General Optical SETI

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1990 Viewgraphs

• 9006-001 Introduction (Text)

• 9006-002 Diffraction Limited Beam Diameter (Text)

• 9006-003 Antenna Gain & EIRP (Text)

• 9006-004 Received Signal Intensity & Power (Text)

• 9006-005 Quantum Noise & Effective Noise Temperature (Text)

• 9006-006 Planck Black Body Radiation (Text)

• 9006-007 Apparent Stellar Magnitude (Text)

• 9006-012 Bandwidth As A Function Of Wavelength (Graph)

• 9006-013 Antenna Gain Versus Diameter (Graph)

• 9006-014 The Microwave Cosmic Haystack (Graph)

• 9006-015 Planck Radiation Versus Wavelength At 1 A.U. (Graph)

• 9006-016 Quantum Noise & Effective Noise Temperature (Graph)

• 9006-023 Apparent Stellar Magnitude (Graph)

• 9006-025 The Most Intense Solar Fraunhofer Lines (Table)

• 9006-031 Bibliography (Text)

• 9008-005 Solar Black Body Radiation To 1000 A.U. (Graph)

• 9008-006 Star Black Body Radiation To 1000 L.Y. (Graph)

• 9008-007 Beam Diameter To 1000 A.U. (Graph)

• 9008-008 Beam Diameter To 1000 L.Y. (Graph)

• 9008-009 Recommendations (Text)

• 9008-010 Laser Lines (Table)

• 9008-011 Microwave & Optical Transmitting Telescopes (Schematic)

• 9008-012 Beam Diffraction (Schematic)

• 9008-013 Alien Transmissions To Planet Earth (Schematic)

• 9008-014 Microwave & Optical Receiving Telescopes (Schematic)

• 9008-015  Laser Wavelengths (Text)

• 9008-016 Microwave Telescope Polar Response (Graph)

• 9008-017 Infrared Telescope Polar Response (Graph)

• 9008-018 Visible Telescope Polar Response (Schematic)

• 9008-019 Polar Responses (Text)

• 9008-020 The Optical Cosmic Haystack (Graph)

• 9008-021 Signal Energy Density Comparison To 1000 A.U. (Graph))

• 9008-022 Signal Energy Density Comparison To 1000 L.Y. (Graph))

• 9008-023 Photon Detection Rate At 656 nm To 1000 A.U. (Graph)

• 9008-025 Signal & Planck Spectral Energy Density (A.U.) (Graph)

• 9008-026 Signal & Planck Spectral Energy Density (L.Y.) (Graph)

9008-027 Modulation Formats (Text)

• 9008-031 Coherent Versus Incoherent SNR (Text)

• 9008-033 Planck Radiation Versus Frequency - 10000 A.U. (Graph)

• 9008-034 Planck Radiation Versus Frequency - 10000 L.Y. (Graph)

• 9008-039 Photodetector Current Responsivity (Text)

9008-050 Quantum Efficiencies & Photopic Response (Graph)

9008-051 Quantum Efficiencies & Photopic Response (Text)

9008-052 Infrared Quantum Efficiencies (Graph)

9008-053 Infrared Quantum Efficiencies (Text)

• 9008-056 Detection Of Planetary Systems (Text)

• 9008-061 Planetary Detection (Schematic)

• 9008-062 Field-Of-View (Text)

• 9008-063 Planetary Detection (Text)

9008-064 The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) (Text)

• 9008-065 The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) (Schematic)

• 9008-073 Summary Chart For Visible Lines (Graph)

• 9008-074 Summary Chart For Infrared Lines (Graph)

• 9008-075 Fraunhofer Absorption Lines (Text)

• 9010-010 Efficiency Of (Terrestrial) Commercial Lasers (Table)

• 9010-011 Important Laser Types & Wavelengths (Table)

• 9010-016 Acquisition Signal - Signpost SETI (Schematic)

• 9010-021 Incoherent & Coherent Photodetection (Schematic)

• 9010-025 Project Cyclops Comparison Table -1971 (Table)

• 9010-033 Literature Comparisons At 10 L.Y. (Table)

• 9010-034 Microwave Observing Project (MOP) (Text)

• 9010-035 The Flawed Analysis of Project Cyclops (Text)

