Prof. Leszek R. Jaroszewicz

PhD Eng DSc

Address: Military University of Technology
ul. Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw-49, Poland
Telephone: (+48-22) 683-9014 Fax: (+48-22) 683-9317
E-mail: jarosz@wat.edu.pl, leszek@jaroszewicz.com
Date of birth: May 24, 1959 Lublin, Poland
Educational Background
2002Professor (National Poland) - technical science, electronics
1996D.Sc., Faculty of Electronics - Military University of Technology - Warsaw: Coherence and polarisation role in fiber-optic interferometry
1989Ph.D., Faculty of Chemistry and Applied Physics - Military University of Technology - Warsaw: Analysis of polarisation transfer in fiber-optic gyroscope
1983M.Sc. (Eng.), Faculty of Chemistry and Applied Physics - Military University of Technology - Warsaw: Optical hetorodyne action with application of optical fiber
Professional Career
2010 - 2014Member of the Management Group UE COST Action TD1001 Novel and Reliable Optical Fibre Sensor Systems for Future Security and Safety Applications (OFSeSa) WG4 Chair - Optimisation of system components
2010 - Member of the Mirror Group ETP Photonics21
2008 - 2012Director of the Institute of Applied Physics - Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
2008 - 2012Vice Chairman of the Photonics Society of Poland
2005 - 2008Deputy Rector for Scientific Affairs - Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
2006 - 2007Member of the SPIE Symposia Committee
2006 Member of the SPIE Europe Advisory Charter
2005 - 2010Member of the Management Committee UE COST Action 299 Optical Fibers for New Challenges Facing the Information Society - "FIDES"
2004 - 2007Member of the SPIE Scholarship and Grants Committee
2003 - 2005Director of the Institute of Applied Physics - Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
2003 - 2008Vice Chairman of the SPIE Polish Chapter
2003 - 2010Member of Optoelectronics Section of the Electronics and Telecommunication Committee of Polish Academy of Sciences
2002 - 2003Head of the Institute of Applied Physics - Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
2001 - 2002Member of the Presidium of the the SPIE Polish Chapter
2000 - Member of the International Editorial Advisory Board of the Opto-Electronics Review journal
2000 - Professor of the Military University of Technology
1996 - 2000Vice Chairman of the SPIE Polish Chapter
1996 - 2000Assistant Professor, Institute of Applied Physics - Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
1996 - 2009Member of Presidium of the Polish Committee of Optoelectronics, Head of Fiber Optic Sensor and Planar Waveguide Section
1994 - 2002Head of the Physics Applications Division, Institute of Applied Physics - Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
1990 - 1996Lecturer, Institute of Applied Physics - Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
1984 - 1989Assistant, Institute of Applied Physics - Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

Scientific Projects

  • Integration and coupling telecom fibre with special and microstructured fibres (2010-2013) program number NR02-0074-10/2010 of the National Centre for Research and Development - main conductor,
  • Development research of avanced passive and active in-line photonic elements for informatic society, (2009-2011) program number NR02-0006-06/2009 of the National Centre for Research and Development - program manager,
  • New Photonics Materials and their Advanced Applications, (2008-2012) program number POIG.01.03.01-14-016/08-04 of the Ministry of Scientific Research and Higher Education of Poland - program manager,
  • M-FORS - Mobility Fiber-Optic Rotational Seismometer, (2007-2010) program number N525 2166 33 of the Ministry of Scientific Research and Higher Education of Poland - program manager,
  • Optical Fibers Application in the Information Society, (2007-2009) program number PBS-768 of the Military University of Technology - program manager,
  • FIDES - Optical Fibers for New Challenges Facing the Infromation Society, (2006-2010) UE Cost Action 299 - Management Committee member,
  • FOSPA - Polarization Analyzer for C band on the base of Fiber-Optic Sagnac Interferometer, (2005-2008) program number 3-T11D-018-29 of the Ministry of Education and Science of Poland - main conductor,
  • Investigation of Rotational Seismic Events, (2005-2006) program number PBW-565 of the Military University of Technology - program manager,
