Selected Publications
THESIS
M.R. Bolcar, "Phase Diversity for Segmented and Multi-aperture Systems," doctoral dissertation, University of Rochester (2008).
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PATENTS
P.C. Hill, P.L. Thompson, D.L. Aronstein, M.R. Bolcar, and J.S. Smith, "System and method for null-lens wavefront sensing," U.S. Patent 9,207,145, issued Dec. 8, 2015.
REPORTS
The LUVOIR Science and Technology Definition Team, "The LUVOIR Final Report" (Aug. 26, 2019).
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The LUVOIR Science and Technology Definition Team, "The LUVOIR Final Report Appendices" (Aug. 26, 2019).
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The LUVOIR Science and Technology Definition Team, "The LUVOIR Interim Report" (Aug. 2, 2018).
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INVITED CONFERENCE TALKS, COLLOQUIA, AND SEMINARS
"Computational Needs for Future NASA Direct Imaging Exoplanet Mission Concepts," Keynote Address, 2021 IEEE Space Computing Conference (SCC) (Aug. 25, 2021).
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
C. Stark, R. Belikov, M. Bolcar, E. Cady, B. Crill, S. Ertel, T. Groff, S. Hildebrandt, J. Krist, P. D. Lisman, J. Mazoyer, B. Mennesson, B. Nemati, L. Pueyo, B. Rauscher, A. J. Riggs, G. Ruane, S. Shaklan, D. Sirbu, R. Soummer, K. St. Laurent, and N. Zimmerman, "ExoEarth yield landscape for future direct imaging space telescopes," J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst., 5(2), 024009 (May 20, 2019). doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.024009
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Q. Gong, M. R. Bolcar, J. A. Corsetti, J. A. Crooke, J. A. Generie, T. D. Groff, J. E. Hylan, A. L. Jones, R. Juanola Parramon, A. M. Mandell, G. J. West, and N. T. Zimmerman, "Optical Design of the Extreme Coronagraph for Living Planetary Systems instrument for the LUVOIR mission study," J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst., 5(2), 025002 (May 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.025002
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N. Rioux, H. Thronson, L. Feinberg, H.P. Stahl, D. Redding, A. Jones, J. Sturm, C. Collins, A. Liu, and M.R. Bolcar, "Future large-aperture UVOIR space observatory: reference designs," J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst., 2(4), 041214 (Sep. 15, 2016). doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041214
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M.R. Bolcar, K. Balasubramanian, J. Crooke, L. Feinberg, M. Quijada, B.J. Rauscher, D. Redding, N. Rioux, S. Shaklan, H.P. Stahl, C.M. Stahle, and H. Thronson, "Technology gap assessment for a future large-aperture ultraviolet-optical-infrared space telescope," J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst., 2(4), 041209 (Jul. 08, 2016). doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041209
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H. Thronson, M.R. Bolcar, M. Clampin, J. Crooke, L. Feinberg, W. Oegerle, N. Rioux, H.P. Stahl, and K. Stapelfeldt, "Path to a UV/optical/IR flagship: review of ATLAST and its predecessors," J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst., 2(4), 041210 (Jul. 08, 2016). doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041210
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "Sub-aperture Piston Phase Diversity for Segmented and Multi-aperture Systems," Appl. Opt., 48, A5-A12 (2009). doi:10.1364/AO.48.0000A5
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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
L. Pueyo, C. Stark, R. Juanola-Parramon, N. Zimmerman, M. Bolcar, A. Roberge, G. Arney, G. Ruane, A. Riggs, R. Belikov, D. Sirbu, R. Redding, R. Soummer, I. Laginja, and S. Will, "The LUVOIR Extreme Coronagraph for Living Planetary Systems (ECLIPS) I: searching and characterizing exoplanetary gems," Proc. SPIE, 11117, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets IX, 1111703 (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.11117/12.2530722
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R. Juanola-Parramon, N. Zimmerman, L. Pueyo, M. Bolcar, G. Ruane, J. Krist, and T. Groff, "The LUVOIR Extreme Coronagraph for Living Planetary Systems (ECLIPS) II. Performance evaluation, aberration sensitivity analysis and exoplanet detection simulations," Proc. SPIE, 11117, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets IX, 1111702 (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2530356
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L. Coyle, J.S. Knight, L. Pueyo, J. Arenberg, M. Bluth, M. East, K. Patton, and M. Bolcar, "Large ultra-stable telescope system study," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 11115OR (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2525396
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L. Sacks, C. Collins, G. Walsh, M. Eisenhower, J. Corsetti, G. West, J. Howard, S. Park, M. Bolcar, J. Hylan, and J. Crooke, "Fast steering mirror disturbance effects on overall system optical performance for the Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) concept using a non-contact vibration isolation and precision pointing system," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 1111512 (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2530647
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A. Roberge, M. Bolcar, and K. France, "Telling the story of life in the cosmos: the LUVOIR telescope concepts," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 111150O (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2530475
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L. Dewell, A. Nordt, A. Chopra, M. Bolcar, J. Crooke, M. Jacoby, K. Tajdaran, and T. Andersen, "Dynamic wavefront error and line-of-sight performance predictions for the 15-meter segmented Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) with non-contact vibration isolation," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 1115OS (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2528190
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J. Corsetti, M. Bolcar, J. Crooke, B. Fleming, K. France, J. Generie, Q. Gong, T. Groff, J. Hylan, A. Jones, L. Sacks, G. West, K. Yang, and N. Zimmerman, "Overview of the optomechanical design of the LUVOIR instruments," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 11115OX (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2530695
