FRANCESCO QUOCHI
Physicist, Ph.D.
Date and place of birth: March 26th, 1970, Livorno, Italy
Married, one daughter
PROFESSIONAL ADDRESS
Dipartimento di Fisica
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Complesso Universitario di Monserrato
I-09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy
francesco.quochi@dsf.unica.it
tel: +39-070-6754866
fax: +39-070-6753191
http://www.dsf.unica.it/~fotonica/
RESEARCH FIELDS
-Advanced materials for photonics and optoelectronics:
a) Organic epitaxial nanofibers
b) Coordination complexes of lanthanides with organic ligands
c) Hybrid materials based on semiconductor colloidal nanocrystals
-Nonlinear optics of semiconductors
-Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs)
-Ultrafast spectroscopy of semiconductor nanostructures and microcavities
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
-Design, realization and conduction of experiments of ultrafast optical spectroscopy and nonlinear optics in
condensed-matter systems
-Publications of scientific papers on high impact journals (such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics
Letters, Advanced Materials and ACS Nano)
-Participation to international conferences and schools with prevalently oral contributions and some invited
talks
-Referee for American Physical Society (APS), American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Chemical
Society (ACS), Advanced Materials (Wiley), and European Physical Journal (EPJ)
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Over 15-year experience in ultrafast optical spectroscopy: subpicosecond optical stroboscopy (pump-probe
and up-conversion luminescence) and picosecond luminescence
Utilization of a large variety of experimental tools:
-Laser sources: ultrafast solid-state lasers, regenerative amplifiers, optical parametric oscillators, gas-filled
and semiconductor lasers
-Nonlinear optical techniques: four-wave mixing, sum-frequency generation, two-photon absorption.
-Light detection techniques: streak cameras, synchronous detection, balanced detection, photon counting,
direct detection with fast photodiodes and digitizing scopes
-Cryogenic systems and vacuum systems
Background experience in high-resolution far-infrared and microwave spectroscopy
COLLABORATIONS
International collaborations:
-H. Yanagi, Department of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Nara (JP)
-H. Sitter and W. Heiss, Institute of Semiconductor and Solid-State Physics, Johannes Kepler University
Linz (A)
-N.S. Sariciftci, Linz Institute of Organic Solar Cells (LIOS), Johannes Kepler University Linz (A)
-H.-G. Rubahn, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Sonderborg (DK)
-R. Resel, Institute of Solid State Physics, Technical University Graz (A)
-N. Koch, Institute for Physics, Humboldt-University Berlin (D)
-M.V. Kovalenko, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ),
Zurich (CH)
-M.A. Loi, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Groningen (NL)
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National collaborations:
-F. Marabelli, Department of Physics, University of Pavia
-P. Deplano, A Musinu, A. Corrias, Department of Chemistry, University of Cagliari
-A. Mattoni, Istituto Officina dei Materiali CNR-IOM, Unità SLACS, Monserrato-Cagliari
-A. Anedda, Department of Physics, University of Cagliari
-R. Tubino, Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca
-C. Botta, ISMAC-CNR Milano
PARTICIPATION TO NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
-Promozione della Ricerca Scientifica e dell’Innovazione Tecnologica in Sardegna 2010: "Nanomateriali
eco-compatibili per celle fotovoltaiche a stato solido di nuova generazione"; duration: 36 months
-Promozione della Ricerca Scientifica e dell’Innovazione Tecnologica in Sardegna 2009: "Complessi di
lantanidi con proprietà di luminescenza nel vicino infrarosso: studio della correlazione struttura/proprietà
fotofisiche indirizzato alla fotonica molecolare"; duration: 24 months
-Promozione della Ricerca Scientifica e dell’Innovazione Tecnologica in Sardegna 2008: "Design di
nanomateriali ibridi organici/inorganici per l’energia fotovoltaica"; duration: 24 months
-Ministero Affari Esteri. Programma Esecutivo di Collaborazione Scientifica & Tecnologica Italia/Austria
2004: "Blue organic lasers"; duration: 24 months
-FIRB 2003: "Synthesis of novel organic materials and supramolecular architectures for high efficiency
optoelectronic and photonics systems"; duration: 36 months
-Programma Operativo Nazionale 2003: "Laboratorio Interdisciplinare di Microscopie e Nanoscopie:
proprietà elettroniche, ottiche, composizionali e strutturali di dispositivi e materiali naturali e di sintesi";
duration: 24 months
-Programma Operativo Nazionale 2003: "Laboratorio di misure spettroscopiche, di trasporto e magnetiche in
materiali sottoposti a pressioni estreme"; duration: 24 months
AWARDS
2013: National scientific qualification to the role of Associate Professor in the sector A2/B1-Experimental
condensed-matter physics, with maximum grade of AA.
