Prof. Giancarlo C. Righini

National Research Council

Professor

Email: righini@ifac.cnr.it

Qualifications 

1967    Ph.D., Physics, University of Florence, Italy

Publications

1. D. Ristić, V. Holý, M. Ivanda, M. Marciuš, M. Buljan, O. Gamulin, K. Furić, M. Ristić, S. Musić, M. Mazzola, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, G.C. Righini, “Surface characterization of thin silicon-rich oxide films”, J. Molecular Structure (2011) in Press.
2. G. Nunzi Conti, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, S. Pelli, S. Soria, G. C. Righini, M. Dispenza, A. Secchi, “ Planar coupling to high-Q lithium niobate disk resonators”, Optics Express, 19, 3651-3656 (2011).
3. S. Berneschi, S. Soria, G. C. Righini, G. Alombert-Goget, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, Y. Jestin, M. Ferrari, S. Guddala, E. Moser, S.N.B. Bhaktha, B. Boulard, C. Duverger Arfuso, S. Turrell, “Rare-earth-activated glass–ceramic waveguides”, Opt. Materials 32, 1644-1647 (2010).
4. A. Chiasera, Y. Dumeige, P. Féron, M. Ferrari, Y. Jestin, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S. Soria, and G. C. Righini, “Spherical Whispering-Gallery-Mode Microresonators”, Laser & Photonics Reviews 4, 457-482 (2010).
5. T. Van Tran, S. Turrell, M. Eddafi, B. Capoen, M. Bouazaoui, P. Roussel, S. Berneschi, G. Righini, M. Ferrari, S. N. B. Bhaktha, O. Cristini, C. Kinowski, “Investigations of the effects of the growth of SnO2 nanoparticles on the structural properties of glass–ceramic planar waveguides using Raman and FTIR spectroscopies”, J. Molecular Structure 976, 314-319 (2010).
6. M. G. Donato, M. Gagliardi, L. Sirleto, G. Messina, A. A. Lipovskii, D. K. Tagantsev, and G. C. Righini, “Raman optical amplification properties of sodium-niobium-phosphate glasses”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 231111-231111-3 (2010) .
7. G. Alombert-Goget, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, S. Guddala, E. Moser, S. Pelli, D. N. Rao, G. C. Righini, “Tb³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-activated Silica-Hafnia glass ceramic waveguides”. Opt. Materials 33, 227-230 (2010).
8. L. Mescia, F. Prudenzano, M. De Sario, T. Palmisano, M. Ferrari, G.C. Righini, “Design of Rare-Earth-Doped Microspheres”, Phot. Techn. Letters 22, 422-424 (2010).
9. R. A. Vázquez-Sánchez, E. A. Kuzin, C. M. García-Lara, M. May-Alarcón, J. L. Camas-Anzueto, G. C. Righini, S. V. Miridonov, “Radio-frequency interrogation of a fiber Bragg grating sensor in the configuration of a fiber laser with external cavities”, Optik 121, 2040-2043 (2010).
10. R. Mercatelli, S. Soria, G. Molesini, F. Bianco, G. Righini, F. Quercioli, “Supercontinuum source tuned by an on-axis monochromator for fluorescence lifetime imaging”, Optics Express 18, 20505-20511 (2010).
11. Y. G. Boucher, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, G. C. Righini, “Photoluminescence spectra of an optically pumped erbium-doped micro-cavity with SiO₂/TiO₂ distributed Bragg reflectors”, J. of Luminescence 129, 1989-1993 (2009).
12. S. Soria, F. Baldini, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, A. Giannetti, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, B. Tiribilli, “High-Q polymer-coated microspheres for immunosensing applications”, Optics Express 17, 14694-14699 (2009).
13. L. Sirleto, M. G. Donato, G. Messina, S. Santangelo, A. A. Lipovskii, D. K. Tagantsev, S. Pelli, and G. C. Righini, “Raman gain in Niobium-Phosphate Glasses”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 031105-031105-3 (2009).
14. G. C. Righini, F. Cosi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S. Soria, E. Moser, Y. Jestin, M. Ferrari, P. Féron, A. Chiasera, A. Chiappini, C. Armellini, “Photonic properties and applications of glass micro- and nano-spheres”, Physica Status Solidi A 206, 898-903 (2009).
