Dr. Michelle S. Stephens Profile

Dr. Michelle S. Stephens

Group Lead, Sources and Detectors Group at National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Laser-heated carbon-nanotube blackbody source for infrared spectroscopy

Patrick McArdle, Nathan Tomlin, Christopher Yung, John Lehman, Michelle Stephens

Proceedings Volume 12893, 128930C (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001096

KEYWORDS: Black bodies, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared radiation, Sensors, Laser radiation, Thermography, Mercury cadmium telluride, Vacuum chambers

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2022 Presentation + Paper

Extremely broadband calibrated bolometers and microbolometer arrays for Earth radiation budget measurements

M. Stephens, C. Yung, N. Tomlin, D. Harber, C. Straatsma, A. Dan, E. Freire Antunes, P. Pilewskie, O. Coddington, J. Lehman

Proceedings Volume 12234, 1223403 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633044

KEYWORDS: Bolometers, Calibration, Microbolometers, Solar radiation, Thin films, Radiometry

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Proceedings Article | 2 March 2020 Paper

Microfabricated bolometer based on a vertically aligned carbon nanotube absorber

Anna Vaskuri, Michelle Stephens, Nathan Tomlin, Christopher Yung, Andrew Walowitz, Cameron Straatsma, David Harber, John Lehman

Proceedings Volume 11269, 112690L (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545254

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Bolometers, Radiometry, Calibration, Carbon nanotubes, Reflectivity, Finite element methods, Transmittance, Microfabrication, Laser metrology, Thermal analysis, Photonic microstructures, Photonic nanostructures

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2019 Presentation + Paper

Compact total irradiance monitor flight demonstration

David Harber, Zach Castleman, Ginger Drake, Samuel Van Dreser, Nat Farber, Karl Heuerman, Marc Miller, Joel Rutkowski, Alan Sims, Jacob Sprunck, Cameron Straatsma, Isaac Wanamaker, Wengang Zheng, Greg Kopp, Erik Richard, Peter Pilewskie, Nathan Tomlin, Michelle Stephens, Christopher Yung, Malcolm White, John Lehman

Proceedings Volume 11131, 111310D (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2531308

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Head, Silicon, Bolometers, Resistance, Domes, Camera shutters, Thermography, Resistors, Solar energy

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2019 Presentation + Paper

Compact spectral irradiance monitor flight demonstration mission

Erik Richard, Dave Harber, Ginger Drake, Joel Rutkowsi, Zach Castleman, Matthew Smith, Jacob Sprunck, Wengang Zheng, Paul Smith, Melanie Fisher, Alan Sims, Beth Cervelli, Maxwell Fowle, Marc Miller, Michael Chambliss, Thomas Woods, Peter Pilewskie, Christopher Yung, Michelle Stephens, Nathan Tomlin, Malcolm White, John Lehman

Proceedings Volume 11131, 1113105 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2531268

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Photodiodes, Sensors, Calibration, Radiometry, Cryogenics, Bolometers, Silicon, Mirrors, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2019 Presentation + Paper

BABAR: black array of broadband absolute radiometers for far infrared sensing

Christopher Yung, Nathan Tomlin, Cameron Straatsma, Joel Rutkowski, Erik Richard, David Harber, John Lehman, Michelle Stephens

Proceedings Volume 10980, 109800F (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2516047

KEYWORDS: Microbolometers, Radiometry, Carbon nanotubes, Far infrared, Vanadium, Reflectivity, Resistance, Oxides, Staring arrays, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2013 Paper

Behavioral model and simulator for the Multi-slit Optimized Spectrometer (MOS)

Nicholas Tufillaro, Curtiss Davis, Tim Valle, William Good, Michelle Stephens, Peter Spuhler

Proceedings Volume 8870, 88700E (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023526

KEYWORDS: Molybdenum, Spectroscopy, Staring arrays, Scene simulation, Atmospheric modeling, Device simulation, Instrument modeling, Ocean optics, Hyperspectral simulation, Monte Carlo methods

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Multislit optimized spectrometer for ocean color remote sensing

Tim Valle, Chuck Hardesty, Curtiss Davis, Nicholas Tufillaro, Michelle Stephens, William Good, Peter Spuhler

Proceedings Volume 8510, 85100C (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929963

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Molybdenum, Mirrors, Staring arrays, Spatial resolution, Signal to noise ratio, Air contamination, Ecosystems, Sensors, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2011 Paper

An investigation of high spectral resolution lidar measurements over the ocean

Eileen Saiki, Carl Weimer, Michelle Stephens

Proceedings Volume 8159, 81590F (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892569

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Signal attenuation, Water, Scattering, Backscatter, Light scattering, Rayleigh scattering, Aerosols, Sensors, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2011 Paper

Impact of near-cloud boundaries on radiometric performance of imaging sounders: an examination of FTS and dispersive spectrometer error sources

Tanya Ramond, Amy Newbury, Michelle Stephens

Proceedings Volume 8153, 815319 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893975

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Fourier transforms, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Long wavelength infrared, Mid-IR, Stray light, Light scattering, Atmospheric chemistry, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2010 Paper

On-orbit models of the CALIOP lidar for enabling future mission design

Michelle Stephens, Carl Weimer, Eileen Saiki, Mike Lieber

Proceedings Volume 7807, 78070F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.860900

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric modeling, LIDAR, Instrument modeling, Data modeling, Backscatter, Reflection, Systems modeling, Sensors, Performance modeling, Ocean optics

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2009 Paper

Optical autocovariance direct detection lidar for simultaneous wind, aerosol, and chemistry profiling from ground, air, and space platforms

Christian Grund, James Howell, Robert Pierce, Michelle Stephens

Proceedings Volume 7312, 73120U (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.824204

KEYWORDS: Backscatter, Aerosols, LIDAR, Receivers, Doppler effect, Signal attenuation, Sensors, Signal detection, Calibration, Transmitters

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2007 Paper

Development of a validated end-to-end model for space-based lidar systems

Mike Lieber, Carl Weimer, Michelle Stephens, Ray Demara

Proceedings Volume 6681, 66810F (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.731277

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric modeling, Instrument modeling, Thermal modeling, Systems modeling, Laser processing, Data modeling, LIDAR, Atmospheric optics, Laser optics, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 21 October 1996 Paper

Grating-tuned semiconductor MOPA lasers for precision spectroscopy

John Marquardt, Flavio Cruz, Michelle Stephens, Chris Oates, Leo Hollberg, James Bergquist, David Welch, David Mehuys, Steve Sanders

Proceedings Volume 2834, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255336

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Spectroscopy, Optical amplifiers, Laser spectroscopy, Calcium, Optical isolators, Semiconductors, High power lasers, Mercury, Cesium

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 1995 Paper

Optimizing capture efficiency in a magneto-optical trap

Michelle Stephens, Carl Wieman, K. Corwin, Zheng-Tian Lu, H. Gould, T. Dinneen

Proceedings Volume 2385, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206446

KEYWORDS: Chemical species, Cesium, Adsorption, Francium, Magnetism, Electro optical modeling, Process modeling, Chemical reactions, Glasses, Lutetium

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