Antoni Rogalski

Antoni Rogalski, a professor at the Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology in Warsaw, Poland is one of the world’s leading researches in the field of infrared (IR) optoelectronics. During the course of his scientific career, he has made pioneering contributions in the area of theory, design and technology of different types of IR detectors. In 1997, he received an award from the Foundation for Polish Science, the most prestigious scientific award in Poland, for achievements in the study of ternary alloy systems for infrared detectors – mainly alternative to HgCdTe new ternary alloy detectors such as lead salts, InAsSb, HgZnTe, HgMnTe. In 2004, he was elected as a corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Professor Rogalski’s most important scientific achievements include: determining the fundamental physical parameters of InAsSb, HgZnTe, HgMnTe and lead salts; estimating the ultimate performance of ternary alloy detectors; elaborating on studies of high-quality PbSnTe, HgZnTe and HgCdTe photodiodes operated in 3–5 and 8–12 micron spectral ranges, and conducting comparative study of the performance limitation of HgCdTe photodiodes versus other types of photon (especially QWIP and QDIP IR detectors).

Professor Rogalski has give about 50 invited plenary talks at international conferences. He is author and co-author of above 200 scientific papers, 11 books (published by Pergamon Press, SPIE Press, Gordon&Breach, Elsevier, Nauka, WNT), and 13 book chapters. He is a Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), the Vice President of the Polish Optoelectronic Committee, Vice President of Electronic and Telecommunication Division at Polish Academy of Science, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Opto-Electronics Review, the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences, and a member of the editorial boards of Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves and International Review of Physics.

Professor Rogalski is also a very active member of the international technical community. He is a chair and co-chair, organizer and member of scientific committees of many national and international conferences on optoelectronic devices and material sciences.