Dr. Steven J. Connell Profile

Dr. Steven J. Connell

Director of Coatings at Surface Optics Corp

SPIE Involvement:

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Durable silver coating for Kepler Space Telescope primary mirror

R. Dummer, D. Sheikh, S. Connell

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70104E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789996

KEYWORDS: Coating, Silver, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Reflectivity, Space mirrors, Ions, System on a chip, Humidity, Electrons

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2003 Paper

Reducing the cost (and increasing the availability) of low-expansion fused glass mirror blanks

Gregory Mehle, Steven Connell, Dan Federico, B. Griffith

Proceedings Volume 5179, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.521324

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, Lightweight mirrors, Silica, Composites, James Webb Space Telescope, Plano, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Ceramics

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2001 Paper

Cryogenic (70-K) measurement of an all-composite 2-m-diameter mirror

Joseph Hylton, Kelly Dodson, Daniel Barber, Eri Cohen, Brian Catanzaro, Roger Johnston, Mark Mimovich, James Thomas, Steven Connell, Stan Backovsky, Grant Williams

Proceedings Volume 4444, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447305

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Cryogenics, Interferometers, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space observatories, Phase modulation, Metrology, Spatial frequencies, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2001 Paper

Optical metrology for testing an all-composite 2-m-diameter mirror

James Thomas, Steven Connell, Daniel Barber, Roger Johnston, Eri Cohen, Brian Catanzaro, Donald Small, Shaun Whitmore

Proceedings Volume 4444, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447303

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Infrared sensors, Interferometers, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Wavefronts, Objectives

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2001 Paper

Dimensional stability of CFRP composites for space-based reflectors

Steven Connell, Eri Cohen, Abdel Abusafieh, Paul Willis, Dan Federico

Proceedings Volume 4444, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447300

KEYWORDS: Composites, Reflectors, Epoxies, Mirrors, Absorption, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Temperature metrology, Space operations, Silicon carbide

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

Design progression of an all-composite primary mirror for the FIRST Telescope

Eri Cohen, Shaun Whitmore, Zvi Friedman, Brian Cantanzaro, Kelly Dodson, Steven Connell

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394045

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Composites, Optical fabrication, Cryogenics, Optical instrument design, Prototyping, Distortion, Wavefronts, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

UltraLITE glass/composite hybrid mirror

Michael Powers, James Burge, Brian Catanzaro, Dave Baiocchi, Steven Connell, Dan Keane, Arup Maji

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394003

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Composites, Glasses, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Ions, Actuators, Prototyping, Lightweight mirrors, Polishing

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Proceedings Article | 3 July 2000 Paper

Architecture of the FIRST telescope

Javier Escobedo-Torres, Eri Cohen, Jack Dyer, Abdel Abusafieh, Phil Thorndyke, Kelly Dodson, Anthony Hull, Zvi Friedman, Steven Connell, Shaun Whitmore, Z. Backovsky, Donald Small, Jamie Abbott

Proceedings Volume 4015, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390414

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Sun, Composites, Optical instrument design, Imaging spectroscopy, Space operations, Silicon carbide, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1998 Paper

Low-temperature figure stability of a COI all-composite mirror M4

Eldon Kasl, Steven Connell, William Hoffmann, Patrick Woida

Proceedings Volume 3430, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.332490

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Temperature metrology, Monochromatic aberrations, Interferometers, Composites, Spherical lenses, Thermal effects, Lightweight mirrors, Distortion, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

Recent developments in composite-based optics

Eldon Kasl, Steven Connell, Jack Dyer, David Sheikh, Harold Clark, Gregory Mehle

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324492

KEYWORDS: Composites, Mirrors, Glasses, Surface finishing, Coating, Polishing, Zerodur, Reflectors, Epoxies, Manufacturing

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Conference Committee Involvement (3)

Optical Materials and Structures Technologies II

1 August 2005 | San Diego, California, United States

Optical Manufacturing and Testing VI

31 July 2005 | San Diego, California, United States

Optical Manufacturing and Testing V

3 August 2003 | San Diego, California, United States

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