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I performed my doctoral thesis in physics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), evaluated Cum Laude, with a European mention and an Extraordinary Doctorate Award. During this time, I developed methods for characterizing and optimizing Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) displays. We discovered the origin of effective depolarization in these devices and provided the first experimental evidence of phase fluctuations in LCoS displays. These fluctuations are now a key parameter for major manufacturers like Hamamatsu and HoloEye, significantly impacting the design and performance of these devices.
Afterwards, I conducted a postdoctoral internship at the Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces at the École Polytechnique in Paris. In collaboration with Saint-Gobain Research and the Laboratoire des Technologies de la Microélectronique, Joseph Fourier University in Grenoble, we developed polarimetric methods and instrumentation for the infrared (IR) range. We implemented a Mueller polarimeter that operates in IR and under vacuum conditions. These methods are now utilized at the SOLEIL Synchrotron in France, giving services to industries such as pharmaceuticals, food packaging, light-emitting diodes, and flexible display manufacturing.
Since 2020 I have been an Associate Professor at UAB, focusing on developing polarimetric methods and instrumentation for biophotonics applications. This research has led to over 35 articles in high-impact journals and collaborations with companies and research institutes in the field. Our work in biophotonics aims to enhance imaging techniques and enable early detection of diseases in both human and plant samples, contributing to progress in medical diagnostics and agricultural practices.
I have published 67 articles in indexed journals within the field of Optics (h-index=25), most within the first quartile. Additionally, I have published 35 proceedings of the SPIE and presented over 80 papers at national and international conferences, highlighting our research to the global scientific community. I co-authored two patents related to optical instrumentation for polarimetric measurements. I participated in nine funded projects, including six Spain National projects, one funded by the Valencian Government (AICO2022), one Proof of Concept by the Spain Ministry, and one French National project (Investissements d’Avenir EQUIPEX). From those, I have been co-IP of three funded National projects and also signed contracts with technological enterprises like DENEB MEDICAL (2015-2017) and SENER (2023-now), as well as medical research institutes like the I3PT of the Hospital Parc Taulí (2023).
I have co-directed four doctoral theses in the field of polarization, all evaluated Cum Laude and with International Mention, with two awarded the Justiniano Casas Prize in Optical Image (2016 and 2024). Currently, I am co-directing three more theses, related to the use of polarimetric methods for applications in biophotonics. Over the years, I have taught theoretical, practical, and laboratory classes in various subjects related to Optics and Electromagnetism at UAB, including degrees in Physics, Physics and Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Telecommunication Systems Engineering, and Nanosciences and Nanotechnology. I have also taught in the interuniversity master's degree in photonics (UPC, UAB, UB, and ICFO). I served as General Secretary of the Spanish Optical Society (SEDOPTICA; 2018-2023). Currently, I am the Head of the Optics Unit at UAB (2025 - now).
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Tecnología Óptica Polarimétrica para Imagen Biomedica . I. Sistema y procesado estadístico
Canabal Carbia, M. (Collaborator), Yzuel Gimenez, J. (Collaborator), Márquez Ruiz, A. (Investigator), Lizana Tutusaus, A. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Campos Coloma, J. I. P. (Principal Investigator) & Rodríguez Mangues, C. (Collaborator)
1/12/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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SURFACE METROLOGY COMBINED WITH IMAGING POLARIMETERS AND POLARIZATION-BASED DATA TREATMENT FOR BIOMEDICINE AND BOTANICAL APPLICATIONS
Campos Coloma, J. I. P. (Principal Investigator), Lizana Tutusaus, A. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), GONZALEZ ARNAY, E. (Investigator), Márquez Ruiz, A. (Investigator), Nicolás Román, J. (Investigator), Yzuel Gimenez, J. (Investigator), Yzuel Giménez, M. (Investigator), Iemmi, C. (Collaborator), Vidal Gonzalez, J. (Collaborator), Garcia-Caurel, E. (Collaborator), Canabal Carbia, M. (Collaborator), Rodríguez Mangues, C. (Collaborator) & Estevez Caride, I. (Investigator)
European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Desarrollo de instrumentación polarimétrica avanzada para la caracterización de materiales y tejidos; y metrología de superficies por deflectometría
Campos Coloma, J. I. P. (Principal Investigator), Lizana Tutusaus, A. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Márquez Ruiz, A. (Investigator), Yzuel Gimenez, J. (Investigator) & Rodríguez Mangues, C. (Collaborator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
1/01/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Desarrollo de instrumentación óptica avanzada para aplicaciones en polarimetría de imagen y metrología de superficies por deflectometría de franjas
Yzuel Gimenez, J. (Principal Investigator), Campos Coloma, J. I. P. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Escalera Merino, J. C. (Collaborator), Lizana Tutusaus, A. (Collaborator), Van Eeckhout Alsinet, A. (Collaborator), Zhang, H. (Collaborator), Iemmi, C. C. (Investigator) & Márquez Ruiz, A. (Investigator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO)
1/01/16 → 30/06/19
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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DESARROLLO DE SISTEMAS Y METODOS PARA LA METROLOGIA DE SUPERFICIES Y LA CARACTERIZACION POLARIMETRICA BASADOS EN PANTALLAS DE CRISTAL LIQUIDO.
