Faculty & staff

Dr. Dror Malka received his BSc and MSc degrees in electrical engineering from Holon Institute of Technology (HIT) in 2008 and 2010, respectively, Israel.

He has also completed a BSc degree in Applied Mathematics at HIT in 2008 and received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in 2015, Israel. Currently, he is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering at HiT.

His major fields of research are nanophotonics, super-resolution, silicon photonics, and fiber optics.

Dr. Malka has published around 40 refereed journal papers, 40 conference proceeding papers, 1 patent and 4 book chapters.

Title of Master’s Thesis:

Photonic Crystal based 1XN intensity, wavelength and polarization  splitters/couplers
   
Name of Supervisors:

Prof. Z. Zalevsky

Title of Doctoral Dissertation:

Design of waveguide devices for fibers and data transmission applications

Names of Supervisors:

Prof. Z. Zalevsky

REFEREED ARTICLES

(published)

1. D. Malka, H. Matzner
   "Moment method solution using expansion functions defined in an infinite domain"
   Electromagnetics, 29, 2009 (553-562)
   IF=0.612, Citations=2, Rank=Q3
2. D. Elbaz, D. Malka, Z. Zalevsky
   "Photonic crystal fiber based 1 x N intensity and wavelength splitters/couplers” 
   Electromagnetics 32(4), 2012 (209-220)
   IF=0.729, Citations=17, Rank=Q3
3. P. Livshits, A. Inberg, Y. Shacham-Diamand, D. Malka, Y. Fleger, Z. Zalevsky
   "Precipitation of gold nanoparticles on insulating surfaces for metallic 
   ultra-thin film electroless deposition assistance"
   J. Applied Surface Science, 258(19), 2012 (7503-7506)
   IF=2.112, Citations=2, Rank=Q1
4. D. Malka, G. Berkovic, Y. Hammer, Z. Zalevsky
   "Super-Resolved Raman Spectroscopy"
   Spectroscopy Letters, 46(4), 2013 (307-313)
   IF=0.713, Citations=9,  Rank=Q3 
5. D. Malka, Z. Zalevsky
   "Multicore photonic crystal fiber based 1x8 two-dimensional intensity splitters/couplers" 
   Electromagnetics, 33(5), 2013 (413-420)
   IF=0.765, Citations=23, Rank=Q3
6. Y. Sintov, D. Malka, Z. Zalevsky
   "Prospects for diode-pumped alkali-atom-based hollow-core photonic-crystal fiber lasers"
   Optics Letters, 39(16), 2014 (4655-4658)
   IF=3.292, Citations=20, Rank=Q1
7. D. Malka, G. Berkovic, Y. Tischler, Z. Zalevsky
   "Super-resolved Raman spectra of Toluene and Toluene-chlorobenzene mixture"
       IF=0.885, Citations=4, Rank=Q3
8. D. Malka, Y. Sintov, Z. Zalevsky
   "Fiber-laser monolithic coherent beam combiner based on multi-core photonic crystal fiber"
   Optical Engineering, 54(1), 2015 (011007-1—011007-5)
   IF=0.984, Citations=20, Rank=Q3
9. A. Herzog, D. Malka, Z. Zalevsky, A.A. Ishaaya
   "Effect of spatial coherence on damage occurrence in multimode optical fibers"
   Optics Letters, 40(3), 2015 (415-418)
   IF=3.04, Citations=4, Rank=Q1
10. Y. Sintov, S. Goldring, S. Pearl, E. Lebiush, B. Sfez, D. Malka, Z. Zalevsky
    "A robust all-fiber Q-switched 1 -m Yb3+ fiber laser"
    Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, ;120(3), 2015 (489-495)
    IF=1.785, Citation=3, Rank=Q2
11. D. Malka, M. Cohen, J. Turkiewicz, Z. Zalevsky
    "Optical micro-multi-racetrack resonator filter based on SOI waveguides"
    Photonics and Nanostructures – Fundamentals and Applications, 16, 2015 (16-23)
    IF=1.505, Citations=8, Rank=Q3
12. D. Malka, Y. Sintov, Z. Zalevsky
    "Design of a 1x4 silicon-alumina wavelength demultiplexer based on multimode 
    interference in slot waveguide structures"
    J. of Optics – IOPscience, 17(12), 2015 (125702 - 9 pages)
    IF=1.847, Citations=21, Rank=Q2
13. D. Malka, Y. Danan, Y. Ramon, Z. Zalevsky
    "A photonic 1x4 power splitter based on multimode interference in Silicon-Gallium-Nitride slot waveguide structures"
    Materials, 9(7), 2016 (article no.516)
    IF=2.654, Citations=16, Rank=Q2 
14. E. Cohen, D. Malka, A. Shemer, A. Shahmoon, Z. Zalevsky, M. London
    "Neural networks within multi-core optic fibers"
    Scientific Reports 6, 2016 (article no.29080)
    [published online 7 July 2016]
    IF=4.259, Citations=11, Rank=Q1
15. Y. Danan, T. Ilovitsh, Y. Ramon, D. Malka, D.P. Liu, Z. Zalevsky
    "Silicon-coated gold nanoparticles nanoscopy"
    SPIE J. of Nanophotonics, 10(3), 2016 (036015)
    IF=1.325, Citations=9, Rank=Q3
