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NAME: Solomon Saltiel
DATE OF BIRTH: August 31, 1947
NATIONALITY: Bulgarian
MARITAL STATUS: Married, two daughters
EDUCATION:
 

Period

Name & Address of School

Subject

Degree

Date of award

1967-1973

Moscow State University, Moscow

Nonlinear Optics 

MSc*

1973 

1974-1976

Moscow State University, Moscow

Nonlinear Optics 

PhD**

1976 

1977-1995 

University of Sofia 

Nonlinear Optics 

DSc***

1995 


      * Title of Master's Thesis:  Nonstationary Cascade Third Harmonic Generation
           Name of Supervisor:  Prof. V.G.Tunkin

    ** Title of PhD-Dissertation:  Multiphoton Nonresonant Processes in Crystals
           Name of Supervisor:  Prof. S.A.Akhmanov

  *** Title of Doctoral Thesis: Multiphoton Processes in Crystals and Semiconductor Glasses

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
 

Period 

Name of Institution 

Department 

Rank / Function

1977-80

University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria 

Physics

Lecturer

1980-87

University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

Physics

Assist.Prof

1987-89 

University of California Irvine, USA

Chemistry 

Visiting Researcher

1989-96 

University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Physics 

Assoc. Prof.

1990-93

University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Institute of Laser Technique 

Director

1991-97

totally 11 months

Universite Paris-Nord, France 

Lab. de Physique des Lasers

Visiting Professor

1997-1999

totally 12 months

Universite Paris-Nord, France 

Lab. de Physique des Lasers

P. A. S. T.  position

2001 -  6 months

(01.02 -31.07)

Universite Paris-Nord, France 

Lab. de Physique des Lasers, CNRS

Chercheur Associe (CNRS)

1992-present

Scientific Board on Radiophysics, 

Physical and Quantum Electronics 

 

Scientific Secretary

1996-present

University of Sofia, Bulgaria 

Physics 

Professor

1993-present

Physics Department Board

 

Member

2004-present

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS)

Physics 

Corresponding Member of  BAS


 SCIENTIFIC VISITS
 

Period 

Name of Institution 

Department 

Rank / Function

Dec.1987 -  Sept. 1989 

University of California Irvine, USA

Chemistry 

Visiting Researcher

1990 Sept., Oct. 

Tel Aviv University, Israel 

Chemistry 

Visiting Professor

1991-97

totally 11 months

Universite Paris-Nord, France 

Lab. de Physique des Lasers

Visiting Professor

1997-1999

totally 12 months

Universite Paris-Nord, France 

Lab. de Physique des Lasers

P. A. S. T.  position

April 2000, 
February, 2002,
March, 2003,
April, 2004

May-June 2006

Ecole Politecnique/ENSTA/LOA

Lab. d’Optique Appliquee

Visiting Researcher

May, 2000, April , 2003,
March, 2004, July, 2005

Febr., 2006, Febr., 2007

February, 2008

Universite Paris-Nord, France 

Lab. de Physique des Lasers

Visiting Professor

21.06 - 17.08 2000

Austranian Natuonal University,

Research School of Physical Sciences

Optical Science Center

Visiting Professor

2001 -  6 months

 (01.02 -31.07)

2005 -  3 months
(01.02 -31.04)

Universite Paris-Nord, France 

Lab. de Physique des Lasers, CNRS

Chercheur Associe (CNRS)

May , 2003

Milwaukee University

Physics Department

Visiting Professor

2003 - 3 months
(08.06 -08.09)

2006 - 4 months
(12.03 -12.05;15.07-15.09)

2007 – 4 months

May-June & Aug-Oct

2008 – 15 June- 15 Sept.

Australian National University, 
Research School of Physical Sciences

Nonlinear Physics Group

Visiting Professor

26.05-9.06.05

Tel Aviv University, Israel 

Physics

Visiting Professor


Ph.D. STUDENTS SUPERVISED:

Year 

Student

Title Thesis

1982

S.Savov

Generation and measurement of high power subnanosecond pulses

1987 

P.Yankov

Investigation of relaxation processes using short light  pulses

1994

I.Buchvarov

Control of  laser parameters via intracavity second harmonic generation

1997 

K.Koynov

Nonlinear phase shift due to cascading and  some possible applications

2005 

R. Ivanov

 High order harmonic generation in single nonlinear media with focused beams

2006

 
P. Todorov

Absorption and Reflection Spectroscopy in Ultra thin Cesium vapor cell with Van der Waals interaction taken into account


M.Sc. STUDENTS SUPERVISED > 25

MAIN FIELDS OF EXPERIENCE:

I. AS RESEARCHER: 

- Nonlinear optics,  cascade nonlinear-optical processes, optical phase conjugation,
    nonlinear-optical susceptibilities;
 - High resolution spectroscopy;
 - Picosecond lasers, generation and measurement of ultra short pulses;

II. AS EDUCATOR: 

- Course on Quantum Electronics;
- Course on Laser Technique;
- Course on Gaussian Optics;
- Course on Photonics Structures

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES, HONORS, AWARDS:

- Bulgarian Physical Society - Vice-President;
 - Optical Society of America - member;
 - European Physical Society - member;
 - Scientific Board of Radiophysics, Physical and  Quantum Electronics - Scientific Secretary;
 - Award of Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science - 1985.
- Award of University of Sofia, HONORARY MEDAL, I degree - 2000 

BOOKS

1. G.Georgiev, S.Saltiel, "Manual for laboratory works on quantum  electronics and lasers" ,
     Publish.   House   SU "St.Kl.Ohridski", Sofia, 1988. II ed. Sofia, 1993. III ed. Sofia, 2005
2. M.Maksimov, S.Saltiel and G.Christakudis, "Physics for the last year secondary school",
    Publish. House "Narodna Prosveta", I ed.. 1992, II ed. Sofia, 1995. 
3. M.Nenchev, S.Saltiel, "Laser Technique", Publish. Houses:  Nauka i izkustvo and
    SU "St.Kl.Ohridski",  Sofia, 1994.

