Dr. Neil A. Salmon
Technology Research & Development Scientist
SPIE Involvement:
Conference Chair | Editor | Author
Area of Expertise:
millimetre waves , security screening , radar , THz , passive , imaging
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Profile Summary

My main activity is developing millimetre wave (mmw) novel sensors and systems for commercial exploitation in the aerospace and security sectors. Recent innovations are FDTD simulations of polarimetric radars for security screening and medical applications, concepts for exploiting quantum entanglement using continuous variable systems and 3-D aperture synthesis imaging.

2012-2020: At Manchester Metropolitan University as Reader I joined the ‘Sensing and Imaging’ group, to research mmw polarimetric radar and radiometric imagers for screening people for concealed weapons and develop/teach (post) graduate physics and engineering courses. Before this, I was Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester, researching mmw technology and developing/teaching the ‘Radio Imaging and Sensing’ MSc course.

1994 to 2011: At DRA (UK MOD agency) with universities and industry we pioneered all-weather mmw imagers for air, sea & land platforms, as a Principal Scientific Officer. In QinetiQ (DRA privatisation), as a QinetiQ Fellow, I developed aperture synthesis concepts and scene simulation software for satellite-based earth observation and personnel security screening. In a 2-year Royal Society Fellowship to Manchester University, I demonstrated several proof-of-concept near-field aperture synthesis imagers and formed MMW-Sensors Ltd.

1984-94: On the JET tokamak I developed mmw diagnostics to research major nuclear fusion plasma instabilities, gaining a PhD from Imperial College Plasma Physics group. On a Euratom Fellowship to the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, I developed a suite of mmw spectrometers to research temperature phenomena in the ASDEX-Upgrade tokamak.

1978-84: Gaining a Physics with Astrophysics BSc at Leeds University, following by an MSc in Lasers and their Applications at Essex University, enabled me to develop optical and acoustic technology for defence applications at Plessey Electronics Systems Research (now Roke Manor Research).
Publications (54)

Proceedings Article | 17 October 2023 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 12740, 127400K (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2679140
KEYWORDS: Extremely high frequency, Skin, Data modeling, Transmittance, Electromagnetism, Computer security, Biomedical applications, Systems modeling, Reflectivity, Millimeter wave sensors

Proceedings Article | 7 December 2022 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 12274, 122740W (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2635339
KEYWORDS: Skin, Reflectivity, Calibration, Radiometry

Proceedings Article | 7 December 2022 Presentation + Paper
David Andrews, Eddie Blackhurst, Neil Salmon
Proceedings Volume 12274, 122740K (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2642650
KEYWORDS: Millimeter wave sensors, Homeland security, Border security, Microwave remote sensing, Radar, Polarimetry, Finite-difference time-domain method, Calibration, Video, Antennas, 3D modeling, Skin, Reflectors

Proceedings Article | 12 September 2021 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 11868, 118680P (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2597640
KEYWORDS: Metals, Imaging systems, Extremely high frequency, Information security, Passive remote sensing, Skin, Receivers, Radiometry, MATLAB, Electromagnetism

Proceedings Article | 20 September 2020 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 11541, 1154107 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2565953
KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Radar, Weapons, Information security, Computer security, Security technologies, Calibration, Matrices, Diffraction, Target recognition

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Proceedings Volume Editor (17)

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Conference Committee Involvement (19)
Sensors and Communication Technologies in the 1 GHz to 10 THz Band
18 September 2024 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Emerging Imaging and Sensing Technologies for Security and Defence VIII
5 September 2023 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Emerging Imaging and Sensing Technologies for Security and Defence VII
5 September 2022 | Berlin, Germany
Emerging Imaging and Sensing Technologies for Security and Defence VI
13 September 2021 | Online Only, Spain
Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology XIII
23 September 2020 | Online Only, United Kingdom
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