Photonic Nanostructure Facility (PNaF)
Team leader
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ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0851-9838
22 55 32 738
Research topics
We use light to drive small (or very small) mechanical devices, including swimming and walking micro-robots. Using two-photon photolithography (Nanoscribe) we make new structures with interesting optical properties in the micron scale. In 2020 we started a four year long project to build a Stimulated Raman Microscopy platform for identification of leukaemic cells.
Members
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ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8742-527922 55 32 765
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ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0275-955022 55 32 744
Optical properties of dielectric micro- and nanostructures
With 3D, two-photon photolithography (Nanoscribe) we can quickly fabricate dielectric (polymer) structures with the characteristic dimensions below one micron. We are looking for geometries with interesting light transformation properties, e.g. for spectral filtering or polarization management. Besides the experimental part, we have access to the most advanced numerical simulations of light propagation in near- and sub-wavelength structures. Photo: an array of diffractive colour filters in the "forest of pillars" geometry.
Micro-robotics and micro-mechanics with Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCE) are smart materials that can, e.g. reversibly change shape upon illumination with laser light. The deformation topology depends on the element shape as well as on the molecular order. We are looking for methods of LCE components fabrication in the millimeter to micrometer scale for application in photonics, microrobotics or lab-on-chip devices. Photo: life size water strider robot with LCE muscle.
3D micromechanical devices
With 3D printing in photocurable resins we can rapidly prototype elements in the tens-of-microns scale. One example are tools for multi-beam holographic optical tweezers used for studying mechanical properties of e.g. cell membranes. Photo: optical tweezer tools with conical probe; the balls are 8 microns in diameter.
Femtosecond laser physics and technology
For several years we have been developing techniques for femtosecond laser pulse generation, manipulation and diagnostics. These include solid state (Ti:Sapphire, Yb:KYW) and fiber pulsed lasers. We have built many unique femtosecond pulse diagnostic tools. Photo: the first 1GHz Yb:KYW femtosecond laser prototype.
Opto-electronic engineering
With leading European laser companies we are developing diagnostics and frequency conversion devices for femtosecond lasers. We design and build complex prototypes integrating optics, electronics and mechanics. Photo: compact spectral shearing interferometer (SPIDER) designed and built at the University of Oxford.
Stimulated Raman Microscopy for leukemia cell imaging
The project „A platform for fast, label-free imaging, identification and sorting of leukemic cell sub-types”, funded by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) between 2019-2023, aims to build an integrated microscope platform for recognizing (and sorting) the subtypes of leukemic cells using stimulated Raman scattering (SRS). Our group is responsible for the integration of the laser, microscope and image recognition systems to the level of a clinical-test-ready device.
2022
Materials 15
- M. Rogóż
- Z. Dziekan
- Dradrach / Klaudia
- M. Zmyślony
- Nałęcz-Jawecki / P
- P. Grabowski
- Fabjanowicz / B.
- Podgórska / M.
- Kudzia / A.
- P. Wasylczyk
2022
Materials 15
- M. Rogóż
- Z. Dziekan
- Dradrach/Klaudia
- Nałęcz-Jawecki/Paweł
- M. Zmyślony
- Grabowski/Przemysław
- Fabjanowicz/Bartosz
- Podgórska/Magdalena
- Kudzia/Anna
- P. Wasylczyk
2020
Light: Science & Applications 9, 48
- A. Bogucki
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
- M. Grzeszczyk
- W. Pacuski
- K. Nogajewski
- T. Kazimierczuk
- A. Rodek
- J. Suffczyński
- K. Watanabe
- T. Taniguchi
- P. Wasylczyk
- M. Potemski
- P. Kossacki
2020
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12.7: 8681-8686.
