Dr. Jack D. Drummond Profile

Dr. Jack D. Drummond

Astronomer at Air Force Research Lab

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Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 18 July 2018 Paper

Monitoring the low wind effect on the Starfire Optical Range 3.5-m telescope

Mala Mateen, Jack Drummond, Robert Johnson

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107036P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314277

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Sensors, Aluminum, Telescopes, Asteroids, Wavefronts, Temperature sensors

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Measuring the return flux for a sodium beacon created by combining two laser beams

Keith Wyman, Lee Kann, Alexander Hamm, Mark Eickhoff, Jack Drummond, Olivia Byrd, Robert Johnson

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107030U (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2310201

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Sodium, Sodium guide stars, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Optical pumping, Laser optics, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2016 Paper

Vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers for sodium guidestar applications and improvement of current guidestar systems

Shawn Hackett, Alexander Albrecht, Zhou Yang, Jeffrey Cederberg, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Robert Johnson, Jack Drummond

Proceedings Volume 9734, 97340Y (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2216853

KEYWORDS: Sodium guide stars, Vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers, Second-harmonic generation, Sodium, Telescopes, Systems modeling, Optical pumping, Laser applications, Laser guide stars, Crystals, Data modeling, Chemical species, Mathematical modeling, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Size of the halo of the adaptive optics PSF

Szymon Gladysz, Miska Le Louarn, Natalia Yaitskova, Aurea Garcia-Rissmann, Lee Kann, Jack Drummond, Robert Johnson, Dan Roskey

Proceedings Volume 8447, 844725 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925537

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Wavefronts, Speckle, Modulation transfer functions, Device simulation, Optical transfer functions, Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Fourier transforms

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2008 Paper

Simple model, including recoil, for the brightness of sodium guide stars created from CW single frequency fasors and comparison to measurements

Paul Hillman, Jack Drummond, Craig Denman, Robert Fugate

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70150L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790650

KEYWORDS: Chemical species, Sodium, Doppler effect, Mesosphere, Telescopes, Atmospheric propagation, Electroluminescent displays, Polarization, Velocity measurements

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2008 Paper

Simulations of mesospheric sodium guidestar radiance

John Telle, Jack Drummond, Paul Hillman, Craig Denman

Proceedings Volume 6878, 68780G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.760528

KEYWORDS: Sodium, Polarization, Sodium guide stars, Seaborgium, Absorption, Magnetism, Chemical species, Doppler effect, Atmospheric propagation, Protactinium

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Proceedings Article | 4 July 2006 Paper

Characteristics of sodium guidestars created by the 50-watt FASOR and first closed-loop AO results at the Starfire Optical Range

Craig Denman, Jack Drummond, Mark Eickhoff, Robert Fugate, Paul Hillman, Steven Novotny, John Telle

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62721L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.695916

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sodium, Telescopes, Polarization, Sodium guide stars, Magnetism, Advanced distributed simulations, Stars, Binary data, Chemical species

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Analysis of K-band imaging of the wide binary system σ CrB with the Lick Observatory NGS AO system

Kenneth Mighell, Julian Christou, Jack Drummond

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62720I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670574

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Stars, Photometry, Imaging systems, K band, Error analysis, Observatories, Deconvolution, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2006 Paper

Studies of a mesospheric sodium guidestar pumped by continuous-wave sum-frequency mixing of two Nd:YAG laser lines in lithium triborate

John Telle, Jack Drummond, Craig Denman, Paul Hillman, Gerald Moore, Steven Novotny, Robert Fugate

Proceedings Volume 6215, 62150K (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673121

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Chemical species, Sodium, Sodium guide stars, Optical pumping, Telescopes, Estimation theory, Nd:YAG lasers, Absorption, Lithium

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2005 Paper

Realization of a 50-watt facility-class sodium guidestar pump laser

Craig Denman, Paul Hillman, Gerald Moore, John Telle, Joseph Preston, Jack Drummond, Robert Fugate

Proceedings Volume 5707, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.613370

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sodium, Nd:YAG lasers, Oscillators, Laser guide stars, Sodium guide stars, Continuous wave operation, Mirrors, Sum-frequency generation, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Sky tests of a laser-pumped sodium guidestar with and without beam compensation

Jack Drummond, John Telle, Craig Denman, Paul Hillman, James Spinhirne, Julian Christou

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.556869

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Polarization, Stars, Laser guide stars, Sodium guide stars, Sodium, Charge-coupled devices, Photon polarization, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Progress toward a 50-watt facility-class sodium guide star pump laser

Robert Fugate, Craig Denman, Paul Hillman, Gerald Moore, John Telle, Imelda De La Rue, Jack Drummond, James Spinhirne

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.556871

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Oscillators, Sodium, Adaptive optics, Sodium guide stars, Mirrors, Electronics, Laser guide stars, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Performance of a coronagraph on the AEOS 3.6-m adaptive optics telescope

Patrick Ryan, Scott Milster, Jack Drummond

Proceedings Volume 4860, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457648

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Image enhancement, Telescopes, Atmospheric optics, Electro optical systems, Surveillance, Diffraction, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

PBD on a 3.63-m telescope with adaptive optics: first images of the astrometric component in Iota Cas

Jack Drummond, Scott Milster, Patrick Ryan, Lewis Roberts

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459809

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Stars, Adaptive optics, Calcium, Telescopes, Deconvolution, Photometry, Directed energy weapons, Optical aberrations, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

Adaptive optics Lorentzian point spread function

Jack Drummond

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321648

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Deconvolution, Asteroids, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 1994 Paper

Images of asteroids 1 Ceres, 2 Pallas, and 4 Vesta with adaptive optics at the Starfire Optical Range

Jack Drummond, Julian Christou

Proceedings Volume 2201, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176080

KEYWORDS: Asteroids, Adaptive optics, Image filtering, Telescopes, Speckle, Deconvolution, Stars, Image resolution, Point spread functions, Geometrical optics

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