Karolina Suliga, Michał Pietrzak, Sukorno Asad, and Karol Pach represented our group at the international student conference DOC x OPTO 2026 in Riga, Latvia.

From 1–3 July 2026, our members attended inspiring talks by internationally renowned experts and fellow students, while also presenting their own research (see the list below). We are especially happy that Sukorno Asad received the award for Best Oral Presentation, while Karolina Suliga was awarded Best Poster Presentation.

Congratulations to both!

List of presentations:

• S. Asad, M. Kowalczyk, „Generating mid-infrared supercontinua by intra-pulse difference frequency generation driven by Cr:ZnS laser”, DOC x OPTO 2026, 01-03.07.2026, Riga, Latvia (oral)
• K. Suliga, A. Głuszek, P. Kozioł, W. Macherzyński, X. Zhang, Y. Wang, L. Zhang, J. Sotor, M. Kowalczyk, „Gain medium electro-optical modulation for carrier-envelope offset frequency stabilization”, DOC x OPTO 2026, 01-03.07.2026, Riga, Latvia (poster)
• M. Pietrzak, J. Sotor, M. Kowalczyk, „Design of an environmentally controlled chamber for ultrafast solid-state lasers”, DOC x OPTO 2026, 01-03.07.2026, Riga, Latvia (poster)
• K. Pach, M. Pietrzak, J. Sotor, M. Kowalczyk, „Environmental monitoring system with humidity control for optoelectronic applications”, DOC x OPTO 2026, 01-03.07.2026, Riga, Latvia (poster)