CURRICULUM VITAE
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`(Optical Sciences)
`(Electrical Engineering)
`(Math)
`(Photographic Science)
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`1981-1987
`1979-1981
`1977-1979
`1976-1977
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`Optical Sciences
`Electrical Engineering
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`1987
`1981
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`TOM D. MILSTER
`2/11/2021
`Wyant College of Optical Sciences and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
`University of Arizona
`Tucson, Arizona 85721
`(520) 621-8280
`milster@optics.arizona.edu
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`CHRONOLOGY OF EDUCATION
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`Colleges and universities attended:
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`University of Arizona
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`University of Missouri-Rolla
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`Southwest Mo. State University
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`Rochester Institute of Tech.
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`Institutions, degrees and dates awarded:
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`University of Arizona Ph.D.
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`University of Missouri B.S.
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`Title of doctoral dissertation and name of advisor:
`“Design and construction of a modular gamma camera”
`Advisor: Dr. Harrison Barrett
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`Major Fields:
`Optical Sciences and Electrical Engineering
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`CHRONOLOGY OF EMPLOYMENT
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`University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences Professor
`University of Arizona Optical Sciences Center
`Research Professor
`University of Arizona Optical Sciences Center
`Assoc. Research Professor
`University of Arizona Optical Sciences Center
`Assist. Professor
`Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
`Optical Engineer
`IBM General Products Division
`Staff Engineer, Optical
`Storage
`Graduate Research Assoc.
`Graduate Teaching Assist.
`Undergrad Research
`Assist.
`Summer Research Assist.
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`University of Arizona Optical Sciences Center
`University of Arizona Electrical Engineering
`University of Missouri Electrical Engineering
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`Argonne National Laboratory
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`1995-2000
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`1989(summer)
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`HONORS AND AWARDS
`Paper “Multiple-order diffractive engineered surface lenses,” Appl. Opt. 2020, selected
`as Editor’s Choice and one of the most downloaded papers in October-December,
`2020.
`National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Elected Senior Member 2020
`Paper “Highly efficient near-field probes,” Appl. Opt., 2000, selected for Optics in 2001
`as published in Optics and Photonics News, 12(12), p. 38 (2001)
`Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) – Elected Fellow (2001)
`Optical Society of America – Elected Fellow (1999)
`Paper “Linear behavior of a near-field optical scanning system,” JOSA- A, 1995, selected
`by SPIE as a landmark paper in near-field optics.
`Paper “Objective lens design for multiple-layer optical data storage,” Opt. Eng. (1997)
`selected by SPIE as one of 300 most influential papers in lens design (1999).
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`SERVICE AND OUTREACH
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`Departmental committees:
`Multiple years in each position: Admissions Committee (Chair); Comprehensive Exam
`Committee (Chair); Graduate Curriculum Committee (Chair 2014-2016); ABET Undergraduate
`Academic Accreditation Committee (Chair 2014-2016); In addition, too many oral defense
`exams to list, including comprehensive examinations, master’s defenses, and Ph.D. defenses.
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`Profession:
`Co-Chair, Topical Meeting on Optical Data Storage, SPIE Optics and Photonics, Optical
`Engineering and Applications, Conference OP233, San Diego Convention Center,
`San Diego, California, 2014-2016.
`Advisory Committee Member, Topical Meeting on Optical Data Storage, 2006-2018
`Program Committee Member, International Symposium on Optical Memory, 2006-2020
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`PUBLICATIONS
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`Chapters in scholarly books:
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`1. T. Milster, “The Gerchberg-Saxton Phase Retrieval Algorithm and Related Variations.” In
`Optical Holography-Materials, Theory and Applications (Elsevier, 2020) pp. 61-72.
`2. T. Milster, “Superresolution Microscopy,” in Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology (Springer,
`Berlin, Heidelberg 2017) pp. 845-865.
`3. T. Milster and T. Tkaczyk, "Miniature and Micro Optics," Chapter 22, Handbook of Optics, 3rd
`Ed. Optical Society of America 2010.
