Dr. Gary M. Kuan Profile

Dr. Gary M. Kuan

at Jet Propulsion Lab

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Publications (27)

SPIE Journal Paper | 11 October 2023 Open Access

Open Access

End-to-end numerical modeling of the Roman Space Telescope coronagraph

John Krist, John Steeves, Brandon Dube, A.J. Eldorado Riggs, Brian Kern, David Marx, Eric Cady, Hanying Zhou, Ilya Poberezhskiy, Caleb Baker, James McGuire, Bijan Nemati, Gary Kuan, Bertrand Mennesson, John Trauger, Navtej Saini, Sergi Hildebrandt Rafels

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 04, 045002, (October 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.4.045002

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Actuators, Space telescopes, Numerical modeling, Wavefronts, Modeling, Stars, Monochromatic aberrations, Polarization, Simulations

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Roman Space Telescope optical system: status, test, and verification

Matthew Bolcar, Josh Abel, Lisa Bartusek, Tom Casey, Bente Eegholm, Guangjun Gao, Tyler Groff, John Hagopian, Joseph Howard, Alden Jurling, Gary Kuan, Dave Kubalak, Kuo-Chia (Alice) Liu, Cathy Marx, Kim Mehalick, Mark Melton, Scott Rohrbach, Derek Sabatke, Tony Whitman

Proceedings Volume 12676, 126760O (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677569

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Equipment, Vacuum, Optical alignment, Stray light, Optical fabrication, Metrology, Tunable filters, Telescopes, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Roman coronagraph instrument: engineering overview and status

Ilya Poberezhskiy, Kathryn Heydorff, Thomas Luchik, Feng Zhao, Eric Cady, Gasia Bedrosian, Mark Colavita, Brandon Creager, Renaud Goullioud, Tyler Groff, Amanda Grue, Brian Monacelli, Patrick Morrissey, Joshua Kempenaar, Brian Kern, Matthew King, Timothy Koch, John Krist, Gary Kuan, Jonathan Lam, Dorothy Lewis, Fai Mok, David Muliere, Bijan Nemati, Charley Noecker, Jeffrey Oseas, A.J. Riggs, Fang Shi, Belinda Shreckengost

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121801X (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630540

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Electronics, Cameras, Interfaces, Mirrors, Control systems, Optical alignment, Observatories, Space operations, Optical benches

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Habitable-zone observatory (HabEx) baseline 4-m telescope design and predicted performance

H. Philip Stahl, Gary Kuan, William Arnold, Mike Baysinger, Thomas Brooks, Jay Garcia, J. Brent Knight

Proceedings Volume 11443, 114433C (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562879

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Observatories, Telescope design, Telescopes, Astrophysics, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Planetary systems, Stars, Diffraction

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SPIE Journal Paper | 17 August 2020 Open Access

Open Access

Habitable-Zone Exoplanet Observatory baseline 4-m telescope: systems-engineering design process and predicted structural thermal optical performance

H. Philip Stahl, Gary Kuan, William Arnold, Thomas Brooks, J. Brent Knight, Stefan Martin

JATIS, Vol. 6, Issue 03, 034004, (August 2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.6.3.034004

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Observatories, Exoplanets, James Webb Space Telescope, Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Zerodur, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Technology maturity update for the Habitable-zone Exoplanet Imaging Observatory (HabEx) concept

Rhonda Morgan, Keith Warfield, H. Phil Stahl, Bertrand Mennesson, Gary Kuan, Bala Balasubramanian, Dimitri Mawet, Shouleh Nikzad, John Hennessy, Ali Azizi, Stuart Shaklan, Eugene Serabyn

Proceedings Volume 11115, 111150N (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529766

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Observatories, Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Optical instrument design, Deformable mirrors, Wavefronts, Segmented mirrors, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

Numerical modeling of the Habex coronagraph

John Krist, Stefan Martin, Gary Kuan, Bertrand Mennesson, Garreth Ruane, Navtej Saini, John Trauger, James Breckinridge, Dimitri Mawet, Philip Stahl, Jeffrey Davis

Proceedings Volume 11117, 1111705 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530462

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Polarization, Telescopes, Numerical modeling

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

Paper

Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx) telescope and optical instruments

