Primary activity: – Holographic lithography for the realization of fine pitch periodic patterns to be used
in the field of photonic crystals;
– Micro/nanostructuring of lithium niobate substrates by holographic lithography,
overpoling and selective etching for applications in the field of photonic crystals;
– Optical characterization of materials and devices by interferometric techniques.

Main experiences acquired: Optics; Interferometry; Microlithography; Microstructuring; Ferroelectric materials; Electro-optic materials.

Scientific manager for INO of Funded Projects:
Portable pyro-electro-hydrodynamic biosensor as Nano-Bio-Guard for home-land and food security

Others Funded Projects in which he/she participates:
Studio di sottosistemi innovativi per impieghi spaziali
Backplane Ottico per Apparati ICT di Alta Capacit�

Publications, Research Results, now, in INO’s database are: 146
  –   Papers JCR/ISI Journals, are: 123
  –   Books or Chapters, are: 11
  –   Papers in Journals not indexed JCR/ISI, are: 4
  –   Conference proceedings, are: 42
  –   Abstract, are: 44

Bibliometric indices are calculated USING ONLY THE INO DATABASE and the number of citations from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) is updated at 2025-04-06
  –   maximum number of citations for an article: 396
  –   maximum impact factor (IF) for a journal when an article is published: 30.324
  –   H-INDEX: 34   G-INDEX: 61   HC-INDEX (contemporary): 16 
  –   List of TopTen papers in citations  –   List of TopTen journals in Impact Factor