Dr Andrew Maiden

PhD, MEng

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Director of Programme Delivery

Senior Lecturer Computational Holography

Semiconductor Materials and Devices Research Group

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a.maiden@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5181

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Dr Andrew Maiden
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
91Ö±²¥
S1 3JD
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I’m interested in computational optics – enhancing optical systems such as microscopes, cameras or projectors with computer code.

My interest began with my PhD at Durham University, where I used computer modelling of the way light propagates to design digital holograms.

The holograms were printed out and projected a 3D pattern of circuitry when illuminated with a laser. We used these projected patterns to expose photoresist for the manufacture of volumetric integrated circuits and 3D antennas.

I spent a year living in the Lake District (where I grew up) after my PhD. I got to indulge my passion for outdoor sports – rock climbing, fell running and triathlon – whilst I was there, so when I decided to return to academia 91Ö±²¥ was a natural choice, being a very outdoors city with excellent Universities.

I moved to 91Ö±²¥ to work with Professor John Rodenburg and was lucky enough to join him in the pioneering days of a computational optics technique called ptychography (pronounced tie-cog- ra-fee).

Ptychography uses diffraction pattern measurements to enhance microscopes. It realises ‘perfect’ imaging, where the image of a microscopic specimen it recreates is an exact copy of how that specimen interacts with a beam of light.

I left 91Ö±²¥ University for a brief spell to work with a spin-out company on commercialisation of ptychography-enhanced microscopes. I missed the freedom of the academic environment, and returned as a Lecturer after a couple of years.

As well as my continuing research in computational optics, I now teach analogue electronics to our third years.

Qualifications
  • PhD, University of Durham 2005
  • MEng (Electronic & Electrical Engineering), University of Birmingham 2001
Research interests
  • Coherent Diffractive Imaging (CDI)
  • Ptychography
  • Computer-generated holography
  • Phase imaging in the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
  • Inverse problems
  • Image processing
Publications