2000: Prospective researcher fellowship from Swiss National Science Foundation to spend one year at Bell
Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Holmdel NJ, USA
HIGHLIGHTS
Advanced Optical Materials Frontispiece: “Organic Nanofibers: Extending the Lasing Wavelength Coverage
of Organic Semiconductor Nanofibers by Periodic Organic-Organic Heteroepitaxy”, Adv. Opt. Mater. 1, 116
(2013)
Nature Photonics Research Highlights: Noriaki Horiuchi, “Excited States Investigated”, Nature Photonics 6,
71 (2012)
BIBLIOMETRIC DATA
Publication number: 85 (among which 3 book chapters and 1 US patent)
Citation number (Scopus as of 26.02.2014): 1273
Hirsch index (Scopus as of 26.02.2014): 20
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
Since 2013: Spectroscopy (Corso di Spettroscopia, Laurea Magistrale in Fisica, 6 CFU, Facoltà di Scienze
MM.FF.NN., Università di Cagliari)
Since 2012: Experimental Physics I (Corso di Laboratorio di Fisica I, Laurea Triennale in Fisica, 12 CFU,
Facoltà di Scienze MM.FF.NN., Università di Cagliari)
2010: Physics (corso di Fisica, Laurea Triennale in Tossicologia, 6 CFU, Facoltà di Farmacia, Università di
Cagliari)
2006-2013: General Physics I and II (corsi di Fisica Generale I e II per tutti i corsi di laurea in Ingegneria,
7+8 CFU, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Cagliari)
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2006-2009: Teaching Assistant of Fundamentals of Photonics and Quantum Electronics (supporto didattico
al corso di Fondamenti di Fotonica ed Elettronica Quantistica, Laurea Triennale in Fisica, 3 CFU, Facoltà di
Scienze MM.FF.NN., Università di Cagliari)
1995-1999: Teaching assistant of Experimental and General Physics (supporto didattico ai corsi di
Laboratorio di Fisica e di Fisica Generale: Elettrodinamica), Department of Physics, Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)
THESIS SUPERVISOR/EXAMINATOR
-Since 2012: PhD thesis supervisor (F. Artizzu), PhD School in Physics (XXVIIth cycle), University of
Cagliari
-Bachelor’s and Master diploma advisor (co-relatore di tesi di Laurea Triennale e Magistrale in Fisica): G.
Sirigu (2009), R. Casula (2009), F. Floris (2010), M. Lecca (2012), L. Pani (2013), G. Piana (2013), F. Loi
(2013), M. Manca (2013), University of Cagliari
-Official member of the examination committee for the PhD defense of Morten Madsen (2009) and Luciana
Tavares (2011), PhD students under Research Training Programme "Functional Materials and
Nanotechnology", Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, Sonderborg (DK)
EMPLOYMENT
Since 2010: Staff Researcher, sector 02/B1, SSD FIS/01, Physics Department, University of Cagliari
2010: Contract Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Cagliari
2006-2010: Contract Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cagliari
2003-2010: Contract Researcher (Assegnista di ricerca) SSD FIS/01, Department of Physics, University of
Cagliari
2000-2002: Research Contractor, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Holmdel NJ, USA
1999: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
1995-1999: Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, EPFL
EDUCATION
1999: PhD degree in Physics (Docteur ès Sciences), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
(EPFL). Thesis title: “Ultrafast coherent spectroscopy of semiconductor microcavities”. Supervisor: Dr. J.L.
