Speaker:Paolo De Natale

CNR-INOA Headquarters, Florence

Largo Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze

Tel. +39 055 23081 - Fax +39 055 233 7755

30 giugno 2009

Physical Sciences Panel

… thanks to the Italian Optical Association,

after the meeting in Padova in 1927, The Istituto Nazionale di Ottica of Arcetri is

founded, transforming the existing Precision Optical and Mechanical

Laboratory…

HISTORY

III National Exhibition of Optical Instruments (Florence, May1934):At the end of the visit, Guglielmo Marconi congratulates with Prof. Ronchi

HISTORY

… the National Research Council,

whose pre-eminent task is to awake and to

promote the Scientific National organization’s

conscience, today is glad to ascertain that the

Optical Italian Association and the Institute which

gives hospitality to it and which collaborates with

it, the Royal National Institute of Optics, may

aspire to the most desired title of merit towards

the country.

HISTORY

With this magnificent active the first decade of life of this Companionship closes, and the meeting that

rightly we inaugurate in Florence, the town custodian of the Galileian traditions and lucky cradle

and headquarters of many Florentine Optical Institutions, will mark the beginning of a new

period…

Rome , June 10th1936

Guglielmo MarconiCNR President

HISTORY

The Institute building in 1927

HISTORY

The Institute building in 2009

CNR-INOA Today

INOA research activities are housed in several facilities andlaboratories spread countrywide.

CNR-INOA (today)

the headquarter 2 units 7 laboratories

CNR-INOA Today

FIRENZE

The headquarter is located in Arcetri, the historical site. Five other facilities/labs are present on the territory:

1. Physics Dept.2. LENS3. Certification Lab., Capalle4. Optical Metrology Lab. c/o OPD5. Bio-medical Lab. c/o AOC

CNR-INOA Florence

FIRENZE

The 2 units: Napoli and Lecce

Two units of INOA are operating in two Obiettivo 1 regions: Pozzuoli (Na) Arnesano (Le)

CNR-INOA

Two Optical Metrology Labs for Cultural Heritage Diagnostics were also opened: Milano Venezia

Milano Venezia

Napoli

FIRENZE

Lecce

Staff Quantity

Permanent staffresearch scientiststechniciansadministrative personnel

71441512

Grants 17

Scholarships 3

Collaborators with contract

6

Associated scientists 13

STAFF

EXTERNAL FUNDS 2003-2008

Funding sources

Consulting

Ordinary funds for functioning

Institutional projects

Ordinary research funds

€ -

€ 500.000,00

€ 1.000.000,00

€ 1.500.000,00

€ 2.000.000,00

€ 2.500.000,00

€ 3.000.000,00

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Prossimi anni

FONDI - SUDDIVISIONE PER PROVENIENZA

Proventi per attività conto terzi Progetti Istituzionali

Fondi ordinari per funzionamento Fondi ordinari per Ricerca

PROJECTS (FIRB young scientists + PRIN) / Researchers

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

IAC IBF ICIB IFAC IFN INOA IMM IMIP INFM IPCF ISC ISM IMEM

Progetti/Ricercatore

Progetti/Ricercatore

DMD Institutes

DIGITALIZING CNR-INOA

Web interface for accessing/editing/entering:

CNR "Commesse/moduli" info, Research products;

Research groups/personal info;

Calls for job, Master/Ph.D. thesis offers;

News, Conference organizations, Event/seminar announcements, Press review;

Time-sheet/lunch-tickets management;

Administrative/scientific document sharing, Internal bureaucracy (forms), Library catalogue.

Legally valid digital-signature for all documents

Web interface for internal management of:

Holiday requests;

Mission/purchase orders.

4321Research

Education

Collaborations with Private Companies (R&D)

Activities towards Public Institutions

CNR-INOA Activities

INOA develops a variety of optical and/or optoelectronic devices in the framework of research projects whose end-users are public Institutions, such as: ESA, ASI, Universities, Research Centers, National museums, Soprintendenze (locally based offices of the Italian Ministero

per i Beni e le Attività Culturali).

