paper

IODC98 optical design problem: method of progressing from an achromatic to an apochromatic design

Lynn Seppala

Proceedings Volume 3482, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321992

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Lens design, Optical design, Dysprosium, Monochromatic aberrations, Objectives, Chromatic aberrations, Patents, Optical instrument design, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 1998 Paper

Optical system design of the National Ignition Facility

R. Edward English, Curt Laumann, John Miller, Lynn Seppala

Proceedings Volume 3482, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321971

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spatial filters, Optical amplifiers, National Ignition Facility, Laser systems engineering, Polarizers, Telescopes, Optical design, Crystals, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Paper

Use of beam propagation modeling of Beamlet and Nova to ensure a "safe" National Ignition Facility laser system design

Mark Henesian, P. Renard, Jerome Auerbach, John Caird, B. Ehrlich, Steven Haney, John Hunt, Janice Lawson, Kenneth Manes, David Milam, Richard Sacks, Lynn Seppala, I. Smith, David Speck, Calvin Thompson, Bruno Van Wonterghem, Paul Wegner, Timothy Weiland, C. Clay Widmayer, Wade Williams, John Trenholme

Proceedings Volume 3047, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.294244

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Spatial filters, Optical simulations, National Ignition Facility, Modulation, Near field, Optical filters, Laser beam propagation, Electronic filtering, Amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Paper

Beamlet focal plane diagnostic

John Caird, Norman Nielsen, Howard Patton, Lynn Seppala, Calvin Thompson, Paul Wegner

Proceedings Volume 3047, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.294310

KEYWORDS: Near field optics, Diagnostics, National Ignition Facility, Near field, Telescopes, Prototyping, Diffraction, Frequency conversion, Light scattering, Optical diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Paper

Third-harmonic performance of the Beamlet prototype laser

Paul Wegner, Charles Barker, John Caird, Sham Dixit, Mark Henesian, Lynn Seppala, Calvin Thompson, Bruno Van Wonterghem

Proceedings Volume 3047, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.294323

KEYWORDS: Crystals, National Ignition Facility, Near field, Frequency converters, Prototyping, Diagnostics, Modulation, Spatial filters, Near field optics, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1995 Paper

Parasitic pencil beams caused by lens reflections in laser amplifier chains

James Murray, Bruno Van Wonterghem, Lynn Seppala, David Speck, John Murray

Proceedings Volume 2633, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228267

KEYWORDS: Reflection, Antireflective coatings, Reflectivity, Near field optics, Laser systems engineering, Spatial filters, Mirrors, Diffraction, Laser amplifiers, National Ignition Facility

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1995 Paper

Use of an intermediate wavelength laser for alignment to inertial confinement fusion targets

R. Edward English, Lynn Seppala, Charles Vann, Erlan Bliss

Proceedings Volume 2633, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228313

KEYWORDS: Spatial filters, National Ignition Facility, Optical alignment, Laser systems engineering, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Optical amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser amplifiers, Refraction

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1991 Paper

Use of dome (meniscus) lenses to eliminate birefringence and tensile stresses in spatial filters for the Nova laser

John Pitts, Demos Kyrazis, Lynn Seppala, Stanley Bumpas

Proceedings Volume 1441, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.27538

KEYWORDS: Lenses, Spatial filters, Birefringence, Laser induced damage, Frequency conversion, Spherical lenses, Bladder, Silica, Optical amplifiers, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

Low-cost, high-resolution telescopes for imaging low-earth-orbit satellites

Norbert Massie, Yale Oster, Gregory Poe, Lynn Seppala, Michael Shao

Proceedings Volume 1236, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19207

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Satellite imaging, Satellites, Optical telescopes, Image quality, Interferometers, Interferometry, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

Design and construction of an automated multiobject spectroscopy system

Jean Brodie, Jay Bixler, William Craig, R. Donnelly, Charles Hailey, Lynn Seppala

Proceedings Volume 1235, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19135

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Prisms, Observatories, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopy, Spectrometers, Astronomy, Optical instrument design, Space telescopes

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