Publications - HiLASE

A multi-MeV alpha particle source via protonboron fusion driven by a 10-GW tabletop laser

Valeriia Istokskaia, Marco Tosca, Lorenzo Giuffrida, Jan Psikal, Filip Grepl, Vasiliki Kantarelou, Stanislav Stancek, Sabrina Di Siena, Arsenios Hadjikyriacou, Aodhan McIlvenny, Yoann Levy, Jaroslav Huynh, Martin Cimrman, Pavel Pleskunov, Daniil Nikitin, Andrei Choukourov, Fabio Belloni, Antonino Picciotto, Satyabrata Kar, Marco Borghesi, Antonio Lucianetti, Tomas Mocek, Daniele Margarone

2023 — Communications Physics — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01135-x — https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-023-01135-x

Single-shot selective femtosecond and picosecond infrared laser crystallization of an amorphous Ge/Si multilayer stack

V.A.Volodin, Yuzhu Cheng, A.V.Bulgakov, Y.Levy, J.Beránek, S.S.Nagisetty, M.Zukerstein, A.A.Popov, N.M.Bulgakova

2023 — Optics & Laser Technology — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2023.109161 — https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2023.109161

Post-processing of selective laser melting manufactured SS-304L by laser shock peening

Sunil Pathak, Sanin Zulić, Jan Kaufman, Jaromír Kopeček, Ondřej Stránský, Marek Böhm, Jan Brajer, Libor Beránek, Ashish Shukla, Michal Ackermann, Filip Véle, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — Journal of Materials Research and Technology — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.07.014 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785422010535?via%3Dihub

10-µJ few-cycle 12-µm source based on difference-frequency generation driven by a 1-kHz mid-wave infrared OPCPA

Martin Duda, Lorenz von Grafenstein, Martin Bock, Dennis Ueberschaer, Pia Fuertjes, Lukáš Roškot, Martin Smrž, Ondřej Novák, Uwe Griebner

2022 — Optics Letters — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.456971 — https://opg.optica.org/ol/fulltext.cfm?uri=ol-47-11-2891&id=476217

Adaptive optics system for a short wavelength mid-IR laser based on a Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor and analysis of thermal noise impacts

Huang Zhou, Jan Pilař, Martin Smrž, Liyuan Chen, Miroslav Čech, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — Applied optics — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.464676 — https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.464676

Spectral broadening and a prospect for pulse compression of Yb:YAG thin-disk laser pulses by nonlinear SHG in a BBO crystal with time predelay and tilting of the pulse fronts

Martin Duda, Ondřej Novák, Martin Cimrman, Jaroslav Huynh, Martin Smrž, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — Optics Continuum — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTCON.437879 — https://www.osapublishing.org/optcon/fulltext.cfm?uri=optcon-1-1-16&id=468472

Facile Manufacture of Oxide-Free Cu Particles Coated with Oleic Acid by Electrical Discharge Machining

Irshad Ahamad Khilji, Siti Nadiah Binti Mohd Safee, Sunil Pathak , Chaitanya Reddy Chilakamarry , Amiril Sahab Bin Abdul Sani, Venugopal Jayarama Reddy

2022 — Micromachines — DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13060969 — https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/6/969

Experimental study on the fluctuation–magnification effect of chirped volume Bragg grating compressor in high-energy, ultrafast, thin-disk chirped pulse amplification system

Huang Zhou, Ondřej Novák, Martin Smrž, Liyuan Chen, Lukáš Roškot, Bianka Csanaková, Michal Chyla, Miroslav Čech, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — Optical Engineering — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.61.10.106103 — https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/optical-engineering/volume-61/issue-10/106103/Experimental-study-on-the-fluctuationmagnification-effect-of-chirped-volume-Bragg/10.1117/1.OE.61.10.106103.short?SSO=1

Laser induced damage threshold (LIDT) of β-barium borate (BBO) and cesium lithium borate (CLBO) – Overview

