Administration
– Management of inventory assets (archiving, testing and loading);
– Deputy finance officer;
– Clearance and mission advances
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Technique
Flatness quality of better than l/50 was obtained for precision flats of 50 mm in diameter for interferometry. High precision prisms can be provided, with a precision of 1″ of arc on a 90° degree angle, and with a sharp-edge of 0.1 mm. Spherical, aspherical and cylindrical lenses can be realized with many of the above mentioned materials. The limitation in the dimension is about 200 mm, due to the limited size of the polishing machines.
On the other side many microoptics components for integrated optic or optoelectronics were produced, as for example geodetic lenses with sharp edges to enter into the waveguide and very thin fiber with the polished surface at 45 degree.
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Research
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During her career Camilla Baratto has published 73 articles on International Journals with referee and 3 book chapter. Her h-index is 28 (source ISI-September 2021). Show Details
-Highly nonlinear optics: Generation, characterization, and applications of high-order harmonics and supercontinuum.Show Details
“FORUMreq: “FORUM – consolidation of requirements and reference scenarios”, contract ESA-ESTEC No.4000124803/18/NL/CT.
“FIRMOS -Technical Assistance for a Far-Infrared Radiation Mobile Observation System (EE9 Forum)” ESA-ESTEC No. 4000123691/18/NL/LF.Show Details
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1. Studying the molecular basis of Alzheimer’s disease, in particular the influence of cholesterol and neuronal activity on the processing of the amyloid precursor protein.
2. Investigating the release from nanoparticles and diffusion of drugs by means of single molecule tracking within the context of nose to brain delivery of biopharmaceutics to treat Multiple Sclerosis.
3. Translating basic research methods to the clinical diagnosis of infantile metabolic neurodegenerative diseases, such as GM1 Gangliosidosis.Show Details
Experimental research on ultracold degenerate atoms and mixtures for the quantum simulation and quantum information.
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gravity analogues.Show Details
NanoMOKE analysis down to T = 10K of magnetic and nanoparticle/polymeric films.Show Details
@ Lighting: E.g.: Relationship between vision and lighting, colour rendering of light sources, influence of light on color perception.
@Optometric test: we can check optometric test from photometric and colorimetric point of view, but also from psychophysical point of view.
@ Ergonomy: e.g. readibility of web pages, readibility in low contrast texts.
Vision research: bistable figures, intermodal matching of vision and audition, attentive tasks.
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a) high precision spectroscopy of simple molecules;
b) high sensitivty techniques for detection of trace gases;
c) spectroscopy in optical cavities;
d) isotopic analysis with laser spectroscopy;
e) far-IR and mid-IR spectroscopy with quantum cascade lasers and nonlinear generation systems;
f) laser based systems and methodologies for strain/acceleration measurements in optical fiber sensors and resonators;
g) optical frequency comb synthesizers for optical metrology and spectroscopy
h) optical fiber resonators for liquid spectroscopy;
j) surface plasmon resonance sensors;
k) whispering gallery mode optical resonators in solid and liquid dielctric media.
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and Director of the Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory (ILIL) – http://ilil.ino.itShow Details
Software realization for spectral and colorimetric analysis of the acquired data in the visible region, NIR images elaboration, individuation and application of multivariate image analyses methods suited particularly integration and interpretation of the two spectral band data.
Investigation of thermal energy transfer in low dimensional carbon nanomaterials and their composites.
Investigation of electronic, optical, mechanical and thermal properties of graphene and other carbon nanostructures;
Applications of carbon nanostructures in electrochemical and solar energy storage and harvesting;Show Details
• Optical resonators.
• Study and development of medium to high power diode-pumped solid state lasers.
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Outreach: several activities of science popularization and education, participation to scientific committees, communication activities.Show Details
Single molecule spectroscopy, quantum optics, disordered photonic structures, FDTD simulations, Monte Carlo methods for photon transport in turbid mediaShow Details
-Study and development of optical instrumentations, new measurement methodologies, analysis and visualization of digital data.
Image Analysis
– IR and color high definition reflectography
– Multispectral UV fluorescence
– Iperspectral high definition imaging
– Thermography
3D survey
– Triangulation Methods
– Projection Methods
– Conoscopic micro-profilometry
– Time-of-flyght methods
– Photogrammetry
Data analysis
– Processing of imaging and 3D survey data
– Data integration and visualization
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She is co-author of more than 50 publications on peer-reviewed international journals (h-index 27, WoS). The topics of his scientific activity are nonlinear optics, singular optics, laser interferometry, quantum optics, optomechanics.