`4. T. Milster; J. J. Butz, T. Nakano, J. Tominaga, W. L. Bletscher, “Signal power in the angular
`spectrum of AgOx SuperRENS media,” in Optical Nanotechnologies: Manipulation of Surface
`and Local Plasmons. J. Tominaga and D. P. Tsai, eds., (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany 2003)
`pp. 119-39 (2003).
`5. E. P. Walker and T.D. Milster, “Beam Shaping for Optical Data Storage,” in Laser Beam Shaping
`Applications, F. M. Dickey, S. C. Holswade and D. L. Shealy, eds. (Marcel Decker, New York,
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`2005, 2014 and 2017).
`6. T. D. Milster, “Optical Data Storage,” in The Optics Encyclopedia: Basic Foundations and
`Practical Applications, Volume 1 T. G. Brown, K. Creath, H. Kogelnik, M. A. Kriss, J. Schmit
`and M. J. Weber, eds. (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, 2003), pp.
`227-274 (2003).
`7. T. D. Milster and G. T. Sincerbox, “Future of Optical Data Storage,” in McGraw-Hill 2002
`Yearbook of Science and Technology, pp. 252-255 (2002).
`8. T. D. Milster, “Optical Data Storage,” in Handbook of Laser Technology and Applications,
`Volume 3: Applications, C E Webb, University of Oxford, UK; J D C Jones, eds., (Institute of
`Physics Publishing, Bristol, UK, 2003). pp. 2391-2420 (2003).
`9. T.D. Milster and G. T. Sincerbox, “Optical Data Storage,” in McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of
`Science and Technology, Vol 12, pp. 457-461 (2001).
`10. T. D. Milster and S. B. Hamilton, “Testing,” in MO Data Recording -- Materials, Subsystems,
`Techniques, T. McDaniel and R. Victora, eds. (Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ., 1997).
`11. T. D. Milster, “Miniature and Micro-optics,” in Handbook of Optics, Volume 2, B. Wolfe, ed.
`(McGraw-Hill, New York, 1995), ch. 7 (1995).
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`Peer-Reviewed Papers since 2015:
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`1. Milster, T. D., Wang, Z., & Kim, Y. S. (2021). Design aspects of large-aperture MODE lenses.
`OSA Continuum, 4(1), 171-181.
`2. Zhang, Y., Liang, R., Spires, O. J., Yin, S., Yi, A., & Milster, T. D. (2020). Precision glass
`molding of diffractive optical elements with high surface quality. Optics Letters, 45(23), 6438-
`6441.
`3. Milster, T. D., Kim, Y. S., Wang, Z., & Purvin, K. (2020). Multiple-order diffractive engineered
`surface lenses. Applied Optics, 59(26), 7900-7906.
`4. Finan, E., & Milster, T. (2020). Phase retrieval and adaptive optics correction for systems with
`diffractive surfaces. Applied Optics, 59(22), G92-G98.
`5. Eguchi, A., & Milster, T. D. (2019). Single-shot phase retrieval with complex diversity. Optics
`letters, 44(21), 5108-5111.
`6. Eguchi, A., Brewer, J., & Milster, T. D. (2019). Optimization of random phase diversity for
`adaptive optics using an LCoS spatial light modulator. Applied optics, 58(25), 6834-6840.
`7. Gao, W., & Milster, T. (2018). Strehl ratio for optical systems with ultrafast illumination. Optics
`express, 26(14), 18028-18042.
`8. Apai, D., Milster, T. D., Kim, D. W., Bixel, A., Schneider, G., Liang, R., & Arenberg, J. (2019).
`A Thousand Earths: A Very Large Aperture, Ultralight Space Telescope Array for Atmospheric
`Biosignature Surveys. The Astronomical Journal, Volume 158, Issue 2, article id. 83, 21 pp.
`(2019).
`9. Gao, W., & Milster, T. (2018). Strehl ratio for optical systems with ultrafast illumination. Optics
`Express, 26(14), 18028-18042.
`10. Gao, W., Finan, E., Kim, G. H., Kim, Y., & Milster, T. D. (2018). Optical design and system
`characterization of an imaging microscope at 121.6 nm. Optical Engineering, 57(3), 035101.
