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Professor Amin Abdolvand

Telephone: +44 (0) 1382 384694 [ext. 84694] Fax: +44 (0) 1382 388313

Email: a.abdolvand@dundee.ac.uk

Room: Harris Building 1.3

Research group(s): Materials And Photonics Systems Group (MAPS Group)


Amin occupies a personal chair of Functional Materials & Photonics at the University of Dundee and holds an EPSRC Career Acceleration Fellowship (2010-2015) and EPSRC Developing Research Leaders Award (2012-2014). He directs research in the following three areas within the Materials, Photonics and Smart Systems (MAPS) grouping at Dundee: i) Fabrication, characterisation and processing of metal-glass nanocomposites for storage of information, sensing, circuitry, security, and production of diffractive optical elements; ii) Laser micro/nano processing of metals and composites for applications in physical chemistry, surface engineering, energy sector, healthcare and creative industries; iii) Various aspects of a novel crystal optics phenomenon for applications in optical physics and physical optics.

Amin is a member of the EPSRC College, the Institute of Physics (IoP) and the Optical Society of America (OSA). To date he holds a number of patents and have contributed over 100 publications in leading peer-reviewed journals, proceedings and international conferences.

  • Research Scientist, Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (2003-2006).
  • PD Research Fellow, The University of Manchester, UK (2006-2008).
  • PD Research Fellow, University of Dundee, UK (2008-2010).
  • Photonic Materials & Devices
  • Plasmonic (optoelectronic) Materials & Devices
  • Applied Laser Technology
  1. The laser quest, A. Abdolvand, Public Service Review: UK Science & Technology Issue 8, pp. 124 (2012).http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?EID=66898145-bb39-4569-bf6c-8c723f0e00d5
  2. Medieval stained glass and optoelectronics, A. Abdolvand, Public Service Review: UK Science & Technology Issue 8, pp. 125 (2012)http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?EID=66898145-bb39-4569-bf6c-8c723f0e00d5
  3. Nanosecond pulsed laser blackening of copper, G. Tang, A. C. Hourd and A. Abdolvand, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS Volume: 101, Pages: 2319021-4 (2012).
  4. Optical analysis of the formation of a silver nanoparticle-containing layer in glass, S. Wackerow and A. Abdolvand, OPTICS EXPRESS, Volume: 20, Pages: 23227-23234 (2012).
  5. Diffractive optical element embedded in a silver-doped nanocomposite glass, L. A. H. Fleming, S. Wackerow, A. C. Hourd, W. A. Gillespie, G. Seifert and A. Abdolvand, OPTICS EXPRESS, Volume: 20, Pages: 22579-22583 (2012).
  6. Laser-assisted one-step fabrication of silver-glass composite, S. Wackerow and A. Abdolvand, APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING (Rapid Commun.), Volume: 109, Pages: 45-49 (2012).
  7. Laser-assisted manufacture of microstructures on Titanium, G. Tang and A. Abdolvand, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY. DOI 10.1007/s00170-012-4456-x (2012).
  8. Homogenous silver-doped nanocomposite glass, S. Wackerow, G. Seifert and A. Abdolvand, OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS, Volume: 1, Pages: 1224-1231 (2011).
  9. Metal-glass nanocomposites for optical storage of information, A. Stalmashonak, A. Abdolvand, G. Seifert, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, Volume: 99, 049146  (2011).
  10. Conical diffraction of a multi-crystal cascade: experimental observations, A. Abdolvand, APPLIED PHYSICS B – LASERS & OPTICS (Rapid Commun.), Volume: 103, Pages: 281-283 (2011).
