Ph. D. theses
Marek Vlk. “Optical Waveguides for Infrared Spectroscopic Detection of Molecular Gases” 2021
Master’s theses
Mukesh Yadav “Optimization of a polymer layer highly doped with Cryptophane-A for methane sensing” 2017
Martin Ingvaldsen, “Sensitivity to pressure and methane of a cryptophane-A doped polymer” 2015
Peer-reviewed journal papers
Vlk, Marek; Salaj, Jehona; Jágerská, Jana; Letter to the Editor Concerning “Ultra-Wideband Mid-Infrared Chalcogenide Suspended Nanorib Waveguide Gas Sensors with Exceptionally High External Confinement Factor beyond Free-Space” ACS Nano 2024; Volume 18 (41). doi:10.1021/acsnano.4c01856
Torres-Cubillo, Antonia; Sánchez-Postigo, Alejandro; Jágerská, Jana; Wangüemert-Pérez, J Gonzalo; Halir, Robert. Simultaneous measurement of refraction and absorption with an integrated near-infrared Mach–Zehnder interferometer. Optics & Laser Technology 2024; Volume 177. doi: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2024.111154
D. Yallew, Henock, Vlk, Marek; Datta, Anurup; Alberti, Sebastian; Zakoldaev, Roman A.; Høvik, Jens; Aksnes, Astrid; Jágerská, Jana. Sub-ppm Methane Detection with Mid-Infrared Slot Waveguides. ACS Photonics 2023; Volume 10 (12). doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.3c01085
D. Yallew, Henock; Jágerská, Jana; M. Greve, Martin. Long, stitch-free slot waveguide with s-bend tapered couplers for IR-sensing applications using electron beam lithography. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 2022; Volume 41 (1). ISSN: 2166-2746 doi:10.1116/6.0002187
Alberti, Sebastián; Datta, Anurup; Jágerská, Jana. Integrated Nanophotonic Waveguide-Based Devices for IR and Raman Gas Spectroscopy. Sensors 2021; Volume 21 (21). ISSN: 1424-8220 doi: 10.3390/s21217224
Vlk, Marek; Datta, Anurup; Alberti, Sebastián; S. Murugan, Ganapathy; Aksnes, Astrid; Jágerská, Jana. Free-standing tantalum pentoxide waveguides for gas sensing in the mid-infrared. Optical Materials Express 2021; Volume 11 (9). ISSN: 2159-3930 doi: 10.1364/OME.430994
Alberti, Sebastián; Jágerská, Jana. Sol-gel thin film processing for integrated waveguide sensors. Frontiers in Materials 2021; Volume 8 (629822). ISSN: 2296-8016 doi: 10.3389/fmats.2021.629822
Vlk, Marek; Datta, Anurup; Alberti, Sebastián; D. Yallew, Henock; Mittal, Vinita; S. Murugan, Ganapathy; Jágerská, Jana. Extraordinary evanescent field confinement waveguide sensor for mid-infrared trace gas spectroscopy. Light: Science & Applications 2020; Volume 10 (26). ISSN: 2047-7538 (Online) doi: 10.1038/s41377-021-00470-4
Patents
Jágerská, Jana; Vlk, Marek; S. Murugan, Ganapathy; Salaj, Jehona. Optical component. International publication number: WO2024052427A1
Conference proceedings & invited talks
Vlk, Marek; D. Yallew, Henock; Zakoldaev, Roman; Alberti, Sebastián; Datta, Anurup; Jágerská, Jana. Tracing Methane Down to 300 ppb with a mid-IR Photonic Chip. CLEO: Science and Innovations 2024. 2024-05-05 – 2024-05-10
Jágerská, Jana; Seton, Ragnar; Zakoldaev, Roman; Salaj, Jehona; Vlk, Marek. Trace gas detection on a photonic chip with sub-ppb detection levels and isotope discrimination. EGU General Assembly 2024. 2024-04-14 – 2024-04-19
Jágerská, Jana; Vlk, Marek; Salaj, Jehona; D. Yallew, Henock; Alberti, Sebastián; Zakoldaev, Roman; Høvik, Jens; Aksnes, Astrid. Trace Gas Absorption Spectroscopy on a Chip. The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2023 (CLEO/EUROPE 2023). 2023-06-26 – 2023-06-30
