Dr. Michael K. Giles Profile

Dr. Michael K. Giles

Senior Scientist at DCS Corp

SPIE Involvement:

Fellow status | Conference Chair | Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (51)

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 29, 2006

Closed-loop adaptive optics using a CMOS image quality metric sensor

Proc. SPIE. 6306, Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications IV

KEYWORDS: CMOS sensors, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Optical testing, Image quality, Phase compensation, Image sensors, Modulation transfer functions, Atmospheric turbulence, Atmospheric optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 29, 2006

Laboratory phase plate turbulence strength characterization

Proc. SPIE. 6306, Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications IV

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Data modeling, Phase shift keying, Adaptive optics, Image quality, Turbulence, Modulation transfer functions, Atmospheric turbulence, Atmospheric propagation, Atmospheric optics

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SPIE Conference Volume | August 28, 2006

Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications IV

SPIE Journal Paper | February 1, 2006

Effectiveness of high-order adaptive optics in ground-based stellar interferometry

Ting, Chueh , Giles, Michael , Voelz, David

OE Vol. 45 Issue 02

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Interferometers, Atmospheric optics, Phase compensation, Telescopes, Atmospheric turbulence, Phase shift keying, Modulation transfer functions, Coherence (optics), Visibility

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 13, 2005

Laser satellite communications with adaptive optics

Proc. SPIE. 5892, Free-Space Laser Communications V

KEYWORDS: Laser beam propagation, Adaptive optics, Distortion, Wave propagation, Turbulence, Scintillation, Satellite communications, Atmospheric propagation, Atmospheric modeling, Atmospheric optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 31, 2005

Coherence reduction using optical fibers

Proc. SPIE. 5892, Free-Space Laser Communications V

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Temporal coherence, Sensors, Receivers, Single mode fibers, Turbulence, Diffusers, Spatial coherence, Data communications, Free space optical communications

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 25, 2005

Ground-based stellar interferometry with adaptive optics

Proc. SPIE. 5903, Astronomical Adaptive Optics Systems and Applications II

KEYWORDS: Photodetectors, Telescopes, Interferometers, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Optical testing, Image quality, Phase compensation, Atmospheric turbulence

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 18, 2005

Use of polarization to improve signal to clutter ratio in an outdoor active imaging system

Proc. SPIE. 5888, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing II

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Sun, Polarization, Reflection, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Polarizers, CCD cameras, Light sources and illumination

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 18, 2005

NMSU EORL adaptive optics testbed and its performance evaluation

Proc. SPIE. 5894, Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications III

KEYWORDS: Photodetectors, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Optical testing, Image quality, Phase compensation, Turbulence, Temperature metrology

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SPIE Conference Volume | August 18, 2005

Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications III

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 20, 2004

Fringe visibility performance evaluation for long baseline stellar interferometers with adaptive optics

Proc. SPIE. 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Coherence (optics), Interferometers, Adaptive optics, Atmospheric corrections, Image quality, Modulation transfer functions, Atmospheric turbulence, Atmospheric optics, Visibility

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SPIE Conference Volume | October 12, 2004

Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications II

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 12, 2004

Laboratory testing of components and systems used for advanced wavefront control

Proc. SPIE. 5553, Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications II

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Mirrors, Beam splitters, Imaging systems, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Iris, Liquid crystals, Charge-coupled devices

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | June 14, 2004

Test setup for static and dynamic measurements of an adaptive optics integrated circuit with pixel arrays

Proc. SPIE. 5356, Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits VI

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Photodetectors, Optical filters, Photodiodes, Adaptive optics, Optical testing, Integrated optics, Integrated circuits, Analog electronics, Device simulation

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 6, 2004

Adaptive optics for the Magdalena Ridge Observatory

Proc. SPIE. 5237, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems VI

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Interferometers, Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Modulation transfer functions, Atmospheric turbulence, Atmospheric optics, Visibility, Long baseline optical interferometry, Magdalena Ridge Observatory

