Nikolai A. Ushakov
Nikolai A. Ushakov
Professor of Higher School of Applied Physics and Space Technologies
Leading Researcher of Research Laboratory «Fiber Optics»
Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

English proficiency:

Fluent

Research projects:

Spectral interferometric platform for multimodal biomedical endoscopic diagnostic systems based on optical coherence tomography and optical fiber sensors, 2023−2026

Research topics:

  • Beamforming in optical fiber distributed vibration sensors
  • Non-destructive inspection of photonic components by means of optical coherence tomography
  • Optical coherence elastography system with integrated optical fiber pressure sensor
  • Motionless image formation in optical coherence tomography systems
  • Optical coherence elastography system with integrated optical fiber temperature sensor
  • Fiber-optic communication links optimization with the use of quantum annealing
  • Quantum error correction codes synthesis by means of quantum machine learning

Field of study:

Physics/Optics/Photonics

Research interests:

My research interests include spectral interferometry, distributed fiber-optic sensors, low-cost techniques for optical fiber sensors interrogation, biomedical applications of fiber-optic sensors, optical coherence tomography and elastography, quantum sensing, quantum computing, and signal processing.

Research highlights:

Научные идентификаторы

  • Scopus ID55789341300
  • Orcid ID 0000−0002−3480−2779
  • Elibrary SPIN 1627−9737
  • Elibrary ID 635 596
  • Researcher ID M-7642−2014
  • Scholar ID 69o95wYAAAAJ

Specific requirement:

The applicant must possess sound understanding of wave optics, including free-space and guided light propagation and interferometry.
Hands-on experience in the field of optics and optoelectronics is desirable. The applicant must be familiar with Matlab/Python and LabVIEW. Oral and written English communication skills are required. Experience in scientific writing is an advantage.

Main publications:

  1. C. Yang et al., «Portable optical fiber biosensors integrated with smartphone: technologies, applications, and challenges [Invited], «Biomed. Opt. Express, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 1630−1650, Mar. 2024, doi: 10.1364/BOE.517 534.
  2. N. A. Ushakov, T. A. Makovetskaya, A. A. Markvart, and L. B. Liokumovich, «Theoretical Foundations of Quantum Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography with Frequency Scanning, «JETP Lett., vol. 117, no. 1, pp. 24−31, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.1134/S0021364022602871.
  3. N. A. Ushakov, A. A. Markvart, and L. B. Liokumovich, «Pulse Wave Velocity Measurement with Multiplexed Fiber Optic Fabry-Perot Interferometric Sensors, «IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 20, no. 19, pp. 11 302−11 312, May 2020, doi: 10.1109/jsen.2020.2 997 465.
  4. N. Ushakov, A. Markvart, and L. Liokumovich, «Singlemode- Multimode-Singlemode Fiber-Optic Interferometer Signal Demodulation Using MUSIC Algorithm and Machine Learning, «Photonics, vol. 9, no. 11, Art. no. 11, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.3390/photonics9110879.
  5. A. H. Hartog et al., «The use of multi-frequency acquisition to significantly improve the quality of fibre-optic-distributed vibration sensing, «Geophysical Prospecting, vol. 66, pp. 192- 202, 2018, doi: 10.1111/1365−2478.12 612.

Postgraduate Studies