M. P. graduated in 2007 and received PHD in Fundamental and Applied Physics in 2011 at the University of Naples Federico II.
During 2007-2011, she has been an Associate member of INFN-Naples and of the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO). His research was aimed in the framework of gravitational wave detection, participating in Virgo Experiment and Ad-Virgo project. In particular, she collaborated with the Virgo Optics Group to the characterization and mitigation of beam wavefront deformations in the high power interferometric detector. The main scientific outcome was the realization and installation of a phase camera on the Virgo experiment detection bench, leading to the thermal compensation, crucial to the improvement of gravitational waves detector sensitivity curve.
Since November 2011, she has joined at INO-CNR as a post-doc fellow. Here, she gained expertise on strain, acceleration and temperature sensors based on fiber Bragg gratings, optical frequency combs, nonlinear optics, quantum optics, optomechanics by participating in many National and European projects (MONICA – Monitoraggio innovativo per le coste e l’ambiente marino, MOSQ – Manipolazione optomeccanica di luce squeezed, QUANTOM – Quantum Optomechanics, NOICE – Nonlinear Optics for Comb gEneration, QOMBs – Quantum simulation and entanglement engineering in quantum cascade laser frequency combs). Among the various activities, she has contributed to theoretically model and experimentally demonstrate the onset of optical frequency combs in nonlinear optical resonators, cavity-enhanced second-harmonic generation systems and optical parametric oscillator.
Currently, M. P. is involved mainly on a compact and stable continuous-wave mid-infrared Optical Parametric Oscillator realization and Optomechanical manipulation of Orbital Angular Momentum.Show Details
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– FORUMreq: “FORUM – consolidation of requirements and reference scenarios”, contract ESA-ESTEC No.4000124803/18/NL/CT.
– FORUM-SCIENZA: Agreement ASI-CNR/INO “FORUM SCIENZA” n. 2019-20-HH.0
Specifically, my activity focuses on:
a) Characterization of the Level 2 products of the FORUM experiment (https://forum.ino.cnr.it/?p=15105 )
b) Study of the synergy between FORUM and IASI-NG experiments.Show Details
Involved in communication and outreach projects.
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Substitute of the Responsible of the Solar Collectors Lab. and of the Photometry and Lighting Lab.Show Details
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► Study of novel quantum simulators based on magnetic atoms with long range interactions, within QuantERA-MAQS project (https://www.quantera.eu/calls-for-proposals/funded-projects-call-2019/93-maqs)Show Details
Development and design of opto-electronic instrumentation for diagnostics for the cultural heritage, multi-spectral analysis for VIS-NIR images.Show Details
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Coherent effects in atomic vapors, Atomic magnetometry
Atomic photodesorption, photo-induced processes at the nanoscale and the interface, optical properties of nanostructured surfaces, surface plasmon resonancesShow Details
Study of aminosterols and their role in preventing/reducing the toxicity and aggregation of protein misfolded oligomers, a feature of several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.Show Details
Photonic-Plasmonic Resonant Platform Creation
Experimental Setup and Optimization
Development of Localized Surface Plasmon WGM Micro-Sensors
Sensing Applications Development
Data Analysis and Interpretation
Radiation-Matter Interaction Studies
Writing and publishing scientific articles in specialized journals and international conference proceedingsShow Details
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In the laser relativistic regime (> 10^18 W/cm^2), my research is focused to the generation of sources of energetic particles (electrons, ions), ed in particular to proton acceleration via Target Normal Sheath Acceleration (TNSA). Morevoer, I am interested in the interaction of ultraintense lasers with nanostructured targets, and in plasmonic processes generated in the high field regime.
I also study the laser plasma interaction at intensities 10^15 – 10^16 W/cm^2 in conditions typical of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) and Shock Ignition scheme. In particular, I am interested in the growth of parametric instabilities (SBS, SRS, TPD) and in the generation of ‘hot’ electrons. In this field, collaborations are carried out in the framework of international projects funded by the Eurofusion consortium, and I particiapate and lead experiments in medium/large scale laser facilities (CLF, PALS, Gekko XII, Shenguang II, LMJ).
I have also a consolidated experience in laser plasmas induced at low intensities, focussed to the study of the mechanisms of nanoparticle formation via Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquid environment, laser ablation, plasma spectroscopy for the elementary analysis of materials (LIBS) and microdrilling.