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K. Yang, M. Bolcar, J. Crooke, J. Hylan, S. Park, R. Venti, B. Matonak, and M. Choi, "Optical instrument thermal control on the Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 111150Y (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2528862
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J. Crooke, M. Bolcar, J. Hylan, "Evolving management strategies to improve NASA flagship's cost and schedule performance: LUVOIR as a case study," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 1111511 (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2529294
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D. Sabatke, J. S. Knight, and M. R. Bolcar, "Polarization ray tracing and polarization aberration compensation in reflective astronomical telescopes," Proc. SPIE 10743, Optical Modeling and Performance Predictions X, 1074307 (Sept. 17, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2320759
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M.R. Bolcar, J.A. Crooke, J.E. Hylan, G. Bronke, C. Collins, J. Corsetti, J. Generie, Q. Gong, T. Groff, W. Hayden, A. Jones, B. Matonak, S. Park, L.W. Sacks, G.J. West, K. Yang, and N. Zimmerman, "The Large UV/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR): Decadal Mission Study Update," Proc. SPIE 10698, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 106980O (Jul. 6, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2313350
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P.A. Lightsey, J.S. Knight, M.R. Bolcar, L.D. Feinberg, W.L. Hayden, M.J. Eisenhower, and S.C. Park, "Optical budgeting for LUVOIR," Proc. SPIE 10698, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 1069813 (Jul. 6, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2312256
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L.W. Sacks, C. Blaurock, L.D. Dewell, K. Tajdaran, K.C. Liu, C. Collins, G.J. West, K.Q. Ha, M.R. Bolcar, J.A. Crooke, J.E. Hylan, and R.M. Bell, "Preliminary jitter stability results for the large UV/optical/infrared (LUVOIR) surveyor concept using a non-contact vibration isolation and precision pointing system," Proc. SPIE 10698, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 1069842 (Jul. 16, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2313762
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K. Tajdaran, L.D. Dewell, E.V. Eason, R.M. Bell, K.C. Liu, M.R. Bolcar, L.W. Sacks, J.A. Crooke, C. Blaurock, "Telescope line-of-sight slew control and agility with non-contact vibration isolation for the large ultraviolet/optical/infrared (LUVOIR) surveyor concept," Proc. SPIE 10698, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 106983Y (Jul. 12, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2313644
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R. Juanola-Parramon, A. Iacchetta, D.T. Leisawitz, M.R. Bolcar, S.F. Maher, and S.A. Rinehart, "The wide-field spatio-spectral interferometer: system overview, data synthesis and analysis," Proc. SPIE 10701, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI, 107011K (Jul. 9, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2314162
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L. Pueyo, N. Zimmerman, M.R. Bolcar, T. Groff, C. Stark, G. Ruane, J. Jewell, R. Soummer, K. St. Laurent, J. Wang, D. Redding, J. Mazoyer, K. Fogarty, R. Juanola-Parramon, S. Domagal-Goldman, A. Roberge, O. Guyon, and A. Mandell, "The LUVOIR architecture "A" coronagraph instrument," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 103980F (Sep. 13, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2274654
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L.D. Dewell, K. Tajdaran, R.M. Bell, K. Lia, M.R. Bolcar, L.W. Sacks, J.A. Crooke, and C. Blaurock, "Dynamic stability with the disturbance-free payload architecture as applied to the Large UV/Optical/Infrared (LUVOIR) Mission," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 103980B (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2274287
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M.R. Bolcar, "The Large UV/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR): Decadal Mission concept technology development overview," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 103980A (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2273853
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L. Feinberg, M.R. Bolcar, S. Knight, D. Redding, "Ultra-stable segmented telescope sensing and control architecture," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2272810
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M.R. Bolcar, S. Aloezos, V.T. Bly, C. Collins, J. Crooke, C.D. Dressing, L. Fantano, L.D. Feinberg, K. France, G. Gochar, Q. Gong, J.E. Hylan, A. Jones, I. Linares, M. Postman, L. Pueyo, A. Roberge, L. Sacks, S. Tompkins, and G. West, "The Large UV/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR): Decadal Mission concept design update," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 1039809 (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2273848
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S.C. Park, M.J. Eisenhower, M. Bluth, M.R. Bolcar, L.D. Feinberg, J.S. Knight, and D.C. Redding, "LUVOIR backplane thermal architecture development through the composite CTE sensitivity study," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 103980D (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2274632
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P.A. Lightsey, J.S. Knight, L.D. Feinberg, M.R. Bolcar, and S.B. Shaklan, "First-order error budgeting for LUVOIR mission," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 103980C (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2274836
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B.A. Hicks, M.R. Bolcar, M.A. Helmbrecht, P. Petrone, E. Burke, J. Corsetti, T. Dillon, A. Lea, S. Pellicori, T. Sheets, R. Shiri, J. Agolli, J. DeVries, A. Eberhardt, and T. McCabe, "Segmented Aperture Interferometric Nulling Testbed (SAINT) II: component system update," Proc. SPIE 10400, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets VIII, 104001I (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2273905
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K. France, B. Fleming, G. West, S.R. McCandliss, M.R. Bolcar, W. Harris, L. Moustakas, J.M. O'Meara, I. Pascucci, J. Rigby, D. Schiminovich, and J. Tumlinson, "The LUVOIR Ultraviolet Multi-Object Spectrograph (LUMOS): instrument definition and design," Proc. SPIE 10397, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XX, 1039713 (Aug. 29, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2272025
