My name is Oriol Arteaga Barriel. I was born in Barcelona. Currently I am a Ramón y Cajal Fellow at the Department of Applied Physics of Universitat de Barcelona. Prior to that, I have been Marie Curie Fellow at École Polytechnique and also at Applied Physics and Optics Department at Universitat de Barcelona. I have also been a Beatriu de Pinós Fellow at the same university and, earlier (2011-2013), I was a postdoc researcher at the Bart Kahr Group of New York University. I finished my Phd studies (2010) at the Applied Physics and Optics Department at Universitat de Barcelona.
(this photo is ~12 years old)My research interests spread over various experimental and theoretical aspects, most of them related to light-matter interactions that are related to the polarization of light. Without establishing an order of preferences, these are some of the topics I enjoy working with:
- Mueller matrix algebra and physical interpretation of depolarizing and non-depolarizing Mueller matrices.
- Construction and instrumental aspects of Mueller matrix polarimeters.
- Light propagation in bianisotropic media, asymmetric light transmission effects
- Chirality in nanostructures and chemical systems
- Ellipsometry of single crystals and thin films.
- History of optics and polarimetry.
During my research career, I have spent quite a lot of time building my own home made Mueller matrix polarimeters, Mueller matrix ellipsometers and Mueller matrix microscopes.
You can contact me at:
oarteaga’at’ub.edu
obarriel’at’gmail.com