  11. Laser-assisted highly organised structuring of copper, G. Tang and A. Abdolvand, OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS, Volume: 1, Pages: 1425-1432 (2011).
  12. Second-harmonic conical refraction: observation of free and forced harmonic waves, S. A. Zolotovskaya, A. Abdolvand, T. K. Kalkandjiev, E. U. Rafailov, APPLIED PHYSICS B – LASERS & OPTICS (Rapid Commun.), Volume: 103, Pages: 9-12 (2011).
  13. Conical refraction Nd:KGd(WO4)2 laser, A. Abdolvand, K. G. Wilcox, T. K. Kalkandjiev, E. U. Rafailov, OPTICS EXPRESS, Volume: 18, Pages: 2753-2759 (2010).
  14. Laser with simultaneous Gaussian and conical refraction outputs, K. G. Wilcox, A. Abdolvand, T. K. Kalkandjiev, E. U. Rafailov, APPLIED PHYSICS B – LASERS & OPTICS (Rapid Commun.), Volume: 99, Pages: 619-622 (2010).
  15. Study of thin-film silicon solar cells at irradiances above ten thousand suns, Y. Lu, A. Abdolvand, S. Reynolds, journal of physics, Volume: 253, Pages: 012042 (2010).
  16. Electronically controlled pulse duration passively mode-locked Cr:forstrite laser, S. A. Zolotovskaya, K. G. Wilcox, A. Abdolvand, D. A. Livshits, E. U. Rafailov, IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, Volume: 21 Pages: 1124-1126 (2009).
  17. Formation of highly organised, periodic microstructures on steel surface upon pulsed laser irradiation, A. Abdolvand, R. Lloyd, M. Schmidt, Z. Liu, L. Li, APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING,Volume: 95 Pages: 447-452 (2009).
  18. Toward the production of micropolarizers by irradiation of composite glasses with silver nanoparticles, A. Stalmashonak, G. Seifert, A. A. Unal, U. Skrzypczak, A. Podlipensky, A. Abdolvand, H. Graener, APPLIED OPTICS, Volume:  48 Pages: F38-F44 (2009).
  19. Generation of titanium-oxide nanoparticles in liquid at high rates using high-power high-brightness continuous-wave fibre laser source, A. Abdolvand, S. Khan, M. Schmidt, P. Crouse, Y. Yuan, Z. Liu, M. Sharp, L. Li, APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING (Rapid Communication) Volume: 91 Pages: 365-368 (2008).
  20. Generation and characterisation of NiO nanoparticles by continuous wave fibre laser ablation in liquid, S. Khan, Y. Yuan, A. Abdolvand M. Schmidt, P. Crouse, Z. Liu, L. Li, M. Sharp, K. G. Watkins, JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLES RESEARCH Volume: 11 Pages: 1421-1427 (2009).
  21.  Generation of metal-oxide nanoparticles using continuous-wave fibre laser ablation in liquid, Z. Liu, Y. Yuan, S. Khan, A. Abdolvand, D. Whitehead, M. Schmidt, L. Li, JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGNEERING, Volume: 19, Pages:  054008 (2009).
  22. Laser-assisted generation of self-assembled microstructures on stainless steel, R. Lloyd, A. Abdolvand, M. Schmidt, P. Crouse, D. Whitehead, Z. Liu, L. Li, APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING Volume: 93 Pages: 117-122 (2008).
  23. Optical properties of photonic/plasmonic structures in nanocomposite glass, H. Graener, A. Abdolvand, S. Wackerow, O. Kiriyenko, W. Hergert, PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A Volume: 204(11) Pages: 3838-3847 (2007).
  24. Modelling of the optical properties of silver-doped nano-composite glass modified by electric filed assisted dissolution of nanoparticles, J. Sancho-Paramon, A. Abdolvand, A. Podlipensky, F. Syrowatks, G. Seifert, H. Graener, APPLIED OPTICS Volume: 45 Pages: 8874-8881 (2006).
  25. Poling-assisted bleaching of soda-lime float glasses containing silver nanoparticles with a decreasing filling factor across the depth, O. Deparis, P. G. Kazansky, A. Abdolvand, A. Podlipensky, G. Seifert and H. Graener, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS Volume: 100 Pages: 044318 (2006).
