Mr. Bert A. Pasquale Profile

Bert A. Pasquale

Optical Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (32)

Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Paper

A low-cost innovative observatory for the reionization explorer mission (REX)

T. Casey, B. Pasquale, J. Rhoads, S. Malhotra

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130923P (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020496

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

REX, the reionization explorer: science and mission overview

Sangeeta Malhotra, James Rhoads, Thomas Casey, Bert Pasquale, Austen Gabrielpillai, Anne Hutter, Ali Ahmad Khostovan, Jeffrey Kruk, Gregory Mosby, Bernard Rauscher, Isak G. Wold, L. Y. Aaron Yung

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130920U (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020423

KEYWORDS: Tunable filters, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Photons, Hydrogen, Earth atmosphere, Design, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2024 Presentation

The Small NASA Optical Ultraviolet Telescope (SNOUT): a SmallSat mission concept to connect extreme UV stellar flare to exoplanetary atmospheres

Keri Hoadley, Allison Youngblood, Sarah Peacock, Eliad Peretz, Bert Pasquale, Scott Bounds, Jeff Dolan, Richard Dvorsky, Casey DeRoo, Graham Kerr, Tommi Koskinen, Arika Egan, Kevin France

Proceedings Volume 13093, 130930D (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017168

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

First light with ORKID, a pathfinder diffraction-limited visible-light camera at the WM Keck Observatory

Maxwell Millar-Blanchaer, Eliad Peretz, Peter Wizinowich, Eduardo Marin, J. Fowler, Jack Grossman, Bert Pasquale, Sam Ragland, Shui Kwok, Scott Lilley, Jacques-Robert Delorme, Kevin Tsubota, Edward Wetherell

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130961D (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019060

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Equipment, Keck Observatory, Cameras, Tunable filters, Imaging systems, Stars, Engineering, Binary data

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

ORCAS Keck mission and instrument development

Eliad Peretz, Peter Wizinowich, Eduardo Marin, Richard Butler, Bert Pasquale, Maxwell Millar-Blanchaer, Scott Lilley, Luke Gers, Shui Hung Kwok, Jason Chin, Sam Ragland, Ed Wetherell, Brett Smith, John O'Meara, Marc Kassis, Greg Aldering, Susana Deustua, Rogier Windhorst, Christian Marois, Saul Perlmutter, Sara Seager, Breann Sitarski, Guillaume Filion, Jean Thomas Landry, Étienne Gauvin, J. Fowler, Rebecca Jensen-Clem, Eric Nielsen, Imke de Pater, Peter Plavchan, Steph Sallum, Shobita Satyapal, John Mather, Peter Kurczynski, Kayla Carmical, Jack Grossman, Andrew Lewis, Maya Wertheim, Vivian Palmer, Keshet Shavit, Kevin Hall

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130960M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018920

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Telescopes, Image segmentation, Equipment, Asteroids, Calibration, Space operations, Exoplanets, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

Optical design of multi-field integral field unit spectrograph for the ORCAS Keck Instrument Development II (ORKID II) instrument

Bert Pasquale, Eliad Peretz, Guangjun Gao, Peter Kurczynski, Victor Chambers, Lenward Seals, Max Millar-Blanchaer, Peter Wizinowich, Marc Kassis, Peter Plavchan, Molly Adams

Proceedings Volume 13096, 1309660 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019837

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Design, Spectrographs, Optical design, Spectral resolution, Optical surfaces, Optical components, Manufacturing, Iterated function systems, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster

Prism assembly for Roman Space Telescope Wide Field Instrument slit-less spectroscopy

Bente Eegholm, Catherine Marx, Victor Chambers, Jenny Chu, Jay Voris, Guangjun Gao, John Lehan, Laurie Seide, Bert Pasquale, John Hagopian, Peter Morey, Qian Gong, Evan Bray

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121804X (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633674

