Dr. Rudolf S. Le Poole Profile

Dr. Rudolf S. Le Poole

Senior Staff at Leiden Observatory

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Publications (24)

Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Final optical design of relay optics and alignment optics of the Warm Calibration Unit in METIS/ELT: analysis, performances, and the procurement of the optics

Vipin Kumar, Yigit Dallilar, Michael Wiest, Lucas Labadie, Dennis Dolkens, Eduard Muslimov, Dirk Lesman, Rudolf Le Poole, Remko Stuik, Adrian Glauser, Bernhard Brandl, Roy van Boekel, Wolfgang Brandner, Tarun Sharma, Christian Straubmeier, Felix Bettonvil

Proceedings Volume 13096, 1309656 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018921

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical alignment, Tolerancing, Optical design, Spherical lenses, Optical components, CMOS cameras

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Progress of the Warm Calibration Unit (WCU) subsystem of METIS towards the full subsystem integration: an overview of the post-FDR status

Yigit Dallilar, Vipin Kumar, Michael Wiest, Lucas Labadie, Roy van Boekel, Emilie Bouzerand, Bernhard Brandl, Wolfgang Brandner, Dennis Dolkens, Adrian Glauser, Sander Kwast, Rudolf Le Poole, Dirk Lesman, Mirka Maresca, Gert Raskin, Christian Straubmeier, Remko Stuik, Niels Tromp, Felix Bettonvil

Proceedings Volume 13096, 1309655 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018901

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Interfaces, Design, Manufacturing, Optical benches, Computer aided design, Tolerancing, Optical alignment, Calibration, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

BlackGEM: the wide-field multi-band optical telescope array

Paul Groot, Steven Bloemen, Paul Vreeswijk, Peter Jonker, Danielle Pieterse, Arno Engels, Jeroen Michiels, Roy Bakker, Floris Hahn, Gert Raskin, Johan Morren, Ramon Navarro, Eddy Elswijk, Rik ter Horst, Menno Schuil, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Menno de Haan, Marielle Bekema, Rob de Haan, Marc Klein-Wolt, Nadia Blagorodnova, Cole Johnston, Rudolf Le Poole

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121821V (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630160

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Image quality, Databases, Observatories, Optical telescopes, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 21 November 2017 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

Challenges in the optical system of GAIA

Rudolf Le Poole

Proceedings Volume 10566, 105661R (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2308235

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Proceedings Article | 21 November 2017 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

Delft testbed interferometer

P.-M. Gori, H. van Brug, R. LePoole

Proceedings Volume 10568, 105680T (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2308011

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Diffusion tensor imaging, Stars, Telescopes, Interferometers, Optical fibers, Visibility, Device simulation, CCD cameras, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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MeerLICHT and BlackGEM: custom-built telescopes to detect faint optical transients

Steven Bloemen, Paul Groot, Patrick Woudt, Marc Klein Wolt, Vanessa McBride, Gijs Nelemans, Elmar Körding, Margaretha Pretorius, Ronald Roelfsema, Felix Bettonvil, Harry Balster, Roy Bakker, Peter Dolron, Arjen van Elteren, Eddy Elswijk, Arno Engels, Rob Fender, Marc Fokker, Menno de Haan, Klaas Hagoort, Jasper de Hoog, Rik ter Horst, Giel van der Kevie, Stanisław Kozłowski, Jan Kragt, Grzegorz Lech, Rudolf Le Poole, Dirk Lesman, Johan Morren, Ramon Navarro, Willem-Jelle Paalberends, Kerry Paterson, Rafal Pawłaszek, Wim Pessemier, Gert Raskin, Harrie Rutten, Bart Scheers, Menno Schuil, Piotr Sybilski

Proceedings Volume 9906, 990664 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232522

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Telescopes, Radio optics, Stars, Mirrors, Lanthanum, Optical instrument design, Observatories, Electroluminescent displays, Charge-coupled devices, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

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Ground-based search for the brightest transiting planets with the Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA: MASCARA

