Scientific and Research Potential
Planar Optoelectronics
- Theoretical analysis of ion-exchange processes in glasses and their application to the fabrication of fiber-optic structures in glass;
Design and fabrication using diffusion and electrodiffusion techniques of gradient integrated optics components in glass substrates;
Sol–gel technology in the fabrication of fiber-optic structures;
Theoretical analysis and design of integrated optics components;
Mathematical modeling of planar fiber-optic structures;
Differential interference in planar and strip waveguides;
Evanescent field spectroscopy;
Plasmonic interactions in planar structures.
Fiber-Optic Optoelectronics
- Investigation of interference phenomena in optical fibers (Fabry–Perot and Mach–Zehnder interferometers);
Investigation of polarization phenomena in optical fibers.
Optoelectronic and Acousto-Electronic Sensors
- Investigation of luminescence phenomena in semiconductors;
Luminescence phenomena in gas sensors;
Investigation of sensor properties of thin layers of organic semiconductors (phthalocyanines, polyanilines, and others) in a surface acoustic wave system;
Investigation of the electrical conductivity of thin layers of organic compounds;
Study of multilayer optical sensor structures such as metal–dielectric–semiconductor and metal–dielectric–metal;
Optoelectronic sensors;
Application of pattern recognition methods in gas sensing.
Surface Acoustic Waves
- Propagation of surface acoustic waves in thin layers of macromolecular organic compounds for detection of low concentrations of toxic gases.
Acoustic Emission
Application of acoustic emission for studying partial discharges in power transformers.