`11. Summitt, C., Wang, S., Namnabat, S., Johnson, L., Milster, T., & Takashima, Y. (2017). Fast
`fabrication of polymer out-of-plane optical coupler by gray-scale lithography. Optics
`express, 25(15), 17960-17970.
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`12. Eguchi, A., Lu, P., Kim, Y., & Milster, T. D. (2017). Characterization of emission from
`aggregated gold nanoparticles excited nonlinearly by 1560-nm femtosecond laser. Journal of
`Nanophotonics, 11(4), 046007.
`13. Pacheco, S., Brand, J. F., Zaverton, M., Milster, T., & Liang, R. (2015). Sensitivity analysis and
`optimization method for the fabrication of one-dimensional beam-splitting phase gratings. Optics
`Express, 23(9), 11771-11782.
`14. Pacheco, S., Salahieh, B., Milster, T., Rodriguez, J. J., & Liang, R. (2015). Transfer function
`analysis in epi-illumination Fourier ptychography. Optics letters, 40(22), 5343-5346.
`15. Pacheco, S., Milster, T., & Liang, R. (2015). Analysis of grating doublets for achromatic beam-
`splitting. Optics Express, 23(17), 22939-22952.
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`(A selected list of peer-reviewed papers published prior to 2015 is found on
`https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/48306558/?sort=date&direction=as
`cending )
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`Selected conference publications and presentations since 2015:
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`1. Milster, T. D., & Kuhn, W. P. (2020, August). Practical measurement of cell-phone camera lens
`focal length. In Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification XIII (Vol. 11488, p.
`1148807). International Society for Optics and Photonics.
`2. Milster, T. D., Apai, D., Kim, D. W., Kim, Y. S., Kim, G. H., Zhang, Y., ... & Purvin, K. (2020,
`September). Progress toward optical design and fabrication of ultralight, large aperture
`transmissive lenses for space telescopes. In Frontiers in Optics (pp. FM1A-2). Optical Society of
`America.
`3. Kim, Y., Wang, Z., & Milster, T. (2020, September). Optical Design and Analysis of Ultralight,
`Large Aperture Transmissive Lenses for Space Telescopes. In Frontiers in Optics (pp. JTu7A-1).
`Optical Society of America.
`4. Dmitrovic, S., Molnar, B., Kim, Y. S., Schumann, D., Foley, J., Shelley, J. T., & Milster, T. D.
`(2020, September). Progress toward a VUV Raman spectrometer to detect pathogens with the
`samples in air. In Laser Science (pp. JW6B-18). Optical Society of America.
`5. Kim, D. W., Walker, C. K., Apai, D., Milster, T. D., Takashima, Y., Schneider, G., ... & Gasper,
`A. (2020). Disruptive space telescope concepts, designs, and developments: OASIS and Nautilus-
`INVITED. In EPJ Web of Conferences (Vol. 238, p. 06001). EDP Sciences.
`6. Choi, H., Esparza, M. A., Lamdan, A., Feng, Y. T., Milster, T., Apai, D., & Kim, D. W. (2020,
`August). In-process metrology for segmented optics UV curing control. In Optical Manufacturing
`and Testing XIII (Vol. 11487, p. 114870M). International Society for Optics and Photonics.
`7. Esparza, M. A., Choi, H., & Kim, D. W. (2020, August). Alignment of Multi-Order Diffractive
`Engineered (MODE) lens segments using the Kinematically-Engaged Yoke System. In Optical
`Manufacturing and Testing XIII (Vol. 11487, p. 114870V). International Society for Optics and
`Photonics.
`8. Milster, T. D., & Kuhn, W. P. (2020, August). Practical measurement of cell-phone camera lens
`focal length. In Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification XIII (Vol. 11488, p.
`1148807). International Society for Optics and Photonics.
`9. Milster, T. D. (2020, March). Complex diversity for multiple-wavelength single-shot phase
`retrieval (Conference Presentation). In Quantitative Phase Imaging VI (Vol. 11249, p. 112490K).
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`10. Bendek, E., Sirbu, D., Henze, C., Belikov, R., Milster, T., Finan, E., & Pluzhnik, E. (2018, July).
`Sparse wavefront control: A new approach to high-contrast imaging. In Space Telescopes and
`Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave (Vol. 10698, p. 106981M).
