Mr. Paul C. Serra Profile

Paul C. Serra

Research Engineer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Publications (9)

Proceedings Article | 12 July 2023 Open Access

Optical ranging and time transfer calibration on the CubeSat Laser Infrared CrosslinK mission

Paul Serra, Hannah Tomio, Nicholas Belsten, William Kammerer, Peter Grenfell, Myles Clark, Danielle Coogan, Joseph Conroy, David Mayer, Jan Stupl, John Hanson, Laura Hyest, John Conklin, Kerri Cahoy

Proceedings Volume 12777, 127777K (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2691448

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Calibration, Ranging, Pulse signals, Transmitters, Reflection, Tunable filters, Receivers, Signal detection, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2023 Open Access

CLICK mission flight terminal optomechanical integration and testing

William Kammerer, Peter Grenfell, Laura Hyest, Paul Serra, Hannah Tomio, Nick Belsten, Charles Lindsay, Ondrej Cierny, Kerri Cahoy, Myles Clark, Dani Coogan, John Conklin, David Mayer, Jan Stupl, John Hanson

Proceedings Volume 12777, 1277730 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690321

KEYWORDS: Optical benches, Space operations, Sensors, Telescopes, Beam divergence, Avalanche photodetectors, Collimators, Cameras, Optical mounts, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2023 Open Access

Transmitter and fine pointing system development and testing for the CubeSat Laser Infrared CrosslinK (CLICK) B/C mission

Hannah Tomio, William Kammerer, Peter Grenfell, Ondrej Cierny, Madeline Garcia, Charles Lindsay, Nicholas Belsten, Paul Serra, Kerri Cahoy, Myles Clark, Danielle Coogan, John Conklin, David Mayer, Jan Stupl, John Hanson

Proceedings Volume 12777, 1277731 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690323

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Acquisition tracking and pointing, Modulation, Infrared radiation, Infrared lasers, Astronomical imaging, Space operations, Laser soldering, Digital signal processing, Beam steering

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Laser-guided space interferometer

Leonid Pogorelyuk, Paul Serra, Shreeyam Kacker, Sophia Vlahakis, Nicholas Belsten, Gioia Rau, Kenneth Carpenter, Laurent Pueyo, John Monnier, Ewan Douglas, Kerri Cahoy

Proceedings Volume 12183, 121831E (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630605

KEYWORDS: Stars, Mirrors, Interferometers, Signal to noise ratio, Diffraction, Laser guide stars, Space mirrors, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

The versatile CubeSat Telescope: going to large apertures in small spacecraft

Jaren N. Ashcraft, Ewan Douglas, Daewook Kim, George Smith, Kerri Cahoy, Tom Connors, Kevin Derby, Victor Gasho, Kerry Gonzales, Charlotte Guthery, Geon Hee Kim, Corwynn Sauve, Paul Serra

Proceedings Volume 11819, 1181904 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594884

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Finite element methods, Aluminum, Optical components, Space operations, Polarization, Off axis mirrors, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 11 June 2021 Open Access

CubeSat laser infrared crosslinK mission status

Paul Serra, Hannah Tomio, Ondrej Cierny, William Kammerer, Peter Grenfell, Grant Gunnison, Joseph Kusters, Cadence Payne, Paula do Vale Pereira, David Mayer, Jan Stupl, John Hanson, Simon Barke, Myles Clark, Tyler Ritz, Danielle Coogan, John Conklin, Kerri Cahoy

Proceedings Volume 11852, 118523D (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599543

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Proceedings Article | 11 June 2021 Open Access

Optical front-end for a quantum key distribution cubesat

Paul Serra, Ondrej Čierny, William Kammerer, Ewan Douglas, Dae Wook Kim, Jaren N. Ashcraft, George Smith, Charlotte Guthery, Tom Vergoossen, Alexander Lohrmann, Robert Bedington, Chithrabhanu Perumangatt, Alexander Ling, Kerri Cahoy

Proceedings Volume 11852, 118523C (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599542

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation + Paper

Beaconless pointing and tracking for bidirectional optical links using MEMS mirror nutation

Ondrej Čierny, Paul Serra, Kerri Cahoy

Proceedings Volume 11678, 116780I (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582615

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Mirrors, Microelectromechanical systems, Optical tracking, Free space optics, Signal detection, Receivers, Error analysis, Optoelectronics, Transceivers

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2019 Open Access

The CubeSat Laser Infrared CrosslinK Mission (CLICK)

Kerri Cahoy, Peter Grenfell, Angela Crews, Michael Long, Paul Serra, Anh Nguyen, Riley Fitzgerald, Christian Haughwout, Rodrigo Diez, Alexa Aguilar, John Conklin, Cadence Payne, Joseph Kusters, Chloe Sackier, Mia LaRocca, Laura Yenchesky

Proceedings Volume 11180, 111800Y (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2535953

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Control systems, Infrared radiation, Satellites, Space operations, Error analysis, Telecommunications, Laser communications, Control systems design, Error control coding

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