- K. Dradrach
- M. Rogóż
- P. Grabowski
- C. Xuan
- R. Węgłowski
- J. Konieczkowska
- E. Schab-Balcerzak
- W. Piecek
- P. Wasylczyk
2020
Adv. Mat. 32, 2002779
Optical Pliers: Micrometer-Scale, Light-Driven Tools Grown on Optical Fibers
- M. Zmyślony
- K. Dradrach
- J. Haberko
- P. Nałęcz-Jawecki
- M. Rogóż
- P. Wasylczyk
2020
Appl. Opt. 59, 4703-4707
Optical vortex torque measured with optically trapped microbarbells
- W. Lamperska
- J. Masajada
- S. Drobczyński
- P. Wasylczyk
2020
Materials 13, 2933
Photo-Mechanical Response Dynamics of Liquid Crystal Elastomer Linear Actuators
- P. Grabowski
- J. Haberko
- P. Wasylczyk
2019
Nature Scientific Reports 9, 18872
3-D printed biological cell phantom for testing 3D quantitative phase imaging system
- M. Ziemczonok
- A. Kuś
- P. Wasylczyk
- M. Kujawińska
2019
Nature Photonics, 13, 116-122
Super-resolution enhancement by quantum image scanning microscopy
- R. Tenne
- U. Rossman
- B. Rephael
- Y. Israel
- A. Krupiński-Ptaszek
- Y. Silberberg
- D. Oron
2019
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 40, 1900279
A Millimeter‐Scale Snail Robot Based on a Light‐Powered Liquid Crystal Elastomer Continuous Actuator
- M. Rogóż
- K. Dradrach
- C. Xuan
- P. Wasylczyk
2019
Opt. Express 27, 8440-8445
Photonic-chip-on-tip: compound photonic devices fabricated on optical fibers
- K. Markiewicz
- P. Wasylczyk
2018
Advanced Optical Materials 6, 1700949
Programming Photoresponse in Liquid Crystal Polymer Actuators with Laser Projector
- O. M. Wani
- H. Zeng
- P. Wasylczyk
- A. Priimagi
2018
Micromachines 9, 277
Micro-Dumbbells—A Versatile Tool for Optical Tweezers
- W. Lamperska
- S. Drobczyński
- M. Nawrot
- P. Wasylczyk
- J. Masajada
2018
Rapid Commun. 1700224
Light-Driven, Caterpillar-Inspired Miniature Inching Robot, Macromol.
- H. Zeng
- O. M. Wani
- P. Wasylczyk
- A. Priimagi
2017
Adv Mater. 29(30) 1701814
Biomimitic materials: self-regulating iris based on light-actuated liquid crystal elastomer
- H. Zeng
- O.M. Wani
- P. Wasylczyk
- R. Kaczmarek
- A. Priimagi
2017
Macromol Rapid Commun. 39(1): 1700224
Light-Driven, Caterpillar-Inspired Miniature Inching Robot
- H. Zeng
- O.M. Wani
- P. Wasylczyk
- A. Priimagi
2017
Adv. Mater. 30, 1703554
Light Robots: Bridging the Gap between Microrobotics and Photomechanics in Soft Materials
- H. Zeng
- P. Wasylczyk
- D. S. Wiersma
- A. Priimagi
2017
Appl. Phys. B 123, 285
Light polarization management via reflection from arrays of sub-wavelength metallic twisted bands
- M. Nawrot
- J. Haberko
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
- P. Wasylczyk
2017
Opt. Materials 73, 484
Polarization-independent asymmetric light transmission in all-dielectric photonic structures
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
- M. Nawrot
- J. Haberko
- P. Wasylczyk
2017
Adv. Mater. 201703554
Light Robots: Bridging the Gap between Microrobotics and Photomechanics in Soft Materials
- H. Zeng
- P. Wasylczyk
- D. S. Wiersma
- A. Priimagi
2017
Anthropological Rev. 80(2),233-242
- H. Mańkowska-Pliszka
- H. Przychodzeń
- M. Nawrot
- S. Tarka
- P. Wasylczyk
- A. Dąbkowska
- M. Fudalej
- E. Rzeźnicka
- D. Haładaj
- A. Pliszka
2017
Adv. Mater. 1701814
Self-Regulating Iris Based on Light-Actuated Liquid Crystal Elastomer
- H. Zeng
- O. M. Wani
- P. Wasylczyk
- R. Kaczmarek
- A. Priimagi
2016
J.Vis.Exp. 111, e53744
Free-form Light Actuators — Fabrication and Control of Actuation in Microscopic Scale
- H. Zeng
- P. Wasylczyk
- C. Parmeggiani
- D. Martella
- D. Wiersma
2016
Adv. Optical Mater. 4, 1689-1694
Light-Driven Soft Robot Mimics Caterpillar Locomotion in Natural Scale
- M. Rogóż
- H. Zeng
- C. Xuan
- D. Wiersma
- P. Wasylczyk
2016
Appl. Phys. B 122, 266
Optimization of broadband semiconductor chirped mirrors with genetic algorithm
- M. Dems
- P. Wnuk
- P. Wasylczyk