16. A. Vegerhof, M. Motei, A. Rudinzky, D. Malka, R. Popovtzer, Z. Zalevsky
    "Thermal therapy with magnetic nanoparticles for cell destruction"
    Biomedical Optics Express, 7(11), 2016 (4581-4594)
    IF=3.337, Citations=5, Rank=Q1
17. B.B. Ben Zaken, T. Zanzury, D. Malka
    "An 8-channel wavelength MMI demultiplexer in slot waveguide structures"
    Materials – Special Issue Silicon Nanophotonics, 9(11), 2016 (881) (10 pages)
    IF=2.654, Citations=30, Rank=Q2
18.  A. Vegerhof, E.A. Barnoy, M. Motiei, D. Malka, Y. Danan, Z. Zalevsky, R. Popovtzer
    "Targeted magnetic nanoparticles for mechanical lysis of tumor cells by 
    low-amplitude alternating magnetic field"
    Materials – Special Issue Nanoprobes for Imaging, 9(11), 2016 (943) (12 pages)
    IF=2.654, Citations=5, Rank=Q2   
19. G. Je, D. Malka, H. Kim, S. Hong, B.S. Shin
    "A study on micro hydroforming using shock wave of 355nm UV-pulsed laser"
    Applied Surface Science, 417, 2017 (244-249)
    IF=4.439, Citations=9, Rank=Q1
20. D. Malka, A. Peled
    "Power splitting of 1x16 in multicore photonic crystal fibers"
    Applied Surface Science, 417, 2017 (34-39)
    IF=4.439, Citations=25, Rank=Q1
21. O. Katz, D. Malka
    "Design of novel SOI 1x4 optical power splitter using seven horizontally slotted waveguides"
    Photonics and Nanostructures – Fundamentals and Applications, 25, 2017 (9-13)
    IF=1.575, Citations=18, Rank=Q3
22. D. Malka,  E. Cohen, Z. Zalevsky
    "Design of 4x1 power beam combiner based on multicore photonic crystal fiber"
    Applied Sciences, 7(7), 2017 (695 – 9 pages)
    IF=1.689, Citations=22, Rank=Q2
23. D. Malka, A. Vegerhof, E. Cohen, M. Rayhshtat, A. Libenson, M.A. Shalev, Z. Zalevsky
    "Improved diagnostic process of multiple sclerosis using automated detection and selected process in Magnetic Resonance Imaging"
    Applied Sciences, Issue 7(8), 2017, 831 (13 pages)
    IF=1.689, Citation=2, Rank=Q2
24. Y. Danan, D. Malka, N. Ozana, Z. Zalevsky
    "Nanostructures with periodic heating-cooling cycles for photoacoustic imaging using continuous-wave illumination"
    J. of Nanophotonics, 12(1), 2017 (012507)
    IF=1.06, Citation=0, Rank=Q3
25. H. Pinhas, D. Malka, Y. Danan, M. Sinvani, Z. Zalevsky
    "Design of fiber-integrated tunable thermo-optic C-band filter based on coated silicon slab"
    J. of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, 13, 2017 (32)
    IF=1.25, Citation=5, Rank=Q3
26. L. Nikolaevsky, T. Shchori, D. Malka
    "Modeling a 1x8 MMI green light power splitter based on Gallium-Nitride slot waveguide structure"
    IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 30(8), 2018 (720-723)
    IF=2.553, Citations=14, Rank=Q2
27. T. Shoresh, N. Katanov, D. Malka
    "1x4 MMI visible light wavelength demultiplexer based on GaN slot waveguide structures"
    J. Photonics and Nanostructures – Fundamentals and Applications, 30 April 2018
    DOI: 10.1016/j.photonics.2018.04.010
    IF=1.957, Citations=15, Rank=Q2
28. D. Malka, G. Katz
    "An eight-channel C-band demux based on multicore photonic crystal fiber"
    Nanomaterials, 8(10), 2018, 845 (10 pages)
    IF=4.034, Citations=13,  Rank=Q1
29. N. Shabairou, E. Cohen, O. Wagner, D. Malka, Z. Zavelsky
    "Color image identification and reconstruction using artificial neural networks on 
    multi-mode fiber images: Towards an all- optical design"
    Optics Letters, 43(22), 2018 (5603-5606)
    IF=3.866, Citations=7, Rank=Q1
30. R. Dadabayev, N. Shabairou, Z. Zavelsky, D. Malka
    "A visible light RGB wavelength demultiplex based on silicon-nitride multicore PCF"
    Optics & Laser Technology, 111, 2019 (411-416)
    [available online 21 October 2018: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2018.10.016]
    IF=3.319, Citations=13, Rank=Q1
31. R. Dadabayev, D. Malka
    "A visible light RGB wavelength demultiplexer based on polycarbonate multicore polymer optical fiber"
    Optics & Laser Technology, 116, 2019 (239-245)
    [available online 29 March 2019: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2019.03.034]
    IF=3.319, Citations=0, Rank=Q1
32. D. Malka, B. Adler-Berke, Y. Tischler, Z. Zalevsky
    "Improving Raman spectra of pure silicon using super-resolved method"
    J. of Optics, 21(7), 2019 (075801 – 6 pages)
    IF=2.753, Citations=0, Rank=Q2

