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How SpaceX Will Build a City on The Moon
August 2, 2026
Roland Shack
January 14, 2024
The Basics of Étendue – Projector Example
February 15, 2014
A paper that looks at the fundamentals of éntendue as related to DMD projectors.
Design Methodology for High Brightness Projectors (PDF download)
Design Methodology for High Brightness Projectors (PDF download)
Basic Radiative Transfer Diagram
February 11, 2014
A simple explanation of radiative transfer (credit to Jim Palmer at the Optical Sciences Center)
Basic Radiative Transfer
Basic Radiative Transfer
Annotated Bibliography of Optomechanical Design
February 7, 2014
A good summary by Donald O'Shea of reference materials found in the bookshelves of opto-mechanical designers.
Annotated Bibliography of Optomechanical Design (PDF download)
Annotated Bibliography of Optomechanical Design (PDF download)
Packaging Method for Unobscured Reflective Optical Systems
February 2, 2014
The method developed by Mike Rodgers at ORA is widely used and has become the definitive standard for controlling packaging clearances in unobscured reflective optical systems.
Packaging Constraints Optimization (PDF download)
Packaging Constraints Optimization (PDF download)
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