1977 - 1981: Study of molecular associations using IR spectroscopy and application of results for the description of liquid-vapour equilibrium in strong non-ideal systems
1981 - 1983: Research of heterogeneous catalysts for desulphurization of thiophene derivates in liquid state phase
1983 - 1993: Technology of special silica optical fibers based on the MCVD and sol-gel methods (telecommunication fibers, polarization-maintaining fibers, fibers doped with rare earth elements)
1993 - today: Material research in the field of optical fibers based on oxidic glasses for fiber lasers, fiber-optic sensors which employs deposition of thin films from vapour (MCVD) or liquid phase (sol-gel); Theoretical and experimental research of fiber-optic evanescent sensors (sectorial fibers, inverted graded fibers, holey fibers)
1977 - 1978: Research fellow, Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague
1981 - 1983: Research fellow, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamental, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague
1983 - 1993: Senior scientist, Institute of Chemistry of Glass and Ceramic Materials (ICGCM), ASCR, Prague
1992 - 1993: Head of the Department of Optical Fibers of the ICGCM AS CR, Prague
1993 - today: Senior scientist, Institute of Photonics and Electronics (IPE) AS CR, Prague
1995 - 2002: Head of the Laboratory of Optical Fibres of the IREE AS CR, Prague
2002 (May) - 2012: Head of the IPE AS CR, Prague
Other activities:
1999, 2001: Diploma thesis supervisor at CTU Prague
1997 - 2004: Member of committees for defense of PhD. thesis at Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne, Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, France
1995 - 1998: Principal investigator at the project COPERNICUS “CIPA-CT94-0140 Development of fiber-optic chemical sensors” coordinated by Fraunhofer Institut für Silicatforschung, Würzburg, SRN
2002 - 2005: Principal investigator of the project “MATINOES-Novel organic-inorganic materials in opto-electronic systems for the monitoring and control of bio-processes” funded by the European Community under the "Competitive and Sustainable Growth" Program, coordinator University of Manchester
1993 - today: Principal investigator of two projects of the Grant Agency (GA) AV ČR and three of the GA ČR focused on development of special optical fibers for optical sensors and fibre lasers and study of their properties
1990 - 1993: Member of Scientific Council of the ICGCM, AS CR
1996 - 1998: Member of Scientific Council of the IREE, ASCR
Student materials from lectures can be found here
1971 - 1976: MSc. Technical analytical and physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague
1978 - 1982: Ph.D. Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague
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P. Peterka, I. Kašík, V. Matějec: “Zařízení a způsob pro navázání signálu a čerpání do dvouplášťového optického vlákna”, CZ Pat. 301215.
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