Anna Popkova

Senior lecturer, Ph. D. Physics

Nanophotonics of surface states in photonic crystals
Active nanophotonics
Nonlinear optics of new materials, nanostructures and metasurfaces

Academic courses:
• Bachelor student courses
“Introduction to quantum physics”, since 2019 (MSU)
“Introduction to physics of magnetic materials”, since 2023 (SMBU)
“Nonlinear optics”, since 2024 (MSU)

• Master student courses
“Physics of the magnetic nanosystems”, since 2023 (SMBU)
“Optics and laser technologies”, since 2026 (SMBU)
“Computer modeling methods in photonics”, since 2026 (SMBU)

• Laboratory courses
“Mechanics”, 2019 (MSU)

Education: 

Bachelor’s diploma: «Ultrafast relaxation dynamics of optical Tamm states in one-dimensional photonic crystals» (2017)
Master’s diploma: «Ultrafast dynamics of optical surface states in one-dimensional photonic crystals» (2019)
PhD thesis: «Optical effects of second and third harmonic generation and ultrafast switching in nanostructures based on two-dimensional materials» (2022)

Research Training: 

07.2023 — present senior lecturer
01.2023 — 07.2023 junior researcher
06.2020 — 01.2023 engineer
09.2019 — 12.2022 PhD student
09.2017 — 06.2019 Master student
09.2013 — 06.2017 Bachelor student