Completed Scientific Projects
Government funded research:
2006 - 2008: Optimization and characterization of widely tunable 0.1 TW laser source at 1 kHz repetition rate. Collaboration with the Max Born Institute for nonlinear optics and short pulse spectroscopy (Berlin, Germany), supported by DAAD and the Bulgarian ministry of science and education. Grants number D01-81/2006 and D01-619/2007
1999-2001: Development of compact high power laser sources for mobile systems for remote sensing and control. Funded by the National Fund for Structural and Technological Policy of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science.
1999-2000: Optical Control and Data Acquisition in Laser Vapor Deposition System. Collaboration with the university of chemical technology and metallurgy, department of semiconductors, funded by INCO - COPERNICUS, grant ERBIC 15CT960757.
1998-2000: Development and construction of nanosecond laser system for T-jump apparatus. Funded under the TEMPUS project of the laboratory of thermodynamics and physicochemical hydrodynamics, chemical department, Sofia university
1996-1999: Laser parameter control using cascaded nonlinear effects. Funded by the National Science Fund of the Bulgarian ministry of science and education under grant number F601.
1994-1995: Laser methods for remote blood sampling for clinic laboratory tests. Funded by the Bulgarian National Research Foundation.
Industry funded research and development:
1998: Development of automated system for registration and control of the distribution of international press in Bulgaria. Funded by Bulgarpress Inc. Bulgaria.
1998: Development a Temperature tunning OPA. Funded by WE-BI Trading Co.; 133 Aulich L.St. Budapest, H-1154, Hungary and Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, 29-33 Konkoly Th.St. Budaspest, H-1121, Hungary
1997: Development of reliable pulsed solid-state lasers modelocked by intracavity frequency doubling. Cooperation with Alpha Laser Technology GmbH 1 Hannah-Vogt-St., D-37085 Goettingen, Germany
1996-1997: Design and construction of optical kit for spectroscopy applications. Project for the third world academy of sciences, ICTP Trieste, Italy
Projects encouraging active students' participation:
1998 - 1999: Development of Internet Information System for the Culture Centers, funded by Open Society Foundation in Bulgaria