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Space telescopes, Spectroscopes, Field spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Optical components, Mirrors, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Optical instrument design

Proceedings Article | 9 April 2021 Open Access

Integrated concurrent engineering teams for increased efficiency in flight projects (Erratum)

Bert Pasquale

Proceedings Volume 11450, 1145030 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2598859

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Proceedings Article | 7 January 2021 Poster + Paper

Roman Space Telescope CGI: prism and polarizer characterization modes

Tyler Groff, Neil Zimmerman, Hari Subedi, Maxime Rizzo, John Titus, Jim Lyons, Dylan Bell, Samuel Gaylin, Guangjun Gao, Bert Pasquale, Nicholas Nicolaeff, Motohide Tamura, Fang Shi

Proceedings Volume 11443, 114433D (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562925

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Polarizers, Polarization, Spectral calibration, Spectroscopes, Planets, Spectral resolution, Optical design, Calibration, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 14 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Integrated concurrent engineering teams for increased efficiency in flight projects

Bert Pasquale

Proceedings Volume 11450, 1145018 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2581066

KEYWORDS: Systems engineering, Systems modeling, Integration, Product engineering, Optical design, Model-based design, Integrated modeling

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2019 Presentation + Paper

Alignment and test of the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) Engineering Design Unit (EDU) grism

John Hagopian, Josh Berrier, John Chambers, David Content, Margaret Dominguez, Qian Gong, Jason Krom, Catherine Marx, Joseph McMann, Bert Pasquale, Laurie Seide, Arthur Whipple, Patrick Williams

Proceedings Volume 11103, 1110306 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530697

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Optical alignment, LIDAR, Chemical elements, Telescopes, Computer generated holography, Infrared telescopes, Interferometers, Optical spheres, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2018 Presentation + Paper

Optical design and predicted performance of the WFIRST phase-b imaging optics assembly and wide field instrument

Bert Pasquale, Thomas Casey, Catherine Marx, Guangjun Gao, Nerses Armani, David Content, John Hagopian, Alden Jurling, Clifton Jackson, Alice Liu, Art Whipple, Jacob Murray

Proceedings Volume 10745, 107450K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2325859

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Observatories, Optical design, Telescopes, Space operations, Staring arrays, Coronagraphy, Optical alignment, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

The wide field infrared survey telescope (WFIRST) observatory: design formulation (phase-A) overview (Conference Presentation)

Thomas Casey, Nerses Armani, Wes Alexander, Lisa Bartusek, Carl Blaurock, David Braun, Alexander Carra, David Content, Yves Conturie, Christine Cottingham, Richard Demers, Michael Dipirro, Robert Effinger, Robert Egerman, Frank Forkl, Guangjun Gao, John Gygax, John Hagopian, Timothy Hahm, John Hawk, Gurnie Hobbs, Clifton Jackson, Alden Jurling, Brian Kern, Jeffrey Kruk, Xiaoyi Li, Kuo-chia Liu, Catherine Marx, Marzouk Marzouk, Carson McDonald, Seke Godo, Mark Melton, James Mondello, M. Charley Noecker, Bert Pasquale, Hume Peabody, Ilya Poberezhskiy, Cory Powell, Giulio Rosanova, John Ruffa, Jeffrey Smith, Hong Tang, Christopher Tolman, Arthur Whipple, Timothy Wilson, Melissa Vess, Perry Voyer

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106982C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313748

KEYWORDS: Infrared telescopes, Space telescopes, Observatories, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Optical instrument design, Infrared imaging, Exoplanets, Imaging spectroscopy, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2017 Paper

Optical design of the WFIRST Phase-A Wide Field Instrument

Bert Pasquale, Catherine Marx, Guangjun Gao, Nerses Armani, Thomas Casey

Proceedings Volume 10590, 105901Q (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2300295

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical design, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Staring arrays, Optical components, Stray light, Bragg cells, Galactic astronomy, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2017 Paper