Stefan Martin, Gary Kuan, Daniel Stern, Paul Scowen, John Krist, Dimitri Mawet, Garreth Ruane

Proceedings Volume 11117, 1111704 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530737

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Telescopes, Observatories, Optical components, Ultraviolet radiation, Coronagraphy, Spectroscopes, Space telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation

Presentation

Habitable-zone exoplanet observatory (HabEx) baseline 4-m telescope design and predicted performance

H. Philip Stahl, Gary Kuan, William Arnold, Michael Baysinger, Thomas Brooks, Velibor Cormarkovic, Jacqueline Davis, Jay Garcia, J. Brent Knight, Stefan Martin, Navtej Saini, Hao Tang, Juan Villalvazo

Proceedings Volume 11115, 111150U (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528331

KEYWORDS: Telescope design, Telescopes, Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Planetary systems, Stars, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx)

B. Scott Gaudi, Bertrand Mennesson, Sara Seager, Kerri Cahoy, John Clarke, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Lee Feinberg, Olivier Guyon, Jeremy Kasdin, Christian Marois, Dimitri Mawet, Motohide Tamura, David Mouillet, Timo Prusti, Andreas Quirrenbach, Tyler Robinson, Leslie Rogers, Paul Scowen, Rachel Somerville, Karl Stapelfeldt, Christopher Stark, Daniel Stern, Martin Still, Margaret Turnbull, Jeffrey Booth, Alina Kiessling, Gary Kuan, Keith Warfield

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106980P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312278

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Planets, Ultraviolet radiation, Stars, Coronagraphy, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy, Telescopes, Planetary systems, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Overview of the 4m baseline architecture concept of the habitable exoplanet imaging mission (HabEx) study

Gary Kuan, Keith Warfield, Bertrand Mennesson, Alina Kiessling, Stefan Martin, Joel Nissen, Stuart Shaklan, Oscar Alvarez-Salazar, Milan Mandic, David Webb, H. Philip Stahl, Steve Warwick

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106980Q (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314241

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Mirrors, Space operations, Ultraviolet radiation, Stars, Observatories, Laser sintering

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Presentation

The habitable exoplanet imaging mission (HabEx): science goals and projected capabilities (Conference Presentation)

Scott Gaudi, Bertrand Mennesson, Sara Seager, Keith Warfield, Gary Kuan, Alina Kiessling, the HABEX Science and Technology Definition Team

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106980M (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314009

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Solar system, Astrophysics, UV optics, Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, Near ultraviolet, Near infrared, Planets, Scientific research

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Technology maturity for the habitable-zone exoplanet imaging observatory (HabEx) concept

Rhonda Morgan, Keith Warfield, Gary Kuan, H. Phil Stahl, Bertrand Mennesson, Bala Balasubramanian, Dimitri Mawet, Shouleh Nikzad, Joel Nissen, Stuart Shaklan, Eugene Serabyn, Karl Stapelfeldt, Steven Warwick

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106980S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313845

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Coating, Sensors, Reflectivity, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Microchannel plates

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

HabEx ultraviolet spectrograph design and DRM

Paul Scowen, Stefan Martin, Mayer Rud, Gary Kuan, Daniel Stern, Alina Kiessling, Bertrand Mennesson, Keith Warfield

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069905 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313496

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Mirrors, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Reflectivity, Imaging spectroscopy, Optical coatings, Space telescopes, Spectroscopy, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Habitable exoplanet imaging mission (HabEx): initial flight system design

Farah Alibay, Gary Kuan, Keith Warfield

Proceedings Volume 10398, 1039803 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274520

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Planets, Telescopes, Exoplanets, Imaging systems, Optical instrument design, Stars, Astrophysics, Planetary systems, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2016 Paper

Paper

The Habitable Exoplanet (HabEx) Imaging Mission: preliminary science drivers and technical requirements

Bertrand Mennesson, Scott Gaudi, Sara Seager, Kerri Cahoy, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Lee Feinberg, Olivier Guyon, Jeremy Kasdin, Christian Marois, Dimitri Mawet, Motohide Tamura, David Mouillet, Timo Prusti, Andreas Quirrenbach, Tyler Robinson, Leslie Rogers, Paul Scowen, Rachel Somerville, Karl Stapelfeldt, Daniel Stern, Martin Still, Margaret Turnbull, Jeffrey Booth, Alina Kiessling, Gary Kuan, Keith Warfield

