The European Ceramic Society
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Poland
Optical Fibers and Photonic Materials Group - AGH University of Science and Technology Krakow & BUT – Bialystok University of Technology
Design and technology of the luminescent materials and optical fibers
Director : Prof. DSc. Eng. Dominik DOROSZ
Email : ddorosz@agh.edu.pl
Phone : +48 12 6172936
Address : AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Material Science and Ceramic Department of Silicates Chemistry and Macromolecular Compounds 2 Akademicka St., Building B8, 30-059 Kraków
Website : https:// www.ceramika.agh.edu.pl/en/
Research topics :
- Design and fabrication oxide, oxyfluoride and fluoride glasses doped/co-doped with rare-earth ions for optical fiber applications. Design, technology and analysis of the structure and optical properties of the glass-ceramics materials
Contact information:
Prof. Dominik DOROSZ
Email: ddorosz@agh.edu.pl
- Design, fabrication and analysis of the properties of rare-earth doped/co-doped silica, soft optical fibers. Fabrication of the polymeric luminescent optical fibers and bioactive glass fibers. Glass ceramic optical fibers
Contact information:
Dr. Marcin KOCHANOWICZ
Email: m.kochanowicz@pb.edu.pl
- Research studies on the glass-ceramics for photonic applications focused on the oxyfluoride and fluoride materials containing rare-earth doped nanocrystals. Fabrication, assessment, and application of glass-ceramic optical fibres and photonic systems
Contact information:
Dr. Eng. Magdalena LEŚNIAK
Email: mlesniak@agh.edu.pl
Exceptional facilities :
- HT Furnaces with gas atmosphere, Setup for fabrication fluoride glasses, setup for glass extrusion;
- MCVD preform fabrication system with chelate rare-earth doping;
- Optical fiber drawing towers for silica, soft, and polymeric fibers.
Financial support programmes :
- European funds: H2020 FETOPEN-2019-2023, Bilateral international programs, National funds: the National Science Centre of Poland: N N515 512340, DEC-2016/23/B/ST8/00706); DEC -2017/25/B/ST8/02530, DEC-2013/09/D/ST8/03987 ;Regional funds: PAED
Latest news
Next JECS Trust Call for projects: IMPORTANT CHANGES
We draw your attention on the following decisions from the JECS Trust Board:
- The deadline for submission of Mobility only projects of 31st August 2026 is cancelled
- The deadline for submission of Mobility and General Activity projects of 31st May is postponed to 30th June 2026
- Only students members of ECerS can apply for Mobility projects
Result of the JECS Trust Call 02/2026
38 applications for Mobility projects were submitted to the JECS Trust by the deadline of 28th February 2026.
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