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Dr Anna Samoc

Position: Fellow Qualification: MSc, PhD (Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry Technical University of Wroclaw-TUW, Poland) Address: Laser Physics Centre, RSPhysSE, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT0200 Australia Office: Room J3-7, John Carver Building, 58C Phone: +61 2 6125 4611/0352 Fax: +61 2 6125 0029 Email: asa111@rsphysse.anu.edu.au; Anna.Samoc@anu.edu.au

Employment History

• 1997– present: Fellow (C) at Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia;
• 1992-1997: Research Fellow (B), and Visiting Fellow (1991-1992) in Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia;
• 1977 – 1991: Lecturer at Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland;
• 1988 – 1989: Research Associate at Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA;
• 1987 – 1988: Research Associate at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA;

Visiting Fellow: Jan. 1980 - Department of Macromolecular Chemistry Czechoslovak Academy of Science, Prague, Czechoslovakia, May-Sep.1980 - Division of Chemistry, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa 1983, 1986 - Institute of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland; July 2006 - Proprietes Optiques des Materiaux et Applications (POMA) Laboratory at Universite d’Angers, France,

Research Interests and Expertise:

• Development and characterization of optical materials for photonics:
  • Optical systems with fast, picosecond and femtosecond-time response
  • DNA nanocomposites for photonics and nanobiotronics
  • Nonlinear optical materials: p-conjugated chromophores, polymers, sol-gel glasses, and molecular crystals
  • Polymer optical waveguides in films and plastic fibres
• Nonlinear Optics:
  • Second-order nonlinear optical effects in films and crystals
  • Third-order nonlinear optical effects in materials
• Electrical and related properties of organic solids

Projects and Collaborations:

Investigation of the linear and nonlinear optical properties of organic materials, polymer composites and biomaterials. Measurements of refractive indices and birefringence in films and crystals using a prism coupler; absorption and reflectance spectra, and optical losses in films and fibres. Measurements of second harmonic generation with pulsed lasers. Femtosecond scale measurements of nonlinear refractive index and two-photon absorption in materials using techniques of degenerate four-wave mixing and Z-scan. Development of nonlinear optical materials for photonic switching. Electrical, dielectric, photoconducting and optical properties of organic crystals. DNA photonics and biotronics.

• ARC Discovery Project “Polymer optical fibres with controlled molecular orientation for photonic applications” (2005-2007);
• Participation in AOARD Special Contract "New materials, techniques and device concepts for organic NLO chromophore-based electrooptic devices" (2005-2006);
• The Australian National University MEC grant "High performance UV-visible-near infrared spectrophotometer for testing of photonic materials and structures" (2004);
• Participation in the ABB/Transgrid and the Australian Photonics CRC-sponsored project “Polymer Optical Fibre Voltage Sensor” (1998-2002);
• Participation in the School Strategic Initiative project "Nonlinear Optical Materials and Structures" funded by the Institute of Advanced Studies ANU (1996-2001);
• Participation in the project: "Novel multi-component materials for applications in Photonics" sponsored by the Harry Triguboff AM Research Syndicate (1992-1995).

Collaborations:

• Dr. J. G. Grote, Air Force Research Laboratory, Dayton, OH, USA;
• Prof. P. N. Prasad, Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, University at Buffalo, NY, USA;
• Prof. A. Miniewicz, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland;
• Prof. Z. Galewski, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, Poland;
• Prof. J-M. Nunzi and Dr. R. Barille of University of Angers, France, Dr. Ch. Andraud of ENS-Lyon and CNRS, France;
• Prof, H.-H. Hoerhold of University of Jena, Germany;
• Dr M. S. Wong of Baptist University of Hong Kong;
• Dr. O. Watanabe of Toyota Central R & D Laboratories, Nagakute Japan;
• Dr. A. Holland and Dr. A. Mitchell of RMIT University, Melbourne;
• Prof. E. Krausz and Dr. A. Willis of Research School of Chemistry, ANU, Canberra;
• Dr. G. Peng of the University of New South Wales, Sydney;
• Dr. J. Canning of Optical Fibre Technology Centre University of Sydney.

