Mr. Michael W. Kartz Profile

Michael W. Kartz

Manager/Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab

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Proceedings Article | 9 December 2002 Paper

Free-space optical communications utilizing MEMS adaptive optics correction

Charles Thompson, Michael Kartz, Laurence Flath, Scott Wilks, Richard Young, Gary Johnson, Anthony Ruggiero

Proc. SPIE. 4821, Free-Space Laser Communication and Laser Imaging II

KEYWORDS: Microelectromechanical systems, Telescopes, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Telecommunications, Free space optics, Atmospheric propagation, Free space optical communications

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Proceedings Article | 9 December 2002 Paper

Modeling of adaptive-optics-based free-space communications systems

Scott Wilks, James Morris, James Brase, Scot Olivier, John Henderson, Charles Thompson, Michael Kartz, A. Ruggerio

Proc. SPIE. 4821, Free-Space Laser Communication and Laser Imaging II

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Receivers, Laser beam propagation, Adaptive optics, Telecommunications, Turbulence, Optical simulations, Atmospheric propagation, Atmospheric modeling, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 22 November 2000 Paper

Performance of a high-resolution wavefront control system using a liquid crystal spatial light modulator

Charles Thompson, Michael Kartz, Scot Olivier, James Brase, Carmen Carrano, David Lande, Brian Bauman, Robert Sawvel, Dennis Silva

Proc. SPIE. 4124, High-Resolution Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications II

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Deformable mirrors, Spatial light modulators, LCDs, Liquid crystals, Algorithm development

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Proceedings Article | 9 October 2000 Paper

Real-time control system for adaptive resonator

Laurence Flath, Jong An, James Brase, Randall Hurd, Michael Kartz, Robert Sawvel, Dennis Silva

Proc. SPIE. 4118, Parallel and Distributed Methods for Image Processing IV

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Digital signal processing, Resonators, Computing systems, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Deformable mirrors, Control systems design

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 1999 Paper

High-resolution wavefront control using liquid crystal spatial light modulators

Scot Olivier, Michael Kartz, Brian Bauman, James Brase, Curtis Brown, Jeffrey Cooke, Deanna Pennington, Dennis Silva

Proc. SPIE. 3760, High-Resolution Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications

KEYWORDS: Amorphous silicon, Sensors, High power lasers, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Deformable mirrors, Spatial light modulators, LCDs, Liquid crystals, Reconstruction algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 1999 Paper

Production of high-intensity laser pulses with adaptive optic wavefront correction

Deanna Pennington, Curtis Brown, Michael Kartz, Mark Landon, Michael Perry, Gregory Tietbohl

Proc. SPIE. 3749, 18th Congress of the International Commission for Optics

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Mirrors, Optical amplifiers, Sensors, Laser development, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Optical calibration, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Paper

Wavefront correction for static and dynamic aberrations to within 1 second of the system shot in the NIF Beamlet demonstration facility

Robert Hartley, Michael Kartz, William Behrendt, Andy Hines, George Pollock, Erlan Bliss, J. Thaddeus Salmon, Scott Winters, Bruno Van Wonterghem, Richard Zacharias

Proc. SPIE. 3047, Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion: Second Annual International Conference

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Optical amplifiers, Polarization, Diagnostics, Wavefronts, Control systems, Attenuators, National Ignition Facility, Camera shutters

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1995 Paper

Adaptive optics system for solid state laser systems used in inertial confinement fusion

J. Thaddeus Salmon, Erlan Bliss, Jerry Byrd, Mark Feldman, Michael Kartz, John Toeppen, Bruno Van Wonterghem, Scott Winters

Proc. SPIE. 2633, Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF)

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Optical amplifiers, Sensors, Diagnostics, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Turbulence, National Ignition Facility, Frequency converters

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1993 Paper

Wavefront correction system based on an equilateral triangular arrangement of actuators

J. Thaddeus Salmon, John Bergum, Michael Kartz, Robert Presta, Charles Swift

Proc. SPIE. 1920, Active and Adaptive Optical Components and Systems II

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Optical amplifiers, Modulation, Sensors, Video, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 10 December 1992 Paper

Design and performance of an automated video-based laser-beam alignment system

William Rundle, Michael Kartz, Erlan Bliss, R. Edward English, Roger Peterson, Gary Thompson, Dennis Uhlich

Proc. SPIE. 1752, Current Developments in Optical Design and Optical Engineering II

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Lithium, Cameras, Sensors, Image processing, Video, Control systems, Optical alignment, CCD image sensors, Laser systems engineering

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