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.

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308 works between 1990 and 2025
All (308) Journal Article (149) Other Outputs (7) Edited Outputs (1) Conference Publication (149) Book Chapter (2)

301 - 308 of 308 works

1996

Conference Publication

Phase retrieval methods for the determination of transverse mode structure in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Cohen, M. I., Rakic, A. D. and Majewski, M. L. (1996). Phase retrieval methods for the determination of transverse mode structure in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. 1996 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices (COMMAD 9), Canberra Australia, 8-11 December 1996. NEW YORK: I E E E. doi: 10.1109/COMMAD.1996.610070

Phase retrieval methods for the determination of transverse mode structure in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

1995

Journal Article

Acceptance-Probability-Controlled Simulated Annealing - a Method for Modeling the Optical-Constants of Solids

Rakic, AD, Elazar, JM and Djurisic, AB (1995). Acceptance-Probability-Controlled Simulated Annealing - a Method for Modeling the Optical-Constants of Solids. Physical Review E, 52 (6), 6862-6867. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.52.6862

Acceptance-Probability-Controlled Simulated Annealing - a Method for Modeling the Optical-Constants of Solids

1995

Journal Article

Algorithm for the Determination of Intrinsic Optical-Constants of Metal-Films - Application to Aluminum

Rakic, AD (1995). Algorithm for the Determination of Intrinsic Optical-Constants of Metal-Films - Application to Aluminum. Applied Optics, 34 (22), 4755-4767. doi: 10.1364/AO.34.004755

Algorithm for the Determination of Intrinsic Optical-Constants of Metal-Films - Application to Aluminum

1995

Conference Publication

Determination of the optical constants of noble metals using simulated annealing procedure with acceptance-probability control

Durisic, Aleksandra B., Rakic, Aleksandar D. and Elazar, Jovan M. (1995). Determination of the optical constants of noble metals using simulated annealing procedure with acceptance-probability control. IEEE.

Determination of the optical constants of noble metals using simulated annealing procedure with acceptance-probability control

1992

Journal Article

New Approximate Orientation Averaging of the Water Molecule Interacting with the Thermal-Neutron

Markovic, MI, Minic, DM and Rakic, AD (1992). New Approximate Orientation Averaging of the Water Molecule Interacting with the Thermal-Neutron. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 110 (2), 157-164. doi: 10.13182/NSE92-A23884

New Approximate Orientation Averaging of the Water Molecule Interacting with the Thermal-Neutron

1990

Journal Article

Determination of optical properties of aluminium including electron reradiation in the Lorentz-Drude model

Markovic, M. I. and Rakic, A. D. (1990). Determination of optical properties of aluminium including electron reradiation in the Lorentz-Drude model. Optics and Laser Technology, 22 (6), 394-398. doi: 10.1016/0030-3992(90)90093-J

Determination of optical properties of aluminium including electron reradiation in the Lorentz-Drude model

1990

Journal Article

Determination of the Reflection Coefficients of Laser-Light of Wavelengths Lambda-Epsilon(0.22 Mu-M,200 Mu-M) From the Surface of Aluminum Using the Lorentz-Drude Model

Markovic, M. I. and Rakic, A. D. (1990). Determination of the Reflection Coefficients of Laser-Light of Wavelengths Lambda-Epsilon(0.22 Mu-M,200 Mu-M) From the Surface of Aluminum Using the Lorentz-Drude Model. Applied Optics, 29 (24), 3479-3483. doi: 10.1364/AO.29.003479

Determination of the Reflection Coefficients of Laser-Light of Wavelengths Lambda-Epsilon(0.22 Mu-M,200 Mu-M) From the Surface of Aluminum Using the Lorentz-Drude Model

Other Outputs

Comparison of stray-light and diffraction-caused crosstalk in free-space optical interconnects

Tsai, Feng-Chuan F., Petrovic, Novak S. and Rakic, Aleksandar D. Comparison of stray-light and diffraction-caused crosstalk in free-space optical interconnects.

Comparison of stray-light and diffraction-caused crosstalk in free-space optical interconnects

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2029
    Terahertz technology for cultural heritage testing: a Taj Mahal case study
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    Terahertz virtual skin biopsy: Quantum cascade laser imaging of early melanoma
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

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

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