Hana Turčičová, Ondřej Novák, Jiří Mužík, Denisa Štěpánková, Martin Smrž, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — Optics & Laser Technology — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2022.107876 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0030399222000330

Laser shock peening in the tooling industry

Jan Kaufman, Sanin Zulic, Sunil Pathak, Marek Böhm, Ondřej Stránský, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — The Laser User — https://media-exp1.licdn.com/dms/document/C561FAQFQy0IOFMd4vg/feedshare-document-pdf-analyzed/0/1652865579915?e=1654128000&v=beta&t=b0wmjzFdHRwT0k3z0kmVYUzsng7r3dYg3LtY4t6mOlk

Modeling thermal response of Mo thin films upon single femtosecond laser irradiation: dynamics of film melting and substrate softening

Kryštof Hlinomaz, Yoann Levy, Thibault J.-Y.Derrien, Nadezhda M.Bulgakova

2022 — International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2022.123292 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0017931022007621?via%3Dihub

Investigation of the lasing performance of a crystalline-coated Yb:YAG thin-disk directly bonded onto a silicon carbide heatsink

Jan Cvrček, Martin Cimrman, David Vojna, Denisa Štěpánková, Ondřej Foršt, Martin Smrž, Ondřej Novák, Ondřej Slezák, Michal Chyla, Michal Jelínek, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — Optics Express — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.450025 — https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-30-5-7708&id=469754

Upgrading additively manufactured parts using laser shock peening

Sanin Zulic, Sunil Pathak

2022 — Laser Systems/Europe — https://www.lasersystemseurope.com/analysis-opinion/upgrading-additively-manufactured-parts-using-laser-shock-peening

The effect of laser shock peening with and without protective coating on intergranular corrosion of sensitized AA5083

Jan Kaufman, Jan Racek, Miroslav Cieslar, Peter Minárik, Matthew A. Steiner, Seetha R. Mannava, Vijay K. Vasudevan, Anurag Sharma, Marek Böhm, Jan Brajer, Jan Pilař, Ladislav Pína, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — Corrosion Science Volume 194, January 2022, 109925 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109925 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010938X21006934

Thermal-stress-induced birefringence management of complex laser systems by means of polarimetry

Ondřej Slezák, Magdalena Sawicka-Chyla, Martin Divoký, Jan Pilař, Martin Smrž, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — Scientific Reports — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22698-9 — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22698-9

Advanced Engineering of Materials through Lasers

Sunil Pathak, Jagdheesh Radhakrishnan

2022 — Springer — ISBN: 2662-4761 — https://link.springer.com/book/9783031038297

Extreme laser pulse-energy measurements by means of photon momentum

Paul A. Williams, Kyle A. Rogers, Martin Divoky, Geiland Porrovecchio, Jiří Tesař, Marek Smid, John H. Lehman

2022 — Optics Express — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.448815 — https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-30-5-7383&id=469612

Role of Van Hove singularities and effective mass anisotropy in polarization-resolved high harmonic spectroscopy of silicon

Pawan Suthar, František Trojánek, Petr Malý, Thibault J.-Y. Derrien, Martin Kozák

2022 — Communications Physics — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-01075-y — https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-01075-y

Extreme laser pulse-energy measurements by means of photon momentum

Paul A. Williams, Kyle A. Rogers, Martin Divoký, Geiland Porrovecchio, Jiří Tesař, Marek Smid, John H. Lehman

2022 — Optics Express — DOI: DOI: 10.1364/OE.448815 — https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-30-5-7383&id=469612

Laser crystallisation of titanium dioxide nanotubular layers for photo-voltaic applications

Inam Mirza, Nadezhda M. Bulgakova, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — Laserlab Forum: Lasers Shaping the Nanoworld — https://www.hilase.cz/wp-content/uploads/Laserlab_issue32.pdf

Harmonically mode-locked laser pulse accumulation in a self-resonating optical cavity

Yuya Koshiba, Seiya Otsuka, Koki Yamashita, Chikara Fukushima, Sakae Araki, Alexander Aryshev, Tsunehiko Omori, Konstantin Popov, Tohru Takahashi, Nobuhiro Terunuma, Yuuki Uesugi, Junji Urakawa, Masakazu Washio