  26. Silver-doped nanocomposite glass as a base material for fine metallodoelectric microstructuring, A. Abdolvand, A. Podlipensky, S. Matthias, F. Syrowatka, G. Seifert and H. Graener, Source: Nanophotonics Book Series: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS (SPIE) Volume: 6195   Pages: 215-220 (2006).
  27. Production of dichroitic 3D structures by fs laser irradiation in composite glass containing Ag nanoparticles, G. Seifert, A. Podlipensky, A.. Abdolvand, H. Graener, Source: Photon Processing in Microelectronic and Photonics V Book Series: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS (SPIE) Volume: 6106   Pages: 364-371 (2006).
  28. Metallodielectric 2D photonic structures made by DC electric field microstructuring of nanocomposite glasses, A. Abdolvand, A. Podlipensky, S. Matthias, F. Syrowatka, U. Gösele, G. Seifert, H. Graener, ADVANCED MATERIALS Volume: 17 (24) Pages: 2983-2987 (2005).Selected as Cover Picture.
  29. Femtosecond laser assisted production of dichroic 3D structures in composite glass containing Ag nanoparticles, A. Podlipensky, A. Abdolvand, G. Seifert, H. Graener, APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING Volume: 80 Pages: 1647-1652 (2005).
  30. Electric field-assisted formation of percolated silver nanolayers inside glass, A. Abdolvand, A. Podlipensky, G. Seifert, H. Graener, O. Deparis, P. G. Kazansky, OPTICS EXPRESS Volume: 13(4) Pages 1266-1274(2005).
  31. Evolution of poling-assisted bleaching of metal-doped nanocomposite glass with poling conditions, O. Deparis, P. G. Kazansky, A. Abdolvand, A. Podlipensky, G. Seifert, H. Graener, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS Volume: 86 Pages: 261109(2005).
  32. Generation of wavelength-dependent, periodic line pattern in metal nanoparticle-containing polymer films by femtosecond laser irradiation, A. Kiesow, S. Strohkark, K. Löschner, A. Heilmann, A. Podlipensky, A. Abdolvand, G. Seifert, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS Volume: 86 Pages: 153111(2005).
  33. Effective medium models for metal-dielectric composites: an analysis based on the spectral density theory, J. Sancho-Paramon, S. Bosch, A. Abdolvand, A. Podlipensky, G. Seifert, H. Graener, Source: ADVANCES IN OPTICAL THIN FILMS II Book Series: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS (SPIE)Volume: 5963   Pages: 556-566 (2005).
  34. Production of 3D, dichroic microstructures in nanocomposite glasses by femtosecond laser pulses, G. Seifert, A. Podlipensky, A. Abdolvand, J. Lange, H. Graener, Source: ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA XIV Book Series: SPRINGER SERIES IN CHEMICAL PHYSICS   Volume: 79   Pages: 810-812 (2005).
  35. Dissolution of silver nanoparticles in glass through an intense DC electric field, A. Podlipensky, A. Abdolvand, G. Seifert, H. Graener, O. Deparis, P. G. Kazansky, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B Volume: 108 (46), Pages: 17699-17703 (2004).
  36. Poling-assisted bleaching of metal-doped nanocomposite glass, O. Deparis, P. G. Kazansky, A. Abdolvand, A. Podlipensky, G. Seifert, H. Graener, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS Volume: 85(6) Pages: 872-875(2004).
  37. Efficient Ho:YAG laser pumped by a cladding-pumped tunable Tm:silica fiber laser, D.Y. Shen, A. Abdolvand, L. J. Cooper and W.A. Clarkson, APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS & OPTICS Volume: 79(5) Pages: 559-562 (2004).