Journal articles

  • Chennit T, Hofer C, Yuan B, Li S, Maiden A & Pennycook T (2024) . BIO Web of Conferences, 129, 04034-04034. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hu Z, Zhang Y & Maiden A (2024) . Optics Letters, 49(17), 4839-4839. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Chennit T, Hofer C, Yuan B, Li S, Maiden A & Pennycook TJ (2024) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 30(Supplement_1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden AM, Mei W & Li P (2024) . Optics Express, 32(12), 21327-21327. RIS download Bibtex download
  • You S, Lu P-H, Schachinger T, Kovács A, Dunin-Borkowski RE & Maiden AM (2023) . Applied Physics Letters, 123(19). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hu Z, Zhang Y, Li P, Batey D & Maiden A (2023) . Optics Express, 31(10), 15791-15791. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhang Y, Zhang Z & Maiden A (2022) . Applied Optics, 61(10), 2874-2874. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li M, Bian L, Zheng G, Maiden A, Liu Y, Li Y, Suo J, Dai Q & Zhang J (2021) . Optics Letters, 46(7), 1624-1624. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Allars F, Lu P-H, Kruth M, Dunin-Borkowski RE, Rodenburg JM & Maiden AM (2021) . Ultramicroscopy. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McDermott S & Maiden A (2018) . Optics Express, 26(19), 25471-25480. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cao S, Maiden A & Rodenburg JM (2018) . Ultramicroscopy, 187, 71-83. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li P & Maiden A (2018) . Applied Optics, 57(8), 1800-1806. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li P & Maiden A (2018) . Scientific Reports, 8(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li P & Maiden AM (2017) . Journal of Microscopy. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden A, Li P & johnson D (2017) . Optica, 4(7), 736-745. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McDermott S, Li P, Williams G & Maiden A (2017) . Optics Letters, 42(3), 371-374. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cao S, Kok P, Li P, Maiden AM & Rodenburg JM (2016) . Physical Review A, 94. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Johnson DJ & Maiden AM (2016) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 22(S3), 510-511. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li P, Edo T, Batey D, Rodenburg J & Maiden A (2016) . Optics Express, 24(8), 9038-9038. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden A, Sarahan MC, Stagg MD, Schramm SM & Humphry MJ (2015) . Scientific Reports, 5. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Godden TM, Suman R, Humphry MJ, Rodenburg JM & Maiden AM (2014) . Optics Express, 22(10), 12513-12523. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Edo TB, Batey DJ, Maiden AM, Rau C, Wagner U, PeÅ¡ić ZD, Waigh TA & Rodenburg JM (2013) . Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 87(5). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden AM, Morrison GR, Kaulich B, Gianoncelli A & Rodenburg JM (2013) . Nat Commun, 4, 1669. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Humphry MJ, Langley K, Russell JC, Maiden A & Hough T (2012) . Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 35, e20-e20. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden AM, Humphry MJ, Sarahan MC, Kraus B & Rodenburg JM (2012) . Ultramicroscopy, 120, 64-72. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Claus D, Maiden AM, Zhang F, Sweeney FGR, Humphry MJ, Schluesener H & Rodenburg JM (2012) . Opt Express, 20(9), 9911-9918. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Humphry MJ, Kraus B, Hurst AC, Maiden AM & Rodenburg JM (2012) . Nat Commun, 3, 730. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sarahan MC, Kraus B, Humphry MJ, Maiden AM & Rodenburg JM (2012) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 18(S2), 502-503. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rodenburg JM, Maiden A, Humphry M, Kraus B & Sarahan M (2012) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 18(S2), 1024-1025. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden AM, Humphry MJ & Rodenburg JM (2012) . Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision, 29(8), 1606-1614. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Claus D, Schluesener H, Maiden A, Zhang F, Sweeney F, Humphry M & Rodenburg J (2011) . Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 8338. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rodenburg J, Maiden A, Batey D, Sweeney F, Edo T, Hurst A, Hüe F, Midgley P, Wang P, Kirkland A & Humphry M (2011) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 17(S2), 1058-1059. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden AM, Humphry MJ, Zhang F & Rodenburg JM (2011) . J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis, 28(4), 604-612. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hüe F, Rodenburg JM, Maiden AM & Midgley PA (2011) . Ultramicroscopy, 111(8), 1117-1123. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Claus D, Maiden AM, Zhang F, Hurst A, Edo T, Sweeney F, Rodenburg JM, Schluesener H & Humphry MJ (2011) . Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 8001. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hue F, Rodenburg JM, Maiden AM, Sweeney F & Midgley PA (2010) . PHYS REV B, 82(12). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden AM, Rodenburg JM & Humphry MJ (2010) . Opt Lett, 35(15), 2585-2587. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hüe F, Maiden AM, Rodenburg JM & Midgley PA (2010) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 16(S2), 748-749. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rodenburg JM, Hurst AC & Maiden A (2010) . Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 241. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden AM, Rodenburg JM & Humphry MJ (2010) . Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 7729. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden AM & Rodenburg JM (2009) . Ultramicroscopy, 109(10), 1256-1262. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Purvis A, McWilliam R, Johnson S, Seed NL, Williams GL, Maiden A & Ivey PA (2007) . J MICRO-NANOLITH MEM, 6(4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden A, McWilliam R, Purvis A, Johnson S, Williams GL, Seed NL & Ivey PA (2005) . Opt Lett, 30(11), 1300-1302. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Williams G, Seed L, Purvis A, Maiden A, McWilliam R & Ivey P (2005) . Circuit World, 31(2), 10-14. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Song P, Wang R, Loetgering L, Liu J, Vouras P, Lee Y, Jiang S, Feng B, Maiden A, Yang C & Zheng G () . Light: Science & Applications, 13(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jiang S, Song P, Wang T, Yang L, Wang R, Guo C, Feng B, Maiden A & Zheng G () . Nature Protocols. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Rodenburg J & Maiden A (2019) , Springer Handbook of Microscopy (pp. 819-904). Springer International Publishing RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cao S, Li P, Maiden A & Rodenburg J () (pp. 475-476). Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Maiden AM, Hu Z & Zhang Y (2024) . Optica Imaging Congress 2024 (3D, AOMS, COSI, ISA, pcAOP), Vol. 29 (pp CW3B.1-CW3B.1), 2024. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhang Z & Maiden AM (2019) . Quantitative Phase Imaging V, 2 February 2019 - 7 February 2019. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li P & Maiden A (2017) . Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 902 (pp 012015-012015) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li P & Maiden A (2017) . Optics in the Life Sciences Congress, 2017. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rodenburg JM, Cao S & Maiden AM (2016) OPTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PHASE-SENSITIVE IMAGING USING ELECTRON PTYCHOGRAPHY. RECENT TRENDS IN CHARGED PARTICLE OPTICS AND SURFACE PHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION (pp 60-61) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden AM & Li P (2015) The Remarkably Flexible Ptychographic Data Set. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden A (2014) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, Vol. 20(S3) (pp 372-373) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden AM (2014) . Classical Optics 2014, 2014. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rodenburg JM, Maiden AM & Humphry MJ (2010) TRANSMISSION AND REFLECTION MICROSCOPY WITHOUT LENSES. RECENT TRENDS IN CHARGED PARTICLE OPTICS AND SURFACE PHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION (pp 61-62) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Williams GL, McWilliam RP, Toriz-Garcia J, Curry R, Maiden A, Seed NL, Purvis A & Ivey PA (2008) A photolithographic process for grossly non-planar substrates - art. no. 69212E. EMERGING LITHOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIES XII, PTS 1 AND 2, Vol. 6921 (pp E9212-E9212) RIS download Bibtex download
  • McWilliam R, Johnson S, Maiden A, Purvis A, Luke Seed N, Williams GL & Ivey PA (2006) Non-planar photolithography using digital holograms. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ivey P, McWilliam R, Maiden A, Williams G, Purvis A & Seed L (2006) . Proceedings - Electronic Components and Technology Conference, Vol. 2006 (pp 283-288) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Williams GL, McWilliam R, Maiden A, Purvis A, Ivey PA & Seed NL (2005) Photolithography on grossly non-planar substrates. Proceedings of the Seventh IEEE CPMT Conference on High Density Microsystem Design, Packaging and Failure Analysis (HDP'05) (pp 442-446) RIS download Bibtex download

