Dr. Matthew J. Nelson Profile

Dr. Matthew J. Nelson

Research Scientist at Univ of Virginia

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Publications (26)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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The iLocater cryostat and thermal control system: enabling extremely precise radial velocity measurements for diffraction-limited spectrographs

James Smous, Louis Fantano, Jonathan Crass, Nandini Sadagopan, Matthew Misch, Alexa Rizika, Brian Sands, Matthew Engstrom, Justin Crepp, Jeffrey Chilcote, Mike VanSickle, Frederick Hearty, Matthew Nelson

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121844X (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630199

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Thermal modeling, Cryocoolers, Performance modeling, Computer aided design, Temperature metrology, Aluminum, Exoplanets, Cryogenics, Vacuum equipment

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Paper

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External upgrades to improve the RV precision of the APOGEE Spectrographs

John Wilson, Jimmy Davidson, Chad Bender, Peter Dow, Matt Nelson, Liam Walters, Del Irving, Emily Farr, Sarah Tuttle, David Nidever, Juna Kollmeier, John Fox, Donald Harkins, Louis Green, Steve Majewski, Mark Derwent, Colby Jurgenson, Rick Pogge, Jamey Ericksen, Ryan Wagner, Stefanie Wachter, Solange Ramirez, Jon Holtzman, Nathan DeLee

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121847H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630231

KEYWORDS: Connectors, Calibration, Control systems, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Observatories, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Detector arrays

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 March 2019

Ultrastable environment control for the NEID spectrometer: design and performance demonstration

Paul Robertson, Tyler Anderson, Gudmundur Stefansson, Frederick Hearty, Andrew Monson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Scott Blakeslee, Chad Bender, Joe Ninan, David Conran, Eric Levi, Emily Lubar, Amanda Cole, Adam Dykhouse, Shubham Kanodia, Colin Nitroy, Joseph Smolsky, Demetrius Tuggle, Basil Blank, Matthew Nelson, Cullen Blake, Samuel Halverson, Chuck Henderson, Kyle Kaplan, Dan Li, Sarah Logsdon, Michael McElwain, Jayadev Rajagopal, Lawrence Ramsey, Arpita Roy, Christian Schwab, Ryan Terrien, Jason Wright

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 01, 015003, (March 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.1.015003

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Optical benches, Temperature metrology, Electronics, Control systems, Exoplanets, Doppler effect, Aluminum, Calibration, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2016 Paper

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A system to provide sub-milliKelvin temperature control at T~300K for extreme precision optical radial velocimetry

Tyler Anderson, Chad Bender, Suvrath Mahadevan, Arpita Roy, Ryan Terrien, Basil Blank, Paul Robertson, Frederick Hearty, Gudmundur Stefánsson, Eric Levi, Samuel Halverson, Andrew Monson, Lawrence Ramsey, Christian Schwab, Matthew Nelson

Proceedings Volume 9908, 990862 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231311

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Control systems, Doppler effect, Precision optics, Velocimetry, Control systems design, Optical benches, Exoplanets, Temperature metrology, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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The iLocater cryostat: design and thermal control strategy for precision radial velocity measurements

Jonathan Crass, Matthew Nelson, David King, Robert Reynolds, Karl Stapelfeldt, Louis Fantano, Justin Crepp, Frederick Hearty, Sheila Wall, David Cavalieri, Corina Koca

Proceedings Volume 9908, 990873 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233617

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Single mode fibers, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Thermography, Space telescopes, Control systems, Cryocoolers, Optical fibers, Copper

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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Ultra-stable temperature and pressure control for the Habitable-zone Planet Finder spectrograph

Gudmundur Stefánsson, Paul Robertson, Eric Levi, Tyler Anderson, Andrew Monson, Chad Bender, Samuel Halverson, Yiting Li, Lawrence Ramsey, Basil Blank, Frederick Hearty, Suvrath Mahadevan, Arpita Roy, Christian Schwab, Ryan Terrien, Matthew Nelson

Proceedings Volume 9908, 990871 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233443

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Near infrared, Planets, Doppler effect, Control systems, Sensors, Exoplanets, Optical benches, Temperature sensors, Sensor calibration