Staehli.
1994: Master’s degree in Physics (Laurea in Fisica, 110/110 e lode), University of Pisa. Thesis title:
“Dipendenza dalla velocità dell’allargamento collisionale nello spettro rotazionale del CH3I”. Supervisor:
Prof. P. Minguzzi.
1989: High school degree (Maturità Scientifica, 60/60), Liceo Scientifico “E. Fermi”, Cecina (LI)
PATENTS
M. Dinu, C. Kerbage, X. Liu, F. Quochi, R.S. Windeler, and C. Xu
Optical device for generating pulsed light
Patent No.: US 6,795,617 B2
Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US)
Date: Sep. 21, 2004
BOOK CHAPTERS
[BC3] F. Quochi, M. Saba, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Excited-State Dynamics and Laser Action in Epitaxial
Organic Nanofibers, in: “Small Organic Molecules on Surfaces”, edited by H. Sitter, C. Draxl, M. Ramsey,
Springer Series in Materials Science, Vol. 173 (Springer, Berlin, 2013), p. 231
[BC2] F. Quochi, M. Saba, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Photophysics and Photonics of Heteroepitaxial
Organic Nanofibers, in: “Nanofibers: Production, Properties and Functonal Applications”, edited by Tong
Lin (InTech, Janeza Trdine, 2011), p. 197
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[BC1] F. Quochi, F. Cordella, A. Mura, and G. Bongiovanni, Optical gain and random lasing in selfassembled organic nanofibers, in: “Organic Nanostructures for Next Generation Devices”, edited by K. AlShamery, H.-G. Rubahn, H. Sitter, Springer Series in Materials Science, Vol. 101 (Springer, Berlin, 2008), p.
239
JOURNAL PAPERS
[62] E. Conca, M. Aresti, M. Saba, M. F. Casula, F. Quochi, G. Mula, D. Loche, M. R. Kim, L. Manna, A.
Corrias, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Charge separation in Pt-decorated CdSe@CdS octapod nanocrystals,
Nanoscale 6, 2238 (2014)
[61] G. Schwabegger, M. Oehzelt, I. Salzmann, F. Quochi, M. Saba, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, A. Vollmer,
N. Koch, H. Sitter, C. Simbrunner, Interface properties of organic para-hexaphenyl/α-sexithiophene
heterostructures deposited on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, Langmuir 29, 14444 (2013)
[60] F. Artizzu, F. Quochi, L. Marchiò, E. Sessini, M. Saba, A. Serpe, A. Mura, M.L. Mercuri, G.
Bongiovanni, P. Deplano, Fully efficient direct Yb-to-Er energy transfer at molecular level in a near-infrared
emitting heterometallic trinuclear quinolinolato complex, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 4, 3062 (2013)
[59] F. Quochi, G. Schwabegger, C. Simbrunner, F. Floris, M. Saba, A. Mura, H. Sitter, G. Bongiovanni,
Extending the lasing wavelength coverage of organic semiconductor nanofibers by periodic organic-organic
heteroepitaxy, Adv. Opt. Mater. 1, 117 (2013)
[58] M. Saba, M. Aresti, F. Quochi, M. Marceddu, M.A. Loi, Jing Huang, D.V. Talapin, A. Mura, G.
Bongiovanni, Light-Induced Charged and Trap States in Colloidal Nanocrystals Detected by Variable Pulse
Rate Photoluminescence Spectroscopy, ACSNano 7, 229 (2013)
[57] B. Baiboussinov, C. Braggio, A. Cardini, G. Carugno, F. Congiu, S. Gain, G. Galeazzi, A. Lai, A.