9010-038 Optical SETI Observations In Daylight (Text)

• 9012-001 Black Body Radiation Versus Frequency &Temperature (Graph)

• 9012-003 Number Of Extraterrestrial Civilizations (Text)

1991 Viewgraphs

• 9101-001 Gaussian Intensity Distribution (Graph)

• 9101-002 Uniform & Gaussian Beam Illumination (Graph)

• 9103-001 Microwave & Optical Observing Project (Text)

• 9103-002 Microwave Field-Of-View (Schematic)

• 9103-004 Infrared Spectrum Levels (Graph)

• 9103-007 Photon Arrival Rate Versus Received Power (Graph)

• 9104-002 Incoherent & Coherent Detection Comparisons (Text)

• 9104-003 Optical Field-Of-View (Schematic)

• 9104-004 Optical Field-Of-View (Schematic)

• 9104-007 SETI Rationale Differences & Philosophy (Text)

• 9106-016 The Microwave & Optical Cosmic Haystacks (Schematic)

1992 Viewgraphs

• 9202-003 Photon-Count Rate (Table)

• 9207-001 Luminous Eye Efficiency (Graph)

1993 Viewgraphs

• 9301-001 Definition - "Optical" (Text)

• 9301-003 Selected Publications In Optical SETI (Text)

• 9301-006 Kardashev Civilizations (Text)

• 9301-007 M-ary Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) (Schematic)

• 9301-010 Video Compression (Text)

• 9301-011 Advantages Of Pulses (Schematic)

• 9301-012 Increasing Optical Detectability (Text)

• 9301-013 ETI Philosophy (Text)

• 9301-014 "Is Anyone Out There?" (Text)

• 9301-015 Interstellar Voyages At 1g (Table)

• 9301-017 Acknowledgments (Text)

• 9301-020 Interstellar Dispersion (Text)

• 9301-021 Cyclops Report Systems Comparison Summary (Text)

• 9301-025 Electric Energy Use In The U.S. (Graph)

• 9301-026 The SETI Protocols (Text)

• 9301-027 First Contact (Graph)

• 9301-028 The Next 10,000 Years (Graph)

• 9301-031 Planetary Lasers - Atmospheric Constituents (Schematic)

• 9301-032 Planetary Lasers (Schematic)

• 9301-033 Planetary Lasers - Diffraction Spreading (Graph)

• 9301-034 Planetary Lasers - Pointing Ability (Graph)

• 9301-035 Planetary Lasers - Mirror Heat Load (Graph)

• 9301-036 Planetary Lasers - Link Performance To 82 L.Y. (Graph)

• 9301-037 Planetary Lasers - Link Performance Limitations (Graph)

• 9301-038 Planetary Lasers - Reference System (Text)

• 9301-041 Stuart Kingsley's Rebuttal to Barney Oliver (Text)

• 9301-042  Meade LX200 Specifications (Table)

• 9301-043  Meade LX200 SCT (Schematic)

• 9301-044  Meade LX200 Telescope (Photo)

• 9301-045  Meade LX200 Control Panel (Photo)

• 9308-001 Maximum Usable ETI Transmitter Gains (Graph)

• 9308-002 Proposed Transmitter EIRPs (Graph)

• 9308-003 The SETI Lore Time Pyramid (Schematic)

1996 Viewgraphs

• 9605-005 Extrasolar Planets (Schematic)

• 9605-006 The History of Optical SETI on Planet Earth (Table)

Copyright (c), 1996, The COSETI Observatory

1999 Viewgraphs

• 9901-001  Meade LX200 Calculations (Text)

9907-001  Combined Pulsed Laser Beacons & Signals (Schematic)

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Copyright (©), 1999, The COSETI Observatory

2000 Viewgraphs

• 0001-001  COSETI Observatory Internet Connectivity (Schematic)

• 0001-002  Growth of the Internet (Graph)

• 0001-003  Photonics across the Atlantic (Graph)

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0010-001  SETI Technology Milestones

0010-002 Photon Counter Coincidence Detection

Copyright (c), 2000, The COSETI Observatory

Miscellaneous

• Atmospheric Transmission

• High-Resolution Solar Spectrum Image

• Typical Solar-Type Spectra

• National Solar Observatory Spectra