Mr. Stephen E. Kendrick Profile

Stephen E. Kendrick

Chief Technology Officer at Kendrick Aerospace Consulting LLC

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (38)

Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Optical design of LUVIS for a SMEX mission

Robert Woodruff, Stephen Kendrick, Tony Hull, Daewook Kim, Gopal Vasudevan, Sara Heap

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121812R (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629549

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Diffraction gratings, Optical design, Mirrors, Microchannel plates, Calibration, Monochromatic aberrations, Space operations, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

The Lyman-UV imaging spectrograph: a SMEX mission concept

Sara Heap, Tony Hull, Steve Kendrick, Robert Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218107 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630315

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

LUVIS: an ultraviolet SMEX mission optimized for the Lyman UV

Stephen Kendrick, Robert Woodruff, Tony Hull, Daewook Kim, Gopal Vasudevan, Sara Heap

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121812W (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629641

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Sensors, Microchannel plates, Galactic astronomy, Optical coatings, Optical design, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Progress report on the NASA probe mission concept, CETUS

S. R. Heap, B. Fleming, T. Hull, S. Kendrick, A. Kutyrev, R. A. Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144408 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562715

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Ultraviolet telescopes, Telescopes, Astrophysics, Large telescopes, Space telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Science capabilities enabled by the CETUS NUV multi-object spectrometer and NUV/FUV camera and the driving technologies

Stephen Kendrick, Robert Woodruff, Tony Hull, Sara Heap, Alexander Kutyrev

Proceedings Volume 11115, 1111504 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529790

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Molybdenum, Sensors, Spectroscopes, Optical arrays, Optical coatings, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2019 Open Access

European and US technologies enable CETUS: an ultraviolet space telescope concept

Tony Hull, Sara Heap, Bill Danchi, Bob Woodruff, Steve Kendrick, Lloyd Purves

Proceedings Volume 11180, 1118075 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2536176

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Ultraviolet radiation, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Stars, Cameras, Astronomical imaging, Mirrors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 3 May 2019 Open Access

Optical design for CETUS: a wide-field 1.5-m aperture UV payload being studied for a NASA probe class mission study

Robert Woodruff, William Danchi, Sara Heap, Tony Hull, Stephen Kendrick, Lloyd Purves, Michael Rhee, Eric Mentzell, Brian Fleming, Marty Valente, James Burge, Ben Lewis, Kelly Dodson, Greg Mehle, Matt Tomic

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 02, 024006, (May 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.024006

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Content addressable memory, Molybdenum, Sensors, Image quality, Optical design, Spectrographs, Optical alignment, Spectral resolution, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Theoretical study of filter design for UV-bandpass filters for the CETUS probe mission study

U. Brauneck, R. Woodruff, S. Heap, S. Kendrick

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106993D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2315049

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Bandpass filters, Digital filtering, Reflection, Antireflective coatings, Silica, Solids, Ultraviolet radiation, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

UV capabilities of the CETUS multi-object spectrometer (MOS) and NUV/FUV camera

Stephen Kendrick, Robert Woodruff, Tony Hull, Sara Heap, Alexander Kutyrev, William Danchi, Lloyd Purves

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069939 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314114

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Galactic astronomy, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical filters, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors, Carbon nanotubes, Astronomical spectrometers

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Paper

Optical design for CETUS: a wide-field 1.5m aperture UV payload being studied for a NASA probe class mission study

Robert Woodruff, Tony Hull, Sara Heap, William Danchi, Stephen Kendrick, Lloyd Purves

Proceedings Volume 10401, 104011P (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2286680

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

Multiplexing in astrophysics with a UV multi-object spectrometer on CETUS, a probe-class mission study

Stephen Kendrick, Robert Woodruff, Tony Hull, Sara Heap, Alexander Kutyrev, William Danchi, Lloyd Purves

Proceedings Volume 10401, 1040111 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2286681

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

The NASA probe-class mission concept, CETUS (Cosmic Evolution Through Ultraviolet Spectroscopy)

Sara Heap, William Danchi, James Burge, Kelly Dodson, Anthony Hull, Steven Kendrick, Stephan McCandliss, Gregory Mehle, Lloyd Purves, David Sheikh, Martin Valente, Robert Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 10398, 103980U (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274202

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Spectrographs, Imaging spectroscopy, Ultraviolet telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Cameras, Optical instrument design, UV-Vis spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2015 Paper

Lessons not to make light of (when designing optical systems for space)

Stephen Kendrick

Proceedings Volume 9583, 95830A (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2196563

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Optical design, Coating, Manufacturing, Tolerancing, Actuators, Optics manufacturing, Polishing

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SPIE Journal Paper | 15 July 2013 Open Access

New paradigm for rapid production of large precision optics: frozen membrane mirror technology

Michael Lieber, Stephen Kendrick, Sarah Lipscy, Dennis Ebbets, Scott Acton, Scott Knight

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 09, 091810, (July 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.9.091810