Lehman, P. Mocci, A. Mura, F. Quochi, M. Saba, B. Saitta, G. Sartori, An active electron polarized
scintillating GSO target for neutrino physics, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 694, 335 (2012)
[56] F. Artizzu, F. Quochi, M. Saba, D. Loche, M.L. Mercuri, A. Serpe, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, P.
Deplano, Silica sol-gel glasses incorporating dual-luminescent Yb quinolinolato complex: Processing,
emission and photosensitising properties of the 'antenna' ligand, Dalton Trans. 41, 13147 (2012)
[55] C. Simbrunner, G. Hernandez-Sosa, F. Quochi, G. Schwabegger, C. Botta, M. Oehzelt, I. Salzmann, T.
Djuric, A. Neuhold, R. Resel, M. Saba, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, A. Vollmer, N. Koch, H. Sitter, Color
tuning of nanofibers by periodic organic-organic hetero-epitaxy, ACS Nano 6, 4629 (2012)
[54] F. Artizzu, F. Quochi, M. Saba, L. Marchiò, D. Espa, A. Serpe, A. Mura, M.L. Mercuri, G.
Bongiovanni, P. Deplano, Dual emitting [Yb(5,7ClQ) 2(H5,7ClQ) 2Cl]: Chemical and photophysical
properties, ChemPlusChem 77, 240 (2012)
[53] M. Marceddu, M. Saba, F. Quochi, A. Lai, J. Huang, D.V. Talapin, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Charged
excitons, Auger Recombination and Optical Gain in CdSe/CdS Nanocrystals, Nanotechnology 23, 015201
(2012)
[52] C. Simbrunner, F. Quochi, G. Hernandez-Sosa, M. Oehzelt, R. Resel, G. Hesser, M. Arndt, M. Saba, A.
Mura, G. Bongiovanni, H. Sitter, Organic-Organic Heteroepitaxy of Red-, Green-, and Blue-Emitting
Nanofibers, ACSNano 4, 6244 (2010)
[51] F. Quochi. M. Saba, F. Artizzu, M.L. Mercuri, P. Deplano, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Ultrafast
Dynamics of Intersystem Crossing and Resonance Energy Transfer in Er(III)-Quinolinolate Complexes, J.
Phys. Chem. Lett. 1, 2733 (2010)
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[50] A. Gocalinska, M. Saba, F. Quochi, M. Marceddu, K. Szendrei, J. Gao, M. A. Loi, M. Yarema, R.
Seyrkammer, W. Heiss, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Size-Dependent Electron Transfer from Colloidal PbS
Nanocrystals to Fullerene, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 1, 1149 (2010)
[49] Francesco Quochi, Random lasers based on organic epitaxial nanofibers, J. Opt. 12, 024003 (2010)
[48] F. Quochi, F. Artizzu, M. Saba, F. Cordella, M.L. Mercuri, P. Deplano, M.A. Loi, A. Mura, G.
Bongiovanni, Population Saturation in Trivalent Erbium Sensitized by Organic Molecular Antennae, J. Phys.
Chem. Lett. 1, 141 (2010)
[47] E. Giorgetti, A. Giusti, E. Arias, I. Moggio, A. Ledezma, J. Romero, M. Saba, F. Quochi, M. Marceddu,
A. Gocalinska, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, In Situ Production of Polymer-Capped Silver Nanoparticles for
Optical Biosensing, Macromolecular Symposia 283, 167 (2009)
[46] M. Saba, S. Minniberger, F. Quochi, J. Roither, M. Marceddu, A. Gocalinska, M.V. Kovalenko, D.V.
Talapin, W. Heiss, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Exciton-Exciton Interaction and Optical Gain in Colloidal
CdSe/CdS Dot/Rod Nanocrystals, Adv. Mater. 21, 4942 (2009)
[45] J. Moreau, U. Giovanella, J.-P. Bombenger, W. Porzio, V. Vohra, L. Spadacini, G. Di Silvestro, L.
Barba, G. Arrighetti, S. Destri, M. Pasini, M. Saba, F. Quochi, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, M. Fiorini, M.