2022 — Optics Express — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.472917 — https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.472917

Fatigue life enhancement of additive manufactured 316l stainless steel by LSP using a DPSS laser system

Sanin Zulić, Danijela Rostohar, Jan Kaufman, Sunil Pathak, Jaromír Kopeček, Marek Böhm, Jan Brajer, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — Surface Engineering — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02670844.2022.2060463 — https://doi.org/10.1080/02670844.2022.2060463

Titanium Alloy Particles Formation in Electrical Discharge Machining and Fractal Analysis

Irshad Ahamad Khilji, Siti Nadiah Binte Mohd Saffe, Sunil Pathak, Ştefan Ţălu, Slawomir Kulesza, Miroslaw Bramowicz, Venugopal Jayarama Reddy

2022 — Journal of The Minerals — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-021-05090-2 — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11837-021-05090-2

Improving functional performance characteristics of spur gears through flank modifications by non-contact advanced finishing process

Vivek Rana, Neelesh Kumar Jain, Sunil Pathak

2022 — The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-10566-9 — https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-10566-9

Morphology of Meteorite Surfaces Ablated by High-Power Lasers: Review and Applications

Anna Křivková, Vojtěcj Laitl, Elias Chatzitheodoridis, Lukáš Petera, Petr Kubelík, Antonín Knížek, Homa Saeidfirozeh, Barbora Drtinová, Václav Cuba, Dan Páclík, Tomáš Mocek, Jan Brajer, Jan Kaufman, Martin Divoký, Jakub Koukal, Roman Dudžák, Nikola Schmidt, Petr Boháček, Svatopluk Civiš , Libor Lenža, Miroslav Krůs, Martin Ferus

2022 — Applied Sciences — DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app12104869 — https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/10/4869

Surface integrity of SLM manufactured meso-size gears in laser shock peening without coating

Sunil Pathak, Marek Böhm, Jan Kaufman, Jaromír Kopeček, Sanin Zulić, Ondřej Stránský, Ashish Shukla, Jan Brajer, Libor Beránek, J. Radhakrisnan, Danijela Rostohar, Tomáš Mocek

2022 — Journal of Manufacturing Processes — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.12.011 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526612522008726

Formation of tubular structures and microneedles on silicon surface by doughnut-shaped ultrashort laser pulses

Martin Zukerstein, Jan Hrabovsky, Juraj Sladek, Inam Mirza, Yoan Levy, Nadezhda Bulgakova

2022 — Applied Surface Science — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.153228 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169433222007875?via%3Dihub

Surface Morphology of Nimonic Alloy 263™ in Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Ablation

Sunil Pathak, Zhehao Jiang, S. Subramani, J. Radhakrishnan, Sundar Marimuthu

2022 — Springer Cham — ISBN: 978-3-031-03830-3 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03830-3 — https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-03830-3

TOF Analysis of Ions Accelerated at High Repetition Rate from Laser-Induced Plasma

Evan Russell, Valeria Istokskaia, Lorenzo Giuffrida, Yoann Levy, Jaroslav Huynh, Martin Cimrman, Martin Srmž, Daniele Margarone

2022 — Applied Sciences — DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app122413021 — https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/24/13021

Melting of gold by ultrashort laser pulses: advanced two-temperature modeling and comparison with surface damage experiments

Sergey A. Lizunov, Alexander V. Bulgakov, Eleanor E. B. Campbell, Nadezhda M. Bulgakova

2022 — Applied Physics A — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05733-4 — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00339-022-05733-4

Silicon surface patterning by regular stripes of laser-induced periodic surface structures

J. Sládek, Y. Levy, T.J.-Y. Derrien, Z. Bryknar, N.M. Bulgakova

2022 — Applied Surface Science — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154664 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016943322202195X?via%3Dihub

Wide spectral range optical characterization of yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) single crystal by the universal dispersion model