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Precision optics, Manufacturing, Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Space telescopes, Control systems, Adaptive optics, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Precise alignment of x-ray mirror components utilizing pneumatic actuators

Stephen Kendrick, Paul Atcheson, Robert Warden, Jerold Cole, Beth Kelsic, Diane Fear

Proceedings Volume 8491, 849108 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927329

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, X-rays, Optical alignment, X-ray telescopes, Aerospace engineering, Distortion, X-ray optics, Optical testing, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

Electric field reconstruction in the image plane of a high-contrast coronagraph using a set of pinholes around the Lyot plane

Amir Give'on, Stuart Shaklan, Brian Kern, Charley Noecker, Steve Kendrick, Kent Wallace

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84420B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927120

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Coronagraphy, Speckle, Condition numbers, Planets, Deformable mirrors, Cameras, Composites, Wavefronts, Image compression

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

Advanced speckle sensing for internal coronagraphs

Charley Noecker, Stuart Shaklan, James Wallace, Brian Kern, Amir Give'on, Jeremy Kasdin, Ruslan Belikov, Steve Kendrick

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81510I (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895544

KEYWORDS: Speckle, Calibration, Exoplanets, Stars, Planets, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Space telescopes, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

Vacuum nuller testbed (VNT) performance, characterization and null control: progress report

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Peter Petrone, Udayan Mallik, Timothy Madison, Matthew Bolcar, M. Charley Noecker, Stephen Kendrick, Michael Helmbrecht

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81510F (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894531

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Nulling interferometry, Beam splitters, Coronagraphy, Cameras, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Planets, Interferometers, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Visible nulling coronagraphy testbed development for exoplanet detection

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Robert Woodruff, Gopal Vasudevan, Patrick Thompson, Andrew Chen, Peter Petrone, Andrew Booth, Timothy Madison, Matthew Bolcar, M. Charley Noecker, Stephen Kendrick, Gary Melnick, Volker Tolls

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857472

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Nulling interferometry, Beam splitters, Planets, Space telescopes, Cameras, Algorithm development, Telescopes, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2009 Paper

The New Worlds Observer: the astrophysics strategic mission concept study

Webster Cash, Stephen Kendrick, Charley Noecker, John Bally, Julia DeMarines, James Green, Phillip Oakley, Ann Shipley, Scott Benson, Steve Oleson, David Content, Dave Folta, Sharon Garrison, Keith Gendreau, Kate Hartman, Joseph Howard, Tupper Hyde, Darryl Lakins, Jesse Leitner, Douglas Leviton, Rich Luquette, Bill Oegerley, Karen Richon, Aki Roberge, Steve Tompkins, June Tveekrem, Bruce Woodgate, Margaret Turnbull, Dean Dailey, Kent Decker, Reza Dehmohseni, Brian Gaugh, Tiffany Glassman, Mickey Haney, Reem Hejal, Charles Lillie, Amy Lo, David O'Conner, Gina Oleas, Ronald Polidan, Rocco Samuele, Stephen Shields, James Shirvanian, David SooHoo, Giovanna Tinetti, Bryan Dorland, Rachel Dudik, Ralph Gaume, Brian Mason

Proceedings Volume 7436, 743606 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827486

KEYWORDS: Planets, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Stars, Space operations, Exoplanets, Astrophysics, Edge roughness, Sensors, Planetary systems

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2009 Paper

Monolithic versus segmented primary mirror concepts for space telescopes

Stephen Kendrick

Proceedings Volume 7426, 74260O (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.824475

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Phase modulation, Polishing, James Webb Space Telescope, Actuators, Silicon carbide, Glasses, Space mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

Selective reinforcement of a 2m-class lightweight mirror for horizontal beam optical testing

R. Besuner, K. Chow, S. Kendrick, S. Streetman

Proceedings Volume 7018, 701816 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787477

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Distortion, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Optical testing, Optimization (mathematics), Point spread functions, MATLAB, Finite element methods, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

New Worlds Observer telescope and instrument optical design concepts

Joseph Howard, Charlie Noecker, Steve Kendrick, Steve Kilston, Bruce Woodgate, Webster Cash

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70103X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790216

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical design, Space telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Aerospace engineering, Infrared radiation, Imaging systems, Spectrographs, Telescope design

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Large aperture space telescope mirror fabrication trades

Stephen Kendrick, H. Philip Stahl

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70102G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788067

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Silicon carbide, Polishing, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Phase modulation, Beryllium, Zerodur, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2007 Paper

MWIR imaging spectrometer with digital time delay integration for remote sensing and characterization of solar system objects

Stephen Kendrick, Alex Harwit, Michael Kaplan, William Smythe

Proceedings Volume 6678, 66781A (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.729152

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Mid-IR, Signal to noise ratio, Detector arrays, Imaging systems, Sensors, Spatial resolution, Image resolution, Mirrors, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

