Dr. Michael Fiddy
Dr. Michael Fiddy, Director of the Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, is well known for his work in the fields of inverse optics, inverse problems and optical engineering. He is widely respected for his solutions to difficult and important problems in mathematical optics. He earned bachelor's and doctoral degrees from the University of London and held faculty positions at that institution, the University of Rochester and Catholic University of America before joining the faculty at UMass Lowell in 1987. In 2002 Dr. Fiddy became the founding director of the new Optics Center at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Education:
Ph. D. University of London, January 1977
B. Sc. Physics, First Class Honors, University of London, 1973

Research Interests:
Inverse Problems, Optical Information Processing, Phase Retrieval, Slow Light

Appointments:
2002
Director, Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications
Professor, Physics and Optical Science, Electrical Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1994-2001
Head of Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell
1991-2001 Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, UML
1987-1991 Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, UML
1985-1986
Visiting Associate Professor in Mathematics Department
Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C
1984-1987 Lecturer in Physics, Kings College, University of London (tenured)
1982/1983
Visiting Associate Professor, Institute of Optics, University of Rochester
1979-1984 Lecturer in Physics, Queen Elizabeth College, University of London

Recent Publications

• H. M. Shieh and M. A. Fiddy, "Accuracy of extrapolated data as a function of prior knowledge and regularization", Applied Optics, vol 45, pp3283-3288, (2006).
• H. M. Shieh, C. L. Byrne and M. A. Fiddy, "Image reconstruction: a unifying model for resolution enhancement and data extrapolation", J. Opt. Soc. Amer. A, vol 23, pp258-266, (2006).
• M. A. Fiddy and M. Testorf, "Inverse scattering method applied to the synthesis of strongly scattering structures". Optics Express, vol 14, pp2037-2046. March 2006.
• H. M. Shieh, M. Testorf,   C. L. Byrne   and M. A. Fiddy, "Iterative image reconstruction using prior knowledge", J. Opt. Soc. Amer. A, 23, p1292-1300,   June 2006
• U. Shahid, M. Testorf and M. A. Fiddy, "Minimum-phase-based inverse scattering algorithm applied to Institute Fresnel data", Inverse Problems, vol 21, ppS153-164, (2005).
• A. Kanaev, Y. Cao and M. A. Fiddy, "Axial frozen modes in finite anisotropic photonic crystals", Opt. Eng 44, pp 09520-1 to 09520-11, September 2005.
• M. A. Fiddy, "The Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications at UNC Charlotte" (June issue OPN 2005)
• M. A. Fiddy and H. J. Caulfield, "The significance of phase and information", Ch 17 in "Tribute to Emil Wolf", T. P. Jannson Editor, SPIE Press, 2005, pp363-378.
• H. J. Caulfield and M. A. Fiddy, "Backward thinking: holography and the inverse problem", Ch. 19, in Tribute to Emil Wolf", T. P. Jannson Editor, SPIE Press, 2005, pp401-420.
• A. Semichaevsky, M. E. Testorf, R.V. McGahan and M. A. Fiddy, "Unsupervised constrained radar imaging of low resolution targets", Waves in Random Media, 14, pp S415-S434, 2004.
• M. A. Fiddy, "Inverse scattering and superresolved lithography", IEEE APS/URSI Conference, Session #56, Columbus, June 2003.
• W. Lazonick, M. A. Fiddy and S. Quimby, " 'Grow your own' in the new economy? Skill-formation challenges in the New England optical networking   industry", Ch .12 in Globalization, Universities and Issues of Sustainable Human Development", Ed. J. L. Pyle and R. Forrant, Elgar Press, pp233-259,   2003
