Dr. Benjamin M. Cromey Profile

Dr. Benjamin M. Cromey

Princ. Optical Engineer at BAE Systems Inc

SPIE Involvement:

Early Career and Student Subcommittee | Author

Area of Expertise:

Optical Design , Space Telescopes , Phase Retrieval , Optical Analysis , Nonlinear Optics

Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 1 October 2024 Open Access

Creating a successful senior design project: lessons learned across ten years of teaching

Benjamin Cromey, Ian Carr, Michael Nofziger

Proceedings Volume 13128, 131280C (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3025646

KEYWORDS: Design, Engineering, Prototyping, Cameras, Industry, Imaging systems, Optical engineering, Optical systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Survey science with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Wide Field Instrument

Joshua Schlieder, Thomas Barclay, Amethyst Barnes, Evan Bray, Ami Choi, Benjamin Cromey, Thomas Delker, Timothy Finch, Eric Frater, Robert Hill, Jeffrey Kruk, Jeffrey Lasco, Dana Louie, Sangeeta Malhotra, Julie McEnery, Gregory Mosby, Jennie Paine, Jeremy Perkins, Bernard Rauscher, James Rhoads, Maxime Rizzo, Derek Sabatke, Rusty Schweickart, Diana Shukis, Eric Switzer, Edward Wollack, Robert Zellem, Neil Zimmerman

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130920S (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020622

KEYWORDS: Equipment, Sensors, Astrophysics, Design, Spectroscopy, Optical components, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Achieved maturation of key component-level technologies to enable large, segmented apertures in an ultra-stable optical architecture

Laura Coyle, Tyler McCracken, Laurent Pueyo, Remi Soummer, Matthew East, Jonathan Arenberg, Bob Hellekson, Todd Lawton, Marcel Bluth, James Tucker, Sang Park, Michael Eisenhower, Benjamin Cromey, Jeremy Shugrue, Joseph Ho, Jake Crouse, Alex Klein, Dustin Putnam, Brian Hicks, Randy Abbott, Bruce Hardy, Ananya Sahoo, Iva Laginja, Sean Brennan, Colin Kingsley, Vincent Tagliamonti, Vera Versteeg, David Stewart, Laurie Hill, Michael Lesczynski, Sze Chaung

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130921K (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3014539

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Control systems, Design, Coronagraphy, Sensors, Telescopes, Optical surfaces, Deformation, Simulations, Wavefront errors

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation

Continued maturation of enabling component-level technologies for large, segmented ultra-stable telescopes

Laura Coyle, John Knight, Laurent Pueyo, Matthew East, Bob Hellekson, Jonathan Arenberg, Marcel Bluth, Sang Park, James Tucker, Brian Hicks, Benjamin Cromey, Jeremy Shugrue, Rémi Soummer, Ananya Sahoo, Sean Brennan, Todd Lawton, Michael Eisenhower

Proceedings Volume 12676, 1267602 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676053

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Analytical research, Actuators, Wavefronts, Simulations, Observatories, Mirror structures, Metrology, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Reflective engineered diffusers on the Roman Space Telescope Wide Field Instrument

Benjamin Cromey, Eric Frater, Timothy Finch, Genaro Montoya, Raymond Wright, Gregory Wirth, Derek Sabatke, Thomas Delker

Proceedings Volume 12677, 1267703 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2674196

KEYWORDS: Diffusers, Coating, Light sources and illumination, Equipment, Optical surfaces, Calibration, Space telescopes, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

ULTRAsim: an integrated modeling environment for large, segmented telescopes with ultra-stable wavefronts

Benjamin Cromey, Laura Coyle, Garrett West, J. Scott Knight

Proceedings Volume 12676, 1267604 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2678450

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Design and modelling, Capacitors, Observatories, Telescopes, Integrated modeling, Wavefronts, Laser metrology

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Systems engineering integration and test of the wide field opto-mechanical assembly

Colin Stewart, Julianne Foster, Benjamin Cromey, Thomas Delker

Proceedings Volume 12676, 126760Q (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677593

KEYWORDS: Systems engineering, Equipment, Interfaces, Design and modelling, Engineering, Calibration, Imaging spectroscopy, Vibration

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Science filter performance summary for the Roman Space Telescope Wide Field Instrument