Submitted for publication:

1. M. Gindi, A. Melamed, D. Malka
   "An ultracompact 1x4 green light wavelength demultiplexer based on multi 
   GaN slot waveguide structures"
   J. Photonics and Nanostructures – Fundamentals and Applications 19 August 2019

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

1. D. Malka, G. Berkovic, Y. Hammer, Z. Zalevsky
   “Online and real-time water quality monitoring system based upon Raman super-resolved spectrometer” 
   in: Nanomaterials for Water Management: Signal Amplification for Biosensing from Nanostructures 
   Robert S. Marks, Ibrahim Abdulhalim (eds.)
   Pan Stanford Series on the High-Tech of Biotechnology, Vol.4, 2015 (238 pages)
   [ISBN: 978-9-81446-347-8]
2. D. Malka, Z. Zalevsky
   "Multicore photonic crystal fiber based intensity splitters/couplers"
   in: Photonic Crystals: Characteristics, Performance and Applications
   Series: Physics Research and Technology
   Barbara Goodwin (ed.)
   Nova Science Publishers, Chapter 3, 2016 (54 pages)
   [ISBN 978-1-63485-925-7]    
3. D. Malka,  E. Cohen, Z. Zalevsky
   "Design of 4x1 power beam combined based on multicore photonic crystal fiber"
   In: Special Issue: Solid State Lasers Materials, Technologies and Applications
   Federico Pirzio (ed.)    
   Applied Sciences, April 2018 (72-80)
   [ISBN: 978-3-03842-842-2]
4. H. Pinhas, Y. Danan, A. Meiri, O. Wagner, A. Shahmoon, T. Ilovitsh, Y. Ramon, D. Malka, 
   M. Danino, M. Sinvani, Z. Zalevsky\
   "Usage of silicon for label-free super-resolved imaging"
   In: Label-Free Super-Resolution Microscopy, V. Astratov (ed.)
   Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering book series (BIOMEDICAL)
   Springer, Cham, September 2019 (213-237)
   [ISBN: 978-3-030-21722-8] 

E. PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS

1. D. Malka, H. Matzner
   "Moment method solution using expansion functions defined in an infinite domain for antenna problems"
   IEEE Proc. 2010 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conf. (APMC 2010)
   Yokohama, Japan, 7-10 December 2010 (975-978)  [Oral]
2. P. Livshits, A. Inberg, Y. Shacham-Diamand, D. Malka, Y. Fleger, Z. Zalevsky
   "The precipitation of gold nanoparticles serving as catalyst on insulating substrates for metallic ultra-thin film deposit"
   Proc. Advanced Metallization Conf. 2011
   San Diego, CA, USA, 4-6 October 2011 (42-44)  [Oral]
3. P. Livshits, A. Inberg, D. Malka, Y. Fleger, Z. Zalevsky, Y. Shacham-Diamand
   "Thin silver films electroless deposition gold nanoparticles catalyst for micro and nanoelectronics"
   Proc. Advanced Metallization Conf. 2011
   San Diego, CA, USA, 4-6 October 2011 (84-86)  [Oral]
4. D. Malka, Z. Ibragimov, H. Matzner
   "Applying method of moments based on expansion functions defined in the infinite domain"
   The 3rd Int'l. IEEE Conf. on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems (COMCAS 2011), Tel-Aviv, Israel, 7-9 November 2011 (1-3)  [Oral]
5. D. Malka, Y. Sintov, Z. Zalevsky
   "Design of a 1x4 silicon wavelength demultiplexer based on multimode interference 
   coupler in a slot waveguide structure"
   2014 IEEE 28th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineerrs in Israel
   Eilat, Israel, 3-5 December 2014  [Oral]
   Citations=1
6. D. Malka, M. Cohen, J. Turkiewicz, Z. Zalevsky
   "Optical micro-multi-racetrack resonator filter based on SOI waveguides"
   2014 IEEE 28th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel
   Eilat, Israel, 3-5 December 2014  [Oral]
   Citations=16
7. Y. Danan, T. Ilovitsh, D. Malka, Z. Zalevsky, D. Liu
   "Super-resolved imager with nanometric resolution based on silicon coated gold nanoparticles"
   15th Workshop on Information Optics (WIO2016)
   Barcelona, Spain, 11-15 July 2016 [Oral]
8. D. Malka, A. Peled
   "Power splitting of 1x16 in multicore photonic crystal fibers"
   Proc. 10th Int'l. Conf. on Photoexcited Processes and Applications (ICPEPA-10)
   Brasov, Romania,  29 August-2 September 2016 [Oral]
9. D. Malka, Y. Danan, Z. Zalevsky
   "Slot Silicon-Gallium nitride waveguide realizing 1x4 optical power splitter"
   2016 ICSEE Int'l. Conf. on the Science of Electrical Engineering
   Eilat, Israel, 16-18 November 2016 [Oral]
   Citations=1
10. E. Cohen, D. Malka, A Shemer, A Shahmoon, M. London, Z. Zalevsky
    "Micro mirrors based coupling of light to multi-core fiber realizing in-fiber photonic 
    neural network processor"
    2017 SPIE Photonics West Conf. 
    San Francisco, CA, USA, 28 January-2 February 2017 [Oral]
11. D. Malka
    "An 8-channel wavelength demultiplexer based on photonic crystal fiber"
    SPIE's 2017 Int'l. Symp. on Optics & Optoelectronics
    Prague, Czech Republic, 24-27 April 2017 [Oral]
    Citations=1
12. B.B. Ben Zaken, T. Zanzury, D. Malka
    "Slot silicon-gallium nitride waveguide in MMI structures based 1x8 wavelength demultiplexer"
    Proc. SPIE 10335, 2017
    SPIE Digital Optical Technologies 2017
    Munich, Germany, 25-29 June 2017 [Oral]
13. H. Pinhas, D. Malka, Y. Danan, M. Sinvani, Z. Zalevsky
    "Design of tunable thermo-optic C-band filter based on coated silicon slab"
    SPIE Proc. 10526, March 2018
    SPIE Photonics West 2018 – Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXVI
    San Francisco, USA, 27 January-1 February 2018 [Oral]
    [ISBN: 978510615373]
    Citations=1
14. D. Malka, M. Ran
    "1x8 green light intensity splitter based on gallium-nitride slot waveguide in MM1 structure"
    SPIE Proc. 10690 – Optical Design and Engineering VII
    SPIE Optical Systems Design, Frankfurt, Germany, 14-17 May 2018 [Oral]
    Citations=1
15. D. Malka
    "Novel design of 1x4 photonic intensity splitter based on multi silicon slot-waveguide structures"
    Proc. 2nd Global Summit & Expo on Laser Optics & Photonics
    Rome, Italy, 14-16 June 2018 [Keynote lecture]
16. D. Malka, R. Dadabayev, M. Ran
    "RGB wavelength demultiplexer based on photonic crystal fiber"
    American J. of Computer Science and Information Technology, 6, 2018 [Oral]
    ISSN: 2349-3917 (page 45)
    Laser Optics & Photonics and Atomic & Plasma Science
    Prague, Czech Republic, 16-17 July 2018 [keynote lecture]
17. D. Malka
    "1x4 Visible Light MMI Wavelength Demultiplexer in GaN slot-waveguide
    2018 ICSEE Int'l. Conf. on the Science of Electrical Engineering
    Eilat, Israel, 12-14 December  2018 [Oral]
18. D. Malka
    "RGB wavelength demultiplexer based on PCF/POF structure"
    SPIE's 2019 Int'l. Symp. on Optics & Optoelectronics
    Prague, Czech Republic, 1-4 April 2019 [Oral]
19. D. Malka, M. Ran, R. Dadabayev 
    "RGB demultiplexer based on multicore polymer optical fiber"
    European Conf. on Networks and Communications (EUCNC 2019) - The 7th Global 5G Event
    Valencia, Spain, 18-21 June 2019 [Oral]
20. M. Gindi, A. Melamed, D. Malka
    "1 x 4 VLC wavelength demultiplexer based on multislot waveguide structures"
    Proc. SPIE 11062, 2019
    B.C. Kress, P. Schelkens (eds.)
    SPIE Digital Optical Technologies 2019
    Munich, Germany, 24-26 June 2019 [Oral]
    [doi: 10.1117/12.2527618]