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J. Hagopian, M.R. Bolcar, J. Chambers, A. Crane, B. Eegholm, T. Evans, S. Hetherington, E. Mentzell, P.L. Thompson, L. Ramos-Izquierdo, and D. Vaughnn, "Advanced topographic laser altimeter system (ATLAS) receiver telescope assembly (RTA) and transmitter alignment and test," Proc. SPIE 9972, Earth Observing System XXI, 997207 (Sep. 19, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2240241
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D.T. Leisawitz, R. Juanola-Parramon, M.R. Bolcar, J.R. Fienup, A.S. Iacchetta, S.F. Maher, and S.A. Rinehart, "Recent experiments conducted with the Wide-field imaging interferometry testbed (WIIT)," Proc. SPIE 9907, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V, 99070U (Aug. 04, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2231789
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B.A. Hicks, R.G. Lyon, M.R. Bolcar, M. Clampin, P. Petrone, M.A. Helmbrecht, J.M. Howard, and I.J. Miller, "Recent developments with the visible nulling coronagraph," Proc. SPIE 9907, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V, 99072O (Aug. 04, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2234315
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R. Juanola-Parramon, D.T. Leisawitz, M.R. Bolcar, S.F. Maher, S.A. Rinehart, A. Iacchetta, and G. Savini, "The Wide-field Imaging Interferometer Testbed (WIIT): recent progress in the simulation and synthesis of WIIT data," Proc. SPIE 9907, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V, 990740 (Aug. 04, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2232090
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L. Feinberg, N. Rioux, M.R. Bolcar, A. Liu, O. Guyon, C. Stark, and J. Arenberg, "End-to-end assessment of a large aperture segmented ultraviolet optical infrared (UVOIR) telescope architecture," Proc. SPIE, 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99040H (Jul. 29, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2231487
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M.R. Bolcar, L. Feinberg, K. France, B.J. Rauscher, D. Redding, and D. Schiminovich, "Initial technology assessment for the Large-Aperture UV-Optical-Infrared (LUVOIR) mission concept study," Proc. SPIE, 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99040J (Jul. 29, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2230769
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B.A. Hicks, R.G. Lyon, P. Petrone, M. Ballard, M.R. Bolcar, J. Bolognese, M. Clampin, P. Dagoda, D. Dworzanski, M.A. Helmbrecht, C. Koca, and R. Shiri, "The Segmented Aperture Interferometric Nulling Testbed (SAINT) I: overview and air-side system description," Proc. SPIE, 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990420 (Jul. 29, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2234313
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J.A. Crooke, A. Roberge, S.D. Domagal-Goldman, A.M. Mandell, M.R. Bolcar, N.M. Rioux, M.R. Perez, and E.C. Smith, "Status and path forward for the large ultraviolet/optical/infrared surveyor (LUVOIR) mission concept study," Proc. SPIE, 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99044R (Jul. 29, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2233084
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M.R. Bolcar, K. Balasubramanian, M. Clampin, J. Crooke, L. Feinberg, M. Postman, M. Quijada, B. Rauscher, D. Redding, N. Rioux, S. Shaklan, H.P. Stahl, C. Stahle, and H. Thronson, "Technology development for the Advanced Technology Large Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST) as a candidate large UV-Optical-Infrared (LUVOIR) Surveyor," Proc. SPIE, 9602, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VII, 960209 (Sept. 22, 2015). doi:10.1117/12.2188559
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B.J. Raushcer, M.R. Bolcar, M. Clampin, S.D. Domagal-Goldman, M.W. McElwain, S.H. Moseley, C. Stahle, C.C. Stark, and H.A. Thronson, "ATLAST detector needs for direct spectroscopic biosignature characterization in the visible and near-IR," Proc. SPIE, 9602, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VII, 96020D (Sept. 22, 2015). doi:10.1117/12.2186554
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B.A. Hicks, R.G. Lyon, P. Petrone, I.J. Miller, M.R. Bolcar, M. Clampin, M.A. Helmbrecht, and U. Mallik, "Demonstrating broadband billion-to-one contrast with the Visible Nulling Coronagraph," Proc. SPIE, 9605, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets VII, 96050K (Sept. 11, 2015). doi:10.1117/12.2189101
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A.S. Iacchetta, J.R. Fienup, D.T. Leisawitz, and M.R. Bolcar, "Nonnegative matrix factorization for efficient hyperspectral image projection," Proc. SPIE, 9611, Imaging Spectrometry XX, 96110Y (Sept. 01, 2015). doi:10.1117/12.2188119
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B.A. Hicks, R.G. Lyon, M.R. Bolcar, M. Clampin, and P. Petrone, "High-contrast visible nulling coronagraph for segmented and arbitrary telescope apertures," Proc. SPIE, 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 91432S (Aug. 29, 2014). doi:10.1117/12.2056296
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D. Leisawitz, M.R. Bolcar, R.G. Lyon, S.F. Maher, N. Memarsadeghi, S.A. Rinehart, and E.J. Sinukoff, "Developing wide-field spatio-spectral interferometry for far-infrared space applications," Proc. SPIE, 8445, Optical and Infrared Interferometry III, 84450A (Sept. 12,2 2012). doi:10.1117/12.926812
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M.R. Bolcar and R.G. Lyon, "Approaches for achieving broadband achromatic phase shifts for visible nulling coronagraphy," Proc. SPIE, 8445, Optical and Infrared Interferometry III, 84452C (Sept. 12, 2012). doi:10.1117/12.926237
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M.R. Bolcar, D. Leisawitz, S. Maher, and S. Rinehart, "Demonstration of the wide-field imaging interferometer testbed using a calibrated hyperspectral image projector," Proc. SPIE, 8445, Optical and Infrared Interferometry III, 84452D (Sept. 12, 2012). doi:10.1117/12.926221
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R.G. Lyon, M. Clampin, P. Petrone, U. Mallik, T. Madison, and M.R. Bolcar, "High contrast vacuum nullter testbed (VNT) contrast, performance, and null control," Proc. SPIE, 8442, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 844208 (Aug. 22, 2012). doi:10.1117/12.926889