Ignas A. Snellen, Remko Stuik, Ramon Navarro, Felix Bettonvil, Matthew Kenworthy, Ernst de Mooij, Gilles Otten, Rik ter Horst, Rudolf le Poole

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84440I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925178

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Planets, Stars, Exoplanets, Planetary systems, Space telescopes, Imaging systems, Photometry, Jupiter, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Paper

The NOVA Fringe Tracker: a second-generation cophasing facility for up to six telescopes at the VLTI

Jeffrey Meisner, Walter Jaffe, Rudolf Le Poole

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84451L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927136

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Sensors, Telescopes, Visibility, Beam splitters, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Interferometry, Optical simulations, Detection and tracking algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

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The polarization-based collimated beam combiner and the proposed NOVA fringe tracker (NFT) for the VLTI

Jeffrey Meisner, Walter Jaffe, Rudolf Le Poole, Silvania Pereira, Andreas Quirrenbach, David Raban, Amir Vosteen

Proceedings Volume 7734, 773423 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858271

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Sensors, Telescopes, Visibility, Interferometry, Beam splitters, Spatial filters, Collimation, Prisms, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Paper

Delft Testbed Interferometer: homothetic mapping and astrometric performances

Pierre-Marie Gori, Casper van der Avoort, Rudolf Le Poole, Hedser Van Brug

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551407

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Diffusion tensor imaging, Stars, Telescopes, Interferometers, Visibility, Interferometry, Optical fibers, Device simulation, Optical simulations

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

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The PRIMA Astrometric Planet Search project

Andreas Quirrenbach, Thomas Henning, Didier Queloz, Simon Albrecht, Eric Bakker, Harald Baumeister, Peter Bizenberger, Hannes Bleuler, Rene Dandliker, Jeroen de Jong, Michel Fleury, Sabine Frink, Denis Gillet, Walter Jaffe, S. Hiddo Hanenburg, Saskia Hekker, Ralf Launhardt, Rudolf Le Poole, Charles Maire, Richard Mathar, Philippe Mullhaupt, Koji Murakawa, Francesco Pepe, Johan Pragt, Laurent Sache, Olivier Scherler, Damien Segransan, Johny Setiawan, Danuta Sosnowska, Robert Tubbs, Lars Venema, Karl Wagner, Luc Weber, Rolf Wuethrich

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551481

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Error analysis, Interferometers, Metrology, Calibration, Exoplanets, Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Paper

PRIMA narrow-angle astrometry errors

Rudolf Le Poole, Francoise Delplancke, Robert Tubbs

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552192

KEYWORDS: Stars, Metrology, Interferometers, Calibration, Polarization, Sensors, Telescopes, Observatories, Planets, Refraction

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Paper

Experimental performance of homothetic mapping for wide-field interferometric imaging

Casper van der Avoort, Hedser Van Brug, Jan-Willem den Herder, Luigi d'Arcio, Rudolf Le Poole, Joseph Braat

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551190

KEYWORDS: Stars, Mirrors, Telescopes, Diffusion tensor imaging, Space telescopes, Interferometry, Imaging systems, Tolerancing, Fourier transforms, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

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Calibration of temperature and relative humidity sensors for use on the VLT-Interferometer

Simon Albrecht, Eric Bakker, Jeroen de Jong, Robert Tubbs, Jeffrey Meisner, Rudolf Le Poole

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.561882

KEYWORDS: Humidity, Sensors, Calibration, Temperature metrology, Sensor calibration, Environmental sensing, Glasses, Telescopes, Interferometers, Water

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

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PRIMA astrometry operations and software

Eric Bakker, Andreas Quirrenbach, Robert Tubbs, Damien Segransan, Ralf Launhardt, Lars Venema, Rene Dandliker, Jeroen de Jong, Sabine Frink, Denis Gillet, Saskia Hekker, Thomas Henning, Walter Jaffe, Rudolf Le Poole, Philippe Mullhaupt, Koji Murakawa, Francesco Pepe, Didier Queloz, Laurent Sache, Johny Setiawan, Danuta Sosnowska, Rolf Wuethrich

