Dr. William Parkes Profile

Dr. William Parkes

Research Associate at Scottish Microelectronics Ctr

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Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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Scaling the summit of the submillimetre: instrument performance of SCUBA-2

Bryce Burger, Peter A. Ade, Rashmi Sudiwala, Camelia Dunare, William Parkes, Anthony Walton, Matthew Hasselfield, Michael MacIntosh, John Kuroda, Xiaofeng Gao, Adam Woodcraft, Kent Irwin, Edward Chapin, Wayne Holland, Craig Walther, Mark Halpern, Viktoria Asboth, Holly Thomas, Erik Starman, Mandana Amiri, Michael Niemack, Gene Hilton, Per Friberg, Dan Bintley, Jessica Dempsey

Proceedings Volume 8452, 845208 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926613

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Technetium, Bolometers, Detector arrays, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Astronomy, Superconductors, Temperature metrology, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2012 Paper

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A novel deformable mirror with curvature and tip/tilt control based on the spider actuator concept

Tom Stevenson, Carl Meggs, Ady James, Slawka Pfauntsch, Camelia Dunare, Alan Michette, Tim Button, William Parkes, Graham Willis, Daniel Rodriguez Sanmartin

Proceedings Volume 8429, 84291H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922815

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Silicon, Semiconducting wafers, Finite element methods, Manufacturing, Ferroelectric materials, X-ray optics, Electrodes, Deformable mirrors, Etching

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2010 Paper

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Development of spider micro-structured optical arrays for x-ray optics

Slawka Pfauntsch, Carl Meggs, Andy Smith, Daniel Rodriguez Sanmartin, David Brooks, Shahin Sahraei, William Parkes, Dou Zhang, Tom Stevenson, Graham Willis, Ady James, Camelia Dunare, Alan Michette, Charlotte Feldman, Matthew Shand, Richard Willingale, Tim Button, Carolyn Atkins, Peter Doel

Proceedings Volume 7803, 780306 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.860420

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Actuators, Finite element methods, Manufacturing, Semiconducting wafers, Electrodes, Ferroelectric materials, X-ray optics, X-rays, Packaging

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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Characterising the SCUBA-2 superconducting bolometer arrays

Kent Irwin, Bryce Burger, Matthew Hasselfield, Dennis Kelly, Matthew Hollister, Gene Hilton, C. G. Mugford, Dan Bintley, Craig Walther, Adam Woodcraft, Michael Niemack, Mark Halpern, Jeff Hill, J. Kycia, Anthony Walton, Camelia Dunare, Xiaofeng Gao, William Parkes, Mandana Amiri, Carl Reintsema, Wayne Holland, Lauren Persaud, William Grainger, Julian House, David Atkinson, Peter A. Ade, Per Friberg, Michael MacIntosh, Lorenzo Moncelsi

Proceedings Volume 7741, 774106 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856839

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Superconductors, Bolometers, Technetium, Astronomy, Telescopes, Calibration, Clocks

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Proceedings Article | 4 September 2009 Paper

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Progress on the development of active micro-structured optical arrays for x-ray optics

Hongchang Wang, Richard Willingale, Tim Button, Matthew Shand, Daniel Rodriguez Sanmartin, Slawka Pfauntsch, Dou Zhang, Shahin Sahraei, Ady James, Alan Michette, Tom Stevenson, Carolyn Atkins, William Parkes, Peter Doel, Camelia Dunare, David Brooks, Charlotte Feldman, Andy Smith

Proceedings Volume 7448, 744808 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826096

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Actuators, Finite element methods, Semiconducting wafers, Manufacturing, Ferroelectric materials, Modeling, Bridges, X-ray optics, Statistical modeling

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Proceedings Article | 4 September 2009 Paper

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The fabrication and characterisation of piezoelectric actuators for active x-ray optics

Hongchang Wang, William Parkes, Daniel Rodriguez Sanmartin, Slawka Pfauntsch, Ady James, Carl Meggs, Tom Stevenson, Andrew Smith, Shahin Sahraei, Peter Doel, Carolyn Atkins, Camelia Dunare, Charlotte Feldman, Dou Zhang, Tim Button, Alan Michette, Richard Willingale, David Brooks

Proceedings Volume 7448, 744807 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826018

KEYWORDS: Ferroelectric materials, Actuators, X-ray optics, Prototyping, Nickel, Silicon, Mirrors, Ceramics, Control systems, Adhesives

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 2009 Paper

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Active microstructured x-ray optical arrays

Camelia Dunare, Richard Willingale, Slawka Pfauntsch, Shahin Sahraei, David Hart, Tom Stevenson, Charlotte Feldman, William Parkes, Daniel Rodriguez-Sanmartin, Boris Vojnovic, Alan Michette, Graeme Morrison, Andy Smith, Dou Zhang, Hongchang Wang, Tim Button, Matthew Shand

Proceedings Volume 7360, 736007 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820171

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray optics, Reflectivity, Silicon, Neodymium, Etching, Titanium, Chromium, Modeling, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 2009 Paper

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Microstructured optical arrays for smart x-ray optics

Daniel Rodriguez Sanmartin, Shahin Sahraei, Matthew Shand, William Parkes, Tom Stevenson, Camelia Dunare, Charlotte Feldman, Peter Doel, Hongchang Wang, Alan Michette, Tim Button, Richard Willingale, Slawka Pfauntsch, Dou Zhang, Ady James

