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Season Greetings from CENTERA

CENTERA wishes you a healthy, peaceful and cheerful Christmas.

Special wishes for the Director-elect prof. dr hab. Michał Boćkowski and the scientific community. 
Breakthrough discoveries, interesting publications and fruitful collaborations in 2023.

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Editors’ Choice Article

We are happy to announce that Prof. Alvydas Lisauskas, prof. Wojciech Knap from CENTERA, prof. Hartmut Roskos, prof. Gintaras Valusis from CENTERA International Science Committee and their colleague prof. Hui Yuan published the article

Roadmap of Terahertz Imaging 2021

that has been selected by the MDPI Editors-in-Chief as noteworthy or likely to be of high interest to readers, and comprise key papers that highlight some of the best current research published in Sensors. Editor’s Choice articles are based on recommendations by the scientific editors of MDPI journals from around the world. Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly interesting to readers, or important in the respective research area. The aim is to provide a snapshot of some of the most exciting work published in the various research areas of the journal.

Abstract
In this roadmap article, we have focused on the most recent advances in terahertz (THz) imaging with particular attention paid to the optimization and miniaturization of the THz imaging systems. Such systems entail enhanced functionality, reduced power consumption, and increased convenience, thus being geared toward the implementation of THz imaging systems in real operational conditions. The article will touch upon the advanced solid-state-based THz imaging systems, including room temperature THz sensors and arrays, as well as their on-chip integration with diffractive THz optical components. We will cover the current-state of compact room temperature THz emission sources, both optoelectronics and electrically driven; particular emphasis is attributed to the beam-forming role in THz imaging, THz holography, and spatial filtering, THz nano-imaging, and computational imaging. A number of advanced THz techniques, such as light-field THz imaging, homodyne spectroscopy, and phase-sensitive spectrometry, THz modulated continuous wave imaging, room temperature THz frequency combs, and passive THz imaging, as well as the use of artificial intelligence in THz data processing and optics development, will be reviewed. This roadmap presents a structured snapshot of current advances in THz imaging as of 2021 and provides an opinion on contemporary scientific and technological challenges in this field, as well as extrapolations of possible further evolution in THz imaging.

 

https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/12/4092

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Enjoy the lecture!

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Seal of Excellence for EXTHRAS project

We are proud to inform that the joint proposal between Institute of High Pressure Physics PAS (represented by CENTERA Laboratories), Warsaw University of Technology (the formal coordinator) and Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics with strategic support from Goethe University Frankfurt and IEMN Lille, submitted under Horizon Europe call 'Teaming for Excellence', has been awarded Seal of Excellence and is recommended for funding from national sources. The project, entitled "EXcellence in TeraHertz Research and Applied Sciences (EXTHRAS)”, aims at enforcing Terahertz research in Poland by creation of center of excellence in Terahertz sciences located in CEZAMAT , Warsaw University of Technology.

T4E EXTHRAS 101060359 Stage2 eval - Seal of Excellence

 

 

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CENTERA took part in “Unipress 50” Symposium

On 7th-8th October scientific seminar "Unipress 50" took place at the Staszic Palace in Warsaw. Its main purpose was to summarize 50 years of scientific activity of the Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP) of the Polish Academy of Sciences, also known as "Unipress". During the Symposium, scientists presented their most important achievements. Among them, there was Professor Wojciech Knap who talked about CENTERA during a dedicated session "THz physics and technologies".

On the occasion of participation in the seminar, CENTERA presented the poster "Revolution in THz world".

Link to the recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4COx7Fr6ulk

Link to the poster

https://centera.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/P13-Revolution-in-THz-world-plakat-Unipress-1.pdf

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CENTERA took part in 4th Interdisciplinary FNP Conference

The 4th Interdisciplinary FNP Conference was held on October 6-7. Leaders of three research groups: prof. Alvydas Lisauskas, prof. Dmytry Lyubchenko and prof. Tomasz Skotnicki prepared posters and presented the latest achievements of their teams.

CENTERA project leader - prof. Wojciech Knap in the panel "How to succeed in ERC - FNP 'grantees' perspective" shared his secrets for an effective application for the ERC Grant with the conference participants.

Photo: CENTERA team at the conference

Photo prof. Wojciech Knap at the expert panel on ERC Grants

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Congratulations to our new Ph.D. Ivan Yahniuk

We proudly announce that our colleague MsC Ivan Yahniuk successfully defended his thesis "Hydrostatic pressure- and temperature-driven topological properties of HgTe/HgCdTe quantum wells".  Ivan's supervisor was prof. Wojciech Knap. The role of reviewers was performed by dr hab. Dmitry Khokhlov (M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University) and prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Karczewski (Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences).

Congratulations to Ivan!

Photo. CENTERA.