Mikael Karlsson
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Applied Materials Science
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 72 37
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 167 91 47
- E-mail:
- mikael.karlsson@angstrom.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Lägerhyddsvägen 1
- Postal address:
- Box 35
751 03 UPPSALA
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Short presentation
Head of the Division of Applied Materials Science. Also heading the research group in Diamond Optics.
Course responsible for the courses Industrial Development Project, Introduction to Materials Engineering, Advanced Course on Topics in Materials Engineering and Materials and Sustainable Development, responsible for the Master´s Programme in Materials Engineering (120 credits).
Academic merits: Associate Professor, PhD
Publications
Selection of publications
- Enhancing sensitivity of mid-infrared waveguide spectroscopy with a high index thin film (2023)
- Diamond-based dielectric laser acceleration (2022)
- Optimal Design of the Annular Groove Phase Mask Central Region (2022)
- High sensitivity infrared spectroscopy with a diamond waveguide on aluminium nitride (2021)
- Constraining the Orbit and Mass of epsilon Eridani b with Radial Velocities, Hipparcos IAD-Gaia DR2 Astrometry, and Multiepoch Vortex Coronagraphy Upper Limits (2021)
- Imaging low-mass planets within the habitable zone of α Centauri (2021)
- Determination of volatile organic compounds in water by attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy and diamond-like carbon coated silicon wafers (2020)
- Design, pointing control, and on-sky performance of the mid-infrared vortex coronagraph for the VLT/NEAR experiment (2020)
- Keck/NIRC2 L'-Band Imaging of Jovian-Mass Accreting Protoplanets around PDS 70 (2020)
- L- and M-band annular groove phase mask in lab performance assessment on the vortex opticaldemonstrator for coronagraphic applications (2019)
- NEAR: First Results from the Search for Low-Mass Planets in α Cen (2019)
- Corrosion detection by infrared attenuated total reflection spectroscopy via diamond-like carbon coated silicon wafers and iron-sensitive dyes (2019)
- Polycrystalline diamond thin-film waveguides for mid-infrared evanescent field sensors (2018)
- Infrared Spectroscopy Based on Broadly Tunable Quantum Cascade Lasers and Polycrystalline Diamond Waveguides (2018)
- Birefringence measurements of diamond space-variant subwavelength gratings (2018)
- Discovery of a point-like source and a third spiral arm in the transition disk around the Herbig Ae star MWC 758 (2018)
- Subwavelength diamond gratings for vortex coronagraphy: towards annular groove phase mask for shorter wavelengths and topological charge 4 designs (2018)
- Low molar excess of 4-oxo-2-nonenal and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal promote oligomerization of alpha-synuclein through different pathways (2017)
- VIP: Vortex Image Processing Package for High-contrast Direct Imaging (2017)
- NEAR: (2017)
- Diamond Waveguides for Infrared Spectroscopy and Sensing (2017)
- Characterization of the inner disk around HD 141569 A from KECK/NIRC2 L-band vortex coronagraphy (2017)
- Discovery of a low-mass companion inside the debris ring surrounding the F5V star HD 206893 (2017)
- The W. M. Keck Observatory infrared vortex coronagraph and a first image of HIP79124 B (2017)
- Nanocrystalline diamond sensor targeted for selective CRP detection (2016)
- Strategy towards independent electrical stimulation from cochlear implants (2016)
- Biomineralization on Single Crystalline Rutile (2016)
- Diamond grating waveplates (2016)
- Mid-infrared thin-film diamond waveguides combined with tunable quantum cascade lasers for analyzing the secondary structure of proteins (2016)
- Waveguides in polycrystalline diamond for mid-IR sensing (2016)
- Controlling the profile of high aspect ratio gratings in diamond (2016)
- Optimizing the subwavelength grating of L-band annular groove phase masks for high coronagraphic performance (2016)
- Natural Mineral-Based Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Derived from Hematite and Rare-Earth Minerals (2016)