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 6, 2004

A study of variable subaperture size for astronomical adaptive optics

Proc. SPIE. 5237, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems VI

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Visualization, Error analysis, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Numerical analysis, Atmospheric sensing, Atmospheric optics, Astronomical adaptive optics

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SPIE Journal Paper | January 1, 2004

Reconfigurable Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor

Rha, Jungtae , Voelz, David , Giles, Michael

OE Vol. 43 Issue 01

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, LCDs, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Photons, Point spread functions, Lenses, Signal to noise ratio, Turbulence

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 24, 2003

Simulations of a long-baseline interferometer with adaptive optics

Proc. SPIE. 5169, Astronomical Adaptive Optics Systems and Applications

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Interferometers, Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Modulation transfer functions, Large telescopes, Atmospheric modeling, Atmospheric optics, Visibility, Long baseline optical interferometry

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 11, 2003

Wavefront reconstruction of Shack-Hartmann data for a high-resolution pixelated wavefront corrector

Proc. SPIE. 5162, Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Point spread functions, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, LCDs, Turbulence, Liquid crystals, Charge-coupled devices, Fresnel lenses

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 6, 2002

Design considerations for a miniature portable phase-contrast wavefront sensor

Proc. SPIE. 4825, High-Resolution Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications IV

KEYWORDS: Zemax, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Lenses, Cameras, Diagnostics, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, LCDs, Image filtering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 1, 2002

Implementation of an adaptive Shack-Hartmann sensor using a phase-modulated liquid crystal spatial light modulator

Proc. SPIE. 4493, High-Resolution Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications III

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Sensors, Computing systems, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, CCD cameras, Turbulence, Liquid crystals, CCD image sensors

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 1, 2002

Closed-loop phase-contrast adaptive optics system using liquid crystal phase modulators: experimental results

Proc. SPIE. 4493, High-Resolution Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications III

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Point spread functions, Optical filters, Cameras, Image processing, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Liquid crystals

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 22, 2000

Setting up a liquid crystal phase screen to simulate atmospheric turbulence

Proc. SPIE. 4124, High-Resolution Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications II

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Cameras, Wavefronts, Phase shift keying, Adaptive optics, Optical testing, LCDs, Turbulence, Phase measurement, Atmospheric turbulence

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 22, 2000

Adaptive optics system with micromachined mirror array and stochastic gradient descent controller

Proc. SPIE. 4124, High-Resolution Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications II

KEYWORDS: Microelectromechanical systems, Actuators, Mirrors, Optical amplifiers, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Deformable mirrors, Very large scale integration, Stochastic processes, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 27, 1999

Focal plane masks in adaptive optics systems

Proc. SPIE. 3762, Adaptive Optics Systems and Technology

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Phase contrast, Stars, Interferometers, Sensors, Interferometry, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Turbulence

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 11, 1998

High-resolution phase distortion compensation in adaptive interferometers

Proc. SPIE. 3353, Adaptive Optical System Technologies

KEYWORDS: Phase modulation, Modulation, Imaging systems, Interferometers, Wavefronts, Numerical simulations, Phase shift keying, Distortion, Modulators, Liquid crystals

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SPIE Journal Paper | December 1, 1997

Iterative technique for high-resolution phase distortion compensation in adaptive interferometers

Dou, Rensheng , Vorontsov, Mikhail , Sivokon, Viktor , Giles, Michael

OE Vol. 36 Issue 12

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Distortion, Phase shift keying, Wavefronts, Phase modulation, Modulators, Imaging systems, Mach-Zehnder interferometers, Prisms, Liquid crystals

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 27, 1997

5-nm resolution in a vibrating environment with a 1-mm dynamic range

Proc. SPIE. 2993, Lasers as Tools for Manufacturing II

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Electronics, Ferroelectric materials, Modulation, Interferometers, Interferometry, Phase shift keying, Semiconductor lasers, Feedback control, Feedback signals

