Dr. Ben Mills Profile

Dr. Ben Mills

Principal Research Fellow at University of Southampton

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Membrane external-cavity surface-emitting laser emitting in bi-frequency operation through micromachining of cavity mirror

Jake Daykin, Jonathan R. Woods, Daniel Heath, Roman Bek, James Wilkinson, Ben Mills, Michael Jetter, Peter Michler, Vasilis Apostolopoulos

Proceedings Volume 12404, 1240403 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2647363

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Micromachining, Terahertz spectroscopy, Laser ablation, Continuous wave operation, Spectroscopes, Reticles, Reflectivity, Optical sensing, Optical pumping

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

Optimisation of coherent beam combination using deep learning

Ben Mills, James Grant-Jacob, Michalis Zervas

Proceedings Volume 12400, 124000G (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2659491

KEYWORDS: Coherent beam combination, Deep learning, Neural networks, Beam shaping, Spatial resolution, Laser processing, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2020 Presentation

Deep learning for microscopy image enhancement and automated labelling

Ben Mills, Benita MacKay, Sophie Blundell, Olivia Etter, Yunhui Xie, Matthew Praeger, Michael McDonnell, Alex Courtier, Robert Eason, Rohan Lewis, James Grant-Jacob

Proceedings Volume 11575, 1157505 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2584826

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

Particulate sensing using optical fibres and deep learning (Conference Presentation)

Ben Mills, James Grant-Jacob, Saurabh Jain, Yunhui Xie, Benita MacKay, Michael McDonnell, Matthew Praeger, Matthew Loxham, David Richardson, Robert Eason

Proceedings Volume 11299, 112990S (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2543951

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Optical sensing, Particles, Light scattering, Cameras, Convolutional neural networks, Scattering, Neural networks, Glasses, Fiber coupled lasers

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

Microscale deposition of 2D materials via laser induced backwards transfer (Conference Presentation)

Matthew Praeger, Robert Eason, Ben Mills

Proceedings Volume 11271, 112710D (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2541964

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Pulsed laser operation, Digital micromirror devices, Laser applications, Polymer thin films, Polymers, Additive manufacturing, Metamaterials, Silicon photonics, Graphene

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

Towards dual frequency comb VECSELs with DMD laser-ablated spatial mode masks

Jonathan Woods, Daniel Heath, Jake Daykin, Theo Chen Sverre, Ben Mills, Arnaud Garnache, Anne Tropper, Vasilis Apostolopoulos

Proceedings Volume 10901, 109010I (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2508680

KEYWORDS: Photomasks, Mirrors, Frequency combs, Digital micromirror devices, Semiconductor lasers, Mask making, Laser ablation, Semiconductors, Mode locking, Laser resonators

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation

Image-based monitoring of high-precision laser machining via a convolutional neural network (Conference Presentation)

Ben Mills, Daniel Heath, James Grant-Jacob, Yunhui Xie, Benita MacKay, Rob Eason

Proceedings Volume 10906, 109060Z (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2507376

KEYWORDS: Convolutional neural networks, Image processing, Materials processing, Femtosecond phenomena, Manufacturing, Nonlinear dynamics, Evolutionary algorithms, Neural networks, Light emitting diodes, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation

Neural networks for predictive laser machining capabilities (Conference Presentation)

Ben Mills, Daniel Heath, James Grant-Jacob, Yunhui Xie, Benita Mackay, Robert Eason

Proceedings Volume 10932, 1093208 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2507375

KEYWORDS: Neural networks, Visualization, Digital micromirror devices, Beam shaping, 3D image processing, Visual process modeling, Modeling, Data modeling, Optical properties, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2017 Presentation

Digital micromirror device based adaptive optics approach for enhanced micro-machining fidelity (Conference Presentation)

Daniel Heath, Ben Mills, James Grant-Jacob, Matthias Feinaeugle, Vitali Goriainov, Richard Oreffo, Robert Eason

Proceedings Volume 10117, 1011706 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250797

KEYWORDS: Digital micromirror devices, Point spread functions, Diffraction, Adaptive optics, Micromachining, Holograms, Real time imaging, Tomography, Reconstruction algorithms, Beam propagation method

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2013 Paper

PbSe quantum dots grown in a high-index, low-melting-temperature glass for infrared laser applications

P. Kannan, A. Choudhary, B. Mills, V. Leonard, D. Hewak, X. Feng, D. Shepherd

Proceedings Volume 8621, 862104 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2001079

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Absorption, Excitons, Quantum dots, Heat treatments, Refractive index, Semiconductors, Luminescence, Transmission electron microscopy, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 2009 Paper

EUV off-axis focusing using a high harmonic source

B. Mills, E. T. F. Rogers, J. Grant-Jacob, S. L. Stebbings, M. Praeger, A. M. de Paula, C. A. Froud, R. T. Chapman, T. J. Butcher, W. S. Brocklesby, J. G. Frey

Proceedings Volume 7360, 736003 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820682

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spherical lenses, Diffraction, Capillaries, Off axis mirrors, Distortion, Charge-coupled devices, Modulation, Ions

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