Daniel Franta, Mihai-George Mureșan

2021 — Optical Materials Express — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.441088 — https://www.osapublishing.org/ome/fulltext.cfm?uri=ome-11-12-3930&id=464441

Silicon Brewster plate wavelength separator for a mid-IR optical parametric source

Bianka Csanaková, Ondřej Novák, Martin Smrž, Jaroslav Huynh, Helena Jelínková, Antonio Lucianetti, Tomáš Mocek

2021 — Applied Optics — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.411408 — https://www.osapublishing.org/ao/fulltext.cfm?uri=ao-60-2-281&id=445700

Optical properties of nanocolumnar silver films obtained by pulsed laser deposition

S. V. Starinskiy, A. A. Rodionov, Y. G. Shukhov, A. V. Bulgakov

2021 — Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1867 (2021) 012029 — DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1867/1/012029 — https://research.nsu.ru/en/publications/optical-properties-of-nanocolumnar-silver-films-obtained-by-pulse

Diode-pumped, electro-optically Q-switched, cryogenic Tm:YAG laser operating at 1.88 µm

Jörg Körner, Venkatesan Jambunathan, Fangxin Yue, Jürgen Reiter, Ondřej Slezák, Petr Navrátil, Samuel Paul David, Antonio Lucianetti, Joachim Hein, Tomáš Mocek, Malte C. Kaluza

2021 — Optical Materials — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2020.53 — https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/high-power-laser-science-and-engineering/article/diodepumped-electrooptically-qswitched-cryogenic-tmyag-laser-operating-at-188-m/95A79B6436D4F535C86C2CE32AA9B344

Engineered Nanomaterials for Aviation Industry in COVID-19 Context: A Time-Sensitive Review

Sunil Pathak , Gobinda C. Saha, Musfirah Binti Abdul Hadi, Neelesh K. Jain

2021 — Coatings — DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11040382 — https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/11/4/382

Diode-pumped master oscillator power amplifier system based on cryogenically cooled Tm:Y2O3 transparent ceramics

Fangxin Yue, Venkatesan Jambunathan, Samuel Paul David, Xavier Mateos, Jan Šulc, Martin Smrž, Tomáš Mocek

2021 — Optical Materials — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.422603 — https://www.osapublishing.org/ome/fulltext.cfm?uri=ome-11-5-1489&id=450319

Towards Rapid Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Surfaces by Multi-Beam Nanostructuring with 40,401 Beams

Petr Hauschwitz, Radka Bičštová, Alexander Brodsky, Natan Kaplan, Martin Cimrman, Jaroslav Huynh, Jan Brajer, Danijela Rostohar, Jaromír Kopeček, Martin Smrž, Tomáš Mocek

2021 — MDPI, Nanomaterials 2021 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11081987 — https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/8/1987

Titanium Alloy Particles Formation in Electrical Discharge Machining and Fractal Analysis

IRSHAD AHAMAD KHILJI, SITI NADIAH BINTE MOHD SAFFE, SUNIL PATHAK, S¸TEFAN TA˘ LU, SLAWOMIR KULESZA, MIROSLAW BRAMOWICZ, VENUGOPAL JAYARAMA REDDY

2021 — The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-021-05090-2 — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11837-021-05090-2

Superhydrophobic microspiked surface structures by ultrashort laser patterning

Jagdheesh Radhakrishnan, J. Kopeček, J. Brajer, T. Mocek

2021 — Surface Engineering — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02670844.2021.1874651 — https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02670844.2021.1874651

Picosecond thin-disk laser platform PERLA for multi-beam micromachining

Martin Smrž, Jiří Mužík, Denisa Štěpánková, Hana Turčičová, Ondřej Novák, Michal Chyla, Petr Hauschwitz, Jan Brajer, Jan Kubát, Filip Todorov, Tomáš Mocek

2021 — OSA Continuum — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OSAC.418293 — https://www.osapublishing.org/osac/fulltext.cfm?uri=osac-4-3-940&id=448813

