Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Thesis title: Interaction of HeI (21S) and HeI (21P) with NeI (1S0), YbI (1S0) and N2 at thermal energy
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Solid State Physics, 2005
Experimental work in the field of atomic spectroscopy, plasma physics, vacuum techniques and
technologies
Work with monochromators; experimental work with the time – delay coincidence methods; work
with electronic devices and power supplies.
Master's Degree, Quantum Electronics and Laser Physics,
Department of Quantum Electronics and Laser Physics, Faculty of Physics, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 1994
Diploma work: Laser action of nd8(n+1)s2 – nd9(n+1)p transitions in HgIII
Theoretical and experimental investigation of the conditions and principle of work of gas lasers with
Hg as active media.
Qualification: Engineer - Physicist
Specializations
Institute of Physics, Zagreb, Croatia – 1996 (for a month)
Technical University, Institute of Experimental Physics, Graz, Austria
1996 (for a month)
1997 (for a month)
Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland; 2004 (for six months)
2012-present, Associate Professor at Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Experimental work in the field of atomic physics, leading the experiment : Manipulation of Ultra-cold Atoms and Molecules by Light
2005-2012, Assistant Professor at Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Experimental work in the field of atomic physics, leading the experiment of laser cooling and trapping
Publications:
E. Dimova, Wei Huang, G. Popkirov, A. Rangelov, E. Kyoseva
Broadband and ultra-broadband modular half-wave plates
Opt. Communication 366, pp. 382–385 (2016)
E. Dimova, A. Rangelov, E. Kyoseva
Tunable bandwidth optical rotator
Photon. Res 3, No. 4 pp. 177-179 (2015)
E. Dimova, A. Rangelov, E. Kyoseva
Broadband and ultra-broadband polarization rotators with adiabatic modular design
Journal of Optics, 17 ( 7), 075605 (5pp) (2015)
E.S. Dimova, S.S. Ivanov, G.S. Popkirov, N.V. Vitanov
Highly efficient broadband polarization retarders and tunable polarization filters made of composite stacks of ordinary wave plates
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A v.31, No. 5, pp. 952 - 956 (2014)
E.S. Dimova, S.S. Ivanov, G.S. Popkirov, N.V. Vitanov
Efficient composite broadband polarization retarders and polarization filters
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 558, 012033 (2014)
E. S. Dimova, D. Comparat, G. St. Popkirov, A. A. Rangelov, N. V. Vitanov
Efficient broadband composite optical isolator
Applied optics 52 (35), 8528-8531
D. Sofikitis, G. Stern, L. Kime, E. Dimova, A. Fioretti, D. Comparat, and P. Pillet
Loading a dipole trap from an atomic reservoir
Eur. Phys. J. D 61, 437–442 (2011)
V. Steflekova, D. Slavov, D. Zhechev, E. Dimova, G. Todorov
Magneto-Galvanic Resonances in Hollow Cathode Discharge Lamps
Spectroscopy Letters, 42: 8, 513 - 517 (2009)
E. Dimova
Magneto-Optical Trap for 87Rb atoms
Modern trends in Mathematics and Physics, ed. S. S. Tinchev, Heron Press, Sofia, 86-93 ( 2009)
David J. McCabe, Duncan G. England, Hugo E. L. Martay, Melissa E. Friedman, Jovana Petrovic, Emiliya Dimova, Beatrice Chatel, and Ian A. Walmsley
A pump-probe study of the photoassociation of rubidium molecules
Phys. Rev. A 80, 033404 (2009)
Jovana Petrovic, David McCabe, Duncan England, Hugo Martay, Melissa Friedman, Alexander Dicks, Emiliya Dimova, Ian Walmsley
Pump-probe Study of the Photoassociation of Cold Rubidium Molecules
Faradey Discussions 142, 403-413 (2009)
E. Radeva, K. Kolentsov, L. Yourukova, D. Zhechev and E. Dimova
Optical and photoluminescent properties of plasma polymer films used in electroluminescent display structures
J. of Phys. And Chem. of Solids, 70 (1), 169-172 (2009)
E. Dimova, O. Morizot, G. Stern, C.L. Garrido Alzar, A. Fioretti, V. Lorent, D. Comparat, H. Perrin and P. Pillet
Continuous transfer and laser guiding between two cold atom traps
Eur. Phys. J. D 42, 299-308 (2007)
D. Comparat, A. Fioretti, G. Stern, E. Dimova, B. Laburthe Tolra and P. Pillet
Optimized production of large Bose Einstein Condensates
Phys.Rev A, 73, 043410 (2006)
K. Kowalski , E. Dimova-Arnaudova , K. Fronc , S. Gateva, M. Głódź , L. Lis, L. Petrov, J. Szonert
System for magneto-optical cooling and trapping of Rb atoms
Optica Aplicata, 36 (4), p 559 - 567 (2006)
E. Dimova, G. M. Petrov and K. B. Blagoev
Quenching of 4He and 3He excited states by collisions with N2
VACUUM, v.76, 405-408 (2004)
K. B. Blagoev, E. Dimova and G. M. Petrov
Quenching of 4He(21S, 21P) and 3He(21S, 21P) states by collisions with Ne(1S0) atoms
JQSRT, 87, 69-82 (2004)
K. B. Blagoev, G. Petrov, E. Dimova
