Alma del Carmen Fernández González
Curriculum Vitae:
Address |
Technische Universität Wien, Institut für Photonik, Gusshausstrasse 27-29/387, 1040 Wien -- Vienna, Austria tel: +43 1 58801 38764 fax: +43 1 58801 38799 |
Education |
September 2004 - November 2006 Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany continuation of Ph.D. Studies. Graduated May 31, 2007. February 2004 - July 2004 Visiting research collaborator at Frick Laboratory, Princeton University, USA Main project: development of a compact NOPA system November 2002 - August 2004 Research assistant at the Vienna University of Technology (Photonics Institute), Austria and Ph.D. studies at TU Vienna, Photonics Institute. October 1999 - April 2002 Studies at the Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg in connection with the University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshafen, Germany, main subject: Laser techniques. Major: Master of Science in Engineering Physics. April 1992 - December 1997 Studies at the University of Panama, main subject: Experimental physics; degree: Diploma in Physics. April 1991 - September 1991 English courses in Florida State University (Panama Branch) April 1988 - December 1990 High School Angel Maria Herrera; High School graduation Certificate: Vocational baccalaureate diploma in Natural Science. |
Theses |
Ph.D. thesis written at the Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany, entitled: "Chirped Pulse Oscillators: Generating microjoule femtosecond pulses at megahertz repetition rate", degree received from Ludwig Maximillians Universtität München. Masters thesis for the official examamination in Engineering Physics (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, in connection with the University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshafen, Germany) entitled: "Fabrication and Characterization of PMMA based Optical Waveguides structured by direct Excimer Laser irratiation", 2002 (one year project). Diploma thesis for the official examination in physics at the Universtity of Panama, entitled: "Comparative study of thermoluminiscent properties between Panamanian-like quartz and European-like quartz", 1997 (one year project). |
Scholarships and Honors |
October 1999 - April 2002 Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) full scholarship January 1997 - December 1997 Panamanian Scholarship "Asamblea Legislativa" April 1987 - December 1996 Guillermo Andrede Medal: High School culmination with high honors, Panamanian scholarship I.F.A.R.H.U. |
Professional Experience |
March 1999 Summer Assistant Professor, Universidad Nacional de Panamá May 1998 - July 1999 Assistant Professor, Universidad Tecnologica de Panamá May 1998 - August 1998 Assistant Professor, Universidad Santa Maria la Antigua (Panamá) |
Publications:
Generation of 60-nJ sub-40-fs pulses at 70 MHz repetition rate from a Ti:sapphire chirped pulse-oscillator, A. Fernández, A. Verhoef, V. Pervak, G. Lermann, F. Krausz and A. Apolonski, Appl. Phys. B 87, 395 (2007)
Pearl-chain waveguides written at megahertz repetition rate, R. Graf, A. Fernández, M. Dubov, H.J. Brückner, B.N. Chichkov and A. Apolonski, Appl. Phys. B 87, 21 (2007)
Few-cycle carrier envelope phase-dependent stereo detection of electrons, A. J. Verhoef, A. Fernández, M. Lezius, K. O'Keeffe, M. Uiberacker, F. Krausz, Opt. Lett. 31, 3520 (2006).
Approaching the microjoule frontier with femtosecond laser oscillators, S. Naumov, A. Fernández, R. Graf, P. Dombi and A. Apolonski, New J. Phys. 7, 216 (2006)
Approaching the microjoule frontier with femtosecond laser oscillators: theory and comparison with experiment, V.L. Kalashnikov, E. Podivilov, A. Chernykh, S. Naumov, A. Fernández R. Graf and A. Apolonski, New J. Phys. 7, 217 (2006)
Chirped-pulse oscillators for the generation of high-energy femtosecond laser pulses, A. Fürbach, A. Fernández, A. Apolonski, T. Fuji and F. Krausz, Laser and Particle Beams 23, 113 (2005)
Chirped-pulse oscillators: a route to high-power femtosecond pulses without external amplification, A. Fernández, T. Fuji, A. Poppe, A. Fürbach, F. Krausz and A. Apolonski, Opt. Lett. 29, 1366 (2004)
Guided Mode Analysis of Optical PMMA Waveguides Structured by Direct Excimer Laser Irradiation, A. Fernández, H. Brückner, S. Tiedeken and W. Neu, JOC 886, (2004)
Fabrication and characterization of optical wave guides on PMMA basis by means of excimer-laser-structuring, H. Brückner, A. Fernández, S. Tiedeken and W. Neu, Physikalische Methoden der Laser- und Medizintechnik, VDI Reihe 17, Nr. 231, VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2003, Germany.
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