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

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The instrument control software package for the Habitable-Zone Planet Finder spectrometer

Chad Bender, Gudmundur Kari Stefansson, Andrew Monson, Samuel Halverson, Frederick Hearty, Eric Levi, Suvrath Mahadevan, Matthew Nelson, Larry Ramsey, Arpita Roy, Christian Schwab, Ryan Terrien, Matthew Shetrone, Paul Robertson, Tyler Anderson

Proceedings Volume 9913, 991338 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233011

KEYWORDS: Planets, Telescopes, Control systems, Astronomy, Spectroscopy, Telecommunications, Sensors, Human-machine interfaces, Stars, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

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iLocater: a diffraction-limited Doppler spectrometer for the Large Binocular Telescope

Andrew Bechter, Eric Bechter, Ryan Ketterer, Justin Crepp, Jonathan Crass, Robert Reynolds, Philip Hinz, Derek Kopon, David Cavalieri, Louis Fantano, Corina Koca, Eleanya Onuma, Karl Stapelfeldt, Joseph Thomes, Sheila Wall, Steven Macenka, James McGuire, Joshua Eisner, B Gaudi, Fred Hearty, Kaitlin Kratter, Marc Kuchner, Giusi Micela, Matthew Nelson, Isabella Pagano, Andreas Quirrenbach, Christian Schwab, Michael Skrutskie, Alessandro Sozzetti, Charles Woodward, Bo Zhao, Ronald Korniski, Leonard Zugby, David King

Proceedings Volume 9908, 990819 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233135

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Doppler effect, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Adaptive optics, Space telescopes, Spectral resolution, Cameras, Single mode fibers, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2015 Paper

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First light with ALES: A 2-5 micron adaptive optics Integral Field Spectrograph for the LBT

Andrew Skemer, Philip Hinz, Manny Montoya, Oli Durney, Michael Skrutskie, John Wilson, Matt Nelson, Jarron Leisenring, Denis Defrere, Charles Woodward, Vanessa Bailey, Jordan Stone

Proceedings Volume 9605, 96051D (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2187284

KEYWORDS: Focus stacking software, Adaptive optics, Exoplanets, Iterated function systems, Sensors, Prisms, Mirrors, Planets, Optical filters, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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Fizeau interferometric imaging of Io volcanism with LBTI/LMIRcam

J. Leisenring, M. Skrutskie, A. Skemer, P. Hinz, C. Woodward, V. Bailey, D. Defrère, J. Hill, M. Nelson, J. Wilson, A. Conrad, G. Weigelt, I. de Pater, C. Arcidiacono, D. Schertl, J. Spencer, K.-H. Hofmann, A. La Camera, M. Bertero, C. Veillet, K. de Kleer, P. Boccacci, L. Kaltenegger

Proceedings Volume 9146, 91462S (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057290

KEYWORDS: Information operations, Point spread functions, Interferometry, Telescopes, Deconvolution, Reconstruction algorithms, Spatial resolution, Image restoration, Mirrors, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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The Habitable-zone Planet Finder: A status update on the development of a stabilized fiber-fed near-infrared spectrograph for the for the Hobby-Eberly telescope

Gudmundur Stefansson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Lawrence Ramsey, Chad Bender, Ryan Terrien, Samuel Halverson, Arpita Roy, Fred Hearty, Eric Levi, Paul Robertson, Matt Nelson, Chris Schwab

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91471G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056417

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Near infrared, Planets, Copper, Telescopes, Sensors, Calibration, Optical design, Exoplanets, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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Environmental control system for Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF)

Gudmundur Stefansson, Ryan Terrien, Fred Hearty, Matt Nelson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Lawrence Ramsey, Adam Burton, Eric Levi, Chad Bender, Samuel Halverson, Paul Robertson, Arpita Roy, Basil Blank, Ken Blanchard

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914752 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056720

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Sensors, Calibration, Optical benches, Spectrographs, Thermal modeling, Liquids, Temperature metrology, Electronics, Diodes

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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The Habitable-zone Planet Finder: a stabilized fiber-fed NIR spectrograph for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Matt Nelson, Adam Burton, Rohit Deshpande, Steven Osterman, Ryan Terrien, Lawrence Ramsey, Suvrath Mahadevan, Chad Bender, Fred Hearty, Michael Endl, Stephen Redman, Jason Wright, James Kasting, Sam Halverson, Scott Diddams