LIST OF  PUBLICATIONS  IN REFEREED JOURNALS  >  120  TITLES:
among them: in Progress in Optics -1; Phys. Rev. Letters – 3 ; Optics Express -6 , Optics Letters – 20;  Phys. Rev. A,B,E – 6;
J. of Opt. Soc. Am. B – 11, Optics Commun. – 16; Appl. Phys. Lett. – 4; Appl. Phys. B – 7; Europhys. Lett. – 3.
       - full list
 

INVITED LECTURES:
1. A. Akhmanov, S. Saltiel, V. Tunkin, "Nonresonant multiphoton processes in solids" , IV All union Conference on  Nonlinear  Optics,  Novosibirsk,  USSR, 1975.
2. S. Saltiel, " Phase Conjugation Interferometer  " , French-Israeli symposium on Nonlinear optics, Rehovot, Israel, 1990.
3.  S. Saltiel, “Nonlinear optical devices based on  Chi(2) : Chi(2) cascading”, at NATO ASI “Advanced photonics  with second-order nonlinear processes”, Sozopol, Bulgaria, Sept.21th-October 2, 1997.
4.  S. Saltiel, “Multiphoton phenomena and nonlinear optical processes”  - lecture at conference “ Contemporary Problems of Physics”, University of Sofia, Bulgaria,  June, 1995.
5. S. Saltiel, "Nonlinear interactions with cascading of several optical processes",   International Workshop on Nonlinear Guided Waves, Canberra, Australia, 29 - 30 June, 2000.
6. S. Saltiel "Nonlinear optical processes with multistep cascading", IV-th General Conference of the Balkan Physical Union, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, 22- 25 August, 2000.
7. S . Saltiel, "Cascaded Nonlinear Optical Processes", at NATO ASI "Ultrafast Photonics" 1-14 September 2002, University St. Andrews, Scotland
8. S. Saltiel, " Cascaded Nonlinear Optical Processes in Nonlinear Photonics Crystals", at ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP, "Frontiers in Planar Lightwave Circuit Technology: Design, Simulation and Fabrication", September 21-25, 2004, Ottawa, Canada

9. S. Saltiel, " Cascaded Nonlinear Optical Processes”, 12 hours course for PhD students in Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel , May 2005.

10. S. Saltiel, “Cascaded nonlinear optical processes and manipulation of light polarization”, “LTL PLOVDIV`2005”, IV Interantional Simposium Laser Technologies and Lasers, Plovdiv 8 - 11 Oct. 2005.

11. S. Saltiel at al. 3rdLASERLAB-Europe User Meeting“Non-Linear Optics and Laser Spectroscopy”November 23-24, 2006CUSBO, Politecnico of Milan (Italy)

12. S. Saltiel et al “Optical Harmonics Generation in SBN Crystal with Random Ferroelectric Domain Structure”, 11th Meeting on Optical Engineering and Science in Israel OASIS 2007, 26 -27 March 2007.

13. S. Saltiel et al. Workshop on Physics and Technology of All-optical Communication Components and Devices, IIT Kharagpur, India, October 2007.

SEMINARS:

·        Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1990.

·        Universite Paris-Nord, Lab. de Physique des Lasers, France, 1996, 1998.

·        Ecole Politecnique/ENSTA, Lab. d’Optique Appliquee, Paris, France, 1999

·        Australian National University, Research School of Physical Sciences, OSC, 2000.

·        University of Sydney, Department of Electrical Engineering. Australia, 2000.

·        Milwaukee University, Physics Department, 2003.

·        University of Sydney, Department of Electrical Engineering. Australia, 2003.

·        Moscow State University, International Laser Centre, Russia, December, 2004. 

·        Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, May 2005

·        Australian National University, Research School of Physical Sciences, Nonlinear Physics Group, 2006.

·        Centre for Lasers and Applications, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW,2006


    Contact information:

    Prof. Solomon Saltiel
    University of Sofia
    Faculty of Physics,
    Department of Quantum  Electronics
    5 J. Bourchier blvd
    BG-1164, Sofia, Bulgaria 

      e-mails:   saltiel@phys.uni-sofia.bg
            solomonsaltiel@yahoo.com

      FAX 359 2 96 25 276
      TEL. +3592 862 15 30  or 359 2 8161 866

University of Sofia web page: http://www.uni-sofia.bg
Faculty of Physics web page: http://www.phys.uni-sofia.bg
Department of Quantum  Electronics: http://quantum.phys.uni-sofia.bg/
Solomon Saltiel web page: http://quantum.phys.uni-sofia.bg/saltiel/home.html
 

Last updated 22.04.2008

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