Professor Aleksandar Rakic
Professor

Aleksandar Rakic

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Background

Aleksandar D. Rakić leads the Photonics and Microwave Engineering group at The University of Queensland focusing on the development of technologies for sensing and imaging across the electromagnetic spectrum including microwave, terahertz wave and optical systems.

Professor Rakić’s research focuses on the principles of laser feedback interferometry with semiconductor lasers, and on the application of these principles to imaging and sensing. Rakić group pioneered the development of several world’s first laser-feedback interferometric sensors including systems based on monolithic Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser arrays (VCSELs), blue-green lasers, terahertz quantum cascade lasers and mid-infrared interband cascade lasers.

His current focus is on the development of sensing and imaging systems exploiting the THz spectrum for applications from security and defence to in vivo biomedical imaging. His other principal contributions relate to the design and characterization of surface-emitting optoelectronic devices (VCSELs and light emitting diodes) and modelling of optical materials.

Availability

Professor Aleksandar Rakic is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Biomedical engineering Engineering Nanophotonics

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering, University of Belgrade
  • Masters (Coursework) of Engineering, University of Belgrade
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Development of laser technologies for early detection of skin cancers

    Two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer by the time they are 70. Despite advances in treatment regimes, the most significant predictor of survivability remains early detection. My group works on developing a disruptive technology based on the terahertz quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) for the next generation of terahertz imaging systems suitable for early skin cancer detection.

  • Interaction of light and tissue: Integrated electromagnetic models for laser systems and skin

    My group is developing physical and numerical models (phantoms) of human skin, and integrating them with models of laser based optical systems for accurate description of system performance including physical phenomena of light-tissue interactions. Concurrent modeling of laser systems and skin provides unprecedented insight into the performance of terahertz and infrared biomedical imaging systems.

Search Professor Aleksandar Rakic’s works on UQ eSpace

293 works between 1990 and 2024
All (293) Journal Article (143) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (141) Other Outputs (6) Edited Outputs (1)

1 - 20 of 293 works

2024

Journal Article

Unravelling the physicochemical and antimicrobial mechanisms of human serum albumin/tannic acid coatings for medical-grade polycaprolactone scaffolds

Cometta, Silvia, Donose, Bogdan C., Juárez-Saldivar, Alfredo, Ravichandran, Akhilandeshwari, Xu, Yanan, Bock, Nathalie, Dargaville, Tim R., Rakić, Aleksandar D. and Hutmacher, Dietmar W. (2024). Unravelling the physicochemical and antimicrobial mechanisms of human serum albumin/tannic acid coatings for medical-grade polycaprolactone scaffolds. Bioactive Materials, 42, 68-84. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.08.023

Unravelling the physicochemical and antimicrobial mechanisms of human serum albumin/tannic acid coatings for medical-grade polycaprolactone scaffolds

2024

Conference Publication

Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of superconducting quantum devices

Jacobson, Peter A., Guo, Xiao, Degnan, Zachary, Steele, Julian, Donose, Bogdan, Bertling, Karl, Fedorov, Arkady and Rakic, Aleksandar (2024). Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of superconducting quantum devices. Spintronics XVII, San Diego, CA, United States, 4 October 2024. SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.3027536

Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of superconducting quantum devices

2024

Conference Publication

Terahertz absorption & Raman studies of environmental impact on marble

Chanda, Puspita, Bajaj, Naini, Bandyopadhyay, Aparajita, Sengupta, Amartya, Bertling, Karl and Rakic, A.D. (2024). Terahertz absorption & Raman studies of environmental impact on marble. 2024 49th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Perth, WA, Australia, 1 - 6 September 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. doi: 10.1109/irmmw-thz60956.2024.10697671

Terahertz absorption & Raman studies of environmental impact on marble

2024

Conference Publication

Terahertz quantum cascade laser feedback imaging for cultural heritage preservation

Bertling, K., Torniainen, J., Rakić, A.D., Bandyopadhyay, A., Chanda, P., Sengupta, A., Dean, P, Indjin, D, Li, L.H., Davies, A.G. and Linfield, E.H. (2024). Terahertz quantum cascade laser feedback imaging for cultural heritage preservation. 2024 49th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Perth, WA, Australia, 1 - 6 September 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. doi: 10.1109/irmmw-thz60956.2024.10697894