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550865

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Planets, Stars, Error analysis, Exoplanets, Control systems, Visualization, Uranus, Data acquisition, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

Paper

Imaging mode of the infrared space interferometer IRSI-Darwin

Luigi D'Arcio, Jan-Willem den Herder, Rudolf Le Poole, Huub Rottgering

Proceedings Volume 4852, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460744

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Multiplexing, Nulling interferometry, Imaging systems, Interferometers, Space telescopes, Stars, Interferometry, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2003 Paper

Paper

Dispersion affecting the VLTI and 10 micron interferometry using MIDI

Jeffrey Meisner, Rudolf Le Poole

Proceedings Volume 4838, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459072

KEYWORDS: Water, Interferometry, Interferometers, Humidity, Visibility, Terahertz radiation, K band, Stars, Infrared radiation, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2003 Paper

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Optimized beam-combination schemes for each channel for PRIMA

Rudolf Le Poole, Andreas Quirrenbach

Proceedings Volume 4838, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459972

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Interferometry, Sensors, Planets, Astatine, Interferometers, Phase measurement, Spectroscopy, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2003 Paper

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NEVEC: the NOVA-ESO VLTI expertise center

Rudolf Le Poole, George Miley, Walter Jaffe, Andreas Glindemann, Eric Bakker, Rens Waters, Huub Roettgering, Bill Cotton, Isabelle Percheron, Jeffrey Meisner, Jeroen de Jong, Luigi D'Arcio, Bjoern Heijligers

Proceedings Volume 4838, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459971

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Calibration, Astronomy, Atmospheric modeling, Radio telescopes, Stars, Data modeling, Astronomical imaging, Sensors, Binary data

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2003 Paper

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Fizeau beam-combination for optical astronomy: piston retrieval

Eric Bakker, Rudolf Le Poole

Proceedings Volume 4838, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458036

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Signal detection, Point spread functions, Imaging systems, Stars, Astronomy, Interferometry, Fourier transforms, Signal processing, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 5 July 2000 Paper

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10-um interferometry on the VLTI with the MIDI instrument: a preview

Christoph Leinert, Uwe Graser, Laurens Waters, Guy Perrin, Bruno Lopez, Vincent Coude du Foresto, Annelie Glazenborg-Kluttig, Johannes de Haas, Thomas Herbst, Walter Jaffe, Pierre Lena, Rainer Lenzen, Rudolf le Poole, Sebastiano Ligori, Reinhard Mundt, Jan-Willem Pel, Irene Porro, Oskar von der Luehe

Proceedings Volume 4006, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390236

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Telescopes, Sensors, Visibility, Interferometers, Cameras, Mid-IR, Astatine, Optical filters, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 1998 Paper

Paper

DREAM: Dutch real-time acquisition mode for SCUBA

Rudolf Le Poole, H. van Someren Greve

Proceedings Volume 3357, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317420

KEYWORDS: Bolometers, Modulation, Calibration, Telescopes, Astronomy, Data acquisition, Mirrors, Uranus, Clocks, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 1998 Paper

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PRIMA: study for a dual-beam instrument for the VLT Interferometer

Andreas Quirrenbach, Vincent Coude du Foresto, Gerard Daigne, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Reiner Hofmann, Mario Lattanzi, R. Osterbart, Rudolf le Poole, Didier Queloz, Farrokh Vakili

Proceedings Volume 3350, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317149

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometers, Sensors, Telescopes, Interferometry, Metrology, Multiplexing, Velocity measurements, Motion measurement, Astatine

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 1994 Paper

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GAIA: global astrometric interferometer for astrophysics

Lennart Lindegren, Michael Perryman, Ulrich Bastian, Christopher Dainty, E. Hog, F. van Leeuwen, J. Kovalevsky, Antoine Labeyrie, Sacha Loiseau, F. Mignard, Jacco Noordam, Rudolf le Poole, P. Thejll, Farrokh Vakili

Proceedings Volume 2200, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177278

KEYWORDS: Stars, Modulation, Interferometers, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Satellites, Interferometry, Phase shift keying, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy

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