  38. Novel technique for engineering the structural and optical properties of metal-doped nanocomposite glasses, O. Deparis, P. G. Kazansky, A. Abdolvand, A. Podlipensky, G. Seifert and H. Graener, Book Series: LASERS & ELECTRO OPTICS SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS (IEEE LEOS-Benelux Chapter) Volume: S04P033 Pages: 33-34 (2004).
  39. Line pattern in plasma polymer films with embedded gold and silver nanoparticles by irradiation with ultrashort laser pulses, Kiesow A, Strohkark S, Loschner K, A. Heilmann, A. Podlipensky, A. Abdolvand, G. Seifert, Source: NANOPARTICLES AND NANOWIRE BUILDING BLOCKS-SYNTHESIS, PROCESSING, CHARACTERIZATION AND THEORY  Book Series: MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS   Volume: 818   Pages: 383-387 (2004).
  40. Passively Q-switched Er-Yb double clad fiber laser with Cr2+:ZnSe and Co2+:MgAl2O4 as a saturable absorber, V. Philippov, A. Abdolvand, J. Nilsson, W.A. Clarkson, V.E. Kisel, V.G. Shcherbitsky, N.V. Kuleshov, V.I. Konstantinov, V.I. Levchenko, Source: FIBER LASERS: TECHNOLOGY, SYSTEMS, AND APPLICATIONS  Book Series: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS (SPIE)   Volume: 5335   Pages: 8-15 (2004).
  41. Ultra-efficient Ho:YAG laser end-pumped by a cladding-pumped Tm-doped silica fibre laser, A. Abdolvand, D. Y. Shen, L. J. Cooper, R. B. Williams and W. A. Clarkson, ADVANCED SOLID-STATE LASERS, PROCEEDINGS Book Series: OSA TRENDS IN OPTICS AND PHOTONICS   Volume: 83   Pages: 7-11 (2003).
  42. High power two-micron fiber lasers, W.A. Clarkson, A. Abdolvand, D.Y. Shen, R.B. Hayward, L.J. Cooper, R.B. Williams and J. Nilsson, Source: XIV INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GAS FLOW, CHEMICAL LASERS, AND HIGH-POWER LASERS Book Series: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS (SPIE) Volume: 5120   Pages: 482-489 (2003). Invited.
  43. High power Yb:KGW and Yb:KYW thin disk laser operation, S. Erhard, J. Gao, A. Giesen, K. Contag, A.A. Lagatsky, A. Abdolvand, N.V. Kuleshov, J. Aus der Au, G.J. Spuhler, F. Brunner, R. Paschotta, U. Keller, Source: ADVANCED SOLID-STATE LASERS, PROCEEDINGS Book Series: OSA TRENDS IN OPTICS AND PHOTONICS   Volume: 56   Pages: 333-336 (2001).
  44. Thin Disk Laser Operation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Yb-doped Sesquioxides and Potassium Tungstates, M. Larionov, J. Gao, S. Erhard, A. Giesen, K. Contag, V. Peters, E. Mix, L. Fornasiero, K. Petermann, G. Huber, J. Aus der Au, G.J. Spühler, F. Brunner, R. Paschotta, U. Keller, A. A. Lagatsky, A. Abdolvand, N. V. Kuleshov, Source: ADVANCED SOLID-STATE LASERS, PROCEEDINGS Book Series: OSA TRENDS IN OPTICS AND PHOTONICS   Volume: 50   Pages: 625-631 (2001).
  45. Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Yb:KGW laser, A. Lagatsky, A. Abdolvand, N.V. Kuleshov, Source: ADVANCED SOLID-STATE LASERS, PROCEEDINGS Book Series: OSA TRENDS IN OPTICS AND PHOTONICS   Volume: 43   Pages: 116-119 (2000).
  46. Diode-pumped femtosecond Yb:KGd(WO4)2 laser with 1.1 W average power, F. Brunner, G.J. Spühler, J. Aus der Au, L. Krainer, F. Morier-Genoud, R. Paschotta, N. Lichtenstein, S. Weiss, C. Harder, A.A. Lagatsky, A. Abdolvand, N.V. Kuleshov, and U. Keller, OPTICS LETTERS Volume: 25(15) Pages: 1119-1121 (2000).
  47. Passive Q-switching and self-frequency Raman conversion in diode-pumped Yb:KGd(WO4)2 laser, A.A. Lagatsky, A. Abdolvand, N.V. Kuleshov, OPTICS LETTERS Volume: 25(9) Pages: 616-619 (2000).

Dr Amin Abdolvand

Division of Electronic Engineering, Physics and Renewable Energy

University of Dundee

Nethergate

Dundee

DD1 4HN

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