Terahertz quantum cascade laser feedback imaging for cultural heritage preservation

2024

Conference Publication

Linear chirp in long cavity terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency combs

Silvestri, Carlo, Qi, Xiaoqiong, Taimre, Thomas and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2024). Linear chirp in long cavity terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency combs. 2024 49th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Perth, WA, Australia, 1-6 September 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/irmmw-thz60956.2024.10697568

Linear chirp in long cavity terahertz quantum cascade laser frequency combs

2024

Conference Publication

Near-field nanoscopy of terahertz collective excitations for silicon-based quantum technologies

Guo, Xiao, He, Xin, Degnan, Zachary, Chiu, Chun-Ching, Bertling, Karl, Donose, Bogdan C., Fedorov, Arkady, Jacobson, Peter and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2024). Near-field nanoscopy of terahertz collective excitations for silicon-based quantum technologies. 2024 49th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Perth, WA, Australia, 1 - 6 September 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. doi: 10.1109/irmmw-thz60956.2024.10697801

Near-field nanoscopy of terahertz collective excitations for silicon-based quantum technologies

2024

Journal Article

Collimated beam formation in 3D acoustic sonic crystals

Vanel, Alice Lucie, Dubois, Marc, Tronche, Clement, Fu, Shubin, Wang, Yao-Ting, Dupont, Guillaume, Rakić, Aleksandar D., Bertling, Karl, abdeddaim, redha, Enoch, Stefan, Craster, Richard V, Li, Guanglian, Guenneau, Sebastien and Perchoux, Julien (2024). Collimated beam formation in 3D acoustic sonic crystals. New Journal of Physics, 26 (7) 073021, 073021. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/ad5c94

Collimated beam formation in 3D acoustic sonic crystals

2024

Journal Article

Detecting genetic variation in plants by mapping cell water dynamics with terahertz laser feedback interferometry

Kundu, Urbi, Torniainen, Jari, Bertling, Karl, Kashyap, Mayuri, Donose, Bogdan C., Gillespie, Tim, Indjin, Dragan, Li, Lianhe, Linfield, Edmund H., Davies, A. Giles, Dean, Paul, Bandyopadhyay, Aparajita, Sengupta, Amartya and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2024). Detecting genetic variation in plants by mapping cell water dynamics with terahertz laser feedback interferometry. IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, 14 (5), 665-674. doi: 10.1109/tthz.2024.3412826

Detecting genetic variation in plants by mapping cell water dynamics with terahertz laser feedback interferometry

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2024

Journal Article

Terahertz nanoscopy: advances, challenges, and the road ahead

Guo, Xiao, Bertling, Karl, Donose, Bogdan C., Brünig, Michael, Cernescu, Adrian, Govyadinov, Alexander A. and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2024). Terahertz nanoscopy: advances, challenges, and the road ahead. Applied Physics Reviews, 11 (2) 021306. doi: 10.1063/5.0189061

Terahertz nanoscopy: advances, challenges, and the road ahead

2024

Conference Publication

Variability in plant cell water dynamics as a genetic discriminatory method using terahertz quantum cascade laser-based laser feedback interferometry

Kundu, Urbi, Tornainen, Jari, Bertling, Karl, Kashyap, Mayuri, Singh, Khushboo, Donose, Bogdan, Gillespie, Tim, Indjin, Dragan, Li, Lianhe, Linfield, Edmund, Davies, Alexander, Dean, Paul, Bandyopadhyay, Aparajita, Sengupta, Amartya and Rakic, Aleksandar (2024). Variability in plant cell water dynamics as a genetic discriminatory method using terahertz quantum cascade laser-based laser feedback interferometry. Conference on Photonic Technologies in Plant and Agricultural Science, San Francisco, CA United States, 31 January 2024. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.3002438

Variability in plant cell water dynamics as a genetic discriminatory method using terahertz quantum cascade laser-based laser feedback interferometry

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2024

Journal Article

Terahertz in vivo imaging of human skin: toward detection of abnormal skin pathologies

