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Information Optics Division, Warsaw University

Description

The Warsaw University (UW) is the biggest university in Poland. The Faculty of Physics is one of the biggest and internationally recognized training and research centres of physics in Poland. Recently there are more than 1200 students in Bachelor and Master degree courses and more than 100 PhD students. Information Optics Division (IOD) is a research group within the Faculty of Physics. It counts 10 researchers and is internationally recognized for its basic and applied research on "optical data processing" and several aspects of “diffractive and Fourier optics”. Research in the group is oriented towards modelling of interaction of electromagnetic wave with structured media such as: microstructured fibres, Fourier plane filters (diffractive phase and amplitude elements with step and continuous relief), and deformable membrane devices in MOEMS technology. As modelling tools full-vector mode solver (for microstructured fibres), 2D and 3D versions of FDTD software package in the total-field/scattered-field formulation with uniaxial perfectly matched layers (UPML) absorbing boundary conditions and several wave optics and ray tracing simulation tools are used.
Part of the modelling is performed in collaboration with Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling of Warsaw University on their computer infrastructure (Cray SV1, GRID cluster, and others). Members of IOD-UW have experience in characterization of micro-optical elements and building application oriented systems (optical correlators, visualization systems for phase objects, and micro-optical morphological processors).
Currently the research of IOD-UW is focused on “Design and application of microstructured fibres made of multicomponent glass”, “Visualization of micro-optical elements with semi-derivative real filters” and “Membrane based MOEMS displays”. Taking into account its experience IOD-UW is a good candidate to contribute to those long-term research activities of NEMO that focus on "Micro-Optical Structures for Sensing", "Optical MEMS" and on "Micro-Optical Elements for Industrial and Biomedical Application ".
UW has a long experience in European student exchange programs within the framework of TEMPUS and ERASMUS/ SOCRATES. Prof. T. Szoplik, member of IOD-UW, coordinated TEMPUS-PHARE project (S_JEP-12232-97). Members of IOD-UW are active in organizing international conferences and trainings in micro-optics and related domains e.g. “School of Optoelectronics”, which is organized regularly since 1987. IOD-UW plans to play an important role in "education and training" activities of NEMO.