PhD thesis

• Year 2020

Sunthesis and characterizations of multifunctional luminescent lanthanide doped materials.

Author: Albenc Nexha

Supervisors: Joan Josep Carvajal, Maria Cinta Pujol and Magdalena Aguiló

• Year 2019

KREW/SiO₂ waveguide platform for optical sensing applications.

Author: Marc Medina Martínez

Supervisors: Maria Cinta Pujol, Jaume Massons and Airán Ródenas

Ce or Pr-doped type III KGd(PO₃)₄ crystalline materials. Growth and characterization as scintillators.

Author: Irina Adell Barbarà

Supervisors: Maria Cinta Pujol, Rosa maria Solé and Francesc Díaz

Fabrication and characterization of waveguide lasers operating in the infrared spectral range.

Author: Esrom Aschenaki

Supervisors: Xavier Mateos and Magdalena Aguiló

Optofluidic device for cytometric measurements and study of inertial focusing conditions in asymmetric serpentines.

Author: Eric Pedrol

Supervisors: Jaume Massons and Francesc Díaz

• Year 2017

Continuous-wave and passively Q-switched solid-state microchip lasers in the near-infrared.

Author: Josep Maria Serres Serres

Supervisors: Xavier Mateos and Magdalena Aguiló

Porous GaN produced by CVD: Progress in development and characterization.

Author: Josué Mena Gómez

Supervisors: Joan Josep Carvajal and Magdalena Aguiló

Three-dimensional laser writing of mid-infrared waveguide circuits in lithium niobate crystal.

Author: Huu Dat Nguyen

Supervisors: Maria Cinta Pujol Baiges and Airán Rodenas Seguí

Mid-infrared integrated photonic sensors of water and ice films.

Author: Javier Martínez

Supervisors: Francesc M. Díaz González and Airán Rodenas Seguí

• Year 2016

Development of new materials and techniques for luminescence nanothermometry and photothermal conversion.

Author: Oleksandr Savchuk

Supervisors: Francesc M. Díaz González and Joan Josep Carvajal Martí

• Year 2015

Layered double hydroxides for applications in catalysis and electroluminescent devices.

Author: Elena Pérez Barrado

Supervisors: Lluís Francesc Marsal Garví, Maria Cinta Pujol Baiges and Pilar Salagre Carnero

New photonic devices based on NLO (non-linear optical) crystalline waveguides.

Author: Muhammad Ali Butt

Supervisors: Rosa Maria Solé and Maria Cinta Pujol

Lithographic Micro- and Nanostructuring of SU-8 for Biotechnological Applications.

Autora: Pinkie Jacob Eravuchira

Supervisors: Eduard Llobet Valero, Josep Ferré-Borrull i Francesc Díaz

• Year 2014

Nanoporous GaN by Chemical Vapor Deposition: crystal growth, characterization and applications.

Author: Oleksandr Bilousov

Supervisors: Joan Josep Carvajal Martí and Magdalena Aguiló Díaz

Tungsten oxide nanostructures and thin films for optical gas sensors.

Author: Muhammad Usman Qadri

Supervisors: Eduard Llobet Valero, Maria Cinta Pujol Baiges and Josep Ferré-Borrull

• Year 2013

Synthesis and characterization of down-shifting Ln³⁺ doped lanthanum-based nanoparticles for photovoltaic applications.

Author: Maria Méndez

Supervisors: Yolanda Cesteros, Joan Josep Carvajal and Lluís Marsal

Lanthanide-based dielectric nanoparticles for upconversion luminescence.

Author: Elixir William Barrera Bello

Supervisors: Maria Cinta Pujol and Concepción Cascades

Fabrication and characterization of waveguides on RbTiOPO4 crystals for photonic applications.

Author: Jaume Cugat Mulet

Supervisors: Magdalena Aguió and Rosa Maria Solé

• Year 2012

Microstructuration of nonlinear optical materials: methodologies, characterization, and applications.

Author: Raj Kumar

Supervisors: Joan Josep Carvajal and Magdalena Aguiló

• Year 2011

Thulium doped KLu(WO4)2 crystals. New laser with 2 microns emission

Author: Martha Yamile Segura

Supervisors: Xavier Mateos and Francesc Diaz

Development and characterization of waveguide lasers on monoclinic potassium double tungstates

Author: Western Bolaños

Supervisors: Joan Josep Carvajal and Magdalena Aguiló

Infrared lasers based on Ho³⁺: KRE(WO4)2 crystals with Tm³⁺ or Yb³⁺ as sensitizers

Author: Venkatesam Jambunathan

Supervisors: Xavier Mateos and Magdalena Aguiló

• Year 2010

Synthesis and characterization of optical nanocrystals and nanostructures. An approach to transparent laser nanoceramics.

Author: Montserrat Galceran

Supervisors: Maria Cinta Pujol and Magdalena Aguiló