  • Opto-Electonics Elements and Modules for Medical, Industry, Environment Protection and Military Applications, (2004-2006) program number PBZ-MIN-009/T11/2003 of the Ministry of Scientific Research and Information Technology of Poland - main conductor,
  • Intensity/Phase Elements and Devices for Information Transfer and Visualization, (2004-2006) program number PBS-703 of the Military University of Technology - program manager,
  • The Light Polarisation Paramters Analyse in the Fiber-Optic Systems, (2003-2004) program number 4-T10C-038-25 of the Ministry of Scientific Research and Information Technology of Poland - program manager,
  • Research and Development of the FORS-II - Fiber-Optic Rotational Seismometer, (2003-2006) program number 4-T10C-013-24 of the Ministry of Scientific Research and Information Technology of Poland - program manager,
  • Signal Processing in Fibre-optic and Liquid Crystal Hybrid Devices, (2002-2004) the international cooperation with University of Strathclyde, Glasgow sponsored by the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - program manager,
  • The Band Model of Seismic Events Centers and Rotational Waves Generation and Propagation, (2001-2003) program number 6-P04D-066-20 of the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - main conductor,
  • Development of System for Laser Diagnostic of Biological Tissue with Application of Sub-short Pulses Laser Devices and their Clinic Investigation, (2001-2002) program number 8-T10C-021-20 of the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - main conductor,
  • Rotational Effects Linked with Seismic Phenomena and Rotational Phases Identification, (2001-2003) agreement of the scientific cooperation between Institute of Geophysics (Polish Acad. Sci.), Institute of Applied Physics (MUT) and Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, (Acad. Sci., Czech Republic) - program co-manager,
  • Hybrid Transducers of Optical Signals in Systems of Information Transfer and Processing, (2001-2003) program number PBS-636 of the Military University of Technology - program manager,
  • Research and Development of the Fiber-Optic Ellipsometer, (2000-2002) program number 8-T10C-042-19 of the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - program manager,
  • Sources Analyse of Angular Rotation Disturbances Generated by Slow-Speed Platforms, (1999-2000) program number 0-T00A-006-17 of the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - program manager,
  • Automatic Recognise of Military Objects on Base of Characteristic Features, (1999-2001) program number 0-T00A-021-17 of the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - main contractor,
  • Device and Method Development for Investigation Slow-Speed (range of Earth) Rotation, (1998-1999) program number 0-T00A-017-14 of the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - program manager
  • Development of Information Recognise Method form Noisy Images, (1997-1998) program number 8-T11C-036-12 of the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - main contractor,
  • Technical Application of Optical-Fiber,(1996-2000) program number PBS-170 of the Military University of Technology - program manager,
  • R&D Fiber-Optic Elements Base for Interferometric and Polarimetric Sensors, Smart Structure and Telecommunication, (1996-2001) the international co-operation with University of Strathclyde, Glasgow sponsored by the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - program manager,
  • Practical Placements in Enterprises in Higher Education Institutions, (17.03-17.04.1996), King's College London, Strathclyde University Glasgow, IMG-95-PL-1156 of Tempus Phare - contractor,
  • Investigation of Polarisation Transfer in Fiber-Optic Elements, (1992-1993) program number 2-2431-91-02 of the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - program manager,
  • Polarisation Influence on Signal Processing in Fiber-Optic Interferometry, (1996-1997) program number PBW-075/ZBW-739 of the Military University of Technology - program manager,
  • Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Fiber Optic Polarimetry, (1995-1997) program number 2-P03B-033-08 of the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - program manager,
  • Basic of Fiber-Optic Interferometry,(1992-1994) program number 2-0137-91-01 of the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland - main contractor,
