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Giancarlo C. Righini

Giancarlo C. Righini

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Materials Science

D-Index
57
Citations
10717
World Ranking
8011
National Ranking
132

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - OSA Fellows For outstanding contributions in the field of optical materials and components, as well as significant contributions to international professional societies of optics and photonics.
  • 2003 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Giancarlo C. Righini is a researcher affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy. Their work primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with significant contributions to Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Materials Chemistry, and Ceramics and Composites.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Particle Detector Development and Performance, Photonic and Optical Devices, Photonic Crystals and Applications, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials, and Glass Properties and Applications.

Righini's recent scholarly articles include:

  • "The past, present and future of photonic glasses: A review in homage to the United Nations International Year of glass 2022" (2023, Progress in Materials Science)
  • "From flexible electronics to flexible photonics: A brief overview" (2021, Optical Materials)
  • "Towards a Glass New World: The Role of Ion-Exchange in Modern Technology" (2021, Applied Sciences)
  • "An Introduction to Nonlinear Integrated Photonics Devices: Nonlinear Effects and Materials" (2023, Micromachines)
  • "Photonic Crystal Stimuli-Responsive Chromatic Sensors: A Short Review" (2020, Micromachines)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Righini include C. Avanzini, L. Baldini, S. Boi, E. Bossini, and F. Carnesecchi.

Key publication venues for their work are:

  • Ceramics International
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Micromachines
  • Journal of Instrumentation
  • Optical Materials

Throughout their career, Righini has contributed to areas blending materials science and photonics, often focusing on the development and performance of particle detectors and optical devices, as well as the properties and applications of glass and advanced materials.

Recognition of their contributions includes being named a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) in 2010 for work in optical materials and components and engagement with international optics and photonics societies. They were also designated as a SPIE Fellow in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Spherical whispering‐gallery‐mode microresonators

    A. Chiasera;Y. Dumeige;P. Féron;M. Ferrari

  • Whispering gallery mode microresonators: Fundamentals and applications

    G. C. Righini;Y. Dumeige;P. Féron;M. Ferrari

  • Photoluminescence of rare-earth-doped glasses

    G. C. Righini;M. Ferrari

  • Plasmonic enhanced solar cells: Summary of possible strategies and recent results

    Francesco Enrichi;Alexander Quandt;Giancarlo C. Righini

  • SIZE DEPENDENCE OF ELECTRON-LO-PHONON COUPLING IN SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS

    G. Scamarcio;V. Spagnolo;G. Ventruti;M. Lugará

  • Optical microspherical resonators for biomedical sensing.

    Silvia Soria;Simone Berneschi;Massimo Brenci;Franco Cosi

  • Mechanisms of Ag to Er energy transfer in silicate glasses: A photoluminescence study

    M. Mattarelli;M. Montagna;K. Vishnubhatla;K. Vishnubhatla;A. Chiasera

  • Erbium-activated HfO2-based waveguides for photonics

    Rogéria R. Gonçalves;Giovanni Carturan;Maurizio Montagna;Maurizio Ferrari

  • Glass optical waveguides: a review of fabrication techniques

    Giancarlo C. Righini;Andrea Chiappini

  • High Q silica microbubble resonators fabricated by arc discharge

    S Berneschi;D Farnesi;F Cosi;G Nunzi Conti

  • Microstructural and optical properties of sol-gel silica-titania waveguides

    G. Brusatin;M. Guglielmi;P. Innocenzi;A. Martucci

  • Sol-gel Er-doped SiO2–HfO2 planar waveguides: A viable system for 1.5 μm application

    R. R. Goncalves;G. Carturan;L. Zampedri;M. Ferrari

  • Biosensing by WGM Microspherical Resonators.

    Giancarlo Cesare Righini;Silvia Soria

  • Optical and surface properties of inorganic and hybrid organic–inorganic silica–titania sol–gel planar waveguides

    P. Innocenzi;Alessandro Martucci;Massimo Guglielmi;L. Armelao

  • Optical frequency conversion in silica-whispering-gallery-mode microspherical resonators.

    D. Farnesi;A. Barucci;G. C. Righini;S. Berneschi

  • Active stripe waveguides produced by electron beam lithography in LiF single crystals

    Rosa Maria Montereali;Antonella Mancini;Giancarlo C Righini;Stefano Pelli

  • Low wavenumber Raman scattering of nanoparticles and nanocomposite materials

    Mile Ivanda;Krešimir Furić;Svetozar Musić;Mira Ristić

  • Design of photonic structures by sol-gel-derived silica nanospheres

    A. Chiappini;C. Armellini;A. Chiasera;M. Ferrari

  • Geodesic Lenses for Guided Optical Waves

    G. C. Righini;V. Russo;S. Sottini;G. Toraldo di Francia

  • Characterization of laser-densified sol-gel films for the fabrication of planar and strip optical waveguides

    M. Guglielmi;P. Colombo;L. Mancinelli Degli Esposti;G.C. Righini

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurizio Ferrari
Maurizio Ferrari National Research Council (CNR)
Antonino Zichichi
Antonino Zichichi University of Bologna
Fabrizio Giulio Luca Pilo
Fabrizio Giulio Luca Pilo University of Cagliari
Adolfo Speghini
Adolfo Speghini University of Verona
Alessandro Martucci
Alessandro Martucci University of Padua
Marco Bettinelli
Marco Bettinelli University of Verona
Massimo Guglielmi
Massimo Guglielmi University of Padua

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