J. Scott Tyo

  • Faculty Affiliation: Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Professor of Optical Sciences
Affiliation: 
Australian Defence Force Academy
Education: 
  • Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1997
  • M.S.E., University of Pennsylvania, 1996
  • B.S.E., University of Pennsylvania, 1994
Specific Research Interests: 
  • Enabling technologies for optical and microwave remote sensing: processing of high-dimensional spectropolarimetric data.
  • Investigation of statistical properties of hyperspectral imagery.
  • Optimization of polarimetric sensors for remote sensing applications.
  • Integration of polarimetric and spectral sensors and information.
  • Use of spectropolarimetry to improve imaging in scattering media.
  • Fusion of multidimensional data into intelligible images.
  • Design of UWB antennas and antenna arrays.
  • Development of sensors, measurement techniques and processing strategies for UWB EM measurements.
  • Generation and radiation of electromagnetic transients.
  • Utilization of UWB radar for target detection and identification.

Current Student(s)

Patents

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8,134,141 Detector with tunable spectral response
8,071,945 Infrared retina
7,217,951 Detector with tunable spectral response
7,132,648 Uniform, nondisruptive and radiometrically accurate calibration of infrared focal plane array sensors using global scene motion
5,975,702 Method of using polarization differencing to improve vision

Books Authored

  • Field Guide to Linear Systems in Optics
    J. Scott Tyo and Andrey Alenin

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