Michal Kamrádek, MSc.

Research interests:

Materials and methods for optical fibers preparation and their characterization.

Professional activities:

10/2016 – today: Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ph.D. student

01/2016 – 09/2016: Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Research staff member

Education:

2016 – today: postgradual study at the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, supervisor Pavel Peterka, Ph.D. Doctoral thesis: “Spectroscopic characterization of rare-earth-doped optical fibers for fiber lasers”

2010 – 2012: master’s study at the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Diploma thesis: “The Influence of Chloride Ions on Electrocatalytical Activity of Conducting Polymer/Pt Composite”, graduated in June 2012, with honours, attained M.Sc. degree

2007 – 2010: Bachelor study at the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Bachelor’s thesis: “The Kinetics of Reduction of Tetraamminecopper(II) Ion by Hydrazine and Hydroxylamine”, graduated in October 2010, with honours, attained B.Sc. degree

Current research projects:

• Nanoparticle-doped soft-glass optical fibers for fiber-lasers

Selected past projects:

• Novel silica-based Ho -doped nanomaterials for 2-μm-class fibre laser research

Publications:

Journal papers

1. I. Kašík, Vl. Matějec, M. Hayer, M. Kamrádek, O. Podrazký, J. Mrázek, P. Peterka, P. Honzátko „Glass materials for optical fibers”, Ceramics-Silikáty 64 (1), 29-34 (2020). Link.
2. I. Kašík, V. Matějec, O. Podrazký, J. Mrázek, M. Kamrádek, P. Peterka, J. Aubrecht, F. Todorov, P. Honzátko, "Pokroky v oblasti optických vláken v ČR", Jemná mechanika a optika (2019). Link.
3. I. Kasik, M. Kamradek, J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, O. Podrazky, J. Cajzl, J. Mrazek, P. Honzatko, "Thulium-doped optical fibers for fiber lasers operating around 2 µm", B. Pol. Acad. Sci-tech. (2019). Link.
4. 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.
5. K. Nithyanandan, A. Theodosiou, J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, M. Kamrádek, K. Kalli, I. Kašík, P. Honzátko, "All fiber mode-locked thulium-doped fiber laser using a novel femtosecond-laser-inscribed 45°-plane-by-plane-tilted fiber grating", Laser Phys. Lett. 16, 095104 (2019). Link.

Conference papers

1. M. Kamrádek, I. Kašík, J. Aubrecht, J. Mrázek, O. Podrazký, J. Cajzl, P. Vařák, P. Peterka, P. Honzátko, "Holmiem dopované vláknové lasery", Laser 59 (2019).
2. P. Peterka, P. Koška, A. Jasim, N. Kanagaraj, J. Aubrecht, M. Kamrádek, O. Podrazký, F. Todorov, I. Kašík and P. Honzátko, "Enhanced pump absorption efficiency in coiled and twisted double-clad fibers for fiber lasers", International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, Angers, France (2019). 
3. A. A. Jasim, J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, M. Kamrádek, O. Podrazký, F. Todorov, I. Kašík and P. Honzátko, "Efficient Pump Absorption in Twisted Double Clad Thulium-Doped Fibers Drawn of CO2 Laser Shaped Preform", CLEO Europe, Munich, Germany (2019). 
4. M. Kamradek, I. Kasik, P. Peterka, J. Aubrecht, P. Honzatko, O. Podrazky, J. Mrazek, V. Kubecek, "Silica- and germanate-based glasses doped with rare-earth elements for photonics devices", International Glass Congress, Boston, USA (2019).
5. M. Kamrádek, J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, O. Podrazký, P. Honzátko, J. Cajzl, J. Mrázek, V. Kubeček, I. Kašík, "Spectroscopic characterization of holmium-doped optical fibers for fiber lasers“, SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, Prague, Czech Republic (2019). Link.
6. I. Kašík, M. Kamradek, P. Peterka, J. Aubrecht, P. Honzatko, O. Podrazky, J. Mrazek, V. Kubecek, "Silica and germanate-based rare-earth doped glasses for fiber lasers", SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, Prague, Czech Republic (2019).
7. J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, P. Honzátko, O. Moravec, M. Kamrádek, I. Kašík: "Broadband ASE sources with flat output spectra without internal spectral flattening filter", Europhoton, Barcelona, Spain (2018).
8. M. Kamrádek, I. Kašík, P. Peterka, J. Aubrecht, O. Podrazký, P. Honzátko, J. Mrázek, V. Kubeček, "Silica- and germanate-based rare earth doped glasses for fiber lasers", SPIE Photonics Europe, Strasbourg, France (2018). Link.
9. M. Kamrádek, J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, O. Podrazký, P. Honzátko, J. Cajzl, J. Mrázek, V. Kubeček, I. Kašík, "Spectroscopic study of silica optical fibers doped with holmium and thulium", International Glass Congress, Istanbul, Turkey (2017).
10. J. Mrázek, I. Kašík, M. Kamrádek, J. Aubrecht, O. Podrazký, I. Bartoň, V. Matějec, P. Peterka, "Sol-gel route to holmium-doped SiO2-GeO2 glasses for photonic applications", International Glass Congress, Istanbul, Turkey (2017).
11. M. Kamrádek, J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, O. Podrazký, P. Honzátko, J. Cajzl, J. Mrázek, V. Kubeček, I. Kašík, "Thulium-doped optical fibers for fiber lasers", Photonics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (2017). Link.
12. J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, P. Honzátko, F. Todorov, O. Podrazký, M. Kamrádek, J. Proboštová, I. Kašík, "Monolithic thulium-doped fiber laser", Photonics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (2017). Link.
13. J. Cajzl, P. Peterka, P. Honzátko, O. Podrazký, M. Kamrádek, J. Aubrecht, J. Proboštová, I. Kašík, "Evaluation of energy transfer coefficients in Tm-doped fibers for fiber lasers", Photonics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (2017). Link.
14. M. Kamrádek, J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, O. Podrazký, P. Honzátko, J. Cajzl, J. Mrázek, V. Kubeček, I. Kašík, "Advanced photonic glasses doped with thulium or holmium", Slovak and Czech Glass Conference, Trenčianské Teplice, Slovakia (2017).
15. M. Kamrádek, J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, O. Podrazký, P. Honzátko, J. Cajzl, J. Mrázek, V. Kubeček and I. Kašík, "Spectral properties of thulium doped optical fibers for fiber lasers around 2 micrometers", SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, Prague, Czech Republic (2017). Link.
16. J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, P. Koška, P. Honzátko, M. Jelínek, M. Kamrádek, M. Frank, V. Kubeček, I. Kašík, "Spontaneous laser-line sweeping in Ho-doped fiber laser", SPIE LASE, San Francisco, USA (2017). Link.
17. J. Mrázek, I. Kašík, P. Peterka, J. Aubrecht, O. Podrazký, M. Kamrádek, J. Proboštová: "Ceramic-nanoparticles-doped active fibers for fiber lasers", Conference on Optical Fibers and Their Applications, Suprasl, Poland (2017).
18. I. Kašík, J. Aubrecht, P. Peterka, O. Podrazký, J. Cajzl, J. Mrázek, P. Honzátko, J. Proboštová, M. Kamrádek, "Influence of RE3+ vicinity on luminescence properties of silica-based materials for lasers operating around 2 μm", Laser Ceramic Symposium, Saint-Louis, France (2016).