- Changes in secondary structure of α-synuclein during oligomerization induced by reactive aldehydes. (2015)
- Diamonds are a Spectroscopist’s Best Friend (2014)
- Laboratory demonstration of a mid-infrared AGPM vector vortex coronagraph (2013)
- Off-pathway alpha-synuclein oligomers seem to alter alpha-synuclein turnover in a cell model but lack seeding capability in vivo (2013)
- High aspect ratio optical gratings in diamond (2013)
- Inclined surfaces in diamond (2013)
- L '-band AGPM vector vortex coronagraph's first light on VLT/NACO Discovery of a late-type companion at two beamwidths from an F0V star (2013)
- Design, manufacturing, and performance analysis of mid-infrared achromatic half-wave plates with diamond subwavelength gratings (2012)
- Designed protein binders in combination with nanocrystalline diamond for use in high-sensitivity biosensors (2012)
- Large Aggregates Are the Major Soluble Ab Species in AD Brain Fractionated with Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation (2012)
- Fabrication of boron doped diamond microband electrodes for electrochemical detection in a microfluidic channel (2011)
- Cassie-Wenzel and Wenzel-Cassie transitions on immersed superhydrophobic surfaces under hydrostatic pressure (2011)
- The lipid peroxidation products 4-oxo-2-nonenal and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal promote the formation of α-synuclein oligomers with distinct biochemical, morphological, and functional properties (2011)
- Gelsolin co-occurs with Lewy bodies in vivo and accelerates alpha-synuclein aggregation in vitro (2011)
- From Hydrophilic to Superhydrophobic (2010)
- Fabrication of sub-micron high aspect ratio diamond structures with nanoimprint lithography (2010)
- Stroke Asymmetry of Tilted Superhydrophobic Ion Track Textures (2010)
- The lipid peroxidation metabolite 4-oxo-2-nonenal cross-links alpha-synuclein causing rapid formation of stable oligomers (2009)
- Anisotropic dry etching of boron doped single crystal CVD diamond (2005)
- Diamond micro-optics: microlenses and antireflection structured surfaces for the infrared spectral region (2003)
- Fabrication and evaluation of a diamond diffractive fan-out element for high power lasers (2003)
- Monolithic integration of continuous-relief diffractive structures with vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (2003)
- Transfer of micro-optical structures into GaAs by use of inductively coupled plasma dry etching (2002)
- Transfer of continuous-relief diffractive structures into diamond by use of inductively coupled plasma dry etching (2001)
- Fabrication of tunable InP/air-gap Fabry-Perot cavities by selective etching of InGaAs sacrificial layers (1999)
- High precision crystallographic alignment of InP(100) (1999)
Recent publications
- An Ultra-Sensitive Biosensor Based on Mid-Infrared Diamond Waveguide Spectroscopy (2023)
- Enhancing sensitivity of mid-infrared waveguide spectroscopy with a high index thin film (2023)
- Diamond-based dielectric laser acceleration (2022)
- Optimal Design of the Annular Groove Phase Mask Central Region (2022)
- High sensitivity infrared spectroscopy with a diamond waveguide on aluminium nitride (2021)
All publications
Articles
- Enhancing sensitivity of mid-infrared waveguide spectroscopy with a high index thin film (2023)
- Diamond-based dielectric laser acceleration (2022)
- Optimal Design of the Annular Groove Phase Mask Central Region (2022)
- High sensitivity infrared spectroscopy with a diamond waveguide on aluminium nitride (2021)
- Constraining the Orbit and Mass of epsilon Eridani b with Radial Velocities, Hipparcos IAD-Gaia DR2 Astrometry, and Multiepoch Vortex Coronagraphy Upper Limits (2021)
- Imaging low-mass planets within the habitable zone of α Centauri (2021)
- Determination of volatile organic compounds in water by attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy and diamond-like carbon coated silicon wafers (2020)
- Design, pointing control, and on-sky performance of the mid-infrared vortex coronagraph for the VLT/NEAR experiment (2020)
