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Pavel Peterka

Assoc. Prof. Pavel Peterka, Ph.D.

Position: Director of the Institute; Senior research scientist

Department: Fiber lasers and non-linear optics, Management of the Institute

+420 266 773 404

peterka@ufe.cz

Location: Main building of UFE, Praha 8 - Kobylisy

Research interests:

Research in the field of fiber lasers and amplifiers, specialty optical fibers and optical fiber components.

Education:

2000 Ph.D., Radioelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague

1993 MSc., Physical Engineering, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague

Professional activities:

2017–today: Chairman of conference Specialty Optical Fibres, part of SPIE Optics+Optoelectronics

2016: Co-chairman of the photonics section of interdisciplinary symposium EU-US Frontiers of Engineering, Oct 17-19, 2016, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. Organisation: National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and European Council of Academies of Applied Sciences, Technologies, and Engineering (EuroCASE)

2016: Chairman of summer school “International Training School on Fibre Lasers & Optical Fibre Technology,” https://its.ufe.cz

2014–2018: Management Committee member of the European Action COST MP1401 “Advanced Fiber Lasers”

2014–today: Member of the Academy Assembly of the Czech Academy of Sciences

2013–today: Deputy head of the team of Fibre lasers and non-linear optics (ÚFE)

2013–2017: Member of the Council for popularisation of science of the Czech Academy of Sciences

2012–2021: Vice-chairman of the Supervisory board of the ÚFE

2007–2012: Secretary of the Supervisory board of the ÚFE

2012–2019: Board member of the Alpha sub-programme 1 of the Technological Agency of the Czech Republic

2011–2015, 2019–2023: Vice-chairman of the evaluation panel P102 „Electrical Engineering and Electronics“ of the Czech Science Foundation and member of its Discipline committee OK1 „Technical sciences“ (2011–2015)

2009: Professeur invité at LPMC (6 weeks)

2007–today: External lecturer of the subject „Fiber lasers and amplifiers“ in the CTU

2001–2003: Postdoctoral fellow (13 months) in Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée (LPMC), CNRS – Université de Nice – Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France

1993–today: Institute of Photonics and Electronics (ÚFE), senior research scientist since 2013

Memberships:

Optical Society of America (OSA) Senior Member, The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Senior Member, Czech and Slovak Society for Photonics (ČSSF) and European Optical Society (EOS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Patents and utility models:

P. Peterka, P. Koška, O. Podrazký, V. Matějec, I. Kašík. Zesilovací modul, způsob jeho výroby a pláštěm čerpané optické zařízení jej obsahující. Česká republika. Patent, č. 305888, 9.3.2016.
P. Koška, P. Peterka, M. Písařík. Přizpůsobovací člen profilu pole signálové větve slučovačů signálu a čerpání, slučovač a optické zařízení. Česká republika. Patent, č. 305868, 2.3.2016.
P. Peterka, P. Honzátko and R. Slavík. Celovláknový laser s pasivním Q-spínáním. Česká republika. Patent, č. 303333, 21.6.2012.
P. Peterka, V. Matějec, I. Kašík. Spojovací prvek a způsob výroby spojovacího prvku pro navázání signálu a čerpání do dvouplášťového optického vlákna. Česká republika. Patent, č. 301215, 12.4.2005.
P. Peterka, P. Koška, M. Písařík. Přizpůsobovací člen profilu pole signálové větve slučovačů signálu a čerpání, slučovač a optické zařízení. Česká republika. Užitný vzor, č. 28064, 09.4.2015.

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Research of novel geometries and layouts of double-clad rare-earth-doped fibers for high power fiber lasers

Period:

1. January 2019 –

31. December 2021

Self-sweeping of laser wavelength and associated instabilities of fiber lasers

Period:

1. January 2016 –

31. December 2018

Novel materials and components for advanced fibre lasers

Period:

16. October 2015 –

31. December 2017

Compact high-power passively Q-switched all-fiber lasers

Period:

1. May 2010 –

31. December 2012

Thulium doped silica fibres for fibre amplifiers

Period:

1. January 2005 –

1. December 2007

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Biomedical photonic devices for advanced medicinal diagnostics and therapy

Period:

1. May 2015 –

31. December 2018

Fiber optic components for eye-safe spectral region around 2 um

Period:

1. January 2012 –

31. December 2015

Inline Process Metrology for Laser Structuring Systems

Period:

1. May 2010 –

31. December 2012

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Novel nanostructured optical fibers for fiber lasers operating at dual wavelengths

Period:

1. October 2021 –

30. September 2024

Novel optical fibers and their spectroscopy for fiber lasers operating beyond 2 μm

Period:

1. January 2017 –

31. December 2019

Thulium fibre lasers for industrial and medical applications

Period:

1. January 2015 –

31. December 2018

Mid-Infrared Radiation Generation, Delivery and Applications

Period:

1. April 2014 –

30. September 2016

Preparation and properties of silica-based optical glasses containing rare-earth- and chromium -doped nano-particles

Period:

1. January 2010 –

31. December 2013

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Journal papers:

J. Pokorný, B. Švejkarová, J. Aubrecht, M. Kamrádek, I. Bartoň, I. Kašík, P. Honzátko, P. Peterka, "Holmium-doped silica fibers combining high doping and high efficiency", Optics Express Vol. 33, Issue 7, 14843-14849 (2025) doi:https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.554762

Y. Wang, R. Buczynski, K. Krupa, I. Bartoň, J. Aubrecht, M. Kamrádek, S. Fu, M. Tang, M. Franczyk, Y. Stepanenko, M. Klimczak, I. Kašík, P. Peterka, L. Zhao, "Nanostructured active fiber for mode-locked and Q-switched all-fiber laser systems", Journal of Lightwave Technology (Early Access), 1-8 (2025) doi:10.1109/JLT.2025.3569693

M. Grábner, B. Švejkarová, J. Aubrecht, J. Pokorný, P. Honzátko and P. Peterka, "Rise of amplified spontaneous emission in high-power thulium-doped fiber lasers and amplifiers due to self- heating", Optics and Laser Technology 180, 111428 (2025) doi:10.1016/j.optlastec.2024.111428

M. Kamrádek, I. Kašík, J. Aubrecht, P. Vařák, O. Podrazký, I. Bartoň, J. Pokorný, P. Peterka and P. Honzátko, "Nanoparticle doping as a way to enhance holmium fiber lasers efficiency", Optics Communications 575, 131290 (2025) doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2024.131290

I. Kašík, I. Bartoň, M. Kamrádek, O. Podrazký, J. Aubrecht, P. Vařák, P. Peterka, P. Honzátko, D. Pysz, M. Franczyk, R. Buczynski, "Doped and structured silica optical fibres for fibre laser sources", Optics Communications Volume 577, 131437 (March 2025) doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2024.131437

Assoc. Prof. Pavel Peterka, Ph.D.

Research interests:

Education:

Professional activities:

Memberships:

Patents and utility models:

Materials for students:

More information:

Active grant projects:

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Co-investigator:

Member:

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Co-investigator:

Member:

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