        
PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS (UNPUBLISHED)

1. D. Malka, G. Berkovic, Y. Tischler, Z. Zalevsky
   "Demonstration of super-resolved Raman spectra of Toluene and Toluene-chlorobenzene mixture"
   24th Int'l. Conf. on Raman Spectroscopy (ICORS 2014) [Oral]
   Jena, Germany, 10-15 August 2014
2. Y. Sintov, S. Goldring, S. Pearl, E. Lebiush, M. Lebendik, B. Sfez, D. Malka, Z. Zalevsky
   "A robust all-fiber Q-switched 1 micron Yb3+ fiber laser"
   OASIS 5 - Conf. and Exhib. on Optics and Electro-Optics 
   Tel-Aviv, Israel, 3-4 March 2015 (page 32)  [Oral]
3. D. Malka
   "PCF based 1x2 wavelengths dumeltiplexer with inherent in-fiber amplification"
   OASIS 5 - Conf. and Exhib. on Optics and Electro-Optics 
   Tel-Aviv, Israel, 3-4 March 2015 (page 92) [Poster]
4. D. Malka, Z. Zalevsky
   "Design of a 1x2 Silicon-Gallium Nitride wavelength demultiplexer based on multimode 
   interference in slot waveguide structures"
   The 5th Int'l. Nanotechnology Conf. and Exhib. (NANOISRAEL 2016)
   Tel-Aviv, Israel, 22-23 February 2016 [Poster]
5. D. Malka
   "Super-resolved Raman spectra of pure silicon"
   European Conference on Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy (ECONOS2017)
   Jena, Germany, 2-5 April 2017  [Oral]
6. D. Malka
   "Design of 1xN MMI power and wavelength splitters/couplers based on slot silicon 
   waveguide structures"
   7th Int'l. Conf. on Laser Optics
   Milan, Italy, 31 July-2 August 2017 [Keynote lecture]
7. D. Malka
   "Super resolved detection of 4 Raman modes of Silica Fiber Spectra"
   17th European Conf. on Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy (ECONOS 2018)
   Milan, Italy, 8-11 April 2018 [Oral]

OTHER PUBLICATIONS - REFEREED ABSTRACTS

1. D. Malka, H. Matzner, M. Haridim
   "Investigation of moment method solutions based on expansion functions defined in an infinite domain"
   European Electromagnetics (EUROEM 2008)
   Lausanne, Switzerland, 21-25 July 2008 [Oral]
2. D. Malka, Z. Zalevsky
   "Multicore photonic crystal fiber based 1x8 intensity splitters/couplers"
   4 OASIS - The 14th Int'l. Meeting on Optical Engineering and Science in Israel 
   Tel-Aviv, Israel, 19-20 February 2013 [Poster]
3. D. Malka
   "Silicon-on-insulator 1x4 power splitter based on multi slot silicon-aluminum 
   nitride waveguide structures"
   The 6th OASIS Int'l. Conf. and Exhib. on Optics and Electro-Optics
   Tel-Aviv, Israel, 27-28 February 2017 [Poster]
4. D. Malka
   "A compact 32x1 power combiner based on photonic crystal fiber
   11th Int'l. Conf. on Photo-Excited Process and Applications (ICPEPA 11)
   Vilnius, Lithuania, 10-14 September 2018 [Poster]

OTHER PUBLICATIONS - PATENTS

1. Z. Zalevsky, M. London, E. Cohen, A. Shemer, D. Malka
   "Multi optically-coupled channels module and related methods of computation"
   Publication No. WO2017033197 A1; Publication date: 2 March 2017

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• fiber optics
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