`International Society for Optics and Photonics.
`11. Apai, D., T. D. Milster, D. Kim, A. Bixel, G. Schneider, B. V. Rackham, R. Liang, and J.
`Arenberg. "Nautilus: A Biosignature Survey in a Thousand Exo-Earths." AAS (2020): 212-06.
`12. Finan, E., Milster, T., & Kim, Y. (2018, September). Performance of an Adaptive Optics System
`in the Presence of Diffractive Grooves. In Frontiers in Optics (pp. FM3D-1). Optical Society of
`America.
`13. Apai, D., Milster, T. D., Arenberg, J., Kim, D., Liang, R., Bixel, A., ... & Grunsfeld, J. (2018).
`Nautilus Deep Space Observatory: A Giant Segmented Space Telescope Array for a Galactic
`Biosignature Survey. LPI Contributions, 2063.
`14. Gao, W., Finan, E., Jeong, B., Kim, G., Kim, Y., & Milster, T. (2017, July). An Imaging
`Microscope at 121.6 nm. In International Optical Design Conference (pp. JTu5A-6). Optical
`Society of America.
`15. Scott, R. P., Jean, M., Johnson, L., Gatlin, R., Bronson, R., Milster, T., & Hart, M. (2017,
`September). Lithographic manufacturing of adaptive optics components. In Astronomical Optics:
`Design, Manufacture, and Test of Space and Ground Systems (Vol. 10401, p. 104011C).
`International Society for Optics and Photonics.
`16. Knight, J. M., Brewer, J., Hamilton, R., Ward, K., Milster, T. D., & Guyon, O. (2017,
`September). Design, fabrication, and testing of stellar coronagraphs for exoplanet imaging.
`In Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets VIII (Vol. 10400, p. 104000N).
`International Society for Optics and Photonics.
`17. Summitt, C., Wang, S., Namnabat, S., Johnson, L., Milster, T., & Takashima, Y. (2017). Fast
`fabrication of polymer out-of-plane optical coupler by gray-scale lithography. Optics
`express, 25(15), 17960-17970.
`18. Jean, M. A., Bronson, R., Scott, R. P., Hart, M., Johnson, L., & Milster, T. (2017, July).
`Multiwavelength Characterization of Multi-Order Diffractive Lenslet Arrays. In Optical
`Fabrication and Testing (pp. OW2B-4). Optical Society of America.
`19. Johnson, L., Apai, D., Arenberg, J., & Milster, T. D. (2017, July). Multiple Order Diffractive
`Fresnel Lens (MOD-DFL) for Atmospheric Transit Surveying of Earthlike Exoplanets.
`In International Optical Design Conference (pp. IW3A-5). Optical Society of America.
`20. Vorndran, S. D., Johnson, L., Milster, T., & Kostuk, R. K. (2016, June). Measurement and
`analysis of algorithmically-designed diffractive optic for photovoltaic spectrum splitting.
`In Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2016 IEEE 43rd(pp. 3513-3517). IEEE.
`21. Vorndran, S. D., Ayala, S., Wu, Y., Russo, J. M., Zaverton, M. A., Milster, T., & Kostuk, R. K.
`(2015, June). Freeform surface relief diffractive optic for photovoltaic spectrum splitting.
`In Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2015 IEEE 42nd(pp. 1-5). IEEE.
`22. Yang, J., Ge, T., Summitt, C., Wang, S., Milster, T., & Takashima, Y. (2015, August). All-
`polymer based fabrication process for an all-polymer flexible and parallel optical interconnect.
`In Nanoengineering: Fabrication, Properties, Optics, and Devices XII (Vol. 9556, p. 95560F).
`International Society for Optics and Photonics.
`23. Milster, T. D., Lu, P., & Kieu, K. (2015, August). Potential of multi-photon reading and writing
`for optical data storage systems. In Optical Data Storage 2015 (Vol. 9587, p. 95870B).
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`24. Summitt, C., Wang, S., Johnson, L., Zaverton, M., Ge, T., Milster, T., & Takashima, Y. (2015,
`April). Process optimization for a 3D optical coupler and waveguide fabrication on a single
`substrate using buffer coat material. In Advanced Fabrication Technologies for Micro/Nano
`Optics and Photonics VIII (Vol. 9374, p. 937415). International Society for Optics and Photonics.
