Dr. Milo W. Hyde Profile

Dr. Milo W. Hyde

Associate Professor

SPIE Involvement:

Author | Science Fair Judge

Area of Expertise:

Electromagnetic theory , Guided-wave applications , Electromagnetic material characterization , Propagation/scattering through/from random media , Optical Coherence

Profile Summary

Milo W. Hyde IV received the B.S. degree in computer engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA in 2001 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Dayton, OH in 2006 and 2010, respectively.

From 2001 to 2004, he was a maintenance officer with the F-117A Nighthawk, Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, NM. From 2006 to 2007, he was a government researcher with the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology. His current research interests include electromagnetic material characterization, guided-wave theory, scattering, and optics.

Dr. Hyde is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE). He is also a member of the Optical Society of America (OSA), the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS), and the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES).

Publications (26)

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Presentation

Atmospheric turbulence effects on quantum statistics and interference of photons

Keith Wyman, Noah Everett, Robert Von-Holle, Viswanathan Ramesh, Milo Hyde, Anil Patnaik

Proceedings Volume PC12911, PC1291108 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3005350

KEYWORDS: Photons, Turbulence, Atmospheric turbulence, Quantum statistics, Quantum interference, Quantum effects, Atmospheric propagation, Phase shift keying, Quantum simulation, Quantum networks

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SPIE Press Book | 25 September 2023

Computational Optical Coherence and Statistical Optics

Milo Hyde

KEYWORDS: Electromagnetism, Simulations, Physical coherence, Matrices, Fourier transforms, Spectral density, Polarization, Americium, Speckle, Electromagnetic theory

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Computational Optical Coherence and Statistical Optics

Proceedings Article | 15 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The behavior of spatiotemporal Bessel-Gauss beams in atmospheric turbulence

Milo Hyde

Proceedings Volume 12515, 1251506 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2654667

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric propagation, Turbulence, Atmospheric turbulence, Simulations, Free space, Beam propagation method, Diffraction, Wave propagation, Physical coherence, Optical vortices

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Atmospheric turbulence simulator to test entanglement quality during propagation of photonic qubits

Keith Wyman, Robert Von-Holle, Milo Hyde, Anil Patnaik

Proceedings Volume 12447, 124470Z (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2663397

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric turbulence, Atmospheric propagation, Spatial light modulators, Turbulence, Lenses, Quantum entanglement, Modulation transfer functions, Photons, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Qubit propagation through lab simulated atmospheric turbulence

Keith Wyman, Milo Hyde, Anil Patnaik

Proceedings Volume 12243, 122430B (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2635337

KEYWORDS: Photons, Atmospheric turbulence, Sensors, Quantum communications, Atmospheric modeling, Atmospheric propagation, Turbulence, Beam splitters, Michelson interferometers, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2021 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Neural network classification of structured light in optical turbulence

W. Jarrett, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, C. Nelson, J. Esposito, M. Hyde

Proceedings Volume 11860, 118600C (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2600343

KEYWORDS: Optical turbulence, Structured light, Spatial light modulators, Telecommunications, Turbulence, Neural networks, Receivers, Convolutional neural networks, Image classification, Classification systems

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We consider a design of a high-speed wireless optical communication system that involves generating an alphabet using structured light by encoding the transmitted information using Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) [1]. LG beams carrying OAM are chosen for this system due to their resilience when propagated through complex environments. Following propagation through optical turbulence, light intensity patterns are decoded with high accuracy using a convolutional neural network (CNN), commonly used for image classification applications. CNNs only see and learn from the diversity of the received images, they do not recognize how the light intensity distribution has been generated. This motivates us to investigate how the CNN handles and reacts to different forms of structured light that have the same intensity pattern on reception and are transmitted through the same environmental conditions. To compare the effects of structured light on the performance of a CNN we constructed an alphabet using LG beams carrying OAM [2] and 2D projected Far Field Images (FFI) [5]. Under the conditions where there is no induced optical turbulence, the received images have approximately the same intensity pattern, despite differing formation methods. Each form of the structured light is generated using a spatial light modulator (SLM). The slight differences in the generated intensity patterns are a result of the optical artifacts of the SLM and the method used to create the SLM phase screen. The primary comparison metric in this research is the classification accuracy of the CNN when individually trained on images of each type of light. This will provide insight into which form of light is potentially the most resilient to be utilized in receivers supported by CNN. Our experimental set uses a 632.8 nm He-Ne laser and an SLM to generate structured light and propagate two forms of structured light in underwater optical turbulence over a ~2.5 m propagation path. Induced underwater optical turbulence is created using a heater that allows for the control and estimation of turbulence strength. The images are captured by a camera, and the CNN is comprised of 15 layers, reducing computational complexity [4]. The beams are propagated through strong optical turbulence, corresponding to 𝐶𝑛 2 values of approximately 10⁻¹¹ 𝑚^−2/3. Based on preliminary testing, the CNN has been able to accurately learn the resulting variations for all forms of light on as little as 50 images. This result further strengthens the evidence for the resilience of machine learning-based communication systems in harsh environments.