Pointing and image stability for spaceborne sensors: from comet impactors to observations of extrasolar planets

Stephen Kendrick, Jeremy Stober, Ian Gravseth

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62652V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669068

KEYWORDS: Stars, Sensors, Space operations, Control systems, Gyroscopes, Mirrors, Observatories, Comets, Exoplanets, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2006 Paper

Characterization of a star/planet simulator for evaluating extrasolar planet detection techniques

Stephen Kendrick, Christopher Robb, Dennis Ebbets, Paul Atcheson

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62651Q (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669065

KEYWORDS: Stars, Planets, Surface plasmons, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Device simulation, Optical simulations, Light, Xenon, Lamps

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2005 Paper

In-space observatory testing and ground-based integrated modeling for system verification

Stephen Kendrick, Michael Lieber

Proceedings Volume 5899, 58990H (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.614171

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Observatories, Space operations, Integrated modeling, Sensors, Telescopes, Control systems, Systems modeling, Mirrors, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 2004 Paper

Spaceborne optical coronagraph requirements including exo-solar planet and star testbed simulation

Stephen Kendrick, Jennifer Turner-Valle, Dennis Ebbets, Robert Bates

Proceedings Volume 5555, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557847

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Stars, Planets, Coating, Reflectivity, Optics manufacturing, Polarization, Phase modulation, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Results of the beryllium AMSD mirror cryogenic optical testing

David Chaney, Robert Brown, Stephen Kendrick, Patrick Reardon, James Hadaway, Jay Carpenter, Ron Eng

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549956

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Cryogenics, Computer generated holography, Beryllium, James Webb Space Telescope, Temperature metrology, Actuators, Distortion, Polishing, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Optical coronagraph testbed requirements and design for exoplanet and star simulation

Stephen Kendrick, Jennifer Turner-Valle, Dennis Ebbets, Robert Bates, David Chaney

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549465

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Stars, Planets, Coronagraphy, Device simulation, Wavefronts, Spatial frequencies, James Webb Space Telescope, Telescopes, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Extrasolar Planetary Imaging Coronagraph (EPIC)

Mark Clampin, Gary Melnick, Richard Lyon, Holland Ford, J. Roger Angel, Daniel Gezari, David Golimowski, George Hartig, Martin Harwit, Matt Holman, Garth Illingworth, Scott Kenyon, Douglas Lin, Mark Marley, Scot Olivier, Larry Petro, Dimitar Sasselov, Jean Schneider, Sara Seager, Michael Shao, William Sparks, Volker Tolls, Alycia Weinberger, Hsiao Smith, Ruth Carter, Robert Woodruff, Brent Hyatt, Stephen Kendrick, David Purmot

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552314

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Stars, Space telescopes, Nulling interferometry, Solar system, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 22 December 2003 Paper

Optical characterization of the beryllium semi-rigid AMSD mirror assembly

Stephen Kendrick, David Chaney, Robert Brown

Proceedings Volume 5180, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506386

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Cryogenics, Beryllium, Actuators, James Webb Space Telescope, Optical fabrication, Polishing, Surface finishing, Temperature metrology, Diamond turning

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 2003 Paper

Optical requirements for a Terrestrial Planet Finder optical coronagraph primary mirror

Stephen Kendrick, Roger Linfield, Dennis Ebbets

Proceedings Volume 5170, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506406

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Planets, Coronagraphy, Stars, Phase modulation, Off axis mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Spatial frequencies, Telescopes, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

Lightweighted beryllium cryogenic mirrors for both monolithic and segmented space telescopes

Stephen Kendrick, Robert Brown, Scott Streetman, David Chaney

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461222

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Beryllium, Cryogenics, Phase modulation, Coating, Space telescopes, Polishing, Telescopes, Segmented mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 27 December 2001 Paper

In-process status of the 1.4-m beryllium semi-rigid Advanced Mirror System Demonstrator (AMSD)

Stephen Kendrick, Timothy Reed, Scott Streetman

Proceedings Volume 4451, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453654

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Beryllium, Actuators, Cryogenics, Optical fabrication, Surface finishing, Composites, Polishing, Spherical lenses, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 27 December 2001 Paper

Final results of the Subscale Beryllium Mirror Demonstrator (SBMD)program

Timothy Reed, Stephen Kendrick, Robert Brown, James Hadaway, Donald Byrd

Proceedings Volume 4451, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453614

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Beryllium, Cryogenics, Surface finishing, Polishing, Spherical lenses, Monochromatic aberrations, Actuators, Optical fabrication, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2001 Paper

Design and test of semirigid beryllium mirrors for lightweighted space applications: SBMD cryogenic performance update and AMSD design approach

Stephen Kendrick, Timothy Reed, Scott Streetman, Donald Byrd, James Hadaway

Proceedings Volume 4198, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417345

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Cryogenics, Beryllium, Space mirrors, Surface finishing, Spherical lenses, Actuators, Polishing, Space telescopes, Wavefront sensors

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