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84461S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926102

KEYWORDS: Planets, Spectrographs, Stars, Near infrared, Calibration, Telescopes, Sensors, Space telescopes, Lamps, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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Performance of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) high-resolution near-infrared multi-object fiber spectrograph

S. Halverson, T. Naugle, B. Pfaffenberger, V. Smith, S. Mahadevan, K. Cunha, R. Barkhouser, C. Henderson, T. Horne, A. Harding, B. Weaver, T. Stolberg, F. Cope, E. Young, E. Walker, H. Brewington, D. Weinberg, S. D. Chojnowski, B. Gillespie, F. Stauffer, G. Ebelke, R. Schiavon, M. Hayden, S. Brunner, Sz. Meszaros, R. Stoll, G. Zasowski, M. Skrutskie, L. Carey, P. Maseman, C. Loomis, J. Barr, W. Jordan, J. Holtzman, M. Carr, K. Pan, R. Owen, T. O'Brien, John Wilson, D. Holder, S. Majewski, D. Schlegel, B. Blank, D. Muna, G. Rieke, B. Zhao, M. Rieke, M. Blanton, J. Johnson, D. Eisenstein, N. MacDonald, B. Andrews, J. Brinkmann, A. Simmons, A. Garcia Perez, D. Bizyaev, F. Leger, D. Nidever, C. Lam, J. Gunn, F. Hearty, G. Fitzgerald, J. Crane, S. Hope, D. Long, A. Burton, S. Smee, C. Harrison, V. Malanushenko, C. Allende-Prieto, M. Klaene, D. Oravetz, M. Shetrone, S. Beland, E. Malanushenko, P. Frinchaboy, M. Vernieri, J. Arns, M. Nelson, S. Snedden

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927140

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, Telescopes, Observatories, Stars, Mirrors, Calibration, Spectrographs, Collimators, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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On-sky operations and performance of LMIRcam at the Large Binocular Telescope

J. Eisner, P. Garnavich, M. Kenworthy, P. Kuzmenko, T. Rodigas, P. Hinz, J. Wilson, M. Meyer, T. Jones, M. Nelson, A. Skemer, W. Hoffmann, M. Skrutskie, V. Bailey, V. Vaitheeswaran, J. Leisenring

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84464F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924814

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Point spread functions, Telescopes, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Cadmium sulfide, Stars, Mirrors, Electronics, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

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First AO-corrected interferometry with LBTI: steps towards routine coherent imaging observations

V. Vaitheeswaran, M. Montoya, M. Nash, Phil Hinz, M. Skrutskie, O. Durney, A. Puglisi, W. Hoffmann, J. Leisenring, V. Bailey, E. Pinna, Simone Esposito, T. Jones, A. Skemer, T. McMahon, P. Arbo, M. Nelson, T. Connors

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84450U (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926746

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Interferometry, Prototyping, Stars, Point spread functions, Coherence imaging, Cameras, Imaging systems, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

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Characterization of multicolor type-II InAs/GaSb strained-layer superlattice photodetectors for use in astronomical observation

Arezou Khoshakhlagh, Michael Skrutskie, Stephen Myers, Matthew Nelson, Tom Vandervelde, Hasul Kim, Elena Plis, Lihong Yao, Sanjay Krishna, Andre Wong

Proceedings Volume 7742, 774223 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857786

KEYWORDS: Laser sintering, Sensors, Astronomy, Monochromators, Superlattices, Mid-IR, Quantum wells, Electrons, Photodetectors, Infrared detectors

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

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The Large Binocular Telescope mid-infrared camera (LMIRcam): final design and status

T. Jones, M. Skrutskie, J. Wilson, A. Wong, J. Leisenring, V. Vaitheeswaran, E. Solheid, T. McMahon, W. Hoffmann, P. Hinz, M. Nelson, P. Garnavich, O. Durney

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77353H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857724

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Optical filters, Telescopes, L band, Cameras, Optical benches, Mid-IR, Optical instrument design, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

