Petr Vařák, MSc.

Research interests:

Photonics, glasses for photonics, fiber lasers, study of rare earth ions.

Professional activities:

2018 - present: Institute of photonics & electronics, The Czech academy of sciences, Fiber lasers and non-linear optics team.

2016 - present: Department of inorganic chemistry, Faculty of chemical technology, UCT Prague, Laboratory of materials for photonics.

Education:

2018: Ing. - UCT Prague, Faculty of chemical technology, Department of inorganic chemistry. Study program: Inorganic chemistry.

3/2017: Graduate of ATHENS program, Technische Universitat Munchen, Course TUM19 - Non-contact techniques for material testing.

2016: Bc. - UCT Prague, Faculty of chemical technology, Department of inorganic chemistry. Study program: Chemistry & technology of materials.

Publications:

Journal papers:

1. M. Kamrádek, I. Kašík, J. Aubrecht, J. Mrázek, O. Podrazký, J. Cajzl, P. Vařák, V. Kubeček, P. Peterka, P. Honzátko „Nanoparticle and solution doping for efficient holmium fiber lasers“, IEEE Photonics Journal (2019). Link. 
2. Švecová, B.; Vařák, P.; Vytykáčová, S.; Nekvindová, P.; Macková, A.; Malinský, P.; Bottger, R.; A study of the behaviour of copper in different types of silicate glasses implanted with Cu+ and O+ ions. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 2017, 406, 193–198.
3. Vařák, P.; Švecová, B.; Horkavcová, D.; Vytykáčová, S. The preparation and characterization of copper-containing thin films prepared by the sol-gel method on various glasses. Ceramics-Silikáty 2017, 61, 99–105.

Conference papers:

1. Vařák, P.; Vytykáčová, S.;  Nekvindová, P.; Švecová, B.; Michalcová, A.; Formation of copper metal oxide nanoparticles in silicate glasses; Slovak and Czech glass conference & seminar on defects in glasses, Trenčianské Teplice 2017, 28.6. – 30.6. 2017, Slovakia (poster).
2. Vytykáčová, S.; Vařák, P.; Akhetova, B.; Švecová, B.; Nekvindová, P.; A comparison of silver and copper containing layers in silicate glasses; Slovak and Czech glass conference & seminar on defects in glasses, Trenčianské Teplice 2017, 28.6. – 30.6. 2017, Slovakia (poster).
3. Vařák, P.; Vytykáčová, S.; Švecová, B.; Oswald, J.; Nekvindová, P.; The luminescence properties of zinc-silicate glasses; 17th European conference on applications of surface and interface analysis, Montpellier, 24.9. – 29.9. 2017, France (poster).