Daren Dillon

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing(106), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(54), Optical Systems and Laser Technology(52), Advanced optical system design(30), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research(19)

Publications138 total

On-sky Demonstration of Second-stage Wave-front Control with a Photonic Lantern
The Astronomical Journal·2026Open Access
Development of free-form slumping techniques for thin glass facesheets
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems·2025
Testing and characterization of monochromator for SCALES calibration unit
2025
The Santa Cruz Extreme AO Lab (SEAL) 2.0: a reflective, multiwavelength rebuild
2025
Developments on LLNL’s high contrast testbed and Lick/ShaneAO
2025
Simultaneous control of the segmented primary mirror and adaptive optics system with a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor
2025
Exploring the capabilities of astrophotonics for the precise alignment of segmented telescopes
2025
Experimental validation of photonic lantern imaging and wavefront sensing performance
2025· 2 cited
Exploring the Capabilities of Astrophotonics for the Precise Alignment of Segmented Telescopes
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Development of Hindle array prototype for Keck adaptive secondary mirror
2025
Establishing Consensus on Standardized Survey Measures of Time Outdoors in Nature
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Reconstruction methods for the phase-shifted Zernike wavefront sensor
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Photonic lantern wavefront reconstruction in a multi-wavefront sensor single-conjugate adaptive optics system
2024· 4 cited
Towards understanding interactions between the AO system and segment co-phasing with the vector-Zernike wavefront sensor on Keck
2024
Keck adaptive secondary mirror overview
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Reconstruction methods for the phase-shifted Zernike wavefront sensor
2024
GPI 2.0: pre-integrated pyramid wavefront sensor results
2024
Progress on creating thin curved glass facesheets for deformable mirrors via free form slumping
2024· 2 cited
The calibration and verification equipment (CAVE) for KASM
2024
Implementation and Characterization of the Vector Vortex Coronagraph on the SEAL Testbed
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Bruce Macintosh(32), Donald T. Gavel(30), Lisa Poyneer(23), Katie M. Morzinski(20), Sandrine Thomas(18), Brian Bauman(17), Stephen J. Goodsell(14), Scott Severson(14), Marshall D. Perrin(13), Naru Sadakuni(13), Anand Sivaramakrishnan(13), Markus Hartung(12), Dmitry Savransky(12), Rémi Soummer(12), Pascale Hibon(11), Julia W. Evans(11), James R. Graham(10), Christian Marois(10), Robert J. De Rosa(10), Jérôme Maîre(10)