Prof. Igor Muševič Profile

Prof. Igor Muševič

Head of Condensed Matter Dept at Jožef Stefan Institute

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author | Editor

Publications (20)

Proceedings Article | 24 June 2024 Open Access

Direct laser-written waveguides for integrated liquid crystal micro-photonics

Igor Muševič, Mahendran Vellaichamy, Uroš Jagodič, Jaka Pišljar, Andreja Jelen, Andriy Nych, Miha Škarabot, Jaka Zaplotnik, Miha Ravnik

Proceedings Volume 13016, 130160H (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3022285

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Printing, Prisms, Light wave propagation, Refractive index, Polymers, Liquid crystals, Glasses, Silicon, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2023 Presentation + Paper

Photonic band edge and defect modes in 1D cholesteric liquid crystals

Jaka Zaplotnik, Urban Mur, Igor Muševič, Miha Ravnik

Proceedings Volume 12658, 1265806 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2679288

KEYWORDS: Electric fields, Liquid crystals, Refractive index, Photonic crystals, Resonators, Polarized light, Transmittance, Reflection, Microresonators

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Open Access

Optical gain and photostability of different laser dyes, quantum dots and quantum rods for liquid crystal micro lasers

Mahendran Vellaichamy, Igor Muševič

Proceedings Volume 12023, 120230A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2616092

KEYWORDS: Quantum dots, Polarization, Liquid crystals, Molecules, Luminescence, Pulsed laser operation, Optical testing, Quantum dot lasers, Laser crystals, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation + Paper

Self-shaping of liquid crystals into superstructures for photonic applications

Igor Muševič, Karthik Peddireddy, Marusa Mur, Khoa Le, Simon Čopar, Christian Bahr, Venkata S. R. Jampani

Proceedings Volume 11707, 117070F (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582915

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Photonic crystals, Systems modeling, Spherical lenses, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2020 Presentation + Paper

Electric field tuning of ferroelectric liquid-crystal microlaser

Anna Ryzhkova, Pratibha Ramarao, Maryam Nikkhou, Igor Muševič

Proceedings Volume 11303, 113030K (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545802

KEYWORDS: Molecules, Liquid crystals, Refractive index, Polarization, Dielectric polarization, Ferroelectric LCDs, Solitons, Dielectrics, Lasers

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Proceedings Article | 1 March 2019 Paper

Remote and autonomous temperature measurement based on 3D liquid-crystal microlasers

Gregor Pirnat, Matjaž Humar, Igor Muševič

Proceedings Volume 10941, 109410A (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2508511

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Temperature metrology, Telescopes, 3D metrology, Liquids, Molecules, Pulsed laser operation, Remote sensing, Crystals, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2016 Open Access

Fast and ultrafast all-optical control of light in nematic and smectic-A liquid crystals

Igor Muševič, Maruša Vitek, Laura Cattaneo, Matteo Savoini, Alexey Kimel, Theo Rasing

Proceedings Volume 9769, 976902 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209660

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Kerr effect, Stimulated emission depletion microscopy, Ultrafast phenomena, Refractive index, Crystal optics, LCDs, Femtosecond phenomena, Modulation, Polarization, Luminescence, Molecules, Laser beam diagnostics, Photons, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 3 April 2015 Paper

Design of an integrated sensor system for the detection of traces of different molecules in the air

D. Strle, I. Muševič

Proceedings Volume 9434, 943404 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2075333

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Digital signal processing, Molecules, Filtering (signal processing), Analog electronics, Capacitors, Molecular electronics, Amplifiers, Signal processing, Capacitance

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2014 Open Access

Lasing and waveguiding in smectic A liquid crystal optical fibers

Karthik Peddireddy, V. Jampani, Stephan Herminghaus, Christian Bahr, Maruša Vitek, Igor Muševič

Proceedings Volume 9182, 91820Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061303

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Liquid crystals, Molecules, Interfaces, Luminescence, Spherical lenses, Structured optical fibers, Waveguides, Liquids, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2014 Paper

Manipulation of particles by laser tweezers-induced gradient of order in the nematic liquid crystal

Miha Škarabot, Natan Osterman, Žiga Lokar, Igor Muševič

Proceedings Volume 9164, 91642B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061308

KEYWORDS: Particles, Liquid crystals, Molecules, Optical tweezers, Glasses, Birefringence, Molecular lasers, Absorption, Interfaces, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2014 Paper