- Keck/NIRC2 L'-Band Imaging of Jovian-Mass Accreting Protoplanets around PDS 70 (2020)
- L- and M-band annular groove phase mask in lab performance assessment on the vortex opticaldemonstrator for coronagraphic applications (2019)
- NEAR: First Results from the Search for Low-Mass Planets in α Cen (2019)
- Corrosion detection by infrared attenuated total reflection spectroscopy via diamond-like carbon coated silicon wafers and iron-sensitive dyes (2019)
- Polycrystalline diamond thin-film waveguides for mid-infrared evanescent field sensors (2018)
- Infrared Spectroscopy Based on Broadly Tunable Quantum Cascade Lasers and Polycrystalline Diamond Waveguides (2018)
- Birefringence measurements of diamond space-variant subwavelength gratings (2018)
- Discovery of a point-like source and a third spiral arm in the transition disk around the Herbig Ae star MWC 758 (2018)
- Subwavelength diamond gratings for vortex coronagraphy: towards annular groove phase mask for shorter wavelengths and topological charge 4 designs (2018)
- Low molar excess of 4-oxo-2-nonenal and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal promote oligomerization of alpha-synuclein through different pathways (2017)
- VIP: Vortex Image Processing Package for High-contrast Direct Imaging (2017)
- NEAR: (2017)
- Characterization of the inner disk around HD 141569 A from KECK/NIRC2 L-band vortex coronagraphy (2017)
- Discovery of a low-mass companion inside the debris ring surrounding the F5V star HD 206893 (2017)
- The W. M. Keck Observatory infrared vortex coronagraph and a first image of HIP79124 B (2017)
- Nanocrystalline diamond sensor targeted for selective CRP detection (2016)
- Strategy towards independent electrical stimulation from cochlear implants (2016)
- Biomineralization on Single Crystalline Rutile (2016)
- Diamond grating waveplates (2016)
- Mid-infrared thin-film diamond waveguides combined with tunable quantum cascade lasers for analyzing the secondary structure of proteins (2016)
- Waveguides in polycrystalline diamond for mid-IR sensing (2016)
- Controlling the profile of high aspect ratio gratings in diamond (2016)
- Optimizing the subwavelength grating of L-band annular groove phase masks for high coronagraphic performance (2016)
- Natural Mineral-Based Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Derived from Hematite and Rare-Earth Minerals (2016)
- Changes in secondary structure of α-synuclein during oligomerization induced by reactive aldehydes. (2015)
- Diamonds are a Spectroscopist’s Best Friend (2014)
- Laboratory demonstration of a mid-infrared AGPM vector vortex coronagraph (2013)
- Off-pathway alpha-synuclein oligomers seem to alter alpha-synuclein turnover in a cell model but lack seeding capability in vivo (2013)
- High aspect ratio optical gratings in diamond (2013)
- Inclined surfaces in diamond (2013)
- L '-band AGPM vector vortex coronagraph's first light on VLT/NACO Discovery of a late-type companion at two beamwidths from an F0V star (2013)
- High Contrast Imaging with the New Vortex Coronagraph on NACO (2013)
- Design, manufacturing, and performance analysis of mid-infrared achromatic half-wave plates with diamond subwavelength gratings (2012)
- Designed protein binders in combination with nanocrystalline diamond for use in high-sensitivity biosensors (2012)
- Large Aggregates Are the Major Soluble Ab Species in AD Brain Fractionated with Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation (2012)
- Fabrication of boron doped diamond microband electrodes for electrochemical detection in a microfluidic channel (2011)
- Cassie-Wenzel and Wenzel-Cassie transitions on immersed superhydrophobic surfaces under hydrostatic pressure (2011)
- The lipid peroxidation products 4-oxo-2-nonenal and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal promote the formation of α-synuclein oligomers with distinct biochemical, morphological, and functional properties (2011)
- Gelsolin co-occurs with Lewy bodies in vivo and accelerates alpha-synuclein aggregation in vitro (2011)
- From Hydrophilic to Superhydrophobic (2010)
- Fabrication of sub-micron high aspect ratio diamond structures with nanoimprint lithography (2010)
