Paul A. Lightsey

1.9k total citations
54 papers, 538 citations indexed

About

Paul A. Lightsey is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Instrumentation and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul A. Lightsey has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 538 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 32 papers in Instrumentation and 21 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Paul A. Lightsey's work include Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (40 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (32 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (17 papers). Paul A. Lightsey is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (40 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (32 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (17 papers). Paul A. Lightsey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Paul A. Lightsey's co-authors include Allison Barto, J. Scott Knight, James Contreras, D. Scott Acton, Adam R. Contos, Lee D. Feinberg, William L. Hayden, Charles W. Bowers, Mark Waldman and Paul D. Atcheson and has published in prestigious journals such as Optical Engineering, Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems and SPIE eBooks.

In The Last Decade

Paul A. Lightsey

50 papers receiving 458 citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Webb Telescope imaging performance 2022 ·J. Scott Knight, Paul A. Lightsey	2
2	Optical budgeting for LUVOIR 2018 ·NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) ·Paul A. Lightsey, J. Scott Knight, Matthew R. Bolcar, Michael Eisenhower, Lee D. Feinberg, William L. Hayden, Sang Chan Park	6
3	Stray light field dependence for the James Webb Space Telescope 2016 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Paul A. Lightsey	4
4	Stray light performance for the James Webb Space Telescope 2014 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Paul A. Lightsey, (unknown), (unknown), Charles W. Bowers, (unknown), Shaun Thomson, Perry Knollenberg, Jonathan W. Arenberg	6
5	Integrated telescope model for the James Webb Space Telescope 2012 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·J. Scott Knight, D. Scott Acton, Paul A. Lightsey, Allison Barto	12
6	James Webb Space Telescope first light boresight to spacecraft alignment determination 2012 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Paul A. Lightsey, D. Scott Acton, J. Scott Knight, Adam R. Contos	1
7	Observatory alignment of the James Webb Space Telescope 2012 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·J. Scott Knight, D. Scott Acton, Paul A. Lightsey, Adam R. Contos, Allison Barto	11
8	Wavefront sensing and controls for the James Webb Space Telescope 2012 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·D. Scott Acton, J. Scott Knight, Adam R. Contos, Stefano Grimaldi, J. L. Terry, Paul A. Lightsey, Allison Barto, (unknown), Bruce H. Dean, (unknown), Charles W. Bowers, David L. Aronstein, Lee D. Feinberg, William L. Hayden, Thomas Comeau, Rémi Soummer, Erin Elliott, Marshall D. Perrin, (unknown)	59
9	Statistical analysis of the surface figure of the James Webb Space Telescope 2012 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Paul A. Lightsey, (unknown), (unknown), Bob Brown, Koby Smith, (unknown)	4
10	Image quality verification analysis of the JWST 2010 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·J. Scott Knight, Paul A. Lightsey, Allison Barto, D. Scott Acton	8
11	Verification of the observatory integrated model for the JWST 2010 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·J. Scott Knight, Paul A. Lightsey, Allison Barto	4
12	A FORMULA FOR MEASUREMENT OF LEG POWER IN THE VERTICAL JUMP 2008 ·ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive ·Paul A. Lightsey	1
13	James Webb Space Telescope observatory stray light performance 2006 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Paul A. Lightsey, (unknown)	7
14	Aligning and maintaining the optics for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on-orbit: the wavefront sensing and control concept of operations 2006 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Adam R. Contos, D. Scott Acton, Paul D. Atcheson, Allison Barto, Paul A. Lightsey, (unknown)	18
15	James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror deployment ambiguity effects 2006 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·James Contreras, Paul A. Lightsey	2
16	Optical performance for the James Webb Space Telescope 2004 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Paul A. Lightsey, Allison Barto, James Contreras	24
17	Optical design and analysis of the James Webb Space Telescope: optical telescope element 2004 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·James Contreras, Paul A. Lightsey	15
18	Status of the JWST Observatory Design 2003 ·American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts ·Mark Clampin, (unknown), Lee D. Feinberg, William L. Hayden, Paul A. Lightsey, Matt Mountain, S. Texter	1
19	Scintillation in ground-to-space and retroreflected laser beams 1994 ·Optical Engineering ·Paul A. Lightsey	31
20	<title>Observations of uplink and retroreflected scintillation in the Relay Mirror Experiment</title> 1991 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Paul A. Lightsey, (unknown), (unknown)	1

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