Optical design of the WFIRST Phase-A Integral Field Channel

Guangjun Gao, Bert Pasquale, Catherine Marx, Victor Chambers

Proceedings Volume 10590, 105901R (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293038

KEYWORDS: Astronomical spectroscopy, Optical design, Astronomical imaging, Space telescopes, Aberration theory

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2017 Presentation + Paper

Ground to on-orbit alignment study of the WFIRST wide-field channel and resulting changes in the telescope architecture

John Hagopian, Nerses Armani, Lisa Bartusek, Tom Casey, Dave Content, Yves Conturie, Guangjun Gao, Alden Jurling, Cathy Marx, Joe Marzouk, Bert Pasquale, J. Scott Smith, Hong Tang, Arthur Whipple

Proceedings Volume 10377, 103770E (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2280333

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Infrared telescopes, Space operations, Optical telescopes, Coronagraphy, Monte Carlo methods, Infrared astronomy, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

Wide-Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST) slitless spectrometer: design, prototype, and results

Qian Gong, David Content, Margaret Dominguez, Thomas Emmett, Ulf Griesmann, John Hagopian, Jeffrey Kruk, Catherine Marx, Bert Pasquale, Thomas Wallace, Arthur Whipple

Proceedings Volume 9904, 990412 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231665

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Spectroscopy, Optical design, Chemical elements, Interferometers, Computer generated holography, Wavefronts, Diffraction, Diffraction gratings, Collimation

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2014 Paper

Optical design of the WFIRST-AFTA wide-field instrument

Bert Pasquale, David Content, Jeffery Kruk, David Vaughnn, Qian Gong, Joseph Howard, Alden Jurling, Len Seals, Eric Mentzell, Nerses Armani, Gary Kuan

Proceedings Volume 9293, 929305 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2177847

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Optical design, Space telescopes, Staring arrays, Sensors, James Webb Space Telescope, Infrared telescopes, Observatories, Ray tracing

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

Wide field instrument preliminary design for the Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope

David Content, Nerses Armani, Charles Baker, Clifton Jackson, Duncan Kahle, Jeffrey Kruk, John Lehan, Mark Melton, Eric Mentzell, Joseph Miko, David Palace, Bert Pasquale, Hume Peabody, Brian Smith, Walter Smith, Jeffrey Stewart, David Vaughnn, Augustyn Waczynski, Thomas Wallace

Proceedings Volume 8860, 88600F (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2025496

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space operations, Electronics, Optical benches, Optical instrument design, Mirrors, Imaging spectroscopy, Staring arrays, Composites

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2010 Paper

Optical design for the Submillimeter and Far InfraRed Experiment (SAFIRE)

Bert Pasquale, S. Harvey Moseley, Dominic Benford, George Voellmer, Peter Steigner

Proceedings Volume 7652, 76520P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879046

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical design, Diffraction gratings, Telescopes, Sensors, Far infrared, Observatories, Space telescopes, Diffraction, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2010 Paper

Optical design for the Composite InfraRed Spectrometer Lite (CIRS-Lite)

Bert Pasquale, John Brasunas, John Hagopian, Qian Gong, William Mamakos, Melissa Edgerton, Vincent Bly

Proceedings Volume 7652, 76520Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879044

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Interferometers, Infrared spectroscopy, Optical design, Solar concentrators, Beam splitters, Infrared radiation, Relays, Vignetting

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2010 Paper

Optical design process and comparison for ATLAST concepts

Bert Pasquale, Philip Stahl, Lee Feinberg, Joseph Howard, Qian Gong, David Aronstein

Proceedings Volume 7652, 76520H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879040

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical design, Wavefronts, Ultraviolet radiation, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Telescopes, Observatories, James Webb Space Telescope, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 10 August 2010 Paper

