Donald T. Gavel
University of California, Santa Cruz
204 Papers
1.4K Citations
Donald T. Gavel is an academic researcher from University of California, Santa Cruz. The author has contributed to research in topics: Adaptive optics & Deformable mirror. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 203 publications. Previous affiliations of Donald T. Gavel include University of California, Los Angeles & National Science Foundation.
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Toward optimization of pulsed sodium laser guide stars
TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the time-dependent characteristics of sodium fluorescence and investigated the optimal format for the new fiber laser LGS that will be part of the upgraded adaptive optics system on the Shane Telescope at Mt. Hamilton.
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Adaptive optics designs for an infrared multi-object spectrograph on TMT
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of a feasibility study for the adaptive optics systems on the infrared multi-object spectrograph, IRMOS and report on the design concepts and architectural options.
Commissioning ShARCS: the Shane adaptive optics infrared camera-spectrograph for the Lick Observatory Shane 3-m telescope
Rosalie C. McGurk,Constance M. Rockosi,Donald T. Gavel,Renate Kupke,Michael Peck,Terry Pfister,Jim Ward,William Deich,John Gates,Elinor L. Gates,Barry Alcott,David Cowley,Daren Dillon,Kyle Lanclos,Dale Sandford,Mike Saylor,Srikar Srinath,Jason Weiss,Andrew Norton +18 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the design and first-light early science performance of the Shane Adaptive optics infraRed Camera- Spectrograph (ShARCS) on Lick Observatory's 3m Shane telescope.
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Characterizing MEMS deformable mirrors for open-loop operation: High-resolution measurements of thin-plate behavior
Katie M. Morzinski,Katie M. Morzinski,Donald T. Gavel,Donald T. Gavel,Andrew Norton,Andrew Norton,Daren Dillon,Daren Dillon,Marc Reinig,Marc Reinig +9 more
- 07 Feb 2008
TL;DR: In this article, a thin-plate equation was used to model the surface deflection of a micro-electrical mechanical system (MEMS) for open-loop control of multiple DMs.
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Characterization and operation of a liquid crystal adaptive optics phoropter
Abdul A. S. Awwal,Brian J. Bauman,Donald T. Gavel,Scot S. Olivier,Steve Jones,Dennis A. Silva,Joseph L. Hardy,Thomas B. Barnes,John S. Werner +8 more
- 05 Feb 2003
TL;DR: In this article, an adaptive optics phoropter has been designed and constructed based on a Shack-Hartmann sensor to measure the aberrations of the eye, and a liquid crystal spatial light modulator to compensate for them.