Recent research projects:

• Laser spectroscopic and resonant nonlinear optical measurements on rare-earth doped single crystals.
• Study of the incorporation of dopants (Mg, Zn, In, Sc, Hf, Zr) increasing the laser damage resistance of LiNbO₃ having various compositions by the Z-scan measurement technique.
• The effect of neutron irradiation on photorefractive gratings recorded in lithium niobate.
• Study of refractive index profile of phase gratings in silver halide holographic medium using phase contrast microscope.
• Study of soliton-like phenomena in ferroelectric crystals during four-wave mixing:

Instrumentation:

• Vibration isolated optical tables
• He-Ne, Ar ion and semiconductor (980 nm) lasers
• Phase contrast and polarization microscopes
• Measuring setup for holograms produced by two and four-wave mixing
• Z-scan measurement setup
• Optical setup for laser spectroscopic measurements