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Testing of an extended-wavelength InGaAs array in an astronomical spectrograph

Andre Wong, John Wilson, Michael Skrutskie, Lihong Yao, Matthew Nelson, Shrikrishna Kanneganti

Proceedings Volume 7742, 774224 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858003

KEYWORDS: Indium gallium arsenide, Spectrographs, Sensors, Astronomy, Readout integrated circuits, Prisms, Telescopes, Lamps, Astronomical telescopes, Mercury cadmium telluride

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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Integration and characterization of HAWAII-1RG detector with FORCAST fast-readout electronics for LMIRcam

Andre Wong, Justin Schoenwald, Michael Skrutskie, Matthew Nelson, Jarron Leisenring, William Hoffmann

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77352N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857615

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Electronics, Clocks, Infrared cameras, Telescopes, Data acquisition, Field programmable gate arrays, Space telescopes, Point spread functions, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) high-resolution near-infrared multi-object fiber spectrograph

Bo Zhao, Tom O'Brien, Peter Frinchaboy, Robert Stoll, Adam Burton, Stephen Smee, Dmitry Bizyaev, Jennifer Johnson, Fred Hearty, Jeff Crane, Matt Nelson, Jim Gunn, Jim Barr, Todd Stolberg, Bruce Gillespie, Erick Young, Todd Horne, Eric Walker, Al Harding, George Rieke, Jon Holtzman, Chuck Henderson, Craig Harrison, Daniel Eisenstein, Mary Vernieri, Matt Shetrone, David Weinberg, Nick MacDonald, French Leger, Charles Lam, Steven Majewski, Marcia Rieke, Robert Barkhouser, Carlos Allende-Prieto, Michael Skrutskie, Sophia Brunner, Steve Hope, Paul Maseman, Larry Carey, Gail Zasowski, Jim Arns, Mike Carr, Basil Blank, John Wilson, John Krakula, Ricardo Schiavon, Greg Fitzgerald

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77351C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856708

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Silicon, Mirrors, Silica, Collimators, Observatories, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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LMIRcam: an L/M-band imager for the LBT combined focus

Charles Woodward, Terry Jones, Jarron Leisenring, Peter Garnavich, Elliott Solheid, Matthew Kenworthy, John Wilson, Philip Hinz, M. Skrutskie, Matthew Nelson

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70133A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789939

KEYWORDS: Tolerancing, Mirrors, Optical filters, Infrared radiation, Sensors, Zemax, Absorption, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2008 Paper

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High sensitivity infrared extended wavelength response InGaAs detectors

Matthew Nelson, Chan Park, Michael Skrutskie, Srikrishna Kanneganti

Proceedings Volume 7021, 702122 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789499

KEYWORDS: Indium gallium arsenide, Sensors, Astronomy, Calibration, Quantum efficiency, Infrared sensors, Readout integrated circuits, Diodes, Infrared radiation, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

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The performance of TripleSpec at Palomar

George Gull, Matthew Nelson, Charles Henderson, John Wilson, James Lloyd, Frantz Martinache, Michael Skrutskie, Keith Matthews, Philip Muirhead, Gustavo Rahmer, Terry Herter, Dae-Sik Moon, Joseph Adams, Marco Bonati, Stephen Parshley

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789660

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Prisms, Space telescopes, Stars, Sensors, Cameras, Spectral resolution, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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Development of extended wavelength response InGaAs detectors for astronomical applications

Michael Bush, Matthew Nelson, Chan Park, Michael Skrutskie, Srikrishna Kanneganti, Ori Fox

Proceedings Volume 6276, 62761R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671976

KEYWORDS: Diodes, Indium gallium arsenide, Astronomy, Readout integrated circuits, Cryogenics, Quantum efficiency, Sensors, Temperature metrology, Electronics, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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A hand-held near-infrared slit spectrograph for Earth observations

Matthew Nelson, Heather Hershley, Chan Park, John Wilson, Srikrishna Kanneganti, Michael Skrutskie, Wes Traub, Aaron Smith, Charles Lam

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62653W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672294

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Cameras, Diffusers, Optical design, Sensors, Lamps, Mechanical engineering, Argon, Video, Indium gallium arsenide

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