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Nanophotonics and optical antennas: areas of interest include novel photonic crystal based devices for telecommunications and sensing applications, negative index materials, optical nanowires, optics of metals, computational electromagnetism.
Graphene photonics: areas of interest include the modelling of integrated optical circuits where silicon photonics could take advantage of the remarkable (and tunable) linear and nonlinear properties of graphene at optical frequencies.Show Details
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thermodynamics.
We are mainly focused on the use of NV centers as quantum sensors, in order to perform noise spectroscopy, as well as to use optimal control algorithms to enhance the sensitivity to AC magnetic fields.Show Details
Electrons/protons acceleration and X/gamma photons generation in laser-produced plasmas.
Inertial Confinement Fusion plasmas studies.Show Details
sensors based on coupled resonators and whispering gallery mode resonators (WGM).
generation and spectroscopic applications of frequency combs.
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– Optical characterization of materials for solar energy applications (Photovoltaic, Concentrating Solar Power)
– Consulting and measurements for industryShow Details
Applied research in biomedical optics: Development of optical methods for the diagnostics of biological tissues using advanced spectroscopic and microscopic techniques.
Industrial collaboration and technology transfer: Engaging in close collaborations between CNR and VISIA LAB SRL to support the industrialization of developed solutions, gaining transversal skills.
Testing and data analysis: Validating the implemented optical solutions through analysis of experimental test data.Show Details
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Other topics are the study of disordered, nonlinear and dissipative systems: specific research topics are physics of nonergodic materials, dielectric and structural properties of semiconductors, dielectric, linear and nonlinear optical properties of nonequilibrium crystals, optics in disordered systems.
Further research topics are the development and use of new techniques to investigate phase transitions and the state of order/disorder in condensed matter.
In addition there is the development of nonlinear microscopy innovative systems and the study of structural, optical, electric properties of inorganic materials for photovoltaic applications, especially thin-film cells.
Finally there is a study line concerning foundations of physics and of sciences in general.Show Details
Noncontact measurement of the mechanical stiffness of live cells with the Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy (SICM).
Functional localization of single mechanosensitive ion channels
on the surface of living cells.
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Advanced radiotherapies and diagnostics in oncologyShow Details
The so-called metasurfaces are surfaces covered with arrays of dielectric or metallic structures of sub micrometric dimensions, conceived to give rise to coherent diffusion effects of an incident electromagnetic wave, giving the wavefront reflected or diffused from the metasurface the desired shape, in dependence on the direction of incidence and wavelength.
In optics, this new approach makes it possible to create optical elements with a thickness lower than the wavelength, the so-called metalents. The results of the research indicate that these technologies allow the creation of optical components with unusual properties (not replicable with traditional optical technologies), and with extremely reduced thickness and dimensions (of the order of wavelength).
On the other hand, traditional optical technologies are based on the use of components consisting of glasses or optical materials of macroscopic thickness, which are combined according to complex architectures, depending on the desired functionality for the final device.
The main activities carried out in the project concern the following lines:
– Analysis of construction architectures and nano fabrication and nano structuring technologies applicable to the realization of metasurface and metalants for optical applications. The analysis is aimed in particular at identifying the construction architectures and construction technologies of greater industrial applicability, in terms eg. reproducibility of results, production speed, need for support infrastructures.
– Identification and analysis of possible application cases (case studies) for optical devices, of interest to the industrial partner, where metalent technology can have immediate and incisive effects in terms, for example, of: enabling new construction architectures; significantly reduce dimensions and dimensions compared to traditional technologies, improve performance.
– Preliminary design and identification of general construction solutions for the identified case studies, compatible with industrial needs.Show Details
Characterization of new solid state laser materials (crystals and ceramics)
LIDAR systems for environmental monitoring: design, development and field deployment
Study, modelling and diagnostics on laser material processing techniquesShow Details
Research in the field of quantum thermodynamics and its applications to metrologyShow Details
– realization and field deployment (during international campaigns) of airborne mid-infrared tunable diode laser spectrometers for stratospheric measurement of trace gases
– analysis and realization of optical simulators of quantum transport in photosynthetic systems and prospects for new solar energy technologiesShow Details
Implementing high-resolution interferometric techniques to enhance the sensitivity and precision of fiber-optic gyroscopes.
Analyzing and interpreting data collected using advanced signal processing techniques.
Collaborating with the research team at the National Institute of Optics to conduct experiments and validate results.
Participating in scientific conferences and workshops to present research findings and stay updated on developments in the field of interferometric optical sensors.
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