Mr. Tom G. Baur Profile

Tom G. Baur

Chairman at Meadowlark Optics Inc

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Publications (14)

Proceedings Article | 6 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

The power of polymers and liquid crystals for polarization control

Tom Baur, Michael Kraemer

Proc. SPIE. 11132, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing IX

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Birefringence, Quartz, Polymers, Crystals, Polarizers, Wave plates, LCDs, Liquid crystals, Polarization control

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Proceedings Article | 6 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Oblique incidence performance of achromatic retarders in polarization optics

Michael Kraemer, Tom Baur

Proc. SPIE. 11132, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing IX

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Polarization, Birefringence, Polymers, Wave plates, Geometrical optics, Commercial off the shelf technology, Polymer thin films, Light wave propagation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 24 January 2019

Achromatic retarders in polarization optics

Michael Kraemer, Tom Baur

OE Vol. 58 Issue 08

KEYWORDS: Wave plates, Birefringence, Polarization, Polymers, Optical engineering, Polarizers, Crystals, Chemical elements, Tolerancing, Polymer thin films

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

Extinction ratio measurements on high purity linear polarizers

Michael Kraemer, Tom Baur

Proc. SPIE. 10655, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing XIII

KEYWORDS: Linear polarizers, Polarization, Signal attenuation, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2018 Presentation + Paper

Achromatic devices in polarization optics

Michael Kraemer, Tom Baur

Proc. SPIE. 10528, Optical Components and Materials XV

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Birefringence, Polymers, Crystals, Polarizers, Wave plates, Liquid crystals, Tolerancing, Polymer thin films

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2015 Paper

Measurement of polarization assemblies for the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope

William Schubert, Erika Petrak, Thomas Baur

Proc. SPIE. 9369, Photonic Instrumentation Engineering II

KEYWORDS: Ellipsometry, Solar telescopes, Sun, Polarization, Quartz, Polymers, Polarizers, Wave plates, Polarimetry, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 21 May 2014 Paper

Liquid crystals for polarization control in the MWIR

Erika Petrak, Thomas Baur

Proc. SPIE. 9099, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing XI

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Optical filters, Magnesium fluoride, Polarization, Polarizers, Wave plates, Sapphire, Liquid crystals, Transmittance, Polarization control

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2012 Paper

Reactive mesogen retarders and applications

Billy Tran, Tom Baur

Proc. SPIE. 8489, Polymer Optics and Molded Glass Optics: Design, Fabrication, and Materials II

KEYWORDS: Optical design, Polarization, Polymers, Ultraviolet radiation, Coating, Polarizers, Wave plates, Adaptive optics, Wavefront distortions, Thin film coatings

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Proceedings Article | 13 October 2011 Paper

Liquid crystals Lyot filter for solar coronagraphy

S. Fineschi, G. Capobianco, G. Massone, T. Baur, A. Bemporad, L. Abbo, L. Zangrilli, V. Dadeppo

Proc. SPIE. 8148, Solar Physics and Space Weather Instrumentation IV

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Iron, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Coronagraphy, Liquid crystals, Tunable filters, Optical filtering, Solar processes

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