Mr. Craig J. Kent Profile

Craig J. Kent

Chief Engineer at Craig Kent Technical Solutions

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2024 Presentation + Paper

A vacuum-compatible, spectrally tuneable, flat panel uniform source for testing large aperture earth observation systems

Jeffrey Holt, Julia Barsi, Theodore Schwarz, Eugene Waluschka, Mark Schwarz, Robert Bousquet, Craig Kent, Paul Mascia, Robert Lambeck, Luke Dobrowski, Boryana Efremova, Dan Scharpf

Proceedings Volume 13143, 1314306 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3023845

KEYWORDS: Vacuum, Equipment, Satellites, Light emitting diodes, Vacuum chambers, Light sources and illumination, Spectrometers, Optical spheres, Light sources, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2016 Presentation + Paper

Improved thermal-vacuum compatible flat plate radiometric source for system-level testing of remote optical sensors

Mark Schwarz, Craig Kent, Robert Bousquet, Steven Brown

Proceedings Volume 9972, 997204 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235306

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Optical sensors, Radiometry, Environmental sensing, Sensors, Interfaces, Xenon, Satellites, Fiber optic illuminators, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2015 Paper

Improved thermal-vacuum compatible flat plate radiometric source for system-level testing of optical sensors

Mark Schwarz, Craig Kent, Robert Bousquet, Steven Brown

Proceedings Volume 9607, 96070Z (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186162

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Diffusers, Calibration, Radiometry, Interfaces, Xenon, Optical sensors, Satellites, Fiber optic illuminators, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2014 Paper

Improved thermal-vacuum compatible flat plate radiometric source for system-level testing of optical sensors

Mark Schwarz, Craig Kent, Steven Brown, John Woodward, Chungsan Lin

Proceedings Volume 9218, 921810 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061026

KEYWORDS: Diffusers, Sensors, Radiometry, Calibration, Optical sensors, Optical testing, Standards development, Liquids, Nitrogen, Fiber optic illuminators

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

VIIRS on-orbit optical anomaly: investigation, analysis, root cause determination and lessons learned

Glenn Iona, James Butler, Bruce Guenther, Larissa Graziani, Eric Johnson, Brian Kennedy, Craig Kent, Robert Lambeck, Eugene Waluschka, Xiaoxiong Xiong

Proceedings Volume 8510, 85101C (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933863

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Contamination, MODIS, Ultraviolet radiation, Tungsten, Near infrared, Coating, Reflectivity, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 1998 Paper

Environmental qualification of the protoflight MODIS instrument

Thomas Koch, Duane Bates, James Bell, Roger Hoelter, Craig Kent, Steven Kus, David La Komski, John Leonard, John Mehrten, Jay Neumann, David Rogers, Thomas Wolverton

Proceedings Volume 3439, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.325634

KEYWORDS: MODIS, Calibration, Space operations, Instrument modeling, Long wavelength infrared, Interfaces, Contamination, Electromagnetism, Photonic integrated circuits, Control systems

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