Main applications are in Aerospace, Environmental Physics and Cultural Heritage.

4CNR-INOA and Public End-Users

Thessaloniki

Saint Petersburg

BrnoLondon

BesanconWashington

Berlin

Cape Canaveral

New York

Aracatuba

Darwin

Ouagadougou

Paris

Kiruna

4Public End-Users all over the world …

Metropolitan Museum

National Gallery

Hermitage Museum

Moravian Gallery

National Gallery of Art

S. Euthimios Chapel

Musée des Beaux-Arts

Gemäldegalerie

measurement campaign AMMA, TROCCINOX, SCOUT-O3, EUPLEXKennedy Space

CenterEnvironmental PhysicsAerospace

Cultural Heritage

4… and in Italy

Roma

San Sepolcro

Milano Venezia

Pisa

L’AquilaPerugia

BrindisiNapoli

Ferrara

Verona

FIRENZE

Lecce

IRSOO Istituto MARSIASF-INAFIACSALENSIFAC-CNRIsti. di Neurofisiologia del CNRDip. Astronomia - Università di FIDip. Fisica - Politecnico MI

Osservatorio Vesuviano-INGVDip. Chimica Fisica e Inorganica, Univ. BODip. Scienze Ambientali, II Univ. NADip. Scienze della Terra, Univ. FIASIIACSAIASF-INAFIFAC-CNRISAC-CNRE

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Museo dell’Accademia FIMuseo di Brera Museo dell’Accademia VEGalleria Nazionale dell’UmbriaMuseo Civico ARMuseo di CapodimonteGalleria Naz. Arte Antica IFAC-CNRLENSDip. Fisica, Università di FEDip. Ing. Informatica, Univ. SI

4Abroad Geophysica GEIE (EU) DLR (D); FZK (D) Fraunhofer IFU (D) CNRS (F) Tel Aviv University (Israele) Politecnico Zurigo (CH) Royal Univ.-Stockholm (SE) Osservatorio Neuchatel (CH) Univ. Paris Sud (F) Harvard University (USA) Optoelectronics Centre (UK) Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik

(D) Universidad Complutense (E) Boston University (USA) Lund Institute of Technology (Lund,

SE) Queen’s Univ., Dept. of Chemistry

(Canada) Cranfield Univ., Optical Sensors

Group (UK)

MAIN SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS

In Italy INFN INGV II University of Naples Physics Dept. Politecnico of Milan ICIB- CNR IMM-CNR, Naples and Bologna Univ. of Pavia Univ. of Ferrara Univ. of Florence LENS Chemistry Dept., University of

Bologna IFAC-CNR ISAC-CNR INAF INRIM, Torino Dept. Protezione Civile …

INOA has well established relationships with many industries located in the Florentine area dealing with optics, lasers and optical components.

INOA acts both as a consultant and as a provider of services to industries in optical related fields, whereas companies also contact INOA to fullfill tasks in the frame of national and international collaborations.

3CNR-INOA and Industry

3INOA industrial partners (Europe and USA)

Astrium (GER)

Alpes Lasers (CH)

Lyncée Tech. S.A. (CH)

BIAS (GER)

EADS (GER)

Verhaert Space (BEL)

Lambda X (BEL)

Avanex Inc. (USA)

Holoeye Photonics Corp. (USA)

AMO (USA)

Stetson Ass. (USA)

Alcatel Alenia Space (F)

3INOA industrial partners (Italy and Florentine Area)

ADS InternationalAlcatel Alenia Space ItaliaAndromedaCarlo Gavazzi SpaceCETACECSOD`AppoloniaEDISON spaEl.En.ELSAG FinmeccanicaENEL RicercaFATIFGalileian plusGalileo AvionicaGeneral ProjectKaiser ItaliaLAVMars-TelespazioNew Tera Tech.SACMISHAPSIRIO PANELSITTargetti Sankey

