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1879
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Overview

Franco Zappa is affiliated with the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, and Medicine. Within these fields, Zappa's work extends into several specialized subfields including Instrumentation, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Ophthalmology, and Environmental Engineering.

The primary topics of Zappa's research involve advanced optical sensing technologies, ocular and laser science research, and advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques. Additional areas of focus include remote sensing and LiDAR applications, optical imaging and spectroscopy techniques, biosensors and analytical detection, and spectroscopy techniques in biomedical and chemical research.

Zappa has contributed to multiple recent publications, with notable papers including:

  • "SPADs and SiPMs Arrays for Long-Range High-Speed Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)," 2021, Sensors
  • "SPAD-based asynchronous-readout array detectors for image-scanning microscopy," 2020, CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Genoa)
  • "Real-time multispectral fluorescence lifetime imaging using Single Photon Avalanche Diode arrays," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Wearable and wireless time-domain near-infrared spectroscopy system for brain and muscle hemodynamic monitoring," 2020, Biomedical Optics Express
  • "Single Photon Avalanche Diode Arrays for Quantum Imaging and Microscopy," 2021, Advanced Quantum Technologies

Zappa's frequent coauthors include:

  • Federica Villa
  • Alberto Tosi
  • Mauro Buttafava
  • Enrico Conca
  • Alfonso Incoronato

Their work has been published extensively in venues such as:

  • Sensors
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
  • IEEE Photonics Journal
  • OSA Optical Sensors and Sensing Congress 2021 (AIS, FTS, HISE, SENSORS, ES)

Best Publications

  • Avalanche photodiodes and quenching circuits for single-photon detection

    Sergio Cova;Massimo Antonio Ghioni;Andrea Leonardo Lacaita;Carlo Samori

  • Evolution and prospects for single-photon avalanche diodes and quenching circuits

    Sergio Cova;Massimo Antonio Ghioni;Arturo Lotito;Ivan Rech

  • On the bremsstrahlung origin of hot-carrier-induced photons in silicon devices

    A.L. Lacaita;F. Zappa;S. Bigliardi;M. Manfredi

  • Principles and features of Single Photon Avalanche Diode Arrays

    F. Zappa;S. Tisa;A. Tosi;S. Cova

  • Progress in Silicon Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes

    M. Ghioni;A. Gulinatti;I. Rech;F. Zappa

  • Photon-efficient imaging with a single-photon camera

    Dongeek Shin;Feihu Xu;Dheera Venkatraman;Rudi Lussana

  • CMOS Imager With 1024 SPADs and TDCs for Single-Photon Timing and 3-D Time-of-Flight

    Federica Villa;Rudi Lussana;Danilo Bronzi;Simone Tisa

  • SPAD Figures of Merit for Photon-Counting, Photon-Timing, and Imaging Applications: A Review

    Danilo Bronzi;Federica Villa;Simone Tisa;Alberto Tosi

  • Single-photon detection beyond 1 µm: performance of commercially available InGaAs/lnP detectors.

    A. Lacaita;F. Zappa;S. Cova;P. Lovati

  • Single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) for 1.5 μm photon counting applications

    M. A. Itzler;r. Ben-Michael;C. F. Hsu;K. Slomkowski

  • Advances in InGaAsP-based avalanche diode single photon detectors

    Mark A. Itzler;Xudong Jiang;Mark Entwistle;Krystyna Slomkowski

  • A High-Linearity, 17 ps Precision Time-to-Digital Converter Based on a Single-Stage Vernier Delay Loop Fine Interpolation

    B. Markovic;S. Tisa;F. A. Villa;A. Tosi

  • 100 000 Frames/s 64 × 32 Single-Photon Detector Array for 2-D Imaging and 3-D Ranging

    Danilo Bronzi;Federica Alberta Villa;Simone Tisa;Alberto Tosi

  • Spectrum folding and phase noise in LC tuned oscillators

    C. Samori;A.L. Lacaita;F. Villa;F. Zappa

  • Monolithic active-quenching and active-reset circuit for single-photon avalanche detectors

    F. Zappa;A. Lotito;A.C. Giudice;S. Cova

  • Single-photon detection beyond 1 µm: performance of commercially available germanium photodiodes.

    A. Lacaita;P. A. Francese;F. Zappa;S. Cova

  • Two-Dimensional SPAD Imaging Camera for Photon Counting

    Fabrizio Guerrieri;Simone Tisa;Alberto Tosi;Franco Zappa

  • Development of new photon-counting detectors for single-molecule fluorescence microscopy

    X. Michalet;R. A. Colyer;G. Scalia;Antonino Ingargiola

  • Silicon planar technology for single-photon optical detectors

    E. Sciacca;A.C. Giudice;D. Sanfilippo;F. Zappa

  • SOLID-STATE SINGLE-PHOTON DETECTORS

    Franco Zappa;Andrea L. Lacaita;Sergio D. Cova;Piergiorgio G. Lovati

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Tosi
Alberto Tosi Polytechnic University of Milan
Sergio Cova
Sergio Cova Polytechnic University of Milan
Massimo Ghioni
Massimo Ghioni Polytechnic University of Milan
Andrea L. Lacaita
Andrea L. Lacaita Polytechnic University of Milan
Ivan Rech
Ivan Rech Polytechnic University of Milan
Emanuele Rimini
Emanuele Rimini National Research Council (CNR)
Shimon Weiss
Shimon Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Carlo Samori
Carlo Samori Polytechnic University of Milan

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