Uslenghi, C. Botta, Highly Emissive Nanostructured Thin Films of Organic Host-Guests for Energy
Conversion, ChemPhysChem 10, 647 (2009)
[44] K. Szendrei, F. Cordella, M.V. Kovalenko, M. Böberl, G. Hesser, M. Yarema, D. Jarzab, O.V.
Mikhnenko, A. Gocalinska, M. Saba, F. Quochi, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, P.W.M. Blom, W. Heiss, M.A.
Loi, Solution-Processable Near-IR Photodetectors Based on Electron Transfer from PbS Nanocrystals to
Fullerene Derivatives, Adv. Mater. 21, 683 (2009)
[43] A. Monguzzi, R. Tubino, F. Meinardi, A.O. Biroli, M. Pizzotti, F. Demartin, F. Quochi, F. Cordella,
M.A. Loi, Novel Er3+ Perfluorinated Complexes for Broadband Sensitized Near Infrared Emission, Chem.
Mater. 21, 128 (2009)
[42] F. Quochi, M. Saba, F. Cordella, A. Gocalinska, R. Corpino, M. Marceddu, A. Anedda, A. Andreev, H.
Sitter, N.S. Sariciftci, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Temperature Tuning of Nonlinear Exciton Processes in
Self-Assembled Oligophenyl Nanofibers under Laser Action, Adv. Mater. 20, 3017 (2008)
[41] F. Cordella, F. Quochi, M. Saba, A. Andreev, H. Sitter, N.S. Sariciftci, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni,
Optical gain performance of epitaxially grown para-sexiphenyl films, Adv. Mater. 19, 2252 (2007)
[40] F. Artizzu, L. Marchiò, M.L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, F. Quochi, R.Orrù, F. Cordella, M. Saba, A.
Mura, G. Bongiovanni, P. Deplano, New Insights on Near-Infrared Emitters Based on Er-quinolinolate
Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, Structural and Photophysical Properties,, Adv. Funct. Mater. 17,
2365 (2007)
[39] F. Quochi, R. Orrù, F. Cordella, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, F. Artizzu, P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, L.
Pilia, A. Serpe, Near infrared light emission quenching in organolanthanide complexes, J. Appl. Phys. 99,
053520 (2006)
[38] A. Andreev, F. Quochi, F. Cordella, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, H. Sitter, G. Hlawacek, C. Teichert, N.
S. Sariciftci, Coherent random lasing in the deep blue from self-assembled organic nanofibers, J. Appl. Phys.
99, 034305 (2006)
[37] F. Quochi, F. Cordella, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, F. Balzer, H.-G. Rubahn, Gain amplification and
lasing properties of individual organic nanofibers, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 041106 (2006)
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[36] F. Quochi, F. Cordella, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, F. Balzer, H.-G. Rubahn, One-Dimensional Random
Lasing in a Single Organic Nanofiber, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 21690 (2005)
[35] A. Andreev, F. Quochi, H. Sitter, H. Hoppe, S. Sariciftci, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Blue emitting selfassembled nano-crystals of para-sexiphenyl grown by hot wall epitaxy, Microelectr. J. 36, 237 (2005)
[34] F. Artizzu, P. Deplano, L. Marchiò, M.L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, F. Quochi, R. Orrù, F. Cordella, F.
Meinardi, R. Tubino, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Structure and emission properties of Er3Q9 (Q = 8Quinolinolate), Inorg. Chem. 44, 840 (2005)
[33] F. Quochi, A. Andreev, F. Cordella, R. Orrù, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, H. Hoppe, H. Sitter, N.S.
Sariciftci, Low-threshold blue lasing in epitaxially grown para-sexiphenyl nanofibers, J. Lumin. 112, 321
(2005)
[32] C. Botta, G. Patrinoiu, P. Picouet, S. Yunus, J.E. Communal, F. Cordella, F. Quochi, A. Mura, G.