Jágerská, Jana; Vlk, Marek; D. Yallew, Henock; Salaj, Jehona; Alberti, Sebastián; Høvik, Jens; Aksnes, Astrid. On-chip trace gas sensing down to ppb levels with mid-IR spectroscopy. SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics 2023. 2023-04-24 – 2023-04-27
Salaj, Jehona; Vlk, Marek; Zakoldaev, Roman; Høvik, Jens; Aksnes, Astrid; Jágerská, Jana. Free-standing thin-film waveguide for PIC-based mid-IR trace gas sensing. SPIE Future Sensing Technologies 2023. 2023-04-18 – 2023-04-20
Salaj, Jehona; Vlk, Marek; D. Yallew, Henock; Høvik, Jens; Aksnes, Astrid; Jágerská, Jana. Free-standing SiNx waveguides for on-chip CO2 isotope detection. TNNN conference and Norwegian Nano Symposium 2022. 2022-11-30 – 2022-12-02
D. Yallew, Henock; Vlk, Marek; Datta, Anurup; Alberti, Sebastián; Høvik, Jens; Aksnes, Astrid; M. Greve, Martin; Jágerská, Jana. Methane absorption sensing at 3µm using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) slot waveguide. Field Laser Applications in Industry and Research (FLAIR) 2022. 2022-0912 – 2022-09-16
Salaj, Jehona; Vlk, Marek; D. Yallew, Henock; Høvik, Jens; Aksnes, Astrid; Jágerská, Jana. CO2 isotope detection in the MIR with free-standing thin-film SiNx waveguides. Field Laser Applications in Industry and Research (FLAIR) 2022. 2022-0912 – 2022-09-16
D. Yallew, Henock; Vlk, Marek; Datta, Anurup; Alberti, Sebastián; Høvik, Jens; Aksnes, Astrid; M. Greve, Martin; Jágerská, Jana. Methane absorption sensing at 3 µm using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) slot waveguide. Norwegian Electro-Optics Meeting 2022. 2022-09-07 – 2022-09-09
Salaj, Jehona; Vlk, Marek; Høvik, Jens; Aksnes, Astrid; Jágerská, Jana. Free-standing photonic crystal waveguides for on-chip spectroscopic detection of CO2. Norwegian Electro-Optics Meeting 2022. 2022-09-07 – 2022-09-09
D. Yallew, Henock; Vlk, Marek; Datta, Anurup; Alberti, Sebastián; Høvik, Jens; Aksnes, Astrid; M. Greve, Martin; Jágerská, Jana. Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Slot Waveguide for Methane Absorption Sensing in the Mid-Infrared. Optical Sensors and Sensing Congress 2022 (AIS, LACSEA, Sensors, ES), 2022-07-11 – 2022-07-15
Salaj, Jehona; Vlk, Marek; Aksnes, Astrid; Jágerská, Jana. Photonic crystal supported membrane waveguide for spectroscopic CO2 sensing. Norwegian Nano Symposium 2021. 2021-10-05 – 2021-10-06
Datta, Anurup; Alberti, Sebastian; Vlk, Marek; Jágerská, Jana. Spectroscopic Gas Detection Using Thin-film Mesoporous Waveguides. CLEO EUROPE-EQEC 2021-06-21 – 2021-06-25
Vlk, Marek; Datta, Anurup; Alberti, Sebastian; Aksnes, Astrid; S. Murugan, Ganapathy; Jágerská, Jana. High-Aspect-Ratio Free-Standing Membrane Waveguides for Mid-Infrared Nanophotonics. CLEO: Science and Innovations 2021-05-09 – 2021-05-14
Datta, Anurup; Vlk, Marek; Alberti, Sebastian; D. Yallew, Henock; S. Murugan, Ganapathy; Jágerská, Jana. Trace Gas Detection through Spectroscopy Using Thin-Film Waveguides with Extraordinarily Confined Guided Light. Optics and Photonics for Sensing the Environment 2020-06-22 – 2020-06-26
Vlk, Marek; Mittal, Vinita; S. Murugan, Ganapathy; Jágerská, Jana. Suspended Tantalum Pentoxide Rib Waveguides for Laser Absorption Spectroscopy. CLEO EUROPE-EQEC 2019-06-23 – 2019-06-27
Vlk, Marek; Mittal, Vinita.; S. Murugan, Ganapathy; Jágerská, Jana. Air-Cladded Tantalum Pentoxide Waveguides for Mid-Infrared Spectrum. NanoNetwork: 10th Annual Workshop 2019-06-17 – 2019-06-19