Benjamin Cromey, Robert Von Handorf, John Pedroncelli, Thomas Delker, Derek Sabatke

Proceedings Volume 12676, 126760R (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676488

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Equipment, Observatories, Bandpass filters, Optical components, Vacuum chambers, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Picometer-scale edge sensing and actuation for ultra-stable mission concepts

Benjamin Cromey, Brian Hicks, Jeremy Shugrue, Joseph Ho, Courtney Owen, Austin Grossman, Natalie Fan, Brooke Walters, J. Scott Knight, Laura Coyle

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121805Y (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628183

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Sensors, Electronics, Signal to noise ratio, Mirrors, Head, Capacitors, Telescopes, Distance measurement

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Achieved technology maturation of key component-level technologies for ultra-stable optical systems

Laura Coyle, J. Scott Knight, Laurent Pueyo, Matthew East, Robert Hellekson, Marcel Bluth, Sang Park, James Tucker, Brian Hicks, Benjamin Cromey, Ananya Sahoo, Remi Soummer, Sean Brennan, Todd Lawton, Jonathan Arenberg, Michael Eisenhower

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121802K (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627057

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Mirrors, Telescopes, Sensors, Coronagraphy, Metrology, Composites, Actuators, Active sensors

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Proceedings Article | 2 March 2022 Poster + Paper

All-reflective multi-modal nonlinear microscopy with minimal alignment

Benjamin Cromey, Yukun Qin, Orkhongua Batjargal, Joshua Magnus, Sean Crystal, Khanh Kieu

Proceedings Volume 11952, 1195207 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2608010

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Raman spectroscopy, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Microscopy, Optical amplifiers, Fiber amplifiers, Second-harmonic generation, Oscillators, Multiphoton microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Technology maturation of key component-level technologies for ultra-stable optical systems

Laura Coyle, J. Scott Knight, Laurent Pueyo, Matthew East, Robert Hellekson, Marcel Bluth, Sang Park, Brian Hicks, Benjamin Cromey, Ananya Sahoo, Sean Brennan, Todd Lawton, Michael Eisenhower, James Tucker, Jonathan Arenberg

Proceedings Volume 11820, 118200C (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594643

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Control systems, Metrology, Coronagraphy, Distortion, Actuators, Composites, Thermal sensing, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Progress towards hardware demonstrations of critical component-level technologies for ultra-stable optical systems

Laura Coyle, J. Scott Knight, Brian Hicks, Benjamin Cromey, Laurent Pueyo, Matthew East, Sean Brennan, Todd Lawton, Jonathan Arenberg, Robert Hellekson, Marcel Bluth, James Tucker, Sang Park, Michael Eisenhower

Proceedings Volume 11443, 1144323 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560185

KEYWORDS: Analytical research, Sensing systems, Thermal sensing, Coronagraphy, Astronomical telescopes, Wavefronts, Large telescopes, Active remote sensing, Control systems, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 2 March 2020 Paper

Widely-tunable single fiber laser OPO for multimodal microscopy

Benjamin Cromey, Orkhongua Batjargal, Yukun Qin, Sean Crystal, Khanh Kieu

Proceedings Volume 11264, 112640C (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2546599

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Optical parametric oscillators, Oscillators, Microscopy, Multiphoton microscopy, Imaging systems, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2019 Presentation + Paper

Exploring natural gems and minerals by multiphoton microscopy

Benjamin Cromey, Ryan Knox, Eric Fritz, Khanh Kieu

Proceedings Volume 11099, 1109902 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528764

KEYWORDS: Minerals, Microscopes, Second-harmonic generation, Multiphoton microscopy, Quartz, Crystals, Mica, Earth sciences, Mineralogy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 9 April 2018 Open Access

Pancreatic cancer cell detection by targeted lipid microbubbles and multiphoton imaging

Benjamin Cromey, Ashley McDaniel, Terry Matsunaga, Josef Vagner, Khanh Quoc Kieu, Bhaskar Banerjee

JBO, Vol. 23, Issue 04, 046501, (April 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.23.4.046501

KEYWORDS: Pancreatic cancer, Target detection, Cancer, Surgery, Tissues, Microscopes, Signal detection, Natural surfaces, In vitro testing, Receptors

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