Mr. Rene Boucarut Profile

Rene Boucarut

Optical Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (24)

Proceedings Article | 30 September 2016 Paper

Design, construction and testing of lateral transfer retroreflectors for space-based applications

Bryan Martin, Ray Boucarut, Richard Gore, Jonathan Penn

Proceedings Volume 9948, 99480I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2242471

KEYWORDS: Retroreflectors, Reflectivity, Glasses, Epoxies, Optical testing, Lawrencium, Temperature metrology, Polishing, Optical alignment, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2010 Paper

Post-flight reflectance of COSTAR and WF/PC 2 pickoff mirrors upon their return from space

Manuel Quijada, Timothy Madison, John Hagopian, Rene Boucarut, Ross Henry

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77392J (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858072

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Reflectivity, Coating, Optical fiber cables, Ultraviolet radiation, Space telescopes, Space mirrors, Contamination, Cameras, Hubble Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Pass-band filter performance for space-flight dark energy missions

Alex Kim, Bruce Woodgate, Manuel Quijada, Charles Bower, Ray Boucarut, Stuart Mufson, J. Edelstein, Nick Mostek, Brian Baptista

Proceedings Volume 7739, 773942 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858306

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Transmittance, Cryogenics, Dielectric filters, Sensors, Coating, Ultraviolet radiation, Electronic filtering, Dielectrics, Photometry

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2006 Paper

Stray light reduction in testing of NIRSpec subsystems: the focal plane array and micro-shutter assembly

Joseph Connelly, Theo Hadjimichael, Rene Boucarut, D. Brent Mott, June Tveekrem

Proceedings Volume 6291, 62910V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.678513

KEYWORDS: Camera shutters, Stray light, Sensors, Staring arrays, Optical testing, James Webb Space Telescope, Infrared radiation, Cryogenics, Fiber optic illuminators, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

Filters for HST Wide Field Camera 3

R. Kimble, S. Baggett, G. Hartig, G. Allen, J. MacKenty, R. Boucarut, J. Kim-Quijano, B. Hilbert, R. Telfer, M. Robberto, P. Arsenovic, M. Quijada, D. Figer, T. Brown, J. Townsend, O. Lupie

Proceedings Volume 6265, 626532 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672300

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Image filtering, Bandpass filters, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical filtering, Coating, Cameras, Infrared imaging, Sensors, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

Spectral and imaging performance of WFC3 interference filters

R. Telfer, R. Boucarut, S. Baggett, J. Kim Quijano, M. Quijada, Peter Arsenovic, George Allen

Proceedings Volume 6265, 626531 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672352

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Image filtering, Wavefronts, Optical filtering, Transmittance, Cameras, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Phase retrieval, Absorbance

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 2005 Paper

Calibration of the New Horizons Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager

A. Cheng, E. Darlington, M. Grey, D. Sahnow, F. Morgan, H. Weaver, M. Quijada, R. Barkhouser, S. Conard, J. Stock, T. Madison, I. Kuznetsov, H. Taylor, R. Boucarut, O. Barnouin-Jha, K. Cooper

Proceedings Volume 5906, 59061E (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616880

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Bandpass filters, Collimators, Photodiodes, Temperature metrology, Telescopes, Pluto, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2005 Paper

Microshutter array development for the James Webb space telescope

Bill Newell, David Franz, Eric Schulte, Larry Hess, Leroy Sparr, James Loughlin, Ray Boucarut, Alexander Kutyrev, Audrey Ewin, Sachi Babu, David Rapchun, Scott Schwinger, Liqin Wang, Carl Kotechi, Todd King, Chris Zincke, Wayne Smith, Yun Zheng, Gunther Kletetschka, Murzy Jhabvala, Sateesh Bajikar, Mary Li, Harvey Moseley, Brent Mott, Rosalind Steptoe-Jackson, Daniel Kelly, Edward Amatucci, Carol Sappington, Bernard Lynch, Steve Snodgrass, Michael Beamesderfer, Ron Hu, Rainer Fettig, Chris Ray, Nadine Acuna, Lance Oh

Proceedings Volume 5650, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.581861

KEYWORDS: Camera shutters, Electrodes, Silicon, Metals, Magnetism, James Webb Space Telescope, Optical fabrication, Microelectromechanical systems, Semiconducting wafers, Reactive ion etching

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Wavefront sensing using a multi-object spectrograph (NIRSpec)

Rene Boucarut, Jeffrey Smith, Bruce Dean, Theo Hadjimichael

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550912

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Data modeling, Diffraction, James Webb Space Telescope, Phase retrieval, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Cameras, Point spread functions, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Microshutters arrays for the JWST near-infrared spectrometer

Gunther Kletetschka, Todd King, David Rapchun, Mary Li, Robert Silverberg, Rene Boucarut, Murzy Jhabvala, Samuel Moseley, Stephen Meyer, Alexander Kutyrev, Richard Arendt

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552431

KEYWORDS: Camera shutters, James Webb Space Telescope, Electrodes, Silicon, Spectrographs, Magnetism, Prototyping, Failure analysis, Near infrared, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

Optical stimulus for the calibration of the Ultraviolet and Optical Telescope (UVOT) for Swift

Tim Madison, Timo Saha, Tim Zukowski, Ray Boucarut, Manuel Quijada, Joseph Stock

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506389

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Mirrors, Diffusers, Ultraviolet radiation, Calibration, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Optical filters, Optical filtering, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 22 January 2004 Paper