`25. Gao, W., Nam, K. H., Lee, K. S., Kim, G., Milster, T. D., & Kim, Y. (2015, April). Design of
`high numerical aperture apochromatic objective for biochip-based multiphoton microscope.
`In Bio-Optics: Design and Application (pp. BT1A-7). Optical Society of America.
`26. Ge, T., Yang, J., Summitt, C., Wang, S., Johnson, L., Zaverton, M., ... & Takashima, Y. (2015,
`March). High contrast and metal-less alignment process for all-polymer optical interconnect
`devices. In Advanced Fabrication Technologies for Micro/Nano Optics and Photonics VIII (Vol.
`9374, p. 93741F). International Society for Optics and Photonics.
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`Issued Patents
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`1. Matsubara, Y. Unno, W. Dallas, and T. D. Milster, “Hologram with cells to control phase in two
`polarization directions and exposure apparatus,” USP 9,116,303 (2015).
`2. B. Gelernt, T. D. Milster and T. Jota, “Interferometric systems and methods,” USP 9,081,193
`(2015).
`3. T. D. Milster, K. R. Denninghoff, P. K. Khulbe, and J. Zhang, “In-vivo optical sensor,” USP
`9,072,473 (2015).
`4. T. D. Milster and J. Km, “Alignment feature for near-field transducers,” USP 8,737,178 (2014).
`5. B. Gelernt and T. D. Milster, “Apparatus and method for deep ultraviolet optical microscopy,”
`USP 8,472,111 (2013).
`6. T. D. Milster and S, K, Park, “Optimized media structure for bit-wise multi-layer optical data
`storage,” USP 8,003,187 (2011).
`7. T. D. Milster and S. Kannan, “Application of wavelet transform filtering for processing data
`signals from optical data storage devices,” USP 7,974,170 (2011).
`8. T. D. Milster, P. K. Khulbe, and B. Gelernt, “Apparatus and method for spectroscopy,” USP
`7,916,291 (2011)
`9. P. B. Chu, M. I. Lutwyche, T. Rausch, W. A. Challener, and T. D. Milster, “Optical system for
`data storage devices,” USP 7,796,487 (2010).
`10. W. Jiang, C. P. Wei, and T. D. Milster, “Method and apparatus for improved optical elements for
`vertical PCB fiber optic modules,” USP 6,901,221 (2005).
`11. T. D. Milster and Kei Shimura, “Method and apparatus for detecting light from a multilayerd
`object,” USP 6,577,584 (2003).
`12. W. Jiang and T. D. Milster, “Optical connector for connecting a plurality of light sources to a
`plurality of light sinks,” USP 6,498,875 (2002).
`13. T. D. Milster, W. Jiang and M. S. Lebby, “Optical pickup head including a coherent first order
`mode laser light source,” USP 6,111,839 (2000).
`14. Y. D. Milster and S. Yao, “Detector for magnetooptic recorders,” USP 4,823,220 (1989).
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`1. Milster, Thomas D. "System for Measuring Optical Phase of a Specimen Using Defocused
`Images Thereof." U.S. Patent Application 16/778,025, filed August 6, 2020.
`2. E. Finan, E. Bendek and T. D. Milster, “Active coating apparatus, methods and applications,” US
`Patent Application 20190137755 (2019).
`3. R. J. Gerchberg and T. D. Milster, “Machine vision method and system,” US Patent Application
`20190310374 (2019).
`4. T. D. Milster, L. C. Johnson and D. Apai, “An optical device comprising multi-order diffractive
`Fresnel lens (mod-dfl) and an achromatizing compensation mechanism,” WO02020014203A1
`(2019).
`5. T. D. Milster, D. Apai and L. C. Johnson, “A multi-order diffractive Fresnel lens (mod-dfl) and
`systems that incorporate the mod-dfl,” WO2020006411A1 (2019).
`6. T. D. Milster, Lc. C. Johnson and E. Bendek, “Forming a diffractive pattern on a freeform
`surface,” WO2019222719A1 (2019).
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