Self-assembled liquid-crystal microlasers, microresonators, and microfibres

I. Muševič, Huang Peng, M. Nikkhou, M. Humar

Proceedings Volume 8960, 896016 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037655

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Molecules, Optical fibers, Microresonators, Microfluidics, Interfaces, Refractive index, Water, Resonators, Molecular self-assembly

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2013 Paper

Resonant transfer of light from a planar waveguide into a tunable nematic liquid crystal microcavity

V. S. R. Jampani, Matjaz Humar, Igor Muševič

Proceedings Volume 8642, 86420E (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2002351

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Optical microcavities, Refractive index, Prisms, Liquid crystals, Polymers, Planar waveguides, Thin films, Polymer multimode waveguides, Ferroelectric materials

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Proceedings Article | 2 February 2011 Paper

Tunable liquid crystal optical microcavities

I. Muševic, M. Humar

Proceedings Volume 7955, 795509 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874688

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Refractive index, Temperature metrology, Molecules, Resonators, Optical microcavities, Liquids, Dielectrics, Polymers, Birefringence

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2009 Paper

Colloidal structures and interactions in a nematic liquid crystal

Miha Skarabot, Miha Ravnik, Uros Tkalec, Matjaz Humar, Slobodan Zumer, Andriy Nych, Ulyana Ognysta, Vassili Nazarenko, Igor Musevic

Proceedings Volume 7414, 74140M (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827981

KEYWORDS: Particles, Liquid crystals, Crystals, Saturn, Optical tweezers, Nanoparticles, Photonic crystals, Diffraction, Molecular self-assembly, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2008 Paper

Optical manipulation of nematic colloids: wires, superstructures, and 2D crystals

Igor Muševič, Miha Škarabot, Miha Ravnik, Uroš Tkalec, Andriy Nych, Ulyana Ognysta, Vassili Nazarenko, Slobodan Žumer

Proceedings Volume 7038, 70381A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796066

KEYWORDS: Particles, Liquid crystals, Crystals, Saturn, Optical tweezers, Molecules, Binary data, Optical manipulation, Silica, Optical spheres

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2008 Paper

Nematic colloidal assemblies: towards photonic crystals and metamaterials

Slobodan Žumer, Igor Muševic, Miha Ravnik, Miha Škarabot, Igor Poberaj, Dušan Babič, Uroš Tkalec

Proceedings Volume 6911, 69110C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.769070

KEYWORDS: Particles, Crystals, Liquid crystals, Polarization, Photomicroscopy, Photonic crystals, Metamaterials, Visualization, Optical tweezers, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2007 Paper

Self-assembly in nematic colloids

Igor Muševič, Miha Škarabot, Miha Ravnik, Uroš Tkalec, Igor Poberaj, Dušan Babič, Slobodan Žumer

Proceedings Volume 6587, 658704 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.724547

KEYWORDS: Particles, Liquid crystals, Crystals, Molecular self-assembly, Optical tweezers, Photonic crystals, Laser crystals, Silica, Liquid crystal lasers, Directed self assembly

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2006 Paper

Laser trapping of low refractive index colloidal particles in a nematic liquid crystal

Igor Muševič, Miha Škarabot, Miha Ravnik, Igor Poberaj, Dušan Babič, Natan Osterman, Andriy Nych, Ulyana Ognysta, Vassili Nazarenko, Slobodan Žumer

Proceedings Volume 6332, 63320V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.680971

KEYWORDS: Particles, Liquid crystals, Optical trapping, Refractive index, Dielectric polarization, Optical tweezers, Dielectrics, Refraction, Distortion, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 2004 Paper

Anomalous gradient force on colloidal particles suspended in an optically anisotropic liquid crystal

Igor Poberaj, Miha Skarabot, Dusan Babic, Igor Musevic

Proceedings Volume 5514, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559563

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Optical spheres, Particles, Silica, Molecules, Refractive index, Molecular lasers, Optical tweezers, Distortion, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1998 Paper

Dynamic light scattering study of SmA-SmC*A transition in an antiferroelectric liquid crystal

A. Rastegar, Igor Musevic, Martin Copic, Theo Rasing

Proceedings Volume 3318, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.299951

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Dynamic light scattering, Temperature metrology, Dispersion, Scattering, Solids, Liquids, Light scattering, Molecules, Information operations

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