Patents by Inventor Milo W. Hyde, IV

Milo W. Hyde, IV has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Generation of vector partially coherent optical sources using phase-only spatial light modulators
    Patent number: 10809626
    Abstract: A vector partially coherent source (VPCS) generator includes a laser that emits coherent light; an interferometer consisting of polarizing beam splitters (PBSs) to split the laser light into its vertical and horizontal polarization components;] first and second spatial light modulators (SLMs) that respectively control the vertical and horizontal polarization components; and a control system communicatively coupled to the first and second SLMs to adjust beam shape and coherence without physically moving or removing optical elements in the interferometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Milo W. Hyde, IV, Santasri R. Bose-Pillai
  • Generation of Vector Partially Coherent Optical Sources Using Phase-Only Spatial Light Modulators
    Publication number: 20190129312
    Abstract: A VPCS generator that includes a laser that emits coherent light; an interferometer consisting of PBSs to split the laser light into its vertical and horizontal polarization components; first and second SLMs that respectively control the vertical and horizontal polarization components; and a control system communicatively coupled to the first and second SLMs to adjust beam shape and coherence without physically moving or removing optical elements in the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Milo W. Hyde, IV, Santasri R. Bose-Pillai