Dr. Steven R. Gillmer Profile

Dr. Steven R. Gillmer

Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Lab

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Optical Interferometry , Metrology , Opto-Mechanical System Design and Analysis , Precision Engineering

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Aquatic ecosystems science using an imaging spectrometer

Ronald Lockwood, Charles Bachmann, Michael Chrisp, Corrie Smeaton, Nima Pahlaven, Eric Hochberg, Marcos Montes, Bo-Cai Gao, Robert Frouin, Anthony Vodacek, Cedric Fichot, Tom Bell, Roy Armstrong, Chunyan Li, Laura Kennedy, Steven Gillmer, Linda Fuhrman, Derrick Brouhard, Jade Wang, Kurtis Thome

Proceedings Volume 12688, 126880D (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676124

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Ecosystems, Spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Carbon, Water, Hyperspectral imaging, Reflectivity, Short wave infrared radiation, Ocean optics

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2023 Presentation + Paper

Faster optical alignment with adjustable, re-lockable, ruggedized, and kinematic (ARRK) mounting

Steven Gillmer, Andrew Guzman, Joseph Flaherty, Kevin Sullivan, Peter Kull, Ava Thrasher, James Johnson, Christopher Roll

Proceedings Volume 12669, 1266908 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2682129

KEYWORDS: Beam jitter, Aerospace engineering, Vibration, Optical alignment, Optical mounts, Mirrors, Kinematics, Autocollimators, Commercial off the shelf technology

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

System level TVAC functional testing for the Integrated LCRD Low-Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal (ILLUMA-T) payload destined for the International Space Station

Farzana Khatri, Zach Gonnsen, Jade Wang, Olga Mikulina, Robert Schulein, Jessica Chang, John Veselka, Catherine DeVoe, Steven Gillmer, Daniel Han, Anthony Matt, Corrie Smeaton, James Torres, Neal Spellmeyer, Kyle McAnney, Robert Buchanan, Alexandra Karlicek, Daniel Howe, Mark Stevens, Trisha Randazzo, Eric Lidwa, Bryan Robinson, Mark Padula, Chetan Sayal

Proceedings Volume 12413, 124130E (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2649326

KEYWORDS: Integration, Space operations, Laser communications, Optical communications, Laser communication terminals, Vacuum chambers, Vacuum, Free space optics

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Demonstration of a modular, scalable, laser communication terminal for human spaceflight missions

Steven Gillmer, Corrie Smeaton, Jamie Burnside, James Torres, William Hubbard, Casey Bennett, Catherine DeVoe, John Wellman, Justin Rey, Michael Zervas, Farzana Khatri, Tina Shih, Owen Guldner, Mark Padula, Bryan Robinson

Proceedings Volume 11816, 118160E (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599014

KEYWORDS: Laser communications, Mirrors, Optical tracking, Relays, Optical design, Wavefronts, Spaceflight missions, Satellites, Optical communications, Optomechanical design

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2014 Paper

Focused beam scatterometry for deep subwavelength metrology

Thomas Brown, Miguel Alonso, Anthony Vella, Michael Theisen, Stephen Head, Steven Gillmer, Jonathan Ellis

Proceedings Volume 8949, 89490Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045651

KEYWORDS: Scatterometry, Polarization, Dielectric polarization, Scattering, Light scattering, Metrology, Semiconductors, Critical dimension metrology, Laser scattering, Oxides

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2014 Paper

Amplitude, phase, and polarization control with a single spatial light modulator

Michael Theisen, Stephen Head, Thomas Brown, Steven Gillmer, Jonathan Ellis

Proceedings Volume 8949, 89491X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045965

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Spatial light modulators, Polarization control, Calcite, Wave plates, Beam splitters, Polarimetry, Crystals, Optical spheres, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2013 Paper

Design considerations in a novel fiber-coupled three degree-of-freedom displacement interferometer

Steven Gillmer, Jonathan Ellis

Proceedings Volume 8836, 883604 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023358

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Optical fibers, Calibration, Mirrors, Sensors, Beam splitters, Bragg cells, Collimators, Wavefront sensors, Kinematics

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Conference Committee Involvement (3)

Optomechanical Engineering 2025

3 August 2025 | San Diego, California, United States

Optomechanical Engineering 2023

23 August 2023 | San Diego, California, United States

Optomechanics and Optical Alignment

1 August 2021 | San Diego, California, United States

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