Dr. Kenneth W. Billman Profile

Dr. Kenneth W. Billman

Senior Fellow

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2005 Paper

Progress toward an athermal HEL optical window

Kenneth Billman, Danh Tran, Ken Levin, Steven Daigneault, Nathan Edwards

Proceedings Volume 5647, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.584284

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Silica, Optics manufacturing, Manufacturing, Thermography, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, RADICL, Adaptive optics, Iterated function systems

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Proceedings Article | 4 September 2001 Paper

Development of low-OPD windows for airborne laser

Kenneth Billman, Danh Tran, Linda Johnson, Mark Moran, Soe-Mie Nee, John Detrio, Steven Daigneault, Angelia Bukley

Proceedings Volume 4376, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438182

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Silica, Adaptive optics, Manufacturing, Thermal optics, Thermography, RADICL, Airborne laser technology, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2000 Paper

Optical and surface properties of oxyfluoride glass

Soe-Mie Nee, Linda Johnson, Mark Moran, Joni Pentony, Steven Daigneault, Danh Tran, Kenneth Billman, Sadegh Siahatgar

Proceedings Volume 4102, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.405276

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Silica, Refractive index, Transmittance, Scattering, Laser scattering, Absorption, Surface roughness, Surface finishing, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2000 Paper

In-flight calibration of an airborne wavefront control subsystem

Harold Schall, Andrew Myers, David Weight, Kenneth Billman, Salvatore Cusumano

Proceedings Volume 4034, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391869

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Control systems, Deformable mirrors, Actuators, Sensors, Error analysis, Beam controllers, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 1999 Paper

ABL subscale deformable mirror risk reduction tests

Steven Daigneault, Kenneth Billman, Jan Kansky, Juan Echeverry

Proceedings Volume 3706, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356970

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Optical coatings, Manufacturing, RADICL, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Beam controllers, Silicon, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 1999 Paper

ABL beam control laboratory demonstrator

Kenneth Billman, John Breakwell, Richard Holmes, Kalyan Dutta, Zachary Granger, Terry Brennan, Bryan Kelchner

Proceedings Volume 3706, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356954

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Optical simulations, Control systems, Fiber optic illuminators, Atmospheric optics, Atmospheric propagation, Beam controllers, Atmospheric modeling, Missiles, Laser beam propagation

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 1999 Paper

Multibeam laser illuminator approach

Charles Higgs, Herbert Barclay, Kenneth Billman

Proceedings Volume 3706, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356959

KEYWORDS: Fiber optic illuminators, Missiles, Atmospheric propagation, Scintillation, Beam splitters, Turbulence, Transmitters, Backscatter, Atmospheric turbulence, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 1999 Paper

Airborne laser system common path/common mode design approach

Kenneth Billman, Bruce Horwitz, Paul Shattuck

Proceedings Volume 3706, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356958

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Sensors, Missiles, Atmospheric corrections, Airborne laser technology, Tolerancing, Nose, Deformable mirrors, Control systems, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 1998 Paper

Active tracking using multibeam illumination

Charles Higgs, Herbert Barclay, Salvatore Cusumano, Kenneth Billman

Proceedings Volume 3381, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323935

KEYWORDS: Fiber optic illuminators, Missiles, Atmospheric propagation, Turbulence, Scintillation, Transmitters, Airborne laser technology, Mirrors, Wave propagation, Analytical research

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Conference Committee Involvement (3)

Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Laser Systems Technologies XXI

9 April 2007 | Orlando, Florida, United States

Laser Systems Technology II

13 April 2004 | Orlando, Florida, United States

Laser Systems Technology

21 April 2003 | Orlando, Florida, United States

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