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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
Electroceramics XX - 12th to 15th October 2026 - Novi Sad, Serbia
The Electroceramics XX conference will be held at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia from 12th to 15th October 2026 ! It will be organized by the University of Novi Sad (Faculty of Technology and Institute BioSense), the European Ceramic Society and the Serbian Society for Ceramic Materials.
ECerS Refractory Network Webinar - 9th March - 14:00 PM CET
The ECerS Refractory Network proudly presents its 2nd Webinar organized in connection with the International Women's Day (8th March) :
"Across Borders, Beyond Barriers: Women in the Ceramic Sector"
ECerS Refractory Network & Women@Refractories
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