Photoionization and transient Wannier-Stark ladder in silicon: First-principles simulations versus Keldysh theory

Thibault J.-Y. Derrien, Nicolas Tancogne-Dejean, Vladimir P. Zhukov, Heiko Appel, Angel Rubio, Nadezhda M. Bulgakova

2021 — Physical Review B — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.L241201 — https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.L241201

Multi-octave-spanning supercontinuum generation through high-energy laser filaments in YAG and ZnSe pumped by a 2.4 µm femtosecond Cr:ZnSe laser

Sang-Hoon Nam, Garima C. Nagar, Dennis Dempsey, Ondřej Novák, Bonggu Shim , Kyung-Han Hong

2021 — High Power Laser Science and Engineering, (2021), Vol. 9 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2021.1 — https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/high-power-laser-science-and-engineering/article/multioctavespanning-supercontinuum-generation-through-highenergy-laser-filaments-in-yag-and-znse-pumped-by-a-24-m-femtosecond-crznse-laser/D824283CB6021D9C430E297CC877705D

Effect of Laser Shock Peening Parameters on Residual Stresses and Corrosion Fatigue of AA5083

Jan Kaufman, Zbyněk Špirit, Vijay Krishnaswami Vasudevan, Matthew Alan Steiner , Seetha Ramaiah Mannava , Jan Brajer , Ladislav Pína , Tomáš Mocek

2021 — MDPI, Metals — DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/met11101635 — https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/11/10/1635

Electron Dynamics in Crystalline Semiconductors Irradiated by Ultrashort Laser Pulses

Thibault J.-Y. Derrien, Nicolas Tancogne-Dejean, Vladimir P. Zhukov, Heiko Appel, Angel Rubio, Nadezhda M. Bulgakova

2021 — Physical Review B — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.L241201 — https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.L241201

Anti-Reflection Nanostructures on Tempered Glass by Dynamic Beam Shaping DOI: 10.3390/mi12030289

Petr Hauschwitz, Jan Brajer, Danijela Rostohar, Jaromír Kopeček, Jaroslav Nejdl, Martin Cimrman, Michal Chyla, Martin Smrž

2021 — MDPI, Micromachines 2021 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12030289 — https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/12/3/289

150 J DPSSL operating at 1.5 kW level

Martin Divoký, Jan Pilař, Martin Hanuš, Petr Navrátil, Ondřej Denk, Patricie Severová, Paul Mason, Thomas Butcher, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Mariastefania De Vido, Chris Edwards, John Collier, Martin Smrž, Tomas Mocek

2021 — Optics Letters — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.444902 — https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/fulltext.cfm?uri=ol-46-22-5771&id=464855

LIPSS‑based functional surfaces produced by multi‑beam nanostructuring with 2601 beams and real‑time thermal processes measurement

P. Hauschwitz, J. Martan, R. Bičišťová, C. Beltrami, D. Moskal, A. Brodsky, N. Kaplan, J. Mužík, D. Štepánková, J. Brajer, D. Rostohar, J. Kopeček, L. Prokešová, M. Honner, V. Lang, M. Smrž, T. Mocek

2021 — Scientific Reports — DOI: DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02290-3 — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-02290-3

High-power laser testing of calcium-phosphate-based bioresorbable optical fibers

Pavel Peterka, Diego Pugliese, Bára Jiříčková, Nadia G. Boetti, Hana Turčičová, Inam Mirza, Andrei Borodkin, Daniel Milanese

2021 — Optical Materials Express, (2021), Vol. 11, No. 7 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.428490 — https://www.osapublishing.org/ome/fulltext.cfm?uri=ome-11-7-2049&id=451802

Stereoselective Cyclopropanation of Boron Dipyrromethene (BODIPY) Derivatives by an Organocascade Reaction

Vojtěch Dočekal, Tereza Koberová, Jan Hrabovský, Andrea Vopálenská, Róbert Gyepes, Ivana Císařová, Ramon Rios, Jan Veselý

2021 — Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis — DOI: DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202101286 — https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adsc.202101286

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