Campos Coloma, J. I. P. (Principal Investigator), Estevez Caride, I. (Scholar), Peinado Capdevila, A. (Scholar), Iemmi, C. (Collaborator), Márquez, A. (Collaborator), Nicolás, J. (Collaborator), Escalera Merino, J. C. (Investigator), Lizana Tutusaus, A. (Investigator), Ramirez ., C. N. (Investigator) & Yzuel Gimenez, J. (Investigator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO)
1/01/13 → 31/12/15
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Enhanced characterization of depolarizing samples using indices of polarization purity and polarizance–reflection–transformation spaces
Li, D., Montes, I., Canabal-Carbia, M., Estévez, I., Lopez-Coronado, O., Guo, Z., Campos, J. & Lizana, Á., 9 Jan 2025, In: Advanced Photonics Nexus. 4, 1, 16 p., 016009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Enhanced Circularly Polarized Lasing in Nanocellulose‐Silica Composites
Jo, S., Estevez, I., Lizana, A., Campos, J. & Mihi, A., 17 Jun 2025, In: Advanced Optical Materials. 13, 17, 10 p., 2500212.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Isotropic depolarization filter: outperforming biological samples imaging visualization via polarimetric data processing
Canabal-Carbia, M., Estévez, I., González-Arnay, E., Sánchez-Ferrón, A., Gil, J. J., Moreno, I., Campos, J. & Lizana, Á., 19 Mar 2025, In: Proc. SPIE. 13322, 1332202Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Revealing hidden bioimaging information by isotropic depolarization filtering
Canabal-Carbia, M., Estevez, I., González-Arnay, E., Montes-Gonzalez, I., Gil, J. J., Barrera, A., Garcia-Caurel, E., Ossikovski, R., Moreno, I., Campos, J. & Lizana, A., Oct 2025, In: Optics & Laser Technology . 188, 10 p., 112956.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Analysis of the Image Magnification Produced by Inline Holographic Systems Based on the Double-Sideband Filter
Ramirez, C., Estévez, I., Lizana Tutusaus, Á., Campos Coloma, J. & García-Canseco, L., Jun 2024, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 14, 12, 17 p., 5118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Thesis
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Characterization and Optimization of Liquid Crystal on Silicon Displays for their application in Diffractive Optics
Lizana Tutusaus, A. (Author), Campos Coloma, J. I. P. (Director) & Márquez Ruiz, A. (Director), 16 May 2011Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Inline digital holographic movie based on a double-sideband filter
Ramirez, C. (Creator), Lizana, A. (Creator), Iemmi, C. (Creator) & Campos, J. (Creator), figshare, 26 Apr 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3755054, https://figshare.com/collections/Inline_digital_holographic_movie_based_on_a_double-sideband_filter/3755054
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Dogs as a source of Salmonella spp. in apparently healthy dogs in the Valencia Region. Could it be related with intestinal lactic acid bacteria?
Bataller, E. (Contributor), García-Romero, E. (Contributor), Llobat, L. (Contributor), Lizana Tutusaus, A. (Contributor) & Jiménez-Trigos, E. (Contributor), figshare, 2020
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5081417.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Dogs_as_a_source_of_Salmonella_spp_in_apparently_healthy_dogs_in_the_Valencia_Region_Could_it_be_related_with_intestinal_lactic_acid_bacteria_/5081417/1
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Polarization tailored novel vector beams based on conical refraction
Turpin, A. (Contributor), Loiko, Y. V. (Contributor), Peinado, A. (Contributor), Lizana, A. (Contributor), Kalkandjiev, T. K. (Contributor), Campos, J. (Contributor) & Mompart, J. (Contributor), figshare, 28 Apr 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3765866, https://figshare.com/collections/Polarization_tailored_novel_vector_beams_based_on_conical_refraction/3765866
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Unravelling physical information of depolarizers
van Eeckhout, A. (Contributor), Gil, J. J. (Creator), Garcia-Caurel, E. (Creator), Romero, J. G. (Creator), Ossikovski, R. (Creator), José, I. S. (Contributor), Moreno, I. (Creator), Campos, J. (Creator) & Lizana, A. (Creator), Optica Publishing Group, 5 Nov 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5628226.v2, https://osapublishing.figshare.com/collections/Unravelling_physical_information_of_depolarizers/5628226/2
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Polarization tailored novel vector beams based on conical refraction
Turpin, A. (Contributor), Loiko, Y. V. (Contributor), Peinado, A. (Contributor), Lizana, A. (Contributor), Kalkandjiev, T. K. (Contributor), Campos, J. (Contributor) & Mompart, J. (Contributor), figshare, 28 Apr 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3765866.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Polarization_tailored_novel_vector_beams_based_on_conical_refraction/3765866/1
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