Qi, X., Bertling, K., Torniainen, J., Kong, F., Gillespie, T., Primiero, C., Stark, M. S., Dean, P., Indjin, D., Li, L. H., Linfield, E. H., Davies, A. G., Brünig, M., Mills, T., Rosendahl, C., Soyer, H. P. and Rakić, A. D. (2024). Terahertz in vivo imaging of human skin: toward detection of abnormal skin pathologies. APL Bioengineering, 8 (1) 016117, 016117. doi: 10.1063/5.0190573

Terahertz in vivo imaging of human skin: toward detection of abnormal skin pathologies

2023

Journal Article

Frequency combs induced by optical feedback and harmonic order tunability in quantum cascade lasers

Silvestri, Carlo, Qi, Xiaoqiong, Taimre, Thomas and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2023). Frequency combs induced by optical feedback and harmonic order tunability in quantum cascade lasers. APL Photonics, 8 (11) 116102, 1-10. doi: 10.1063/5.0164597

Frequency combs induced by optical feedback and harmonic order tunability in quantum cascade lasers

2023

Journal Article

Ultrasound in solids: how to use laser feedback interferometry to visualize elastic waves

Bertling, Karl, Veidt, Martin, Perchoux, Julien and Rakic, Aleksandar (2023). Ultrasound in solids: how to use laser feedback interferometry to visualize elastic waves. Optics Express, 31 (20) ARTN 497676, 32761-32771. doi: 10.1364/oe.497676

Ultrasound in solids: how to use laser feedback interferometry to visualize elastic waves

2023

Conference Publication

Comprehensive spectral and imaging studies of marble to assess the environmental damage using ULF Raman and THz absorption studies

Chanda, Puspita, Singh, Khushboo, Aalam, Uzair, Bertling, Karl, Bandyopadhyay, Aparajita, Rakic, Aleksandar and Sengupta, Amartya (2023). Comprehensive spectral and imaging studies of marble to assess the environmental damage using ULF Raman and THz absorption studies. Conference on Optics for Arts, Architecture, and Archaeology (O3A) IX, Munich, Germany, 26-27 June 2023. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.2673785

Comprehensive spectral and imaging studies of marble to assess the environmental damage using ULF Raman and THz absorption studies

2023

Journal Article

Coherent Terahertz laser feedback interferometry for hydration sensing in leaves

Kashyap, Mayuri, Torniainen, Jari, Bertling, Karl, Kundu, Urbi, Singh, Khushboo, Donose, Bogdan, Gillespie, Tim, Lim, Yah Leng, Indjin, Dragan, Li, Lian He, Linfield, Edmund, Davies, Giles, Dean, Paul, Smith, Millicent, Chapman, Scott, Bandyopadhyay, Aparajita, Sengupta, Amartya and Rakic, Aleksandar (2023). Coherent Terahertz laser feedback interferometry for hydration sensing in leaves. Optics Express, 31 (15), 23877-23888. doi: 10.1364/oe.490217

Coherent Terahertz laser feedback interferometry for hydration sensing in leaves

2023

Conference Publication

Self-Detection Near Field Optical Microscopy Based on Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser

Silvestri, Carlo, Columbo, Lorenzo Luigi, Rakic, Aleksandar D. and Brambilla, Massimo (2023). Self-Detection Near Field Optical Microscopy Based on Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser. 31st Annual International Laser Physics Workshop, Online, 3-7 July 2023.

Self-Detection Near Field Optical Microscopy Based on Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser

2023

Journal Article

Harmonic active mode locking in terahertz quantum cascade lasers

Silvestri, Carlo, Qi, Xiaoqiong, Taimre, Thomas and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2023). Harmonic active mode locking in terahertz quantum cascade lasers. Physical Review A, 108 (1) 013501, 1-14. doi: 10.1103/physreva.108.013501

Harmonic active mode locking in terahertz quantum cascade lasers

2023

Journal Article

Letter: A multi-objective and multi-constraint optimization model for cyber-physical power systems considering renewable energy and electric vehicles

Zhang, Yu, Fei, Minrui, Sun, Qing, Du, Dajun, Rakic, Aleksandar and Li, Kang (2023). Letter: A multi-objective and multi-constraint optimization model for cyber-physical power systems considering renewable energy and electric vehicles. IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, 10 (6), 1498-1500. doi: 10.1109/jas.2022.106037

