Department of Optics and Precision Mechanics
- Optical diffraction and optical processes (Fourier transformation, analysis of periodical objects, analysis of electron microscope images, space filtering)
- Optical holography, multidirectional holographic interferometry, computer tomography, holographic and nondestructive testing
- Obtaining the characteristics of rough surfaces using the methods of coherent optics (based on the reflexion of laser light or standard interferometry)
- Self-organized and photo-induced nonlinear optical phenomena
- Development of optical and mechanical systems for optical and holographic inteferometry
- Development of super-precise positioning mechanisms for optical applications such as for confocal microscopy; the near field method
- Analysis of reflectors for illumination systems
- Simulating the passing of rays through symmetrical optical systems using CAD systems
- Optical microscopy, confocal microscopy, new methods of 3D microscopy and imaging – holographic microscopy
Department of Solid State Physics and Surfaces
- Modification of surfaces using ion beams, deposition of thin layers by ion beams, atomization
- Development of UHV apparatus for direct deposition with low energy ion beams and in-situ analysis (SIMS, LEIS, ellipsometry and interferometry, STM/AFM)
- Ewald’s dynamic diffraction theory
Department of Micromechanics of Materials and Engineering Acoustics
- Physics and micromechanics of material deformation and fracture
- Computer modelling of material structures and the progression of damage in 3D space
- First-principles modelling of deformation and refraction of crystals
- Noise monitoring in the working and living environment; acoustic characteristics of materials
- Activities of the Acoustic Testing Room, state-accredited for measuring ambient noise in engineering practice