Dr Anna Samoc personal page can be viewed from this link

Research area links: Nonlinear Optical Effects in Novel Materials;

Selected Publications:

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1. A. Samoc, M. Samoc, B. Luther-Davies, Determination of third-order optical nonlinearity of triphenylamine from femtosecond degenerate four-wave mixing in solutions. Nonl. Opt. Quant. Opt., 33, 333-350 (2005)

2. A. Samoc, A. Holland, M. Tsuchimori, O. Watanabe, M. Samoc, B. Luther-Davies, V. Z. Kolev, In situ SHG monitoring of dipolar orientation and relaxation in Disperse Red type/derivative urethane-urea copolymer. Proc. SPIE, 5949 (Nonlinear Optics Applications, M. A. Karpierz, A. Dawson, G. I. Stegeman, Eds), 59490X-1-11 (2005), http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.622712

3. M. Samoc, A. Samoc, B. Luther-Davies, I. Diez, B. Schulz, Cubic nonlinear optical properties of p-conjugated polymers from reflection-mode measurements. Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 446, 11-12 (2006), http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15421400500383006

4. A. Samoc, M. Samoc, B. Luther-Davies, V. Z. Kolev, R. K. Bagien, X. Luo, C. Zha, In situ second harmonic generation in Disperse Red 1-doped polymer and sol-gel films. Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 446, 123-140 (2006), http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15421400500383360

5. J. F. Kelly, A. Samoc, M. Samoc, E. R. Krausz, A. C. Willis, Anisotropy of second-order nonlinear optical susceptibilities of arsenic triiodide – sulfur addition complex: AsI3.3S8., Opt. Comm., 264, 35-44 (2006), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2006.02.049

6. M. Samoc, A. Samoc, and J. G. Grote, Complex nonlinear refractive index of DNA, Chem. Phys. Lett., 431, 132-134 (2006),  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2006.09.057

7. B. J. Coe, M. Samoc, A. Samoc, L. Zhu, Y. Yi, Z. Shuai, Two-Photon Absorption Properties of Iron(II) and Ruthenium(II) Tris-Chelate Complexes of 2,2':4,4'':4',4'''-Quaterpyridinium Ligands, J. Phys. Chem. A 111, 472-478 (2007), http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp0656072

8. A. Samoc, M. Samoc, J.G. Grote, A. Miniewicz, B. Luther-Davies, Optical properties of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) polymer host, Proc. SPIE 6401 (Optical Materials in Defence Systems Technology III, edited by J. G. Grote, F. Kajzar, M. Lingren), 6401-1-10 (2006), http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.691239

9. A. Samoc, A. Miniewicz, M. Samoc, J. G. Grote, Refractive index anisotropy and optical dispersion in films of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 105, 236-245 (2007), http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.26082

10. A. Miniewicz, A. Samoc, M. Samoc, P. Kaszynski, Observation of second harmonic generation in an oriented glassy nematic phase of a closo-decaborane derivative, J. Appl. Phys., 102, 033108 (2007), http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2767868

11. W.T. Li, R. Boswell, M. Samoc, A. Samoc, and Q.H. Qin, Optical nonlinearity of oxygen rich SiOx thin films, Electronics Lett., 43, 235-237 (2007), http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:20073668

12. W.T. Li, R. Boswell, M. Samoc, A. Samoc, R. P. Wang, The effect of defects on the optical nonlinearity of thermally poled silica thin films, Thin Solid Films, in press,  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2007.07.027

13. A. Miniewicz, A. Kochalska, J. Mysliwiec, A. Samoc, M. Samoc, J. G. Grote, Deoxyribonucleic acid-based photochromic material for fast dynamic holography, Appl. Phys. Lett., 91, 041118 (2007), http://scitation.aip.org/jhtml/doi.jsp

14. M. Samoc, A. Samoc, M. G. Humphrey, M. P. Cifuentes, B. Luther-Davies, P. A. Fleitz, Z-scan studies of dispersion of the complex third-order nonlinearity of nonlinear absorbing chromophores, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., accepted, July 2007

15. M. Samoc, A. Samoc, A. Miniewicz, P. P. Markowicz, P. N. Prasad, J. G. Grote, Cubic nonlinear optical effects in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) based materials containing chromophores, Proc. SPIE, 6646 (Nanobiotronics, edited by E. M. Heckman, T. B. Singh, J. Yoshida), 66460A (2007), http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.736587

16. A. Samoc, Z. Galewski, M. Samoc, J. G. Grote, Prism coupler and microscopic investigations of DNA films, Proc. SPIE, 6646 (Nanobiotronics, edited by E. M. Heckman, T. B. Singh, J. Yoshida), 664607 (2007), http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.737248