Patents

  • Maiden A (2015) Calibration of a probe in ptychography. US8942449 (US). Appl. 27 Jan 2015. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden A (2014) Provision of image data. US8908910 Appl. 09 Dec 2014. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Maiden A (2014) Method and apparatus for providing image data. US8917393 Appl. 23 Dec 2014. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McWilliam RP, Maiden A, Johnson S, Purvis A, Ivey PA, Seed NL & Williams GL () Holographic Lithography. GB2419501 (UK). Appl. 01 Jan 1970. RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • Song P, Wang R, Loetgering L, Liu J, Vouras P, Lee Y, Jiang S, Feng B, Maiden A, Yang C & Zheng G (2024) , arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mei W & Maiden AM (2023) , arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • You S, Lu P-H, Kovács A, Schachinger T, Allars F, Dunin-Borkowski RE & Maiden AM (2023) , arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li M, Bian L, Zheng G, Maiden A, Liu Y, Li Y, Dai Q & Zhang J (2020) , arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cao S, Kok P, Li P, Maiden AM & Rodenburg JM (2016) , arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching activities
  • EE335 (integrated electronics)
  • EEE6231 (optical imaging systems)
  • Postgraduate Research Admissions Tutor
Research students
Student Degree Status Primary/Secondary
Cao S PhD Graduated Secondary