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
- A. Wójcik-Jedlińska
- K. Regiński
- K. Hejduk
- A. Jasik
2015
Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 111902
- H. Zeng
- P. Wasylczyk
- G. Cerretti
- D. Martella
- C. Parmeggiani
- D. S. Wiersma
2015
Adv. Mater. 27, 3883–3887
Light-Fueled Microscopic Walkers
- H. Zeng
- P. Wasylczyk
- C. Parmeggiani
- D. Martella
- M. Burresi
- D. S. Wiersma
2015
Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 211110
Polarization-dependent diffraction in all-dielectric, twisted-band structures
- T. M. Kardaś
- A. Jagodnicka
- P. Wasylczyk
2014
Springer International Publishing
- R. Biedrzycki
- J. Arabas
- M. Szymański
- A. Jasik
- P. Wnuk
- P. Wasylczyk
- A. Wójcik-Jedlińska
2014
Appl. Phys. B 116, 141-146
Design and fabrication of highly dispersive semiconductor double-chirped mirrors
- A. Jasik
- M. Dems
- P. Wnuk
- P. Wasylczyk
- A. Wójcik-Jedlinska
- K. Regiński
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
2014
Opt.Express 22, 182184-18289
- P. Wnuk
- P. Wasylczyk
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
- M. Dems
- K. Hejduk
- K. Regiński
- A. Wójcik-Jedlińska
- A. Jasik
2014
Phot. Lett. PL 6, 8-10
Femtosecond fiber CPA system in a single pass configuration
- M. Laskownicki
- J. Szczepanek
- Y. Stepanenko
- P. Wasylczyk
- M. Nejbauer
- C. Radzewicz
2014
IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 26, 14
Tunable Semiconductor Double-Chirped Mirror with High Negative Dispersion
- A. Jasik
- P. Wasylczyk
- P. Wnuk
- M. Dems
- A. Wójcik-Jedlińska
- K. Regiński
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
- K. Hejduk
2014
Adv. Mater. 26, 2319–2322
High-Resolution 3D Direct Laser Writing for Liquid-Crystalline Elastomer Microstructures
- H. Zeng
- D. Martella
- P. Wasylczyk
- G. Cerretti
- J.-C. Gomez Lavocat
- C.-H. Ho
- C. Parmeggiani
- D. S. Wiersma
2014
Phot. Lett. PL 6, 11-13
Saturable absorber mirrors for ytterbium mode-locked femtosecond lasers
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
- M. Nawrot
- A. Jasik
- I. Pasternak
- P. Wasylczyk
2013
Laser Phys. Lett. 10, 125003
Witnessing the pulse birth — transient dynamics in a passively mode-locked femtosecond laser
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
- F. Ozimek
- P. Wasylczyk
2013
Laser Phys. Lett. 10, 085302
- A. Jasik
- P. Wasylczyk
- M. Dems
- P. Wnuk
- A. Wójcik-Jedlińska
- K. Regiński
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
- K. Hejduk
2013
Optics Express, 21, 31919
Transmission phase gratings fabricated with direct laser writing as color filters in the visible
- M. Nawrot
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
- B. Włodarczyk
- P. Wasylczyk
2012
Eur. J. Phys. 33, 129
Measurement of the mass of an object hanging from a spring — revisited
- K. Serafin
- J. Oracz
- M. Grzybowski
- M. Koperski
- P. Sznajder
- Ł. Zinkiewicz
- P. Wasylczyk
2012
Proc. SPIE 8433, 843307
- N. Vermeulen
- P. Wasylczyk
- S. Tonchev
- P. Muys
- H. Ottevaere
- O. Parriaux
- H. Thienpont
2011
Laser Phys. Lett. 8, 606
- N. Vermeulen
- P. Wasylczyk
- S. Tonchev
- P. Muys
- H. Ottevaere
- O. Parriaux
- H. Thienpont
2010
Optica Applicata 30, 121
A compact, alignment-free autocorrelator for femtosecond laser pulses
2009
Phot. Lett. PL 1, 133
A low repetition rate, passively modelocked Ti:Sapphire oscillator
- T. M. Kardaś
- P. Wasylczyk
- W. Gadomski
2009
Opt. Express 17, 5630
Passively modelocked, diode-pumped Yb:KYW femtosecond oscillator with 1 GHz repetition rate
- P. Wasylczyk
- P. Wnuk
- C. Radzewicz
2008
Science 320, 638
Coherent Control of Decoherence
- M. Branderhorst
- P. Londero
- P. Wasylczyk
- C. Brif
- R. Kosut
- H. Rabitz
- I. A. Walmsley
2008
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 133601
Heralded Generation of Ultrafast Single Photons in Pure Quantum States