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M.R. Bolcar, D.L. Aronstein, P.C. Hill, J.S. Smith, and T.P. Zielinski, "Qualification of a null lens using image-based phase retrieval," Proc. SPIE, 8442, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 844251 (Aug. 22, 2012). doi:10.1117/12.926231
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R.G. Lyon, M. Clampin, P. Petrone, U. Mallik, T. Madison, M.R. Bolcar, M.C. Noecker, S. Kendrick, and M. Helmbrecht, "Vacuum nuller testbed (VNT) performance, characterization and null control: progress report," Proc. SPIE, 8151, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets V, 81510F (Sept. 08, 2011). doi:10.1117/12.894531
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W.R. Oegerle, L.D. Feinberg, L.R. Purves, T.T. Hyde, H.A. Thronson, J.A. Townsend, M. Postman, M.R. Bolcar, J.G. Budinoff, B.H. Dean, M.C. Clampin, D.C. Ebbets, Q. Gong, T.R. Gull, J.M. Howard, A.L. Jones, R.G. Lyon, B.A. Pasquale, C. Perrygo, J.S. Smith, P.L. Thompson, and B.E. Woodgate, "ATLAST-9.2m: a large-aperture deployable space telescope," Proc. SPIE, 7731, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 77312M (Jul. 16, 2010). doi:10.1117/12.857622
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R.G. Lyon, W.R. Oegerle, L.D. Feinberg, M.R. Bolcar, B.H. Dean, G.E. Mosier, and M. Postman, "Coronagraphic wavefront control for the ATLAST 9.2m telescope," Proc. SPIE, 7731, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 77312S (Jul. 16, 2010). doi:10.1117/12.857498
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S.A. Rinehart, D.T. Leisawitz, M.R. Bolcar, K.M. Chaprnka, R.G. Lyon, S.F. Maher, N. Memarsadeghi, E.J. Sinukoff, and E. Teichman, "Recent progress in wide-field imaging interferometry," Proc. SPIE, 7734, Optical and Infrared Interferometry II, 77342D (Jul. 16, 2010). doi:10.1117/12.857108
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R.G. Lyon, M. Clampin, R.A. Woodruff, G. Vasudevan, P. Thompson, A. Chen, P. Petrone, A. Booth, T. Madison, M.R. Bolcar, M.C. Noecker, S. Kendrick, G. Melnick, and V. Tolls, "Visible nulling coronagraphy testbed development for exoplanet detection," Proc. SPIE, 7731, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 77312B (Jul. 16, 2010). doi:10.1117/12.857472
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L.D. Feinberg, B. Dean, T. Hyde, B. Oegerle, M.R. Bolcar, and J.S. Smith, "Large segmented UV-optical space telescope using a Hybrid Sensor Active Control (HSAC) architecture," Proc. SPIE, 7436, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IV, 743608 (Aug. 20, 2009). doi:10.1117/12.824198
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B.J. Daniel, M.R. Bolcar, J.R. Schott, and J.R. Fienup, "Phase retrieval in sparse aperture systems with phase diversity: a trade space study," Proc. SPIE, 6958, Sensors and Systems for Space Applications II, 69580K (Apr. 03, 2008). doi:10.1117/12.782191
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P.S. Davila, M.R. Bolcar, B.J. Bos, B. Dean, J.G. Hagopian, J.M. Howard, B.L. Unger, and M.E. Wilson, "Focus determination for the James Webb Space Telescope science instruments: a survey of methods," Proc. SPIE, 6265, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation I: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter, 626512 (Jun. 14, 2006). doi:10.1117/12.673383
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "Method of phase diversity in multi-aperture systems utilizing individual sub-aperture control," Proc. SPIE, 5896, Unconventional Imaging, 58960G (Aug. 18, 2005). doi:10.1117/12.613257
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
M.R. Bolcar, "The Large UV/Optical/Infrared (LUVOIR) surveyor: engineering design and technology overview," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 11115OP (2019). doi:10.1117/12.2530456
A.S. Iacchetta, J.R. Fienup, D.T. Leisawitz, and M.R. Bolcar, "Wide-field Imaging Interferometer Testbed Phase Retrieval," Frontiers in Optics 2016, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2016), paper FF1G.4. doi:10.1364/FIO.2016.FF1G.4
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D. Leisawitz, S. Rinehart, M.R. Bolcar, S. Maher, R. Lyon, and N. Memarsadeghi, "Developing spatio-spectral interferometry in the lab for far-IR space application," Imaging and Applied Optics, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2013), paper FM4D.4. doi:10.1364/FTS.2013.FM4D.4
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M.R. Bolcar and E. Mentzell, "Phase Retrieval for an Undersampled Thermal Infrared System," Frontiers in Optics 2011/Laser Science XXVII, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper FThD4. doi:10.1364/FIO.2011.FThD4
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B.H. Dean, T.P. Zielinski, J.S. Smith, M.R. Bolcar, D.L. Aronstein, and J.R. Fienup, "Phase and Pupil Amplitude Recovery for JWST Space-Optics Control," Frontiers in Science 2010/Laser Science XXVI, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper FWV3. doi:10.1364/FIO.2010.FWV3
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "A Comparison of Regularized Metrics for Phase Diversity," Frontiers in Optics 2008/Laser Science XXIV, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2008), paper FMM1. doi:10.1364/FIO.2008.FMM1
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "Estimation of Object Spectral Content Using Phase Diversity," Frontiers in Optics 2007/Laser Science XXIII, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper FWL1. doi:10.1364/FIO.2007.FWL1
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "Phase Diversity with Broadband Illumination," Adaptive Optics: Analysis and Methods/Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging/Information Photonics/Signal Recovery and Synthesis Topical Meetings, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper JTuA6. doi:10.1364/AOPT.2007.JTuA6
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "Comparison of Estimation Methods for Field-Dependent Phase Aberrations," Frontiers in Optics, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2006), paper FMF2. doi:10.1364/FIO.2006.FMF2
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M.R. Bolcar, "Phase Diversity for Segmented and Multi-aperture Systems," doctoral dissertation, University of Rochester (2008).
