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

299 works between 1990 and 2025
All (299) Journal Article (145) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (145) Other Outputs (6) Edited Outputs (1)

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2022

Conference Publication

Optical frequency combs in Fabry-Perot terahertz quantum cascade lasers

Silvestri, Carlo, Qi, Xiaoqiong, Taimre, Thomas and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2022). Optical frequency combs in Fabry-Perot terahertz quantum cascade lasers. International Quantum Cascade Laser School & Workshop 2022 (IQCLSW 2022), Zürich, Switzerland, 23-28 August 2022.

Optical frequency combs in Fabry-Perot terahertz quantum cascade lasers

2022

Journal Article

Spatial tomography of light resolved in time, spectrum, and polarisation

Plöschner, Martin, Morote, Marcos Maestre, Dahl, Daniel Stephen, Mounaix, Mickael, Light, Greta, Rakić, Aleksandar D. and Carpenter, Joel (2022). Spatial tomography of light resolved in time, spectrum, and polarisation. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 4294, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31814-2

Spatial tomography of light resolved in time, spectrum, and polarisation

2022

Conference Publication

Challenges and advances in THz scattering SNOM

Rakic, Aleksandar D., Guo, Xiao, Bertling, Karl and Donose, Bogdan (2022). Challenges and advances in THz scattering SNOM. 2nd International nanoscale Analytics Workshop , Munich, Germany, 18-21 May 2022.

Challenges and advances in THz scattering SNOM

2022

Journal Article

Probing peptide nanowire conductivity by THz nanoscopy

Solemanifar, Armin, Guo, Xiao, Donose, Bogdan C, Bertling, Karl, Laycock, Bronwyn and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2022). Probing peptide nanowire conductivity by THz nanoscopy. Nanotechnology, 33 (6) 065503, 065503. doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac34a6

Probing peptide nanowire conductivity by THz nanoscopy

2022

Conference Publication

Study of moisture content in leaves through regression analysis of Terahertz images

Kashyap, Mayuri, Bandyopadhyay, Aparajita, Bertling, Karl, Sengupta, Amartya and Rakic, Aleksandar D. (2022). Study of moisture content in leaves through regression analysis of Terahertz images. Conference on Optical Sensing and Detection VII Part of SPIE Photonics Europe Conference, Strasbourg, France, 3 - 7 April 2022. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.2621425

Study of moisture content in leaves through regression analysis of Terahertz images

2022

Conference Publication

Rapid genetic discrimination in plants through terahertz spectroscopy

Kundu, Urbi, Bandyopadhyay, Aparajita, Bertling, Karl, Rakić, Aleksandar D. and Sengupta, Amartya (2022). Rapid genetic discrimination in plants through terahertz spectroscopy. Conference on Terahertz Photonics II Part of SPIE Photonics Europe Conference, Electr Network, 3 April - 20 May 2022. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.2621415

Rapid genetic discrimination in plants through terahertz spectroscopy

2021

Conference Publication

New Applications of THz Waves in Precision Agriculture

Bertling, Karl, Singh, Khushboo, Bandyopadhyay, Aparajita, Lim, Yah Leng, Gillespie, Tim, Indjin, Dragan, Li, Lianhe, Linfield, Edmund H., Davies, A. Giles, Paul Dean, Amartya Sengupta and Aleksandar D. Rakic (2021). New Applications of THz Waves in Precision Agriculture. 8th Australian THz Workshop, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 3 December 2021.

New Applications of THz Waves in Precision Agriculture

2021

Conference Publication

Advances and challenges in THz scattering SNOM

Guo, Xiao, Donose, Bogdan, Bertling, Karl, He, Xin, Degnan, Zach, Solemanifar, Armin, Laycock, Bronwyn, Fedorov, Arkady, Jacobson, Peter and Rakic, Aleksandar (2021). Advances and challenges in THz scattering SNOM. 8th Australian THz Workshop, Sydney, NSW Australia, 3 December 2021.

Advances and challenges in THz scattering SNOM

2021

Conference Publication

Self-pulsations in re-injected terahertz quantum cascade lasers

Qi, Xiaoqiong, Bertling, Karl, Taimre, Thomas, Lim, Yah Leng, Gillespie, Tim, Dean, Paul, Lian He Li, Edmund H. Linfield, A. Giles Davies, Dragan Indjin and Rakic, Aleksandar D. (2021). Self-pulsations in re-injected terahertz quantum cascade lasers. 8th Australian THz Workshop, Sydney, NSW Australia, 3 December 2021.

Self-pulsations in re-injected terahertz quantum cascade lasers

2021

Conference Publication

Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of coplanar microwave resonators

Jacobson, Peter, Guo, Xiao, He, Xin, Degnan, Zach, Donose, Bogdan, Bertling, Karl, Fedorov, Arkady and Rakic, Aleksandar (2021). Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of coplanar microwave resonators. Australian Institute of Physics Summer Meeting, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 6th-9th December 2021.

Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of coplanar microwave resonators

2021

Journal Article

Terahertz quantum cascade laser under optical feedback: effects of laser self-pulsations on self-mixing signals

Qi, Xiaoqiong, Bertling, Karl, Taimre, Thomas, Agnew, Gary, Leng Lim, Yah, Gillespie, Tim, Demić, Aleksandar, Dean, Paul, He Li, Lian, Linfield, Edmund H., Giles Davies, A., Indjin, Dragan and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2021). Terahertz quantum cascade laser under optical feedback: effects of laser self-pulsations on self-mixing signals. Optics Express, 29 (24), 39885-39894. doi: 10.1364/oe.437861

Terahertz quantum cascade laser under optical feedback: effects of laser self-pulsations on self-mixing signals

2021

Journal Article

Terahertz imaging with self-pulsations in quantum cascade lasers under optical feedback

Qi, Xiaoqiong, Bertling, Karl, Taimre, Thomas, Lim, Yah Leng, Gillespie, Tim, Dean, Paul, Li, Lian He, Linfield, Edmund H., Davies, A. Giles, Indjin, Dragan and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2021). Terahertz imaging with self-pulsations in quantum cascade lasers under optical feedback. APL Photonics, 6 (9) 091301, 091301. doi: 10.1063/5.0056487

Terahertz imaging with self-pulsations in quantum cascade lasers under optical feedback

Featured

2021

Journal Article

Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of coplanar microwave resonators

Guo, Xiao, He, Xin, Degnan, Zach, Donose, Bogdan C., Bertling, Karl, Fedorov, Arkady, Rakić, Aleksandar D. and Jacobson, Peter (2021). Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of coplanar microwave resonators. Applied Physics Letters, 119 (9) 091101, 1-6. doi: 10.1063/5.0061078

Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of coplanar microwave resonators

2021

Conference Publication

Quantifying relative moisture content in dielectric models using CW-THz spectroscopy and supervised machine learning regression

Kashyap, Mayuri, Bandyopadhyay, Aparajita, Bertling, Karl, Sengupta, Amartya and Rakic, Aleksandar D. (2021). Quantifying relative moisture content in dielectric models using CW-THz spectroscopy and supervised machine learning regression. SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2021 Terahertz Emitters, Receivers, and Applications XII, San Diego, CA United States, 1 - 5 August 2021. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2595006

Quantifying relative moisture content in dielectric models using CW-THz spectroscopy and supervised machine learning regression

2021

Conference Publication

Sub-surface damage detection in marble structures using THz time domain and laser feedback interferometric imaging techniques

Bandyopadhyay, Aparajita, Bertling, Karl, Garg, Diksha, Singh, Khushboo, Gillespie, Timothy, Lim, Yah Leng, Li, Lianhe, Dean, Paul, Indjin, Dragan, Linfield, Edmund, Giles Davies, A, Rakic, Aleksandar D. and Sengupta, Amartya (2021). Sub-surface damage detection in marble structures using THz time domain and laser feedback interferometric imaging techniques. SPIE Optical Metrology 2021, Online, 21 - 25 June 2021. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2592548

Sub-surface damage detection in marble structures using THz time domain and laser feedback interferometric imaging techniques

2021

Journal Article

Observation of optical feedback dynamics in single-mode terahertz quantum cascade lasers: Transient instabilities

Qi, Xiaoqiong, Bertling, Karl, Taimre, Thomas, Agnew, Gary, Lim, Yah Leng, Gillespie, Tim, Robinson, Ashley, Brünig, Michael, Demić, Aleksandar, Dean, Paul, Li, Lian He, Linfield, Edmund H., Davies, A. Giles, Indjin, Dragan and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2021). Observation of optical feedback dynamics in single-mode terahertz quantum cascade lasers: Transient instabilities. Physical Review A, 103 (3) 033504, 033504-1-033504-7. doi: 10.1103/physreva.103.033504

Observation of optical feedback dynamics in single-mode terahertz quantum cascade lasers: Transient instabilities

2021

Journal Article

Optical constants from scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope

Guo, Xiao, Bertling, Karl and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2021). Optical constants from scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope. Applied Physics Letters, 118 (4) 0036872, 041103. doi: 10.1063/5.0036872

Optical constants from scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope

2020

Journal Article

External cavity terahertz quantum cascade laser with a metamaterial/graphene optoelectronic mirror

Almond, Nikita W., Qi, Xiaoqiong, Degl'Innocenti, Riccardo, Kindness, Stephen J., Michailow, Wladislaw, Wei, Binbin, Braeuninger-Weimer, Philipp, Hofmann, Stephan, Dean, Paul, Indjin, Dragan, Linfield, Edmund H., Davies, A. Giles, Rakić, Aleksandar D., Beere, Harvey E. and Ritchie, David A. (2020). External cavity terahertz quantum cascade laser with a metamaterial/graphene optoelectronic mirror. Applied Physics Letters, 117 (4) 0014251, 041105. doi: 10.1063/5.0014251

External cavity terahertz quantum cascade laser with a metamaterial/graphene optoelectronic mirror

2020

Journal Article

Laser feedback interferometry in multi-mode terahertz quantum cascade lasers

Qi, Xiaoqiong, Agnew, Gary, Taimre, Thomas, Han, She, Lim, Yah Leng, Bertling, Karl, Demic, Aleksandar, Dean, Paul, Indjin, Dragan and Rakic, Aleksandar (2020). Laser feedback interferometry in multi-mode terahertz quantum cascade lasers. Optics Express, 28 (10), 14246-14262. doi: 10.1364/oe.390433

Laser feedback interferometry in multi-mode terahertz quantum cascade lasers

2020

Journal Article

Corrections to “Temperature-Dependent High-Speed Dynamics of Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers”

Agnew, Gary, Indjin, Dragan, Rakic, Aleksandar D., Grier, Andrew, Taimre, Thomas, Bertling, Karl, Lim, Yah Leng, Ikonic, Zoran, Dean, Paul, Valavanis, Alexander and Harrison, Paul (2020). Corrections to “Temperature-Dependent High-Speed Dynamics of Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers”. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 26 (2) 8910553, 1-1. doi: 10.1109/jstqe.2019.2954695

Corrections to “Temperature-Dependent High-Speed Dynamics of Terahertz 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

    Other advisors: Dr Karl Bertling, Dr Tina Qi

  • 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, Associate Professor Joel Carpenter

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Spatial, spectral and temporal imaging through multimode optical fibre

    Associate Advisor

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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Applications of Multi-Plane Light Conversion

    Associate Advisor

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

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

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