Vlk, Marek; D. Yallew, Henock; Mittal, Vinita; S. Murugan, Ganapathy; Jágerská, Jana. Trace Gas Spectroscopy with Mid-Infrared Nanophotonic Waveguides. CLEO Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2019-05-10 – 2019-05-15
Jágerská, Jana; Vlk, Marek; Mittal, Vinita; S. Murugan, Ganapathy. MidInfraRed Photonic Platform for Trace Gas Detection. SPIE Optics and Optoelectronics 2019-04-01 – 2019-04-04
Senthil Murugan, Ganapathy; Mittal, Vinita; Vlk, Marek; Jagerska, Jana. Mid-Infrared Waveguide Evanescent Wave Sensing. SPIE Photonics West 2019-02-02 – 2019-02-07
Jágerská, Jana; Vlk, Marek; Mittal, Vinita; Murugan, Ganapathy Senthil. Trace Gas Spectroscopy on a Chip with Mid-Infrared Photonic Waveguides. Optics and Photonics for Energy and the Environment 2018-11-05 – 2018-11-08 2018.
Jágerská, Jana; Vlk, Marek. On-Chip Trace Gas Spectroscopy. IR-WORKshop 2018 Laser Components 2018-06-12 – 2018-06-13 2018.
Vlk, Marek; Mittal, Vinita; Murugan, Ganapathy Senthil; Jágerská, Jana. Ta2O5 Photonic Waveguide Platform for Spectroscopic Trace Gas Detection. Field Laser Applications in Industry and Research (FLAIR) 2018 2018-09-10 – 2018-09-14 2018.
Vlk, Marek; Murugan, Ganapathy Senthil; Aksnes, Astrid; Jágerská, Jana. Ta2O5 rib waveguides for optical gas sensing in the mid-infrared. Norwegian Electro-Optics Meeting 2018 2018-06-02 – 2018-06-04 2018.
Vlk, Marek; Mittal, Vinita; Murugan, Ganapathy Senthil; Jágerská, Jana. Towards on-chip Ta2O5-based platform for mid-infrared laser spectroscopy. NanoNetwork: 9th Annual Workshop 2018-06-11 – 2018-06-13 2018.
Jágerská, Jana. Mid-infrared trace gas spectroscopy: The journey towards high-end on-chip sensors. Seminar UFE, Czech Academy of Sciences 2017-11-08 – 2017.
Jágerská, Jana. On-chip photonic sensors for sensitive and specific trace gas measurements. Seminar FJFI, Czech Technical University in Prague 2017-11-07 – 2017.
Earlier
Peer-reviewed journal Papers
Tuzson, Bela; Jágerská, Jana; Looser, Herbert; Graf, Manuel; Felder, Ferdinand; Fill, Matthias; Tappy, Luc; Emmenegger, Lukas. Highly selective volatile organic compounds breath analysis using a broadly-tunable vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser. Analytical Chemistry 2017; Volum 89 (12). ISSN 0003-2700.s 6377 – 6383.s doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04511.
Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Ingvaldsen, Martin; Jágerská, Jana; Jacobsen, Svein Ketil; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. Temperature Sensitivity of a Waveguide Young Interferometer. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 2016; Volum 28 (11). ISSN 1041-1135.s 1205 – 1208.s doi: 10.1109/LPT.2016.2523064.
Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Lindecrantz, Susan; Jagerska, Jana; Hansen, Jørn H; Engqvist, Stig Olov Magnus; Solbø, Stian; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. Sensitive on-chip methane detection with a cryptophane-A cladded Mach-Zehnder interferometer. (data) Optics Express 2015; Volum 23. ISSN 1094-4087.s 331564 – 31573.s doi: 10.1364/OE.23.031564.
Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Tinguely, Jean-Claude; Solbø, Stian; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. Single-mode limit and bending losses for shallow Rib Si3N4 waveguides. IEEE Photonics Journal 2015; Volum 7 (1). ISSN 1943-0655.s doi: 10.1109/JPHOT.2014.2387252.
