The IEEE Photonics Society is pleased to announce Aleksandar D. Rakićas the recipient of the 2025 IEEE Photonics Society Laser Instrumentation Award.
For pioneering and sustained contributions to laser feedback interferometry using terahertz quantum cascade lasers.
Aleksandar D. Rakić is a Professor at The University of Queensland, where he leads the Photonics Engineering Group. His research focuses on the development of advanced sensing and imaging technologies across the electromagnetic spectrum, including microwave, terahertz, and optical domains.
Rakić group has pioneered several world-first laser-feedback interferometric sensors, based on monolithic Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) arrays, blue-green lasers, terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers, and mid-infrared Interband Cascade Lasers. His current work centres on terahertz-based sensing and imaging systems for applications ranging from biomedical diagnostics to security. He has also made significant contributions to the design and characterisation of surface-emitting optoelectronic devices such as VCSELs and LEDs.
Professor Rakić has held international academic appointments as Invited Professor at the University of Toulouse (2007–2016) and Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds (2012). His leadership roles include General Chair of COMMAD 2004, Co-Chair of the Symposium on Molecular and Organic Electronics at ICONN 2006, Chair of the Compound Semiconductor Symposium at ICEM 2008, and Chair of the IEEE AP/MTT Queensland Chapter.
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