Roma

Arezzo

Milano Vicenza

BolognaGenova

L’Aquila

Isernia

Livorno

Matera

Napoli

Torino

Lecco

Sassari

FIRENZE

AssembladBIOMERIEUX Italia spaCETACE (Lab. di Firenze Tecnologia)CSODuralampEl.En. S.p.A.Galileo Avionica S.p.A.General ProjectGestione SiloID DesignLAVSEAC srl Sodi ScientificaTargetti sankey s.p.a.Tecno Sistem

3From “Il Sole 24 Ore” January 2nd 2008

It is one of the most advanced sectors in

the Florentine economy: the optical sector involves about

60 firms …… It is a segment

asking for coordination and above all

for stronger support from public institution

.

CNR-INOA is operating in different fields of education:

University degree courses

Post doc courses

Distance learning

Outreach and Public Awareness of Science (e.g science festival and exhibition)

Professional education (e.g. industry-focused short courses, custom programs designed to meet specific business needs).

2EDUCATION

1

Development and technologies, materials and devices for applications to quantum optics and spectroscopy.

Optical devices for industrial applications: diagnostic, development and characterization of new sources and optical components.

Optical devices and methodologies for the Cultural Heritage.

Development of optical diagnostic techniques: microscopy and interferometry.

CNR-INOA Major Research Lines

1Main Research Activities I

Quantum Optics: quantum properties of light; radiation-matter interactions (high-intensity interaction, ultrashort-pulse interaction); novel coherent sources.

Nonlinear Optics: highly nonlinear phenomena (high-order laser harmonic generation in the extreme ultraviolet); chaotic dynamics of lasers; micro/nano components.

Spectroscopy: high sensitivity and high precision techniques in difficult-to-access spectral ranges; optical frequency synthesizers (frequency combs).

Interferometry: techniques for the diagnostics of materials and processes; interferometric lithography for the realization of nanoscale and microscale structures; holography; OCT.

Microscopy: coherent optics for the study of materials and micro devices; holographic, confocal and AFM microscopy.

Sources: new architectures for lasers and coherent sources, also using nanostructured materials.

Optical systems: optical calculation; development and realization of advanced prototypes; micro/nano lenses in liquid phase; opto/microfluidics.

Optical Metrology: metrological techniques; accurate measurement of the physical parameters of optical components; characterization of optical components; photometry and colorimetry.

Visual Science: lighting engineering, ophthalmic optics, visual perception.

1Main Research Activities II

Environment: sensors for measuring physical-chemical parameters operating in the most diverse environmental conditions from volcanic calderas to stratospheric planes; measurement campaigns all over the world.

Cultural Heritage: instruments and techniques for the diagnostics and monitoring of works of art; in situ measurements in the most important museums all around the world in the frame of international collaborations and projects.

Industry and Space: high power continuous and pulsed laser sources in the framework of European Space Agency (ESA) projects; design and testing of optical components and systems (ordered by ESA, ASI and related companies).

Energy: high efficiency solar collectors; design and field-deployment of sensors for geothermal site monitoring.

Biotechnology: devices and equipments based on microscopy, interferometry, coherent sources and nonlinear crystals.

Most of the consulting and certification activity is in the fields of radiometry, photometry, colorimetry, lighting engineering and testing of optical systems.

1Application fields

1SOLAR COLLECTORS LABORATORY

Innovative and original solar tracking systems Design of solar simulators Development of optical set-up for CPV testing Study of collection optics for concentration on PV cells Optical controls on heliostats or other solar optical components Solar devices for the detoxification of polluted waters

Competencies: Optical project and testing of

optical systems Radiometry, Photometry,

Lighting simulation

1Main projects of the SOLAR COLLECTORS LAB

SALTO “Solar Assisted cooLing Toscana” Progetto Integrato di Ricerca POR Ob.3 Toscana 2000-2006 Misura D4.