Lindecrantz, Susan Mariah; Tinguely, Jean-Claude; Ahluwalia, Balpreet Singh; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. Characterization of a waveguide Mach-Zehnder interferometer using PDMS as a cover layer. Journal of the European Optical Society – Rapid Publications 2015; Volum 10 (15020). ISSN 1990-2573.s 1 – 7.s doi: 10.2971/jeos.2015.15020.
Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. On-chip phase measurement for microparticles trapped on a waveguide. Lab on a Chip 2015; Volum 15 (19). ISSN 1473-0189.s 3918 – 3924.s doi: 10.1039/c5lc00794a.
Lindecrantz, Susan; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. Estimation of propagation losses for narrow strip and rib waveguides. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 2014; Volum 26 (18). ISSN 1041-1135.s 1836 – 1839.s doi: 10.1109/LPT.2014.2337055.
Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Sokolov, Viktor; Cyprien, Chauvet; Lindecrantz, Susan; Solbø, Stian; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. Temperature sensitivity of waveguide Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering 2014; Volum 8988:T. ISSN 0277-786X.s doi: 10.1117/12.2039556.
Lindecrantz, Susan; Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Ahluwalia, Balpreet Singh; Hellesø, Olav Gaute.Sensitivity of Mach-Zehnder interferometer for dissolved gas monitoring. SPIE – International Society for Optical Engineering 2014 ISBN 9780819499011.s doi: 10.1117/12.2039431.
Conference proceedings & invited talks
Yadav, Mukesh; Jágerská, Jana; Hansen, Jørn H; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. Sensitivity and response time of an on-chip methane sensor. The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO Europe) 2017-06-25 – 2017-06-29 2017.
Jágerská, Jana; Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Lindecrantz, Susan M.; Boergers, Jacqueline; Hansen, Jørn H; Lechuga, Laura Gomez; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. Cryptophane-Cladded Interferometric Waveguide Sensor for Aqueous Methane Detection. CLEO: Applications and Technology 2017-05-14 – 2017-05-19 2017.
Jágerská, Jana; Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Ingvaldsen, Martin; Lindecrantz, Susan M.; Hansen, Jørn H; Solbø, Stian; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. On-chip methane sensing with a cryptophane-A cladded Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Field Laser Applications in Industry and Research 2016 2016-09-12 – 2016-09-16 2016.
Jágerská, Jana; Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Ingvaldsen, Martin; Lindecrantz, Susan M.; Engqvist, Magnus; Hansen, Jørn H; Solbø, Stian; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. On-chip methane sensors based on cryptophane-A cladded waveguide interferometers. Norwegian electro-optics meeting 2016 2016-04-13 – 2016-04-15 2016.
Ingvaldsen, Martin; Jágerská, Jana; Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Lindecrantz, Susan M.; Engqvist, Magnus; Hansen, Jørn H; Solbø, Stian; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. Cryptophane-A doped polymers for methane sensing. Norwegian electro-optics meeting 2016 2016-04-13 – 2016-04-15 2016.
Jágerská, Jana; Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Ingvaldsen, Martin; Lindecrantz, Susan M.; Engqvist, Magnus; Hansen, Jørn H; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. On-Chip Methane Sensing with Cryptophane-A Cladded Waveguide Interferometers. CLEO: Science and Innovations 2016-06-05 – 2016-06-10 2016.
Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Lindecrantz, Susan; Hellesø, Olav Gaute; Solbø, Stian. Optical Waveguide Interferometer for Measuring Methane Concentration. Optoelectronics Technologies for oil and gas industry 2013-06-06 – 2013.
Lindecrantz, Susan; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. Analysis of Homogeneous Sensitivity of Rib-waveguides of Mach-Zehnder Interferometer. Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO) & The 20th International Workshop on Optical Waveguide Theory and Numerical l Modelling 2012-04-18 – 2012-04-21 2012.
Lindecrantz, Susan; Hellesø, Olav Gaute. Design of waveguide Mach-Zehnder Interferometer sensor for subsea detection of methane. Optoelectronic Technologies for the Oil and Gas Industry 2011-11-27 – 2011-11-27 2011.