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PATENTS
P.C. Hill, P.L. Thompson, D.L. Aronstein, M.R. Bolcar, and J.S. Smith, "System and method for null-lens wavefront sensing," U.S. Patent 9,207,145, issued Dec. 8, 2015.
REPORTS
The LUVOIR Science and Technology Definition Team, "The LUVOIR Final Report" (Aug. 26, 2019).
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The LUVOIR Science and Technology Definition Team, "The LUVOIR Final Report Appendices" (Aug. 26, 2019).
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The LUVOIR Science and Technology Definition Team, "The LUVOIR Interim Report" (Aug. 2, 2018).
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INVITED CONFERENCE TALKS, COLLOQUIA, AND SEMINARS
"Computational Needs for Future NASA Direct Imaging Exoplanet Mission Concepts," Keynote Address, 2021 IEEE Space Computing Conference (SCC) (Aug. 25, 2021).
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
C. Stark, R. Belikov, M. Bolcar, E. Cady, B. Crill, S. Ertel, T. Groff, S. Hildebrandt, J. Krist, P. D. Lisman, J. Mazoyer, B. Mennesson, B. Nemati, L. Pueyo, B. Rauscher, A. J. Riggs, G. Ruane, S. Shaklan, D. Sirbu, R. Soummer, K. St. Laurent, and N. Zimmerman, "ExoEarth yield landscape for future direct imaging space telescopes," J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst., 5(2), 024009 (May 20, 2019). doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.024009
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Q. Gong, M. R. Bolcar, J. A. Corsetti, J. A. Crooke, J. A. Generie, T. D. Groff, J. E. Hylan, A. L. Jones, R. Juanola Parramon, A. M. Mandell, G. J. West, and N. T. Zimmerman, "Optical Design of the Extreme Coronagraph for Living Planetary Systems instrument for the LUVOIR mission study," J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst., 5(2), 025002 (May 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.025002
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N. Rioux, H. Thronson, L. Feinberg, H.P. Stahl, D. Redding, A. Jones, J. Sturm, C. Collins, A. Liu, and M.R. Bolcar, "Future large-aperture UVOIR space observatory: reference designs," J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst., 2(4), 041214 (Sep. 15, 2016). doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041214
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M.R. Bolcar, K. Balasubramanian, J. Crooke, L. Feinberg, M. Quijada, B.J. Rauscher, D. Redding, N. Rioux, S. Shaklan, H.P. Stahl, C.M. Stahle, and H. Thronson, "Technology gap assessment for a future large-aperture ultraviolet-optical-infrared space telescope," J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst., 2(4), 041209 (Jul. 08, 2016). doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041209
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H. Thronson, M.R. Bolcar, M. Clampin, J. Crooke, L. Feinberg, W. Oegerle, N. Rioux, H.P. Stahl, and K. Stapelfeldt, "Path to a UV/optical/IR flagship: review of ATLAST and its predecessors," J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst., 2(4), 041210 (Jul. 08, 2016). doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041210
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "Sub-aperture Piston Phase Diversity for Segmented and Multi-aperture Systems," Appl. Opt., 48, A5-A12 (2009). doi:10.1364/AO.48.0000A5
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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
L. Pueyo, C. Stark, R. Juanola-Parramon, N. Zimmerman, M. Bolcar, A. Roberge, G. Arney, G. Ruane, A. Riggs, R. Belikov, D. Sirbu, R. Redding, R. Soummer, I. Laginja, and S. Will, "The LUVOIR Extreme Coronagraph for Living Planetary Systems (ECLIPS) I: searching and characterizing exoplanetary gems," Proc. SPIE, 11117, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets IX, 1111703 (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.11117/12.2530722
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R. Juanola-Parramon, N. Zimmerman, L. Pueyo, M. Bolcar, G. Ruane, J. Krist, and T. Groff, "The LUVOIR Extreme Coronagraph for Living Planetary Systems (ECLIPS) II. Performance evaluation, aberration sensitivity analysis and exoplanet detection simulations," Proc. SPIE, 11117, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets IX, 1111702 (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2530356
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L. Coyle, J.S. Knight, L. Pueyo, J. Arenberg, M. Bluth, M. East, K. Patton, and M. Bolcar, "Large ultra-stable telescope system study," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 11115OR (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2525396
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L. Sacks, C. Collins, G. Walsh, M. Eisenhower, J. Corsetti, G. West, J. Howard, S. Park, M. Bolcar, J. Hylan, and J. Crooke, "Fast steering mirror disturbance effects on overall system optical performance for the Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) concept using a non-contact vibration isolation and precision pointing system," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 1111512 (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2530647
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A. Roberge, M. Bolcar, and K. France, "Telling the story of life in the cosmos: the LUVOIR telescope concepts," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 111150O (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2530475
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L. Dewell, A. Nordt, A. Chopra, M. Bolcar, J. Crooke, M. Jacoby, K. Tajdaran, and T. Andersen, "Dynamic wavefront error and line-of-sight performance predictions for the 15-meter segmented Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) with non-contact vibration isolation," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 1115OS (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2528190
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J. Corsetti, M. Bolcar, J. Crooke, B. Fleming, K. France, J. Generie, Q. Gong, T. Groff, J. Hylan, A. Jones, L. Sacks, G. West, K. Yang, and N. Zimmerman, "Overview of the optomechanical design of the LUVOIR instruments," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 11115OX (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2530695