- Stroke Asymmetry of Tilted Superhydrophobic Ion Track Textures (2010)
- The lipid peroxidation metabolite 4-oxo-2-nonenal cross-links alpha-synuclein causing rapid formation of stable oligomers (2009)
- Anisotropic dry etching of boron doped single crystal CVD diamond (2005)
- Diffractive optical elements in diamond (2003)
- Diamond micro-optics: microlenses and antireflection structured surfaces for the infrared spectral region (2003)
- Fabrication and evaluation of a diamond diffractive fan-out element for high power lasers (2003)
- Monolithic integration of continuous-relief diffractive structures with vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (2003)
- Transfer of micro-optical structures into GaAs by use of inductively coupled plasma dry etching (2002)
- Transfer of continuous-relief diffractive structures into diamond by use of inductively coupled plasma dry etching (2001)
- Fabrication of tunable InP/air-gap Fabry-Perot cavities by selective etching of InGaAs sacrificial layers (1999)
- High precision crystallographic alignment of InP(100) (1999)
Books
Chapters
- Diamond Waveguides for Infrared Spectroscopy and Sensing (2017)
- Refractive and diffractive diamond optics (2013)
Conferences
- An Ultra-Sensitive Biosensor Based on Mid-Infrared Diamond Waveguide Spectroscopy (2023)
- Vortex Phase Masks of Topological Charge 4 and higher with Diamond Subwavelength Gratings (2020)
- An N-band test bench for the METIS coronagraphic masks (2020)
- Diamond gratings for dielectric laser acceleration (2019)
- Diamond waveguide infrared spectroscopy for applications in life science (2019)
- Development of an Ultra-Sensitive Biosensor Based on Mid-Infrared Diamond Waveguide Spectroscopy (2019)
- Seeing the light through diamonds: (2019)
- Sensing Glucose in Human Saliva with Mid-Infrared Broadly Tunable Quantum Cascade Lasers and Polycrystalline Diamond Waveguides (2018)
- NEAR (2018)
- High contrast imaging for the enhanced resolution imager and spectrometer (ERIS) (2018)
- Development of a diamond waveguide sensor for sensitive protein analysis using IR quantum cascade lasers (2018)
- Polarization analysis of diamond subwavelength gratings acting as space-variant birefringent elements (2018)
- Realizing diamond subwavelength gratings working in the near infrared wavelength region (2017)
- Dielectric Laser Acceleration Setup Design, Grating Manufacturing and Investigations Into Laser Induced RF Cavity Breakdowns (2017)
- Dielectric laser accelerator investigation, setup substrate manufacturing and investigation of effects of laser induced electromigration rf cavity breakdown influences (2017)
- Protein analysis by label free evanescent mid-IR diamond waveguide spectroscopy (2017)
- Diamond coronagraphs for direct detection of extrasolar planets (2017)
- Polarization analysis of a space-variant birefringent plate made of diamond subwavelength gratings (2017)
- Reducing the feature size of diamond subwavelength gratings (2017)
- Three years of harvest with the vector vortex coronagraph in the thermal infrared (2016)
- End-to-end simulations of the E-ELT/METIS coronagraphs (2016)
- Commissioning and first light results of an L’-band vortex coronagraph with the Keck II adaptive optics NIRC2 science instrument (2016)
- Seeing the Light through Diamonds: How to find Extrasolar Planets (2016)
- Fabrication process for the annular phase groove mask (AGPM) (2016)
- An update on the VORTEX project (2015)
- Ordered auditory neuron growth on micro-structured nanocrystalline diamond surface (2015)
- Performance evaluation of mid-IR vortex coronagraphs with centrally obscured segmented pupils (2015)
- Design and performance simulations of mid-IR AGPMs for ELT/METIS applications (2015)
- A family of subwavelength grating vortexcoronagraphs (SGVCs) with higher topological charge (2015)
- The vortex coronagraph:from laboratory characterizationto on-sky operation (2015)
- Diamond Photonics; Diamond Optics for Direct Imaging of Extrasolar Planets (2015)
- Research at Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University and micro- and nanostructuring of semiconductor materials (2015)