Laser action of nd8(n+1)s2 – nd9(n+1)p transitions in HgIII, CuII and AgII
Appl. Phys. B 63, p. 349-354 (1996)
Computer Skills
Good command of Origin, CorelDraw
Good command of photo editing software: PageMaker, PhotoShop
Good command in programs for plotting, estimations and analysis of the results during the work:
Origin (independent user), Wolfram Mathematica (basic), LabView (basic)
Good command of office suite (word processor, spread sheet, presentation software): Latex, HTML, MS Office
Experimental Skills
Experience in work with different types of lasers (Nd:YAG laser; Yb Fibre laser, diode lasers, cw
and pulse dye laser, femtosecond laser,…)
Vacuum techniques and technologies including: rotation pump, diffusion pump, ionic pump;
vacuum systems
Electronic devices: AOM, power supply, frequency meter, photo diodes
Polarization optics; optical components
Registration by Delay coincidence method
Diagnostic of atoms and molecules properties by time - resolved method
Different methods for cooling of atoms and molecules to ultra-cold temperatues
Organizing the establishment and experimental realization of new scientific subject
Computer control of the experiments
Organizational Skills
Leading a scientific task at the institute
Leading team of 9 people for organizing 2 Workshops with about 70 participants
Member of Scientific Council of the Institute of Solid State Physics, BAS – since 2012
Scientific Secretary of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences – since march 2016
Principal of several commission at ISSP-BAS
Reviewer of the evaluation procedures for scientific proposals, 7FP, HORIZON 2020
Examiner at commissions for election of the academic positions
Member of Junior associate of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste,
Italy – 2004 – 2009
Member of the Union of physicists in Bulgaria
Organized events
Member of the Organizing committee of EGAS 34, 9-12 July, 2002, Sofia, Bulgaria
Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 5, 2009, Nesseber, Bulgaria
Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 6, 28 June-2 July 2010, Varna, Bulgaria
Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 7, 03-11 July 2011, Nesseber, Bulgaria
Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 8, 24-29 June 2012, Nesseber, Bulgaria
Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 9, 23-28 June 2013, Nesseber, Bulgaria
Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 10, 17-21 June 2014, Nesseber, Bulgaria
Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 11, 21-26 June 2015, Nesseber, Bulgaria
Member of the Organizing committee of LNN 2015, 19-22 October 2015, Hissar, Bulgaria
Chief of the Organizing committee of Workshop, 11-12 November 2015, Sofia, Bulfaria (more than 70 participants)
Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 12, 17.06. – 01.07.2016, Nesseber, Bulgaria
Member of the Organizing committee of 19 SCMP, August 28th – September 2nd, 2016, Varna, Bulgaria
Chief of the Organizing committee of Workshop, 12-14 September 2016, Sofia, Bulgaria (more than 70 participants)
Projects
NATO Reintegration grant: EAP.RIG.982778, Coordinator: Dr. Emiliya Dimova – (2007 - 2009)
National Science Fund, project No: VU-I-301/2007 "Encoding, processing and tomography of quantum information with ultra-cold atoms ", member
National Science Fund, project DO02-1/2008 (Bilateral collaboration between Bulgaria and People’s Republic of China)” Theory and
experimental investigation of quantum information transfer by interaction between ultra-cold atoms and molecules”,
Coordinator: Dr. Emiliya Dimova – (2008 - 2010)
"Radiation proparties of ionic spectra" financed from the Bulgarian National Science Fond, contract 1516/05. - member
“Laser diagnostics in archaeology”, financed from the Bulgarian National Science Fond - member
RILA project: “INTERACTIONS À N-CORPS DANS DES ATOMES DE RYDBERG FROIDS” -2013-2014; Coordinator: Dr. Emiliya Dimova
EU REGPOT project: INERA 316309; Leader of Work Package 3; - (2013-2017)
Bilateral collaboration between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Polish Academy of Sciences – (2015 - 2018) - Coordinator: Dr. Emiliya Dimova
EU H2020-MSCA-IF-2015, project 705256, COPQE, “Composite Pulses for Quantum Engineering” (2016 - 2018), Fellow: Dr. Elica Kyoseva; supervisor: Dr. Emiliya Dimova
Teaching
February 2013- June 2013
External lecturer
Department of Applied Physics, Technical University of Sofia
Education of students in general physics, laboratory exercises in general physics.
February 2017- June 2017
External lecturer
Department of Applied Physics, Technical University of Sofia
Education of students in general physics, laboratory exercises in general physics.