• M. A. Fiddy and   R. Hocken, " Photonics Manufacturing : Concurrent Engineering " Proc. OIDA Photonics Manufacturing Conference,   Boston, June 2002, paper 3; (see "Cost -Reducing Technologies and Processes for Photonics Manufacturing, Ed. D. Krohn, OIDA Press, 2002).
• Testorf, M. and M. A. Fiddy, "Simulation of light propagation in planar-integrated free-space optics", Optics Communications 176, pp 365-372, 2000
• Schwarze, C.R., D.A. Pommet, G. Flynn and M. A. Fiddy, "Enhancement of c 3 in nanoparticle composite media exhibiting electrostriction and quantum confinement", Waves in Random Media 10, pp 43-52, 2000.
• Testorf, M. and   M. A. Fiddy, "Imaging from real scattered field data using a linear spectral estimation technique",   Inverse Problems, Vol. 17, no 6, pp 1645-1658, 2001.
• Testorf, M. and M. A. Fiddy, "Algorithms for data evaluation applied to the detection of buried objects", Waves in Random Media,   Vol 11, pp 535-547,   2001.
• Vedula, K., M. A. Fiddy, A. Donatelli, S. Robertson, R. Nunn and R. Moure, " Innovation in Engineering Education for Sustainable Regional Social and Economic Development", chapter in Approaches to Sustainable Development:   The Public University in the Regional Economy, Ed. R. Forrant and   J. Pyle, UMass Press, Amherst, 2001.
• Noushin, A.J., M. A. Fiddy and J. Graham-Eagle, "Some new findings on the zeros of bandlimited functions",   J. Opt. Soc. Amer. A.16, pp 1857-1863, 1999.
• Testorf, M and M. A. Fiddy, "Diffraction tomography based on McCutchen's theorem" J.Opt. Soc. Amer. A. 16, pp 1806-1813, 1999.
• Marr, R.A., D.A. Pommet, U.H.W. Lammers, R.V. McGahan and M. A. Fiddy, "Target recognition from limited-angle backscatter data", IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 41, pp36- 40, 1999.
• Pommet, D.A., J. B. Morris, R. V. McGahan and M. A. Fiddy, "Imaging of unknown targets from measured scattering data", IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 41, pp40- 44, 1999.
• Sanchez-de-la-Llave, D and M. A. Fiddy, "Incoherent to coherent conversion and square law transmission based on photinduced birefringence in bacteriorhodopsin films", Applied Optics, 38, pp815-821, 1999.
• Malley, L.E., D.A. Pommet and M.A. Fiddy, "Optically induced ordering in microparticle suspensions", J. Opt. Soc. B, 15, 1590-1595, 1998.
• Drake, M. D., M. L. Lidd and M. A. Fiddy, "Waveguide hologram fingerprint entry device", MITRE Journal, pp141-149, 1997.
• Sanchez-de-la-Llave, J.D., D. A. Pommet and M. A. Fiddy, "Novel joint transform correlator architecture using bacteriorhodopsin optically addressable spatial light modulators", Optical Engineering 37, pp27-32, 1998.
• Liao C-W, M. A. Fiddy and C. L. Byrne, "Imaging of targets from intensity data", J. Opt. Soc. Amer. A 14, pp3155-3161, 1997
• Drake, M. D., M. L. Lidd and M. A. Fiddy, "Waveguide hologram fingerprint entry device", Optical Engineering, 35, pp2499-2505, 1996
• Morris, J.B., Pommet, D.A., McGahan, R.V. and Fiddy, M.A., "Imaging of unknown targets from measured scattering data", IEEE AP Magazine, 38, pp53-56, 1996.
• Chen, P-T, M. A. Fiddy, C-W. Liao and D. A. Pommet, "Blind deconvolution and phase retrieval using point zeros", J. Opt. Soc. of Amer. A, 13, pp1524-1531, 1996.
• Morris, J.B., M. A. Fiddy and D. A. Pommet, "Nonlinear filtering applied to single-view backpropagated images of strong scatterers", J. Opt. Soc. of Amer. A, 13, pp1506-1515, 1996.
• Liao, C-W and M. A. Fiddy, "Optical methods for spatial noise removal in interferometry", Optical Engineering, 35, pp1064-69, 1996.