Grating efficiencies comparison study: calculations versus metrology for various types of high-groove density gratings at VUV-UV wavelengths

Timothy Madison, Erik Wilkinson, Rene Boucarut, Ivan Kuznetsov, David Content

Proceedings Volume 5178, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507946

KEYWORDS: Coating, Atomic force microscopy, Sensors, Data modeling, Aluminum, Diffraction gratings, Scatter measurement, Holography, Mirrors, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2002 Paper

Design, performance, and reliability of a high-angular-resolution wide-angular-range large-aperture fully-automated UV scatterometer

Timothy Madison, David Content, Rene Boucarut, Ivan Kuznetsov

Proceedings Volume 4485, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454277

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Light sources, Lamps, Scatter measurement, Vacuum ultraviolet, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Ultraviolet radiation, Light scattering, Monochromators

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Proceedings Article | 5 December 2001 Paper

Characterization of infrared filters for the wide-field camera 3 of Hubble Space Telescope

Rene Boucarut, Olivia Lupie, Linda Miner, Sharon Struss, Manuel Quijada

Proceedings Volume 4441, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.449560

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Optical filtering, Manufacturing, Hubble Space Telescope, Cameras, Glasses, Transmittance, Wavefronts, Refraction, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

DCATT dispersed fringe sensor: modeling and experimenting with the transmissive phase plates

Scott Basinger, Andrew Lowman, Charles Bowers, David Redding, Todd Norton, Mark Wilson, Rene Boucarut, Peter Petrone, Fang Shi, Pamela Davila

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394011

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Mirrors, Image segmentation, Sensors, Space telescopes, Error analysis, Algorithm development, Fringe analysis, Modulation, Phase shift keying

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

Optical metrology for the filter set for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS)

Peter Petrone, Todd Norton, Linda Miner, Frank Varosi, Douglas Leviton, Timothy Madison, Ritva Keski-Kuha, Carolyn Krebs, Frank Bush, Catherine Kral, David Content, Rene Boucarut, Bernard Puc, Zlatan Tsvetanov, Kimberly Mehalick, Clive Standley

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324536

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Transmittance, Image filtering, Prisms, Cameras, Mirrors, CCD cameras, Wavefronts, Silica, Refraction

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

Optical design of the developmental cryogenic active telescope testbed

Pamela Davila, David Redding, Andrew Lowman, Eric Young, Mark Wilson, Claudia LeBoeuf, Rene Boucarut

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324523

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Device simulation, Optical design, Optical instrument design, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

Broadband interferometer for measuring transmitted wavefronts of optical band pass filters for Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS)

Rene Boucarut, Douglas Leviton

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324539

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Interferometers, Mirrors, Optical filters, Beam splitters, Cameras, Monochromators, Bandpass filters, Collimation, CCD cameras

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 1997

Chemical vapor deposited silicon carbide mirrors for extreme ultraviolet applications

Ritva Keski-Kuha, John Osantowski, Douglas Leviton, Timo Saha, Geraldine Wright, Rene Boucarut, Charles Fleetwood, Timothy Madison

OE, Vol. 36, Issue 01, (January 1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.601128

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Silicon carbide, Chemical vapor deposition, Extreme ultraviolet, Reflectivity, Telescopes, Polishing, Scattering, Space telescopes, Surface roughness

Proceedings Article | 12 October 1996 Paper

Development and testing of diffraction gratings for the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph

David Content, Clive Standley, Don Lindler, Charles Bowers, Rene Boucarut, Geraldine Wright, Bernard Puc, L. Huang, Timothy Madison, Todd Norton

Proceedings Volume 2807, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255105

KEYWORDS: Spectral resolution, Diffraction gratings, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Light scattering, Sensors, Space telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Reflectivity, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 23 October 1995 Paper

CVD silicon carbide mirrors for EUV applications

Timothy Madison, Ritva Keski-Kuha, Timo Saha, Douglas Leviton, Charles Fleetwood, Rene Boucarut, John Osantowski, Geraldine Wright

Proceedings Volume 2543, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.225286

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Extreme ultraviolet, Reflectivity, Silicon carbide, Chemical vapor deposition, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Polishing, Ions, Ion beams

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1994 Paper

Adapting the Duoplasmatron EUV light source for use entirely within vacuum

Douglas Leviton, Rene Boucarut, Timothy Madison

Proceedings Volume 2011, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167222

KEYWORDS: Lamps, Electrodes, Light sources, Argon, Extreme ultraviolet, Ceramics, Power supplies, Ions, Monochromators, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1994 Paper

Evaluation of EUV toroidal diffraction gratings for SOHO/Coronal Diagnostic Spectrometer

Timothy Madison, Douglas Leviton, Roger Thomas, Rene Boucarut

Proceedings Volume 2011, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167223

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Diffraction gratings, Extreme ultraviolet, Cadmium sulfide, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Light sources, Lamps, Diagnostics, Ray tracing

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Proceedings Article | 21 January 1993 Paper

Infrared filters for cryogenic radiometers

Kenneth Stewart, Rene Boucarut, James Heaney

Proceedings Volume 1765, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140879

KEYWORDS: Transmittance, Crystals, Temperature metrology, Multilayers, Sapphire, Thin films, Antireflective coatings, Optical filters, Infrared radiation, Germanium

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Optical Materials and Structures Technologies III

26 August 2007 | San Diego, California, United States

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