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K. Yang, M. Bolcar, J. Crooke, J. Hylan, S. Park, R. Venti, B. Matonak, and M. Choi, "Optical instrument thermal control on the Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 111150Y (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2528862
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J. Crooke, M. Bolcar, J. Hylan, "Evolving management strategies to improve NASA flagship's cost and schedule performance: LUVOIR as a case study," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 1111511 (Sept. 9, 2019). doi:10.1117/12.2529294
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D. Sabatke, J. S. Knight, and M. R. Bolcar, "Polarization ray tracing and polarization aberration compensation in reflective astronomical telescopes," Proc. SPIE 10743, Optical Modeling and Performance Predictions X, 1074307 (Sept. 17, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2320759
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M.R. Bolcar, J.A. Crooke, J.E. Hylan, G. Bronke, C. Collins, J. Corsetti, J. Generie, Q. Gong, T. Groff, W. Hayden, A. Jones, B. Matonak, S. Park, L.W. Sacks, G.J. West, K. Yang, and N. Zimmerman, "The Large UV/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR): Decadal Mission Study Update," Proc. SPIE 10698, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 106980O (Jul. 6, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2313350
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P.A. Lightsey, J.S. Knight, M.R. Bolcar, L.D. Feinberg, W.L. Hayden, M.J. Eisenhower, and S.C. Park, "Optical budgeting for LUVOIR," Proc. SPIE 10698, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 1069813 (Jul. 6, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2312256
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L.W. Sacks, C. Blaurock, L.D. Dewell, K. Tajdaran, K.C. Liu, C. Collins, G.J. West, K.Q. Ha, M.R. Bolcar, J.A. Crooke, J.E. Hylan, and R.M. Bell, "Preliminary jitter stability results for the large UV/optical/infrared (LUVOIR) surveyor concept using a non-contact vibration isolation and precision pointing system," Proc. SPIE 10698, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 1069842 (Jul. 16, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2313762
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K. Tajdaran, L.D. Dewell, E.V. Eason, R.M. Bell, K.C. Liu, M.R. Bolcar, L.W. Sacks, J.A. Crooke, C. Blaurock, "Telescope line-of-sight slew control and agility with non-contact vibration isolation for the large ultraviolet/optical/infrared (LUVOIR) surveyor concept," Proc. SPIE 10698, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 106983Y (Jul. 12, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2313644
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R. Juanola-Parramon, A. Iacchetta, D.T. Leisawitz, M.R. Bolcar, S.F. Maher, and S.A. Rinehart, "The wide-field spatio-spectral interferometer: system overview, data synthesis and analysis," Proc. SPIE 10701, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI, 107011K (Jul. 9, 2018). doi:10.1117/12.2314162
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L. Pueyo, N. Zimmerman, M.R. Bolcar, T. Groff, C. Stark, G. Ruane, J. Jewell, R. Soummer, K. St. Laurent, J. Wang, D. Redding, J. Mazoyer, K. Fogarty, R. Juanola-Parramon, S. Domagal-Goldman, A. Roberge, O. Guyon, and A. Mandell, "The LUVOIR architecture "A" coronagraph instrument," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 103980F (Sep. 13, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2274654
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L.D. Dewell, K. Tajdaran, R.M. Bell, K. Lia, M.R. Bolcar, L.W. Sacks, J.A. Crooke, and C. Blaurock, "Dynamic stability with the disturbance-free payload architecture as applied to the Large UV/Optical/Infrared (LUVOIR) Mission," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 103980B (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2274287
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M.R. Bolcar, "The Large UV/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR): Decadal Mission concept technology development overview," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 103980A (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2273853
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L. Feinberg, M.R. Bolcar, S. Knight, D. Redding, "Ultra-stable segmented telescope sensing and control architecture," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2272810
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M.R. Bolcar, S. Aloezos, V.T. Bly, C. Collins, J. Crooke, C.D. Dressing, L. Fantano, L.D. Feinberg, K. France, G. Gochar, Q. Gong, J.E. Hylan, A. Jones, I. Linares, M. Postman, L. Pueyo, A. Roberge, L. Sacks, S. Tompkins, and G. West, "The Large UV/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR): Decadal Mission concept design update," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 1039809 (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2273848
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S.C. Park, M.J. Eisenhower, M. Bluth, M.R. Bolcar, L.D. Feinberg, J.S. Knight, and D.C. Redding, "LUVOIR backplane thermal architecture development through the composite CTE sensitivity study," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 103980D (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2274632
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P.A. Lightsey, J.S. Knight, L.D. Feinberg, M.R. Bolcar, and S.B. Shaklan, "First-order error budgeting for LUVOIR mission," Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 103980C (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2274836
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B.A. Hicks, M.R. Bolcar, M.A. Helmbrecht, P. Petrone, E. Burke, J. Corsetti, T. Dillon, A. Lea, S. Pellicori, T. Sheets, R. Shiri, J. Agolli, J. DeVries, A. Eberhardt, and T. McCabe, "Segmented Aperture Interferometric Nulling Testbed (SAINT) II: component system update," Proc. SPIE 10400, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets VIII, 104001I (Sep. 5, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2273905
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K. France, B. Fleming, G. West, S.R. McCandliss, M.R. Bolcar, W. Harris, L. Moustakas, J.M. O'Meara, I. Pascucci, J. Rigby, D. Schiminovich, and J. Tumlinson, "The LUVOIR Ultraviolet Multi-Object Spectrograph (LUMOS): instrument definition and design," Proc. SPIE 10397, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XX, 1039713 (Aug. 29, 2017). doi:10.1117/12.2272025