Professional Awards
  • Diplome from Ministry of Education and Science for "AFORS - Autonomous Fiber-Optic Rotational Seismograph" - Warsaw 2010,
  • Diplome of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University for "AFORS - Autonomous Fiber-Optic Rotational Seismograph" on Seoul International Invention Fair SIIF2009 - Seoul 2009,
  • Special price Korea Federation of Small and Medium Businessfor "AFORS - Autonomous Fiber-Optic Rotational Seismograph" on Seoul International Invention Fair SIIF2009 - Seoul 2009,
  • Gold medal for "AFORS - Autonomous Fiber-Optic Rotational Seismograph" on Seoul International Invention Fair SIIF2009 - Seoul 2009,
  • Special price Korea Invention Promotion Association for "AFORS - Autonomous Fiber-Optic Rotational Seismograph" on Seoul International Invention Fair SIIF2009 - Seoul 2009,
  • Gold medal with mention for "AFORS - Autonomous Fiber-Optic Rotational Seismograph" on 58th World Exhibition of Innovation, Research and New Technology EUREKA-2009 - Brusels 2009,
  • Diplome from Ministry of Education and Science for "Fibre-Optic Rotational Seimometer - FORS-II" - Warsaw 2006,
  • Gold medal for "Fibre-Optic Rotational Seimometer - FORS-II" on 54th World Exhibition of Inovation, Research and New Technology EUREKA-2005 - Brusels 2005,
  • Gold medal for "Fibre-Optic Rotational Seimometer - FORS-II" on VI International Exhibition of Inovation INOWACJE - Gdansk 2005,
  • Fellow of SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering - Beningham 2003,
  • Bronze medal for "Fibre interferometer for applications of optical coherent tomography (OCT)" on 52nd World Exhibition of Innovation, Research and New Technology EUREKA-2003 - Brusels 2003,
  • Award of the Rector of the Military University of Technology for: Development fiber-optic system for external security of object - 1995,
  • Awards of the Head of the State Committee for Scientific Research of Republic of Poland for medals on IENA'94 - 1994,
  • Gold medal for "Light guide protection of objects"on International Exhibition Ideas-Inventions-New Products IENA'94 - Nuremberg 1994,
  • Bronze medal for "Double channel wave-guide gyroscope"on International Exhibition Ideas-Inventions-New Products IENA'94 - Nuremberg 1994.
Professor consulting an academic degree
M.Sc. degree
  • Krzysztof Dragan - individual student in technical physics in 1999-2001.
    M.Sc. thesis: Fiber-optic interferometer application to investigate of surface shape,
  • Norbert Pa³ka - individual student in technical physics in 1997-1999. M.Sc. thesis: Fiber-optic polarizer for sensor application. Award of Polish Committee of Optoelctronics - 1999,
  • Zbigniew Krajewski - individual student in technical physics in 1995-1998. M.Sc. thesis: Fiber-optic polarimetric sensor. Award of Polish Committee of Optoelctronics - 1998,
  • Krzysztof Chmielewski - individual student in technical physics in 1989-1992. M.Sc. thesis: Fiber-optic gyroscope with serrodyne detection scheme. Award of Polish Committee of Optoelctronics - 1993,
  • Leszek Lewicki - individual student in technical physics in 1989-1992. M.Sc. thesis: D Fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer.
Dr degree
  • Karol Stasiewicz, Dr Eng. - The Institute of Applied Physic of the Military University of Technology employee. Doctoral thesis: Taper influence on the light propagation in fibre elements in-line type. Finished in December 2010.
  • Zbigniew Krajewski, Dr Eng. - The Institute of Applied Physic of the Military University of Technology employee. Doctoral thesis: Fiber-Optic Sagnac interferometer as device for investigation rotational effects connected with seismic events. Finished in December 2005.
  • Pawe³ Marę, Dr Eng. - The Institute of Applied Physic of the Military University of Technology employee. Doctoral thesis: Light polarization parameters analyse in fiber-optic system. Finished in November 2004.
  • Krzysztof A. Cyran, Dr Eng. - the Institute of Information of the Silesian University employee. Doctoral thesis: Images recognise with application a computer generated holograms working as ring-wedge detector. Finished in November 2000.
  • Andrzej Szelmanowski, Dr Eng. - the Technical Air Force Institute employee. Doctoral thesis: Sources analyse of angular rotation disturbances generated by slow-speed platforms. Finished in May 2000.