- P. J. Mosley
- J. S. Lundeen
- B. J. Smith
- P. Wasylczyk
- A. B. URen
- C. Silberhorn
- I. A. Walmsley
2008
Laser Phys. Lett. 5, 259
SPIDER: A decade of measuring ultrashort pulses
- M. E. Anderson
- A. Monmayrant
- S.-P. Gorza
- P. Wasylczyk
- I. A. Walmsley
2007
Eur. J. Phys. 28, 789-796
Cavity ring down spectroscopy experiment for advanced undergraduate laboratory
2007
Opt. Lett. 32, 181
Compact spectral shearing interferometer for ultrashort pulse characterization
- A. S. Radunsky
- I. A. Walmsley
- S.-P. Gorza
- P. Wasylczyk
2007
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 063901
Time-frequency domain analogues of phase space sub-Planck structures
- L. Praxmeyer
- P. Wasylczyk
- K. Wykiewicz
- C. Radzewicz
2007
J. Mod. Opt. 54, 1939
- P. Wasylczyk
- A. B. URen
- P. Mosley
- J. Lundeen
- M. P. A. Branderhorst
- S.-P. Gorza
- A. Monmayrant
- A. Radunsky
- I. A. Walmsley
2007
Opt. Express 23, 15168
Spectral shearing interferometry with spatially chirped replicas for measuring ultrashort pulses
- S.P. Gorza
- P. Wasylczyk
- I. A. Walmsley
2006
Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 061109
Simultaneous time and frequency gating of weak molecular fluorescence in a thick nonlinear crystal
- M. Branderhorst
- P. Wasylczyk
- I. A. Walmsley
2006
Opt. Lett. 31, 1130
Joint spectrum of photon pairs measured by coincidence Fourier spectroscopy
- W. Wasilewski
- P. Wasylczyk
- P. Kolenderski
- K. Banaszek
- C. Radzewicz
2006
Opt. Lett. 31, 1008
- A. S. Radunsky
- E. M. Kosik Williamsy
- I. A. Walmsley
- P. Wasylczyk
- W. Wasilewski
- A. B. URen
- M. E. Anderson
2006
Proc. SPIE 6182, 618220
Nonlinear photonic crystal fiber with high birefringence made of silicate glass
- P. Szarniak
- M. Foroni
- R. Buczyński
- D. Pysz
- P. Wasylczyk
- P. Gaboardi
- F. Poli
- A. Cucinotta
- S. Selleri
- R. Stepień
2006
Photonik 6, 44
Jenseits der Beugungsmuster: SPIDER die Anatomie ultrakurzer Laserpulse (invited paper)
- A. Monmayrant
- S.-P. Gorza
- P. Wasylczyk
- I. Walmsley
2005
Proc. SPIE 5949, 59491-M
Observation of critical self focusing during propagation of femtosecond light pulses in bulk media
- P. Wasylczyk
- W. Wasilewski
- M. Trippenbach
- C. Radzewicz
2005
Opt. Lett. 30, 1704
A broadband noncollinear optical parametric amplifier using a single crystal
- P. Wasylczyk
- I. A. Walmsley
- W. Wasilewski
- C. Radzewicz
2004
Rev. Sci. Instr. 75, 2482
A single-shot autocorrelator based on a Babinet compensator
- P. Wasylczyk
- W. Wasilewski
- C. Radzewicz
2004
Opt. Lett. 29, 177
Piezo-driven deformable mirror for femtosecond pulse shaping
- C. Radzewicz
- P. Wasylczyk
- W. Wasilewski
- J. S. Krasiński
2004
Appl. Phys. B 78, 589
Femtosecond laser pulses measured with a photodiode - FROG revisited
- W. Wasilewski
- P. Wasylczyk
- C. Radzewicz
2003
Proc. SPIE Vol. 5258, 20
Nonlinear propagation of femtosecond laser pulses in dielectrics
- P. Wasylczyk
- W. Wasilewski
- M. Matuszewski
- M. Trippenbach
- C. Radzewicz
2003
Proc. SPIE Vol. 4992, 55
Propagation of ultrashort laser pulses through transparent dielectrics in nonlinear regime
- C. Radzewicz
- W. Wasilewski
- P. Wasylczyk
- M. Trippenbach
- J. S. Krasiński
2002
Acta Physica Polonica 101, 89
Nonlinear Effects with Ultrashort Laser Pulses
- P. Wasylczyk
- W. Wasilewski
- M. Trippenbach
- C. Radzewicz
2001
The State of the Art 2000, Springer
Femtosecond Pump-Probe Experiments with a High Repetition Rate Molecular Beam, in: Atomic and Molecular Beams
- W. Roeterdink
- A. M. Rijs
- G. Bazalgette
- P. Wasylczyk
- A. Wiskereke
- S. Stolte
- M. Drabbels
- H. M. H. Janssen
2001
Optoelectronics Rev. 9, 308
Generation and diagnostics of femtosecond light pulses
- C. Radzewicz
- P. Wasylczyk
- J. S. Krasiński
2000
Optica Applicata 30.1: 121-124
Compact, alignment-free autocorrelator for femtosecond laser pulses