Books and Book Chapters

• Abbiss, J.B.,   M. A. Fiddy and R. Steriti, "Image Restoration on the Hopfield Neural Network", ch 1 in Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics, Ed. P.W. Hawkes, Academic Press, pp1-48, 1994.
• Fiddy, M.A. and M. Nieto-Vesperinas, Editors, "Optical Signal Processing", monograph published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992.
• Fiddy, M. A., "Linearized and approximate methods for inversion of scattered field data", in Inverse Problems in Scattering and Imaging,   Ed. M. Bertero and E.R. Pike, Adam Hilger Press, pp23-46, 1992.
• Fiddy, M. A., "The Role of Analyticity in Image Recovery," in Image Recovery: Theory and Applications, Ed. H. Stark, Academic Press, Florida, pp. 499-529, 1987.
• Ross, G., M.A. Fiddy and M. Nieto-Vesperinas,"The inverse scattering problem in structural determinations", in Inverse Scattering Problems in Optics, Ed. H.P. Baltes, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp15-71, 1980.
• Editor, Inverse Problems in Scattering and Imaging, SPIE Vol 1351, (1990)
• Editor: Inverse Optics III, SPIE Vol 2241 (1994)
• Editor, Experimental and numerical methods for solving ill-posed problems: medical and nonmedical applications I and II, with Barbour, R.L. and M. J. Carvlin, vol 2570 (1995) and vol   3171, (1997)
• Editor, Special Issue of J.Opt. Soc. A , on Signal Recovery and Synthesis   Vol 16, (1999)
• Editor, Image reconstruction from incomplete data I, II, III and IV, SPIE with R. Millane, volumes 4123 (2000) , 4792 (2002); 5562   (2004), 6316 (2006).
  

Recent Collaborators at Other Institutions:
Dr. J. Ballato, Clemson: Optical materials
Dr. K. Burbank, Western Carolina University: Photonics testing
Dr. C.L. Byrne, Mathematics UML: Superresolution techniques
Dr. J. Canning, Computer Science UML: Parallel Implementation of Algorithms
Dr. D. Brady, Duke University: Coded aperture imaging
Dr. W. Goodhue, Physics, UML, MEMs based SLMs
Dr. W. Lazonick, Regional Economic & Social Development Dept, UML: Lucent Technologies
Dr. Carl Lawton, Chemical Engineering, UML: Quantum Dots
Dr. Tony Levi, University of Southern California,: Photonics manufacturing
Dr. R. V. McGahan, AFRL, UML: Radar Foliage Penetration Studies
Dr. Babs Soller, UMass Medical Center: Retinal Spectroscopy
Dr. M. Testorf, Physics Department, Dartmouth College: Optical Processing and Imaging
Dr. J. Waldman and Dr. R. Giles, Physics, UML: Radar Data Processing

Professional Activities:
Editor , Waves in Random and Complex Media , since Jan 1996, Editorial board member since 1991 Topical Editor, Signal and Image Processing , Optical Society of America, 1994-2001
Area Editor, Electro-optics and Lightwave Systems: CRC Press Dictionary of Electrical Engineering Associate Editor, Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing (Kluwer)
President 1994-1996, Treasurer 1992-1994; New England Chapter of SPIE
Member OSA Publications Review Committee for J. Opt. Soc. Amer A
Member of   SPIE's Engineering, Science and Technology Policy Committee since Oct. 2005
Chair,   OSA Richardson Medal Committee
Andrewes Prize in Physics, University of London, 1972
UMass Lowell Outstanding Graduate Educator of the Year, 1990/91.

Professional Affiliations:
Fellow of the Optical Society of America (member since 1979)
Fellow of the Institute of Physics (member since 1977)
Fellow of the Society of Photo-Optical Engineers since 1988
Senior Member IEEE Lasers and Electro-optics Society since 1988
Member of the Electromagnetics Academy since January 1990
Member of the American Society for Engineering Education ASEE since 1994
Member of Sigma Xi since 1994
Member of the Royal Institution of Great Britain (1974-1988)