CESARE “Concentrated PV combinEd SolAR Energy system” finanziato dalla Regione TOSCANA 2008-2009.

SCOOP “Italian Solar Concentration TechOnologies for Photovoltaic systems” Industria 2015 –Bando Efficienza Energetica.

PIACE “Piattaforma intelligente, Integrata e Adattativa di microCogenerazione ad elevata Efficienza per usi residenziali” Industria 2015 - Bando Efficienza Energetica

Collaborations with ENEA (Centro Ricerca Portici-NA): Phocus Project (2003), Solar Simulator (2005), ELIOSLAB Project (2008/9).

Aim: development of a demonstrator of a high efficiency solar concentrator based on the adaptive optics technology for the most recent astronomical telescopes.

CNR-INOA partners: INAF IBIMET-CNR (FI) Ronda High Tech (VI) Dept. of Energetics, Univ. of Florence Dept. of Astronomy and Space Science, Univ. of Florence

funding from Regione Toscana520.000 €

An innovative concentrator is formed by ~ 70 modules that can change their shape according to the height of the Sun over the horizon. The set of modules redirects the light onto a secondary mirror located in the center of rotation from which light reaches the final converter.

1Project STAR - High Efficiency Thermodynamic Solar

1Volcanic monitoring

Le Scienze, January 2008

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CO concentration (ppbV) COLD INSTRUMENT

BRAZILAUSTRALIA

Atmospheric monitoring

Geophysicastratospheric platform

1The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005

“ … “ … for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the including the optical frequency comboptical frequency comb technique " technique "

Theodor W. HänschTheodor W. Hänsch

The birth of frequency combs

Optical non-linear effects

1Extending the COMB to the INFRARED

High-precision spectroscopy on the strongest molecular transitions.

High-sensitivity trace gas detection.

Infrared metrology.

Development of innovative sources for:

Difference frequency generation

Quantum Cascade Lasers

Ultra-stable, widely tunable and absolutely linked mid-IR coherent source, I. Galli et al., Opt. Express 17, 9582-9587 (2009)

1

Recent publications on QCLs:

• Doppler-free polarization spectroscopy with a quantum cascade laser at 4.3 μm, S. Bartalini et al., Opt. Express 17, 7440-7449 (2009).• Lamb-dip-locked quantum cascade laser for comb-referenced IR absolute frequency measurements, S. Borri et al., Opt. Express 16, 11637 (2008).• Frequency-comb-referenced quantum-cascade laser at 4.4 m, S. Bartalini et al., Opt. Lett. 32, 988-990 (2007).• Frequency modulation spectroscopy by means of quantum-cascade lasers, S. Borri et al., App. Phys. B 85, 223-229 (2006).

Quantum Cascade Lasers

From pioneeringspectroscopy with cryogenic QCLs …

LiquidNitrogen

collaboration with Federico Capasso Group Harvard University

Participants: Leeds, UK

CNRS, France (Carlo Sirtori)

Paris Sud, France CNR-INOA, Italy

NTT, Italy

… to the development of next generation

THz laser sources and their applications.

FET-Open project successfully passed the first evaluation stage

… to the design of room temperature compact mid-IR sources...

collaboration with Jerome Faist GroupETH Zürich

PeltierCoolers

1Watching the particle-to-wave transition

of light

Fundamental physical processes

Advanced, single-photon level, diagnostic techniques

Quantum optics

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First direct observation of the non-commutativity of bosonic

operators:

Quantum engineering of light

1Quantum Engineering of Light

Next tasks: Generation of arbitrary superpositions of quantum operators Quantitative verification of the bosonic commutation relations

[M. S. Kim, H. Jeong, A. Zavatta, V. Parigi, and M. Bellini Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 260401 (2008)]

Future perspectives: Fundamental tests of quantum physics Full engineering of light for quantum information technologies Development of new sources and devices for quantum

communication and computation

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