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 28, 1996

Optical alignment monitoring and stabilization using a liquid crystal television (LCTV)

Proc. SPIE. 2810, Space Sciencecraft Control and Tracking in the New Millennium

KEYWORDS: Software, Point spread functions, Phase modulation, Polarization, Video, Phase shift keying, Telecommunications, Televisions, Liquid crystals, Optical alignment

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 25, 1996

Comparison of restoration algorithms on high-altitude infrared images

Proc. SPIE. 2827, Digital Image Recovery and Synthesis III

KEYWORDS: Infrared imaging, Optical transfer functions, Point spread functions, Fourier transforms, Image analysis, Infrared radiation, Modulation transfer functions, Missiles, Infrared telescopes, Filtering (signal processing)

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SPIE Journal Paper | July 1, 1996

Collimation and beam alignment: testing and estimation using liquid-crystal televisions

Prasad, Narasimha , Doyle, Sean , Giles, Michael

OE Vol. 35 Issue 07

KEYWORDS: Collimation, Point spread functions, Liquid crystals, Televisions, Optical alignment, Analytical research, Video, CCD cameras, Phase shift keying, Charge-coupled devices

SPIE Journal Paper | March 1, 1996

Simple technique for measuring the phase property of a twisted nematic liquid crystal television

Dou, Rensheng , Giles, Michael

OE Vol. 35 Issue 03

KEYWORDS: Phase measurement, Liquid crystals, Molecules, Sensors, Televisions, Phase shift keying, CCD cameras, Refractive index, Crystals, Optical engineering

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 13, 1995

Liquid crystal television (LCTV) as an optics education tool

Proc. SPIE. 2525, 1995 International Conference on Education in Optics

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Diffraction, Monochromatic aberrations, Point spread functions, Polarization, Polarizers, Televisions, Liquid crystals, Fresnel lenses, Binary data

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 23, 1995

Programmable phase grating and beam steerer by operating a LCTV

Proc. SPIE. 2566, Advanced Imaging Technologies and Commercial Applications

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Beam steering, Polarization, Video, Televisions, Quantization, Liquid crystals, Phase measurement, Phase shifts, Diffraction gratings

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 11, 1995

Programmable deflector and scanner using a liquid crystal television (LCTV)

Proc. SPIE. 2537, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Electronics, Polarization, Scanners, Video, Wavefronts, Televisions, Liquid crystals, Fresnel lenses, Acousto-optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 30, 1995

Design and performance of a joint transform correlator (JTC) system for measuring blood flow and tissue motion

Proc. SPIE. 2390, Optical Biophysics

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Tissues, Speckle, Ultrasonography, Linear filtering, Transducers, Blood circulation, Motion measurement, Optical correlators, Diffraction gratings

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 28, 1995

Implementation of liquid crystal arrays as complex field modulators

Proc. SPIE. 2490, Optical Pattern Recognition VI

KEYWORDS: Phase modulation, Modulation, Video, Phase shift keying, Polarizers, Spatial light modulators, Liquid crystals, Charge-coupled devices, Phase measurement, Phase shifts

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | June 24, 1993

Tracking blood flow and tissue motion using optical correlation

Proc. SPIE. 1895, Ultrasensitive Laboratory Diagnostics

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Speckle, Diagnostics, Ultrasonics, Far-field diffraction, Blood circulation, Joint transforms, Tissue optics, Motion measurement, Optical correlators

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 12, 1993

Tracking speckle patterns with optical correlation

Proc. SPIE. 1772, Optical Information Processing Systems and Architectures IV

KEYWORDS: Speckle, Ultrasonics, Speckle pattern, Transducers, Optical tracking, Phased arrays, Joint transforms, Tissue optics, Motion measurement, Optical correlators