SPIE Journal Paper | 10 July 2019 Open Access

Open Access

M² factor of a vector Schell-model beam

Milo Hyde, Mark Spencer

OE, Vol. 58, Issue 07, 074101, (July 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.58.7.074101

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Optical engineering, Stochastic processes, Fourier transforms, Directed energy weapons, Coherence (optics), Bessel functions, Electromagnetism, Optical simulations, Gaussian beams

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2019 Paper

Paper

Modeling the effects of high-energy-laser beam quality using scalar Schell-model sources

Milo Hyde, Mark Spencer

Proceedings Volume 10981, 109810O (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2518648

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Computer simulations, Gaussian beams, Fourier transforms, Performance modeling, Statistical modeling

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SPIE Journal Paper | 24 August 2017 Open Access

Open Access

Fresnel spatial filtering of quasihomogeneous sources for wave optics simulations

Milo Hyde, Santasri Bose-Pillai

OE, Vol. 56, Issue 08, 083107, (August 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.56.8.083107

KEYWORDS: Spatial filters, Optical simulations, Phased array optics, Diffusers, Scattering, Imaging systems, Light wave propagation, Optical filters, Optical engineering, Geometrical optics

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2017 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Target-in-the-loop phasing of a fiber laser array fed by a linewidth-broadened master oscillator

Milo Hyde, Glenn Tyler, Carlos Rosado Garcia

Proceedings Volume 10192, 101920K (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257581

KEYWORDS: Speckle, Turbulence, Fiber lasers, Oscillators, Statistical optics, Wave propagation, Laser scattering, Atmospheric turbulence, Transmitters, Scattering, Modulation, Feature extraction

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2016 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Comparison of polychromatic wave-optics models

Noah Van Zandt, Mark Spencer, Michael Steinbock, Brian Anderson, Milo Hyde, Steven Fiorino

Proceedings Volume 9982, 998209 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2237314

KEYWORDS: Speckle, Coherence (optics), Computer simulations, Monte Carlo methods, Speckle pattern, Light wave propagation, Diffraction, Target detection, Sensors, Fiber optic illuminators

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SPIE Journal Paper | 10 December 2015 Open Access

Open Access

Generating partially coherent Schell-model sources using a modified phase screen approach

Milo Hyde, Santasri Basu, David Voelz, Xifeng Xiao

OE, Vol. 54, Issue 12, 120501, (December 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.54.12.120501

KEYWORDS: Spatial light modulators, Diffraction gratings, Speckle pattern, Diffraction, Light sources, Speckle, Global system for mobile communications, Optical engineering, Cameras, Coherence (optics)

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Proceedings Article | 4 September 2015 Paper

Paper

Experimental method of generating electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beams

Matthew Gridley, Milo Hyde, Mark Spencer, Santasri Basu

Proceedings Volume 9617, 96170C (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2192049

KEYWORDS: Spatial light modulators, Polarization, Electromagnetism, Iris, Correlation function, Sensors, Optical simulations, Liquid crystals, Visualization, Atmospheric propagation

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2014 Paper

Paper

Examining the validity of using a Gaussian Schell model for modeling an extended beacon on a rough perfectly reflecting surface

Santasri Basu, Milo Hyde, Jack McCrae, Mark Spencer, Steven Fiorino

Proceedings Volume 9224, 92240L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062153

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Scattering, Atmospheric propagation, Laser scattering, Global system for mobile communications, Speckle, Beam propagation method, Atmospheric turbulence, 3D modeling, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2014 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

The laser propagation demonstration: a STEM-based outreach project

Mark Spencer, Michael Steinbock, Milo Hyde, Michael Marciniak

Proceedings Volume 9188, 91880D (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060879

KEYWORDS: Laser phosphor displays, Geometrical optics, Atmospheric propagation, Laser beam propagation, Turbulence, Semiconductor lasers, Light wave propagation, Atmospheric optics, Spherical lenses, Photonics