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99040L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2240457

KEYWORDS: Stars, Planets, Galactic astronomy, Imaging spectroscopy, Exoplanets, Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Astrophysics, Ultraviolet radiation, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2014 Paper

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

Paper

Wide-Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST) 2.4-meter mission study

D. Content, K. Aaron, L. Abplanalp, K. Anderson, R. Capps, Z. Chang, J. Dooley, R. Egerman, R. Goullioud, D. Klein, J. Kruk, G. Kuan, M. Melton, J. Ruffa, M. Underhill, D. Van Buren

Proceedings Volume 8860, 88600E (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027717

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space operations, Coronagraphy, Imaging spectroscopy, Exoplanets, Observatories, Infrared telescopes, Mirrors, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope [WFIRST]: telescope design and simulated performance

R. Goullioud, D. Content, G. Kuan, J. Moore, Z. Chang, E. Sunada, J. Villalvazo, J. Hawk, N. Armani, E. Johnson, C. Powell

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84421U (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927808

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Computer aided design, Thermography, Infrared telescopes, Optical instrument design, Performance modeling, Thermal modeling, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2010 Paper

Paper

SIM Lite: ground alignment of the instrument

Frank Dekens, Renaud Goullioud, Fabien Nicaise, Gary Kuan, Mauricio Morales

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77341K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857183

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Interferometers, Metrology, Optical alignment, Tolerancing, Telescopes, Alignment procedures, Waveguides, Computer aided design, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Progress on SIM-Lite brassboard interferometer integration and test

I. Hahn, M. Weilert, X. An, G. Kuan, L. Hovland, R. Smythe, E. Hovland, R. Krylo, M. Fisher, Z. Chang, J. Cepeda-Rizo, J. Shields, A. Ahmed, N. Fathpour, J. Carson, F. Nicaise, M. Morales, F. Dekens, R. Goullioud

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77344K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858288

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Stars, Modulation, Mirrors, Telescopes, Metrology, Beam splitters, Cameras, CCD image sensors, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

Paper

Brassboard Astrometric Beam Combiner (ABC) development for the Space Interferometry Mission (SIM)

Muthu Jeganathan, Gary Kuan, Mike Rud, Sean Lin, Kristen Sutherland, James Moore, Xin An

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70134X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789520

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Simulation of CCA and DLA aggregates, Cameras, Camera shutters, Optical alignment, Staring arrays, Interferometry, Metrology, Mechanical engineering, Off axis mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

Paper

Metrology optical power budgeting in SIM using statistical analysis techniques

Gary Kuan

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70134V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790459

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Interferometers, Mirrors, Oscillators, Optical components, Heterodyning, Statistical analysis, Telecommunications, Stars, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Paper

Picometer level modeling of a shared vertex double corner cube in the Space Interferometry Mission kite testbed

Gary Kuan, Frank Dekens

Proceedings Volume 6268, 62682L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672489

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Interferometry, Calibration, Reflection, Interferometers, Optical testing, Data modeling, Space telescopes, Phase shifts, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Paper

Model validation of SIM external metrology at the sub-nanometer level

Bijan Nemati, Gary Kuan

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549700

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Data modeling, Interferometers, Reflection, Phase shifts, Sensors, Performance modeling, Interferometry, Coating, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

Paper

SIM internal metrology beam launcher development

Feng Zhao, Rosemary Diaz, Gary Kuan, Norbert Sigrist, Yuri Beregovski, Lawrence Ames, Kalyan Dutta

Proceedings Volume 4852, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460940

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Interferometers, Diffraction, Mirrors, Stars, Beam splitters, Heterodyning, Collimators, Optical testing, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

Paper

Sensitivity of optical metrology calibration to measured corner cube retroreflector parameters for the Space Interferometry Mission

Gary Kuan, Steven Moser

Proceedings Volume 4852, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460544

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Retroreflectors, Refractive index, Calibration, Interferometry, Optical testing, Optical metrology, Reflectivity, Systems modeling, Coating

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