Letter: A multi-objective and multi-constraint optimization model for cyber-physical power systems considering renewable energy and electric vehicles

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2023

Journal Article

Near-field localization of the boson peak on tantalum films for superconducting quantum devices

Guo, Xiao, Degnan, Zachary, Steele, Julian A., Solano, Eduardo, Donose, Bogdan C., Bertling, Karl, Fedorov, Arkady, Rakić, Aleksandar D. and Jacobson, Peter (2023). Near-field localization of the boson peak on tantalum films for superconducting quantum devices. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 14 (20), 4892-4900. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00850

Near-field localization of the boson peak on tantalum films for superconducting quantum devices

2023

Other Outputs

Frequency combs induced by optical feedback and harmonic order tunability in quantum cascade lasers

Silvestri, Carlo, Qi, Xiaoqiong, Taimre, Thomas and Rakic, Aleksandar (2023). Frequency combs induced by optical feedback and harmonic order tunability in quantum cascade lasers.

Frequency combs induced by optical feedback and harmonic order tunability in quantum cascade lasers

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Terahertz Quantum Technology for Melanoma Detection and Progression
    Critical Technologies Challenge Program: Round 1 - Stage 1 Feasibility
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Interaction of light with tissues: A hyper-spectral approach
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Engineering the Next Generation of Broadband Terahertz Technologies
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Next generation lasers for short-reach optical fibre communication
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Multimode optical waveguide characterisation facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Imaging in the nano-scale age: terahertz and millimetre wave microanalysis
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    High bandwidth, high speed, terahertz optical sampling and analysis system (ARC LIEF project administered by University of Wollongong)
    University of Wollongong
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Advanced Pulsed Power: an emerging technology for science and engineering systems
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Engineering the Next Generation of Terahertz Laser Imaging Systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Millimetre Waves for Imaging and Sensing
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2020
    Engineering Solutions to Skin Cancer Research
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Advanced Superfluid Physics Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Facility for fabrication and characterisation of micro/nano-optoelectronic devices
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Self-mixing sensors based on terahertz quantum cascade lasers: a new technology for tissue characterisation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Microwave frequency measurements
    Boeing Defence Australia Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Biomedical Applications of Self-Mixing Sensors based on Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Arrays
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    DC & RF characterisation and parameter extraction of the kink effect in silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) MOSFET's for device and circuit modelling
    Peregrine Semiconductor Australia Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2006
    National Nanolithography Facility
    ARC LIEF Collaborating/Partner Organisation Contributions
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Reconfigurable optical interconnection network for ultrahigh-speed computing systems
    University of Queensland Small Grants Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Aleksandar Rakic is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Engineering the Next Generation of Broadband Terahertz Technologies

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Karl Bertling, Dr Tina Qi

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Indentification of Transgenic Plant Species Using Non-Invasive THz Spectroscopy for Advancing Natural and Organic Farming Practices

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Application of non-contact THz spectroscopic imaging towards preservation of heritage structures in India

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Karl Bertling

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Raman spectroscopy for diagnostic tissue assessment

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Juha Toyras, Dr Jari Torniainen

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Adaptation of Raman spectroscopy for diagnostic assessment of connective tissue integrity

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Juha Toyras, Dr Jari Torniainen

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation and design of passive modules for Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL) imaging system

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging in Quantitative Assessment of Plant Hydration Towards Implementing Optimized Irrigation Management in Australia and India

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Application of non-contact THz spectroscopic imaging towards preservation of heritage structures in India

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Karl Bertling

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Spatio-Temporal Control of Light Through Multimode Fibres

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Martin Ploschner, Dr Mickael Mounaix, Dr Joel Carpenter

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Spatial, spectral and temporal imaging through multimode optical fibre

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Martin Ploschner, Dr Mickael Mounaix, Dr Joel Carpenter

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Applications of Multi-Plane Light Conversion

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Martin Ploschner, Dr Mickael Mounaix, Dr Joel Carpenter

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding the Interaction of light with biological tissues: a computational modelling approach

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

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