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 24, 1992

Using liquid-crystal devices as input and filter SLMs

Proc. SPIE. 1704, Advances in Optical Information Processing V

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Polarization, Video, Spatial light modulators, LCDs, Projection systems, Liquid crystals, Optical correlators, Binary data, Phase only filters

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 1, 1992

Multisensor image analysis system demonstration

Proc. SPIE. 1701, Optical Pattern Recognition III

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Cameras, Sensors, Image segmentation, Image processing, Image resolution, Image analysis, Image filtering, Binary data, RGB color model

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 1, 1991

Using liquid-crystal TVs in Vander Lugt optical correlators

Proc. SPIE. 1564, Optical Information Processing Systems and Architectures III

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Optical signal processing, Polarization, Fourier transforms, Spatial light modulators, Televisions, Liquid crystals, Optical correlators, Binary data, Phase only filters

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 1, 1991

Empirical performance of binary phase-only synthetic discriminant functions

Proc. SPIE. 1564, Optical Information Processing Systems and Architectures III

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Optical filters, Optical signal processing, Digital filtering, Computer simulations, Digital imaging, Image filtering, Optical correlators, Binary data, Systems modeling

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 1, 1991

Performance limitations of miniature optical correlators

Proc. SPIE. 1564, Optical Information Processing Systems and Architectures III

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Optical filters, Transparency, Lithium, Optical signal processing, Imaging systems, Lenses, Spatial light modulators, Optical correlators, Tolerancing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 27, 1990

Design considerations for miniature optical correlation systems that use pixelated input and filter transducers

Proc. SPIE. 1347, Optical Information Processing Systems and Architectures II

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Computing systems, Transducers, Image filtering, Target recognition, Optical correlators, Prototyping, Phase only filters

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 27, 1990

Rotation-invariant, time-integrating optical correlation recognition system

Proc. SPIE. 1347, Optical Information Processing Systems and Architectures II

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Cameras, Video, Image filtering, Integrated optics, Target recognition, Optical correlators, System integration, Binary data, Phase only filters

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SPIE Journal Paper | September 1, 1990

Statistical filtering of time-sequenced peak correlation responses for distortion invariant recognition of multiple input objects

Walsh, Thomas , Giles, Michael

OE Vol. 29 Issue 09

KEYWORDS: Distortion, Optical correlators, Image filtering, Binary data, Statistical analysis, Composites, Optical filters, Target recognition, Data processing, Phase only filters

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 1, 1990

Improved model of the TI deformable mirror device

Proc. SPIE. 1296, Advances in Optical Information Processing IV

KEYWORDS: Mathematical modeling, Mirrors, Optical signal processing, Fourier transforms, Deformable mirrors, Computer simulations, Digital micromirror devices, Binary data, Phase only filters, Instrument modeling

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 1, 1990

Important considerations on the use of an integrating focal plane array camera in an optical recognition system

Proc. SPIE. 1308, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Human-machine interfaces, Optical filters, Clocks, Imaging systems, Cameras, Video, CCD cameras, Image intensifiers, Camera shutters

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 1, 1990

Correlation plane integration of time-sequenced binary phase-only filter responses

Proc. SPIE. 1297, Hybrid Image and Signal Processing II

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Cameras, Image processing, Video, Signal processing, Image filtering, Target recognition, System integration, Filtering (signal processing), Phase only filters

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 1, 1990

Composite filter trees and image recognition via binary search

Proc. SPIE. 1295, Real-Time Image Processing II

KEYWORDS: Superposition, Optical filters, Image processing, Composites, Image resolution, Image filtering, Algorithm development, Optical correlators, Binary data, Phase only filters

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Conference Committee Involvement (4)

Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications IV

14 August 2006 | San Diego, California, United States

Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications III

31 July 2005 | San Diego, California, United States

Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications II

2 August 2004 | Denver, Colorado, United States

Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications

6 August 2003 | San Diego, California, United States

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