Research

The project is focused on the instrumental and methodological research in the field of advanced electron microscopic (EM) techniques beneficial in the morphological studies of microbiological systems with biotechnological potential. Improved methods of sample preparation and microscopic analysis will be applied in the current research on selected microorganisms that are exposed to various stressors including chemical as well as physical action.

Non-Oberbeck-Boussinesq effects in turbulent convection in cryogenic helium at high Rayleigh numbers

DEEPER aims at tackling this fundamental challenge by developing an entire new class of photonic tools for imaging and manipulating neuronal activity in the deep brain with unprecedented penetration depth, resolution, sensitivity, specificity and depth of focus.

The proposed project aims to establish a pan-European time and frequency reference system as a European Research Infrastructure to serve the European science community. It is based on transmitting ultra precise time and frequency information via optical fiber. The proposed project builds on several joint European projects and its direct precursor project CLONETS. We now go far beyond previous efforts by designing a sustainable, pan-European, ultra-precise time-and-frequency reference-system available to the European research community.

The main goal of the project is to create custom laser source at 266 nm and 213 nm in collaboration with Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS and to adapt metrology background and methods mainly to the wavelengths 213 nm and 193 nm for further application in Meopta-optika, s.r.o. production.

The project focuses on the development of quantitative imaging methods for scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which will be based on the use of a 2D pixel detector in the transmission mode. The thickness measurement technique recently developed for the annular STEM detector will be extended. At the same time, diffractive techniques (such as ptychography) will be implemented, which thanks to the possibility to provide phase contrast, will allow to show very fine details.

The project deals with a complex analysis of security risks of optical fiber networks. Fiber optics is the most widely used medium for high-speed transmission of data. Although considered safe and immune to eavesdropping or electromagnetic interference, in a proper configuration the optical fiber can be used as a very sensitive sensor of electromagnetic field, acoustic vibrations, temperature and other quantities.