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J. Hagopian, M.R. Bolcar, J. Chambers, A. Crane, B. Eegholm, T. Evans, S. Hetherington, E. Mentzell, P.L. Thompson, L. Ramos-Izquierdo, and D. Vaughnn, "Advanced topographic laser altimeter system (ATLAS) receiver telescope assembly (RTA) and transmitter alignment and test," Proc. SPIE 9972, Earth Observing System XXI, 997207 (Sep. 19, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2240241
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D.T. Leisawitz, R. Juanola-Parramon, M.R. Bolcar, J.R. Fienup, A.S. Iacchetta, S.F. Maher, and S.A. Rinehart, "Recent experiments conducted with the Wide-field imaging interferometry testbed (WIIT)," Proc. SPIE 9907, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V, 99070U (Aug. 04, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2231789
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B.A. Hicks, R.G. Lyon, M.R. Bolcar, M. Clampin, P. Petrone, M.A. Helmbrecht, J.M. Howard, and I.J. Miller, "Recent developments with the visible nulling coronagraph," Proc. SPIE 9907, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V, 99072O (Aug. 04, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2234315
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R. Juanola-Parramon, D.T. Leisawitz, M.R. Bolcar, S.F. Maher, S.A. Rinehart, A. Iacchetta, and G. Savini, "The Wide-field Imaging Interferometer Testbed (WIIT): recent progress in the simulation and synthesis of WIIT data," Proc. SPIE 9907, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V, 990740 (Aug. 04, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2232090
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L. Feinberg, N. Rioux, M.R. Bolcar, A. Liu, O. Guyon, C. Stark, and J. Arenberg, "End-to-end assessment of a large aperture segmented ultraviolet optical infrared (UVOIR) telescope architecture," Proc. SPIE, 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99040H (Jul. 29, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2231487
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M.R. Bolcar, L. Feinberg, K. France, B.J. Rauscher, D. Redding, and D. Schiminovich, "Initial technology assessment for the Large-Aperture UV-Optical-Infrared (LUVOIR) mission concept study," Proc. SPIE, 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99040J (Jul. 29, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2230769
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B.A. Hicks, R.G. Lyon, P. Petrone, M. Ballard, M.R. Bolcar, J. Bolognese, M. Clampin, P. Dagoda, D. Dworzanski, M.A. Helmbrecht, C. Koca, and R. Shiri, "The Segmented Aperture Interferometric Nulling Testbed (SAINT) I: overview and air-side system description," Proc. SPIE, 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990420 (Jul. 29, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2234313
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J.A. Crooke, A. Roberge, S.D. Domagal-Goldman, A.M. Mandell, M.R. Bolcar, N.M. Rioux, M.R. Perez, and E.C. Smith, "Status and path forward for the large ultraviolet/optical/infrared surveyor (LUVOIR) mission concept study," Proc. SPIE, 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99044R (Jul. 29, 2016). doi:10.1117/12.2233084
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M.R. Bolcar, K. Balasubramanian, M. Clampin, J. Crooke, L. Feinberg, M. Postman, M. Quijada, B. Rauscher, D. Redding, N. Rioux, S. Shaklan, H.P. Stahl, C. Stahle, and H. Thronson, "Technology development for the Advanced Technology Large Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST) as a candidate large UV-Optical-Infrared (LUVOIR) Surveyor," Proc. SPIE, 9602, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VII, 960209 (Sept. 22, 2015). doi:10.1117/12.2188559
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B.J. Raushcer, M.R. Bolcar, M. Clampin, S.D. Domagal-Goldman, M.W. McElwain, S.H. Moseley, C. Stahle, C.C. Stark, and H.A. Thronson, "ATLAST detector needs for direct spectroscopic biosignature characterization in the visible and near-IR," Proc. SPIE, 9602, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VII, 96020D (Sept. 22, 2015). doi:10.1117/12.2186554
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B.A. Hicks, R.G. Lyon, P. Petrone, I.J. Miller, M.R. Bolcar, M. Clampin, M.A. Helmbrecht, and U. Mallik, "Demonstrating broadband billion-to-one contrast with the Visible Nulling Coronagraph," Proc. SPIE, 9605, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets VII, 96050K (Sept. 11, 2015). doi:10.1117/12.2189101
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A.S. Iacchetta, J.R. Fienup, D.T. Leisawitz, and M.R. Bolcar, "Nonnegative matrix factorization for efficient hyperspectral image projection," Proc. SPIE, 9611, Imaging Spectrometry XX, 96110Y (Sept. 01, 2015). doi:10.1117/12.2188119
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B.A. Hicks, R.G. Lyon, M.R. Bolcar, M. Clampin, and P. Petrone, "High-contrast visible nulling coronagraph for segmented and arbitrary telescope apertures," Proc. SPIE, 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 91432S (Aug. 29, 2014). doi:10.1117/12.2056296
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D. Leisawitz, M.R. Bolcar, R.G. Lyon, S.F. Maher, N. Memarsadeghi, S.A. Rinehart, and E.J. Sinukoff, "Developing wide-field spatio-spectral interferometry for far-infrared space applications," Proc. SPIE, 8445, Optical and Infrared Interferometry III, 84450A (Sept. 12,2 2012). doi:10.1117/12.926812
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M.R. Bolcar and R.G. Lyon, "Approaches for achieving broadband achromatic phase shifts for visible nulling coronagraphy," Proc. SPIE, 8445, Optical and Infrared Interferometry III, 84452C (Sept. 12, 2012). doi:10.1117/12.926237
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M.R. Bolcar, D. Leisawitz, S. Maher, and S. Rinehart, "Demonstration of the wide-field imaging interferometer testbed using a calibrated hyperspectral image projector," Proc. SPIE, 8445, Optical and Infrared Interferometry III, 84452D (Sept. 12, 2012). doi:10.1117/12.926221
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R.G. Lyon, M. Clampin, P. Petrone, U. Mallik, T. Madison, and M.R. Bolcar, "High contrast vacuum nullter testbed (VNT) contrast, performance, and null control," Proc. SPIE, 8442, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 844208 (Aug. 22, 2012). doi:10.1117/12.926889