15. C. Armellini, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, Y. Jestin, E. Moser, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, A. Quandt, G. C. Righini, C. Tosello, “Er³⁺-activated nanocomposite photonic glasses and confined structures”, Optical Materials 31, 1071-1074 (2009).
16. G. Speranza, L. Minati, A. Chiasera, A. Chiappini, Y. Jestin, M. Ferrari, G. C. Righini, “Structural investigation of photonic materials at the nanolevel using XPS”, J. Non-Crystalline Solids 355, 1157-1159 (2009).
17. A. Chiasera, C. Armellini, S. N. B. Bhaktha, A. Chiappini, Y. Jestin, M. Ferrari, E. Moser, A. Coppa, V. Foglietti, P. T. Huy, K. Tran Ngoc, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, G. Speranza, “Er³⁺/Yb ³⁺-activated silica-hafnia planar waveguides for photonics fabricated by rf-sputtering”, J. Non-Crystalline Solids 355, 1176-1179 (2009).
18. Y. G. Boucher, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, G. C. Righini, “Extended Transfer Matrix Modeling of an Erbium-Doped Cavity with SiO₂/TiO₂ Bragg Reflectors”, Optical Materials 31, 1306-1309 (2009).
19. C. Goyes, M. Ferrari, C. Armellini, A. Chiasera, Y. Jestin, G. C. Righini, F. Fonthal, E. Solarte, “CO₂ laser annealing on erbium-activated glass–ceramic waveguides for photonics”, Optical Materials 31, 1310-1314 (2009). 
20. A. Chiappini, C. Armellini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, R. Guider, Y. Jestin, L. Minati, E. Moser, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, R. Retoux, G. C. Righini, G. Speranza, “Preparation and characterization of ZnO particles embedded in organic–inorganic planar waveguide by sol-gel route”, J. Non-Crystalline Solids 355, 1132-1135 (2009).
21. A. Chiappini, C. Armellini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, L. Fortes, M. C. Goncalves, R. Guider, Y. Jestin, R. Retoux, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, R. M. Almeida, G. C. Righini, “An alternative method to obtain direct opal photonic crystal structures”, J. Non-Crystalline Solids 355, 1167-1170 (2009).
22. G. Speranza, L. Minati, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, G. Righini, G. Ischia, “Quantum confinement and matrix effects in silver exchanged sodalime glasses”, J. of Physical Chemistry C 113, 4445-4450 (2009).
23. N. Q. Khánh, S. Berneschi, I. Bányász, M. Brenci, M. Fried, G. Nunzi Conti, F. Pászti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, A. Watterich, “Fabrication of channel waveguides in Er³⁺-doped tellurite glass via N⁺ ion implantation”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics – B 267, 2327-2330 (2009).
24. G. C. Righini, S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, E. Moser, R. Retoux, P. Féron, R.R. Gonçalves, G. Speranza, Y. Jestin, M. Ferrari, A. Chiasera, A. Chiappini, C. Armellini, “Er³⁺-doped silica–hafnia films for optical waveguides and spherical resonators”, J. Non-Crystalline Solids 355, 1853-1860 (2009).
25. K. C. Vishnubhatla, S. Venugopal Rao, R. Sai Santosh Kumar, R. Osellame, S. N. B. Bhaktha, S. Turrell, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, M. Mattarelli, M. Montagna, R. Ramponi, G. C. Righini and D. Narayana Rao, “Femtosecond laser direct writing of gratings and waveguides in high quantum efficiency erbium-doped Baccarat glass”, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42, 205106 (2009).
26. A. Chiappini, C. Armellini, A. Chiasera, Y. Jestin, M. Ferrari, E. Moser, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, R. Retoux, and G. C. Righini, “Er³⁺-activated sol-gel silica confined structures for photonic applications”, Optical Materials 31, 1275-1279 (2009).