Diffractive and Nonlinear Optics

Staff: P. Fiala, P. Hříbek, I. Richter
PhD students: R. Baše, J. Kratochvil, M. Květoňová, M. Škereň
Tel: +420-2 2191 2284
Fax: +420-2 6884818
e-mail: fiala@troja.fjfi.cvut.cz


The activities of the group cover: diffraction processes modelling in static and dynamic grating structures, diffractive optical elements design for optical imaging, computer-generated diffractive elements, high spatial frequency and artificially birefringent structures, resonant processes in diffraction gratings; study of photorefractive nonlinear optical material properties, and research of new optical phenomena in these materials; research and development of passive and active waveguides, ion-implanted waveguide lasers, selectively pumped solid state lasers; medical applications of lasers (laser lithotripsy, noninvasive photodynamic therapy); electronics for optical devices development (hardware and software).

National group cooperation: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Physical Institute; Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering; Technical University in Brno, Institute of Physical Engineering.

Past and present international group cooperation: University of Oxford - Department of Engineering Science, England; University of California at San Diego, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, USA; University of Southampton - Optoelectronics Research Centre, Great Britain; Technical University Darmstadt - Institute of Applied Physics, Germany.


Projects supported by grants


List of Selected Publications and Conference Contributions

  1. Richter, I. - Fiala, P.: Mechanisms Connected with a New Diffraction Order Formation in Surface-Relief Gratings. In: OPTIK - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics. 2000, vol. 111, no. 6, p. 237-245. ISSN 0030-4026.

  2. Škereň, M. - Richter, I. - Fiala, P.: Design of Binary Phase-Only Diffractive Optical Elements for Laser Beam Shaping. In: SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 4095: Laser beam Shaping. Baltimore: SPIE, 2000, p. 154-164. ISBN 0-8194-3740-9.

  3. Richter, I. - Fiala, P.: Threshold and Resonance Effects in Diffraction Gratings. In: SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 4095: Laser beam Shaping. Baltimore: SPIE, 2000, p.58-68. ISBN 0-8194-3740-9. Richter, I. - Ryzí, Z. - Fiala, P.: Physical Interpretation of Diffraction Processes in Surface-relief Gratings. In: EOS Topical Meetings Digest Series Vol. 22 - Diffractive optics. 1999, vol. 22, no. 1, p. 113. ISSN 1167-5357.

  4. Richter, I. - Ryzí, Z. - Fiala, P.: Analysis of Binary Diffraction Gratings: Comparison of Different Approaches. In: Journal of Modern Optics. 1998, vol. 45, no. 7, p. 1335-1355. ISSN 0950-0340.

  5. Richter, I. - Ryzi, Z. - Fiala, P.: Analysis of Diffraction Gratings: Comparison between Different Approaches. In: EOS Topical Meetings Digest Series Vol. 12 - Diffractive optics. 1997, p. 140-141.

  6. Pánek, J. - Hříbek, P. - Kubeček, V. - Jelínková, H. - Zavoral, M.: Cr:Tm:Ho:YAG (2.1um) and Nd:YAG (1.444um) Pulsed-Laser Lithotripsy of Bile Duct Stones. In: Czechoslovak Journal of Physics. 2000, vol. 50, no. 9, p. 1027-1030. ISSN 0011-4626.

  7. Kaczmarek, M. - Hříbek, P. - Eason, R.: Near-Infrared Incoherent Coupling and Photorefractive Response Time of 'Blue' Rh:BaTiO3 In: Optics Commun. 1997, p. 277-282. ISSN 0030-4018.

  8. Kaczmarek, M. - Hříbek, P. - Eason, R.: Characterization of photorefractive properties of `blue' Rh:BaTiO3 via nonlinear wave mixing. In: Journal of Modern Optics 1996, p. 1817-27.