Proceedings Volume 7360, 736015 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820598

KEYWORDS: Etching, Semiconducting wafers, Silicon, Oxides, Wet etching, Photoresist materials, Photomasks, Dry etching, Aluminum, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

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Active microstructured arrays for x-ray optics

Alan Michette, Charlotte Feldman, Richard Willingale, Boris Vojnovic, Melvyn Folkard, Sławka Pfauntsch, David Hart, Chris McFaul, Tim Button, Tom Stevenson, William Parkes, Graeme Morrison, A. Keith Powell, Dou Zhang, Daniel Rodriguez-Sanmartin, Shahin Sahraei, Camelia Dunare

Proceedings Volume 6705, 670502 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735500

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray optics, Silicon, Actuators, Finite element methods, Etching, Ray tracing, Optical arrays, Grazing incidence, Zone plates

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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SCUBA-2: a 10,000-pixel submillimeter camera for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

Gary Davis, Maureen Ellis, David Montgomery, Wayne Holland, Jan Kycia, Andy Gibb, Simon Craig, Carl Reintsema, Frossie Economou, Ian Walker, Adam Woodcraft, Kent Irwin, Mark Halpern, Anthony Walton, Dennis Kelly, Alasdair Fairley, Ian Robson, Dan Bintley, Gene Hilton, Tim Jenness, Camelia Dunare, Tomas Chylek, Ed Chapin, Michael MacIntosh, Douglas Scott, David Gostick, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, William Duncan, Matthew Hollister, William Parkes, Michel Fich, Janos Molnar, Peter Ade

Proceedings Volume 6275, 62751E (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671186

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Astronomy, Cameras, Camera shutters, Bolometers, Computer aided design, Electronics, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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Characterization of a prototype SCUBA-2 1280-pixel submillimetre superconducting bolometer array

Gene Hilton, Adam Woodcraft, Maureen Ellis, William Duncan, Bryce Burger, William Parkes, Camelia Dunare, Matthew Hollister, Michael MacIntosh, Dan Bintley, Rashmi Sudiwala, Mandana Amiri, Peter Ade, Julian House, Anthony Walton, Jan Kycia, Xiaofeng Gao, Kent Irwin, Wayne Holland, Mark Halpern, Carl Reintsema, Cynthia Hunt

Proceedings Volume 6275, 62751F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671310

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Superconductors, Semiconducting wafers, Bolometers, Prototyping, Astronomy, Multiplexers, Camera shutters, Electronics, Fiber optic illuminators

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2004 Paper

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Modeling the electromagnetic properties of the SCUBA-2 detectors

Wayne Holland, Peter Ade, William Parkes, William Duncan, Michael Audley, Giampaolo Pisano

Proceedings Volume 5498, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551200

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Absorption, Electromagnetism, Semiconducting wafers, Reflection, Astronomy, Bolometers, 3D modeling, Mechanical efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2004 Paper

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An update on the SCUBA-2 project

Mike Fich, Carl Reintsema, Trevor Hodson, William Duncan, Mark Halpern, Ian Robson, Michael Audley, Peter Ade, Kent Irwin, Jan Kycia, Anthony Walton, William Parkes, George Mitchell, Wayne Holland, Michael MacIntosh, Ian Walker, Gene Hilton, Pierre Bastien, David Naylor

Proceedings Volume 5498, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551259

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Semiconducting wafers, Multiplexers, Magnetism, Bolometers, Silicon, Prototyping, Telescopes, Superconductors, Niobium

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2004 Paper

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Realization of a large-area microbolometer sensor array for submillimeter astronomy applications: SCUBA-2

William Parkes, J. Tom Stevenson, Jon Terry, Alan Gundlach, Eric Schulte, Anthony Walton, Camelia Dunare

Proceedings Volume 5498, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550401

KEYWORDS: Semiconducting wafers, Sensors, Silicon, Etching, Multiplexers, Indium, Wafer bonding, Oxides, Optical alignment, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2003 Paper

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SCUBA-2: developing the detectors

T. Hodson, Steven Deiker, William Duncan, Anthony Walton, Camelia Dunare, J. Beier, B. Kelly, Wayne Holland, Kent Irwin, Peter Ade, Alan Gundlach, David Gostick, M. Cliffe, W. Parkes, Michael Audley, Xiaofeng Gao, Tom Stevenson, M. MacIntosh, Helen McGregor, Gene Hilton, Carl Reintsema, Tully Peacocke

Proceedings Volume 4855, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459107

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Wafer bonding, Astronomy, Telescopes, Etching, Galactic astronomy, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 26 December 2001 Paper

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Antiferroelectric liquid crystal on CMOS technology for microdisplays and microphotonics

L. Chan, Jose Oton, G. Swedenkrans, M. Newsam, William Hossack, P. Bartelous, W. Parkes, N. Flannigan, Vidar Nilsen, Georg Bodammer, Antonio Vindigni, M. Rampin, J. Tom Stevenson, Xabier Quintana, Ian Underwood, Claes Waldelof, David Vass, Alan Gundlach

Proceedings Volume 4435, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451148

KEYWORDS: Semiconducting wafers, Metals, Liquid crystals, Liquid crystal on silicon, Electrodes, Electro optics, CMOS technology, Switching, Reflectivity, Photomasks

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