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2014 Paper

Paper

The scattering of partially coherent electromagnetic beam illumination from a statistically rough surface modeled as a perfect electrical conductor

Mark Spencer, Milo Hyde, Santasri Basu, Michael Marciniak

Proceedings Volume 9205, 92050J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060895

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Laser scattering, Electromagnetic scattering, Electromagnetism, Global system for mobile communications, Statistical analysis, Remote sensing, Statistical modeling, Atmospheric propagation, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2013 Paper

Paper

Material characterization using passive multispectral polarimetric imagery

Melissa Sawyer, Milo Hyde

Proceedings Volume 8873, 88730Y (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024508

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Gold, Refractive index, Dielectrics, Aluminum, Polarimetry, Metals, Refraction, Light scattering, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2013 Paper

Paper

Phased beam projection from tiled apertures in the presence of turbulence and thermal blooming

Mark Spencer, Milo Hyde

Proceedings Volume 8877, 887703 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022666

KEYWORDS: Thermal blooming, Turbulence, Distortion, Surface plasmons, Laser scattering, Thermal effects, Neodymium, Optical simulations, Scattering, Beam propagation method

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2013 Paper

Paper

Scattering from a rough surface in presence of atmospheric turbulence

Santasri Basu, Milo Hyde, Jack McCrae, Steven Fiorino

Proceedings Volume 8732, 87320G (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016105

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric propagation, Global system for mobile communications, Scattering, Atmospheric turbulence, Turbulence, Laser scattering, Light scattering, Spatial coherence, Atmospheric modeling, Wave propagation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 4 March 2013 Open Access

Open Access

Examining the validity of using a Gaussian Schell-model source to model the scattering of a fully coherent Gaussian beam from a rough impedance surface

Santasri Basu, Milo Hyde, Salvatore Cusumano, Michael Marciniak, Steven Fiorino

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 03, 038001, (March 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.3.038001

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Global system for mobile communications, Laser scattering, Gaussian beams, Statistical analysis, Adaptive optics, Optical engineering, Magnetism, Profilometers, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 18 December 2012 Paper

Paper

Scalar wave solution for the scattering of a partially coherent beam from a statistically rough metallic surface

Milo Hyde, Santasri Basu, Salvatore Cusumano, Mark Spencer

Proceedings Volume 8550, 85503A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.979947

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Light scattering, Monte Carlo methods, Laser scattering, Analytical research, Statistical analysis, Einsteinium, Solids, Optical simulations, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2012 Paper

Paper

Phase discrepancy induced from least squares wavefront reconstruction of wrapped phase measurements with high noise or large localized wavefront gradients

Michael Steinbock, Milo Hyde

Proceedings Volume 8517, 85170W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930295

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Phase measurement, Adaptive optics, Reconstruction algorithms, Wavefront sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Wavefront reconstruction, Atmospheric propagation, Turbulence, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Paper

An investigation of stair mode in optical phased arrays using tiled apertures

Mark Spencer, Milo Hyde

Proceedings Volume 8520, 852006 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942634

KEYWORDS: Phased array optics, Imaging systems, Apodization, Error analysis, Control systems, Image resolution, Cameras, Sensors, Transmittance, Speckle

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Paper

Adaptive binary material classification of an unknown object using polarimetric images degraded by atmospheric turbulence

Mu Kim, Milo Hyde

Proceedings Volume 8500, 85000G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929691

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Dielectrics, Metals, Atmospheric turbulence, Image classification, Dielectric polarization, Analytical research, Detection and tracking algorithms, Binary data, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2012 Paper

Paper

Validity of using Gaussian Schell model for extended beacon studies

Santasri Basu, Salvatore Cusumano, Milo Hyde, Michael Marciniak, Steven Fiorino

Proceedings Volume 8380, 83800E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918946

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Statistical analysis, Global system for mobile communications, Magnetism, Correlation function, Electromagnetism, Scattering, Atmospheric propagation, Atmospheric turbulence, Optical simulations

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 December 2010

Determining the complex index of refraction of an unknown object using turbulence-degraded polarimetric imagery

Milo Hyde, Jason Schmidt, Michael Havrilla, Stephen Cain

OE, Vol. 49, Issue 12, 126201, (December 2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3518044

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Refraction, Aluminum, Metals, Atmospheric turbulence, Deconvolution, Point spread functions, Light scattering, Algorithm development, Dielectrics

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