Hubble Space Telescope Stray Light Analysis
Space
Project details
Conducted a critical stray light analysis of the Hubble Space Telescope under the first contract awarded to BRO, increasing the telescope's ability to see by a factor of 100,000.

Taking Light Further
Breault Research Organization (BRO) is an optical engineering and cybersecurity practice that has provided optical analysis, design, prototyping, and simulation software since 1979. Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, BRO develops and markets a suite of commercial optical simulation software, including ASAP, APEX, and ReflectorCAD. Engineering services span optical systems design, stray light analysis, illumination systems, coherent and diffractive optics, and optical systems integration. In addition to optical engineering, BRO delivers unmanned systems and persistent sensing platforms for ISR and critical-infrastructure inspection, alongside cybersecurity services such as red teaming, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and cybersecurity program management. Its clientele includes Fortune 500 companies, research institutions, top government labs, and clients in the aerospace, defense, space, automotive, healthcare, and electronics markets.
Integrated optical engineering and prototyping support for complex systems, backed by cross-disciplinary design and security expertise.
Identification and mitigation of stray light paths in space instruments and commercial optical products, including baffle design, scatter modeling, ghost analysis, and thermal irradiance calculation.
Design and analysis of complex lighting systems including backlit displays, custom reflectors, automotive and aircraft headlamps, lightpipes, and specialized light sources.
Engineering support for coherent optical systems where wave behavior matters, including interferometers, lasers, fiber coupling, diffractive optics, and optical switches.
Systems engineering for imaging, display, scanning, and lithography applications requiring mechanical, electrical, and software integration.
custom light-emission models and tolerancing support for illumination systems requiring accurate supporting detail geometry, self-obscuration, and emissivity data.
Commercial optical software suite for optical engineering design, analysis, and simulation used by engineers worldwide.
Industry-standard optical performance prediction engine using directed scatter methods; supports stray light, ghost, diffraction, and thermal irradiance calculations.
Optical simulation add-in for the SolidWorks 3D-modeling environment based on the ASAP raytracing engine; supports design and analysis of optical and illumination systems.
Reflector design tool for graphical adjustment of luminous intensity patterns corresponding to individual reflector segments.
Instructor-led and on-demand training courses for ASAP, including fundamentals and advanced stray light analysis courses.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes Unmanned systems.
Support includes advanced sensor technology.
Support includes data analytics platforms to inspect critical infrastructure.
Support includes secure large controlled areas.
Support includes perform complex ISR missions.
Integrated cyber engineering, advisory, governance, and risk compliance services for organizations managing complex systems and critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity research and development for interconnected systems, including monitoring, detection, response tooling, AI, machine learning, and systems hardening.
Security testing services spanning red teaming, blue teaming, weapon systems cybersecurity assessment, penetration testing, IV&V, and physical ingress/egress testing.
Advisory support to guide executive decision-makers in digital protection and compliance alignment with CMMC, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and ISO27000 frameworks.
Leadership and management of cybersecurity programs for organizations with complex integrated systems, operational technology crossover, and multi-classification global communications.
Proprietary engineered hardware products designed, engineered, and manufactured by BRO.
Portable, battery-powered meteorology instrument measuring light intensity, eye illuminance, and luminance for night-light compliance and safety assessments.
Aircraft or helicopter mountable two-phased gas and leak detection sensor for pipeline inspection, ethane and methane detection, and hydrocarbon leak detection.
Aerospace · Defense · Space · Electronics · Automotive · Healthcare · Education · Research Facilities · Government · Federal
Space
Conducted a critical stray light analysis of the Hubble Space Telescope under the first contract awarded to BRO, increasing the telescope's ability to see by a factor of 100,000.
Space
Completed over 200 stray light analysis projects for major space instruments, including the Infra-Red Astronomy Satellite (IRAS), SIRTF, ISO, MERIS, Galileo, Cassini, and ESA's X-Ray Mirror Module Telescope (XMM).