ATLAST-8 Mission concept study for 8-meter monolithic UV/optical space telescope

H. Philip Stahl, Marc Postman, William Arnold, Randall Hopkins, Linda Hornsby, Gary Mosier, Bert Pasquale

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856256

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Space operations, Telescopes, Observatories, Stars, Control systems, Structural design, Galactic astronomy, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

ATLAST-9.2m: a large-aperture deployable space telescope

William Oegerle, Lee Feinberg, Lloyd Purves, T. Tupper Hyde, Harley Thronson, Jacqueline Townsend, Marc Postman, Matthew Bolcar, Jason Budinoff, Bruce Dean, Mark Clampin, Dennis Ebbets, Qian Gong, Theodore Gull, Joseph Howard, Andrew Jones, Richard Lyon, Bert Pasquale, Charles Perrygo, Jeffrey Smith, Patrick Thompson, Bruce Woodgate

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857622

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Sensors, Sun, Observatories, Ultraviolet radiation, Stray light, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Comparative concepts for ATLAST optical designs

Bert Pasquale, Philip Stahl, Lee Feinberg, Joseph Howard, Qian Gong, David Aronstein

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857170

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefronts, Optical design, Ultraviolet radiation, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Telescopes, Observatories, James Webb Space Telescope, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Joint Dark Energy Mission optical design studies

D. Content, M. Dittman, B. Firth, J. Howard, C. Jackson, J. Lehan, J. Mentzell, B. Pasquale, M. Sholl

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77311D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859144

KEYWORDS: Baryon acoustic oscillations, Spectroscopy, Near infrared, Space telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Imaging spectroscopy, Optical design, Prisms

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2009 Paper

Design for an 8-meter monolithic UV/OIR space telescope

H. Philip Stahl, Marc Postman, William Arnold, Randall Hopkins, Linda Hornsby, Gary Mosier, Bert Pasquale

Proceedings Volume 7436, 743609 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826736

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Space operations, Telescopes, Observatories, Optical instrument design, Stars, Control systems, Galactic astronomy, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

DESTINY: the dark energy space telescope

Bert Pasquale, Robert Woodruff, Tod Lauer, Dominic Benford

Proceedings Volume 6687, 66870Q (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735180

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Calibration, Sensors, Mirrors, Space operations, Staring arrays, Optical filters, Bandpass filters, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 26 October 2004 Paper

Wide Field Collimator 2 (WFC2) for GOES Imager and Sounder

Shahriar Etemad, James Bremer, Barbara Zukowski, Bert Pasquale, Tmitri Zukowski, Robert Prince, Patrick O'Neill, Robert Ross

Proceedings Volume 5542, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559623

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Modulation transfer functions, Light emitting diodes, Autocollimators, Collimators, Mirrors, Image processing, Diamond, Convection, Optical fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2002 Paper

Improved wide-field collimator for dynamic testing of the GOES imager and sounder

James Bremer, Shahriar Etemad, Barbara Zukowski, Bert Pasquale, Tmitri Zukowski, Robert Prince, Vincent Holmes, John Ryskewich, Patrick O'Neill, Jeanine Murphy-Morris

Proceedings Volume 4814, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451528

KEYWORDS: Light emitting diodes, Imaging systems, Collimators, Control systems, Lens design, Telescopes, Visible radiation, Aerospace engineering, Diffusers, Lamps

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

Tunable filter for the vacuum ultraviolet

Andrew Smith, Bert Pasquale, Qian Gong, Babak Saif

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324444

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Sensors, Optical filters, Image filtering, Cameras, Tunable filters, Spatial resolution, Ultraviolet radiation, Vacuum ultraviolet

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1993 Paper

Optical design of the composite infrared spectrometer (CIRS) for the Cassini mission

Peter Maymon, Michael Dittman, Bert Pasquale, Donald Jennings, Kimberly Mehalick, Catherine Trout

Proceedings Volume 1945, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158752

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Interferometers, Modulation transfer functions, Sensors, Infrared spectroscopy, Beam splitters, Optical design, Far infrared

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