A.V.Khomchenko is D.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics (from Stepanov Institute of Physics, Minsk, Belarus). His research interests are in integrated optics, surface and interfaces physics, optical waveguides, testing of linear and nonlinear optical parameters of thin films.Alexander V. Khomchenko was born in Gomel, Belarus, on Mart 23, 1957. He received the Ph.D. degrees in optics and D.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics from Stepanov Institute of Physics, Minsk, Belarus, in 1990 and 2003, respectively.He became a Senior Researcher in 1990, an Scientific Secretary in 1991 and Head of Laboratory of optoelectronic devices 2003, at the Institute of Applied Optics of Natioal Academy of Sciences, Mogilev, Belarus. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Belarus-Russian University, Mogilev, Belarus. His research interests are in integrated optics, surface and interfaces physics, optical waveguides, testing of linear and nonlinear optical parameters of thin films.Dr. A.V. Khomchenko is a member of the Belarus Physical Society and the Rozhdestvensky Optical Society - OSR.