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M.R. Bolcar, D.L. Aronstein, P.C. Hill, J.S. Smith, and T.P. Zielinski, "Qualification of a null lens using image-based phase retrieval," Proc. SPIE, 8442, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 844251 (Aug. 22, 2012). doi:10.1117/12.926231
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R.G. Lyon, M. Clampin, P. Petrone, U. Mallik, T. Madison, M.R. Bolcar, M.C. Noecker, S. Kendrick, and M. Helmbrecht, "Vacuum nuller testbed (VNT) performance, characterization and null control: progress report," Proc. SPIE, 8151, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets V, 81510F (Sept. 08, 2011). doi:10.1117/12.894531
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W.R. Oegerle, L.D. Feinberg, L.R. Purves, T.T. Hyde, H.A. Thronson, J.A. Townsend, M. Postman, M.R. Bolcar, J.G. Budinoff, B.H. Dean, M.C. Clampin, D.C. Ebbets, Q. Gong, T.R. Gull, J.M. Howard, A.L. Jones, R.G. Lyon, B.A. Pasquale, C. Perrygo, J.S. Smith, P.L. Thompson, and B.E. Woodgate, "ATLAST-9.2m: a large-aperture deployable space telescope," Proc. SPIE, 7731, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 77312M (Jul. 16, 2010). doi:10.1117/12.857622
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R.G. Lyon, W.R. Oegerle, L.D. Feinberg, M.R. Bolcar, B.H. Dean, G.E. Mosier, and M. Postman, "Coronagraphic wavefront control for the ATLAST 9.2m telescope," Proc. SPIE, 7731, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 77312S (Jul. 16, 2010). doi:10.1117/12.857498
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S.A. Rinehart, D.T. Leisawitz, M.R. Bolcar, K.M. Chaprnka, R.G. Lyon, S.F. Maher, N. Memarsadeghi, E.J. Sinukoff, and E. Teichman, "Recent progress in wide-field imaging interferometry," Proc. SPIE, 7734, Optical and Infrared Interferometry II, 77342D (Jul. 16, 2010). doi:10.1117/12.857108
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R.G. Lyon, M. Clampin, R.A. Woodruff, G. Vasudevan, P. Thompson, A. Chen, P. Petrone, A. Booth, T. Madison, M.R. Bolcar, M.C. Noecker, S. Kendrick, G. Melnick, and V. Tolls, "Visible nulling coronagraphy testbed development for exoplanet detection," Proc. SPIE, 7731, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 77312B (Jul. 16, 2010). doi:10.1117/12.857472
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L.D. Feinberg, B. Dean, T. Hyde, B. Oegerle, M.R. Bolcar, and J.S. Smith, "Large segmented UV-optical space telescope using a Hybrid Sensor Active Control (HSAC) architecture," Proc. SPIE, 7436, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IV, 743608 (Aug. 20, 2009). doi:10.1117/12.824198
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B.J. Daniel, M.R. Bolcar, J.R. Schott, and J.R. Fienup, "Phase retrieval in sparse aperture systems with phase diversity: a trade space study," Proc. SPIE, 6958, Sensors and Systems for Space Applications II, 69580K (Apr. 03, 2008). doi:10.1117/12.782191
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P.S. Davila, M.R. Bolcar, B.J. Bos, B. Dean, J.G. Hagopian, J.M. Howard, B.L. Unger, and M.E. Wilson, "Focus determination for the James Webb Space Telescope science instruments: a survey of methods," Proc. SPIE, 6265, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation I: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter, 626512 (Jun. 14, 2006). doi:10.1117/12.673383
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "Method of phase diversity in multi-aperture systems utilizing individual sub-aperture control," Proc. SPIE, 5896, Unconventional Imaging, 58960G (Aug. 18, 2005). doi:10.1117/12.613257
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
M.R. Bolcar, "The Large UV/Optical/Infrared (LUVOIR) surveyor: engineering design and technology overview," Proc. SPIE, 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 11115OP (2019). doi:10.1117/12.2530456
A.S. Iacchetta, J.R. Fienup, D.T. Leisawitz, and M.R. Bolcar, "Wide-field Imaging Interferometer Testbed Phase Retrieval," Frontiers in Optics 2016, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2016), paper FF1G.4. doi:10.1364/FIO.2016.FF1G.4
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D. Leisawitz, S. Rinehart, M.R. Bolcar, S. Maher, R. Lyon, and N. Memarsadeghi, "Developing spatio-spectral interferometry in the lab for far-IR space application," Imaging and Applied Optics, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2013), paper FM4D.4. doi:10.1364/FTS.2013.FM4D.4
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M.R. Bolcar and E. Mentzell, "Phase Retrieval for an Undersampled Thermal Infrared System," Frontiers in Optics 2011/Laser Science XXVII, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper FThD4. doi:10.1364/FIO.2011.FThD4
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B.H. Dean, T.P. Zielinski, J.S. Smith, M.R. Bolcar, D.L. Aronstein, and J.R. Fienup, "Phase and Pupil Amplitude Recovery for JWST Space-Optics Control," Frontiers in Science 2010/Laser Science XXVI, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper FWV3. doi:10.1364/FIO.2010.FWV3
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "A Comparison of Regularized Metrics for Phase Diversity," Frontiers in Optics 2008/Laser Science XXIV, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2008), paper FMM1. doi:10.1364/FIO.2008.FMM1
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "Estimation of Object Spectral Content Using Phase Diversity," Frontiers in Optics 2007/Laser Science XXIII, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper FWL1. doi:10.1364/FIO.2007.FWL1
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "Phase Diversity with Broadband Illumination," Adaptive Optics: Analysis and Methods/Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging/Information Photonics/Signal Recovery and Synthesis Topical Meetings, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper JTuA6. doi:10.1364/AOPT.2007.JTuA6
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M.R. Bolcar and J.R. Fienup, "Comparison of Estimation Methods for Field-Dependent Phase Aberrations," Frontiers in Optics, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2006), paper FMF2. doi:10.1364/FIO.2006.FMF2
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