Personal
- Name
- Dr Esa Jaatinen
- Position(s)
- Senior Lecturer
Science and Engineering Faculty,
Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering,
Nanotechnology and Molecular Science - Discipline *
- Optical Physics
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 4281
- Fax
- +61 7 3138 9079
- e.jaatinen@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Qualifications
-
PhD (Australian National University)
- Professional memberships
and associations - 1991- present: Optical Society of America
- 1991- present: Australian Optical Society
Biography
Research theme: Environment
Research discipline: Physics
Research program: Applied Optics
Research areas
Light propagation in photorefractive media
The interaction of light with photorefractive LiNbO3 and BaTiO3 is experimentally and theoretically investigated to enhance the understanding of soliton formation and information storage in self-defocusing media.
New light controlled optical devices for future optical communications and computing systems will be developed using this knowledge.
Laser frequency stabilisation and application
Stabilisation of the frequency of visible lasers by saturated absorption spectroscopy is explored with the aim of improving the accuracy of optical frequency references used for metrology.
These stable frequency sources are used to interferometrically measure concentrations of wanted and unwanted gases in the environment.
Optical characterisation of light emitting quantum structures
The optical properties of quantum dots and nanoparticles are experimentally and theoretically investigated to determine the key physical parameters that control their emission wavelengths.
Of special interest is the enhancement of local light fields on the particles by surface plasmon resonances.
Areas of expertise
- lasers and laser safety
- non-linear optics
- optical metrology
- laser-based environmental monitoring
- photonics.
Teaching
Teaching discipline: Physics
Teaching areas
- solid state and statistical physics
- condensed matter physics
- spectroscopy
- lasers and photonics
- non-linear and quantum optics.
Publications
- Jones MW, Jaatinen EA, Michael GJ, (2011) Propagation of low-intensity Gaussian fields in photorefractive media with real and imaginary intensity-dependent refractive index components, Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics p405-411
- Liu H, Zheng Z, Yang D, Ke XB, Jaatinen EA, Zhao J, Zhu HY, (2010) Coherent interfaces between crystals in nanocrystal composites, ACS Nano p6219-6227
- Shortell M, Liu H, Zhu HY, Jaatinen EA, Waclawik ER, (2010) Formation of one-dimensional capped ZnO nanoparticle assemblies at the air/water interface, Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids p14472-14478
- Chen X, Zheng Z, Ke XB, Jaatinen EA, Xie T, Wang D, Guo C, Zhao J, Zhu HY, (2010) Supported silver nanoparticles as photocatalysts under ultraviolet and visible light irradiation, Green Chemistry p414-419
- Jaatinen EA, Hopper D, Back J, (2009) Residual amplitude modulation mechanisms in modulation transfer spectroscopy that use electro-optic modulators, Measurement Science and Technology p1-8
- McConnell S, Jaatinen EA, (2009) Minimum refractometrically detectable concentrations of single atmospheric gases and simple mixtures with a Sagnac interferometer, Applied Optics p3481-3489
- Sando D, Jaatinen EA, Devaux F, (2009) Reversal of degradation of information masks in lithium niobate, Applied Optics p4676-4682
- Zhu HY, Chen X, Zheng Z, Ke XB, Jaatinen EA, Zhao J, Guo C, Xie T, Wang D, (2009) Mechanism of supported gold nanoparticles as photocatalysts under ultraviolet and visible light irradiation, Chemical Communications p7524-7526
- Jones M, Jaatinen EA, (2008) Transition from intensity dependent absorption to transparency in Ce:BaTiO3, Optical Materials p122-125
- Jaatinen EA, (2005) Single Frequency and Tunable Single Frequency Semiconductor Laser Systems, Unlocking Dynamical Diversity p257-305
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Awards
Awards and recognition
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Details
- Awarded the 2001 Iizuka Prize in Japan. This international prize is awarded for outstanding research contribution in the field of metrology in the Asia Pacific region.
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2006
- Details
- The Sponsorship and Exhibition Coordinator on the organizing committee of the 17th National Australian Institute of Physics Congress held in Brisbane on the 3-8 of December 2006.
- Type
- International Collaboration
- Reference year
- 1999
- Details
- The Australian participant in an international collaboration between Australia, Japan and Germany to pursue the International Standard Development of Virtual CMM. The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) International Co-operation Program provided over $1000000 in funds for the project.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 1989
- Details
- Awarded the University of Queensland medal for academic excellence
Research projects
Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)
- Title
- Development of a Portable Raman Sensor for Stand-off an Non-contact Detection of Unknown Chemical and Biological Hazards
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- PR08-0012
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Remote Sensors, Non-invasive detection of hazards, Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy, Analytical Forensic Chemistry
- Title
- A New Nano-Sensor Technology for the Detection and Identification of Residual Vapours of Explosives, Drugs and Chemicals in the Air
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- LP0882614
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Nanofocusing, Surface Plasmons, Optical Sensors, Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering, Microfluidics, Nanoparticles
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Propagation of Low Power Low Divergence Gaussian Fields in Unbiased Self-defocusing Photorefractive Media and their Interactions (2011)
- Dynamics of Pattern Writing and Erasure in Photorefractive Lithium Niobate for Data Storage Applications | (2010)
- Theoretical Investigation of Mechanisms of Formation and Interaction of Nanoparticles (2010)
- Theoretical Investigation of Thermal Tweezers for Parallel Manipulation of Atoms and Nanoparticles on Surfaces (2009)
- Theoretical and Numerical Investigation of Plasmon Nanofocusing in Metallic Tapered Rods and Grooves (2009)
- Investigation of Laser Frequency Stabilisation Using Modulation Transfer Spectroscopy (2008)
- Strongly Localised Plasmons in Metallic Nano-structures (2008)
- Resonances of Scattering in non-Uniform and Anisotropic Periodic Gratings at Extreme Angles (2006)
