Dr Christian Karnutsch

E-mail: c.karnutsch@physics.usyd.edu.au

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Research Area: Optofluidics and Plasmonics

Bio: Christian Karnutsch obtained the Dipl.-Ing. degree in Physical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences, Heilbronn, Germany, in 1998, and the M.Sc. degree (with Distinction) in Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices from the Universities of St. Andrews and Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, UK, in 2003. In 2007, he was awarded a Ph.D. degree (with Distinction) in Electrical Engineering from the Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe, Germany. From 1998 to 2002, Christian was with Osram OptoSemiconductors, Regensburg, Germany. During his time in Osram Opto’s Research & Development department, he conducted research on the design, simulation and epitaxial MOCVD growth of III-V semiconductor heterostructures. His focus was on the development of AlGaInP-based light-emitting diodes, resonant cavity LEDs (RCLEDs) and lasers (VCSELs, VECSELs, tapered lasers, MOPAs, etc.) comprising multiple quantum wells and resonant periodic gain structures.

From 2003 to 2007, Christian was with the Light Technology Institute, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Germany, where his PhD research focused on organic semiconductor lasers. During his PhD, he developed and fabricated hybrid laser systems comprising organic lasers emitting in the visible wavelength range (red, green and blue) which were pumped by a low-cost conventional GaN laser diode. These hybrid laser systems are highly versatile and can be applied to a wide range of sensing applications. In October 2007 he joined the ARC Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) at the University of Sydney, where he is involved in projects combining Optofluidics, Plasmonics and Photonic Crystal research.