- Mid-infrared chem/bio sensors based on thin-film diamond wave-guides combined with quantum cascade lasers (2015)
- Diamond waveguides for mid-IR chemical sensing (2015)
- A Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on orbital angular momentum for improved vortex coronagraph efficiency (2015)
- High aspect ratio sub-wavelength gratings in diamond (2015)
- Reaching the diffraction limit with the vortex coronagraph (2014)
- Optimized, high performance vortex coronagraphs for E-ELT instruments (2014)
- The VORTEX project (2014)
- Mid-IR AGPMs for ELT applications (2014)
- Design and expected performances ofL, M and N band AGPMs for EELT/METIS. (2014)
- L'-band AGPM vector vortex coronagraph's first light on LBTI/LMIRCam (2014)
- L'-band AGPM vector vortex coronagraph's first light on LBTI/LMIRCAM (2014)
- Development of a subwavelength grating vortex coronagraph of topological charge 4 (SGVC4) (2014)
- Realizing the diamond annular groove phase masks for the mid infrared region - five years of successful process development of diamond plasma etching (2014)
- Diamond Optics for Direct Imaging of Extrasolar Planets (2014)
- Diamond waveguides for mid-IR sensing (2014)
- ATR- FTIR spectroscopy study of oxidative modification of the a-synuclein secondary structure (2013)
- Diamond optics for direct imaging of extrasolar planets (2013)
- Companion search around β Pictoris with the newly commissioned L’-band vector vortex coronagraph on VLT/NACO (2013)
- Small-angle, high-contrast exoplanet imaging with the L-band AGPM vector vortex coronagraph now offered at the VLT (2013)
- A diamond AGPM coronagraph for VISIR (2012)
- Development of diamond AGPM coronagraphs for VISIR and NACO (2012)
- Fabricating an annular groove phase mask in diamond (2012)
- Etching High Aspect Ratio Optical Gratings in Diamond (2012)
- Taking the vector vortex coronagraph to the next level for ground- and space-based exoplanet imaging instruments: review of technology developments in the USA, Japan, and Europe (2011)
- Surface plasmon resonance using nanocrystaline diamond substrates (2010)
- First manufactured diamond AGPM vector vortex for the L- and N- bands: metrology and expected performances (2010)
- Diamond subwavelength gratings for mid-infrared diamond AGPM coronagraph: manufacturing assessment (2010)
- Diamond subwavelength gratings for mid-infrared diamond AGPM coronagraph (2010)
- Wettability control and superhydrophobicity on diamond (2010)
- Seeding of cross linked alpha-synuclein oligomers in vitro and in vivo (2010)
- Morphological and functional differences of aldehyde-induced alpha-synuclein oligomers (2010)
- Seeding of cross linked alpha-synuclein oligomers in vitro and in vivo (2010)
- Effects of lipid peroxidation metabolites on alpha-synuclein aggregation (2009)
- DOE Manufacture with the DUV SLM-based Sigma7300 Laser Pattern Generator (2004)
- Diamond optics: fabrication and applications (2004)
- Diamond optics - An emerging technology for demanding applications (2004)
- Diamond micro-optics (2003)
- Diamond micro-optics (2003)
- Diamond micro-optics (2002)
- Integration of micro-optics with semiconductor lasers (2002)
- Diamond: Optic's best friend (2002)
- Fabrication of refractive and diffractive micro-optical structures in diamond (2002)
- Diamond micro-opics for high-power lasers (2002)
- Diamond microoptics (2002)
- Monolithic integration of continuous-relief diffractive structures with vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (2002)
- Transfer of diffractive structures into GaAs for integration with VCSELs (2001)
- Transfer of diffractive structures into GaAs and diamond (2001)
- Transfer of micro-optical structures into GaAs and diamond (2001)
- Transfer of diffractive structures into GaAs and diamond (2001)
- Transfer of diffractive optical elements into GaAs by use of inductively coupled plasma etching for integration with vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (2000)
- Transfer of micro-optical structures into semiconductor materials by use of inductively coupled plasma dry etching (2000)
- InP based Micro Opto Electro Mechanics (1998)
Patents