Bongiovanni, M. Pasini, S. Destri, G. Di Silvestro, Organic Nanostructured Host-Guest Materials Containing
Three Dyes, Adv. Mater. 16, 1716 (2004)
[31] A. Andreev, F. Quochi, A. Kadashchuk, H. Sitter, C. Winder, H. Hoppe, S. Sariciftci, A. Mura, G.
Bongiovanni, Blue emitting self-assembled nano-fibers of para-sexiphenyl grown by hot wall epitaxy, phys.
stat. sol. (a) 201, 2288 (2004)
[30] F. Quochi, F. Cordella, R. Orrù, J.E. Communal, P. Verzeroli, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, A. Andreev,
H. Sitter, N.S. Sariciftci, Random laser action in self-organized para-sexiphenyl nanofibers grown by hotwall epitaxy, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 4454 (2004)
[29] I. Kang, C. Dorrer, F. Quochi, Implementation of electro-optic spectral shearing interferometry for
ultrashort pulse characterization, Opt. Lett. 28, 2264 (2003)
[28] F. Quochi, M. Dinu, L.N. Pfeiffer, K.W. West, C. Kerbage, R.S. Windeler, B.J. Eggleton, Coulomb and
carrier-activation dynamics of resonantly excited InAs/GaAs quantum dots in two-color pump-probe
experiments, Phys. Rev. B 67, 235323 (2003)
[27] M. Dinu, J.E. Cunningham, F. Quochi, J. Shah, Optical properties of strained antimonide-based
heterostructures, J. Appl. Phys. 94, 1506 (2003)
[26] M. Dinu, F. Quochi, H. Garcia, Third-order nonlinearities in silicon at telecom wavelengths, Appl.
Phys. Lett. 82, 2954 (2003)
[25] M. Dinu, F. Quochi, Amplitude sensitivity limits of optical sampling for optical performance
monitoring, J. Opt. Netw. 1, 237 (2002)
[24] F. Quochi, M. Dinu, J. Shah, L.N. Pfeiffer, K.W. West, P.M. Platzman, Ultrafast carrier activation in
resonantly excited 1.3 m InAs/GaAs quantum dots at room temperature, Phys. Rev. B 65, 161308(R)
(2002)
[23] F. Quochi, M. Dinu, N.H. Bonadeo, J. Shah, L.N. Pfeiffer, K.W. West, P.M. Platzman, Ultrafast carrier
dynamics of resonantly excited 1.3-m InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots, Physica B 314, 263 (2002)
[22] D.C. Kilper, F. Quochi, J.E. Cunningham, M. Dinu, High-speed dynamics of GaAsSb vertical-cavity
lasers, IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 14, 438 (2002)
[21] F. Quochi, D.C. Kilper, J.E. Cunningham, M. Dinu, J. Shah, Continuous-wave operation of a 1.3-m
GaAsSb-GaAs quantum-well vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser at room temperature, IEEE Photon.
Technol. Lett. 13, 921 (2001)
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[20] J.E. Cunningham, M. Dinu, J. Shah, F. Quochi, D. Kilper, W.Y. Jan, M.D. Williams, A. Mills, W.E.
Henderson, Growth and optical properties of GaAsSb quantum wells for 1.3 m VCSELs, J. Vac. Sci.
Technol. B 19, 1948 (2001)
[19] B. Deveaud, F. Quochi, M. Saba, C. Ciuti, J.L. Staehli, Femtosecond dynamics and non-linearities of
exciton-photon coupling in semiconductor microstructures, C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, t. 2, Série IV, 1439 (2001)
[18] F. Quochi, J.E. Cunningham, M. Dinu, J. Shah, Room temperature operation of GaAsSb/GaAs quantum
well VCSELs at 1.29 m, Electron. Lett. 36, 2075 (2000)
[17] M. Saba, F. Quochi, C. Ciuti, D. Martin, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Direct
observation of the excitonic ac Stark splitting in a quantum well, Phys. Rev. B 62, R16322 (2000)
[16] F. Quochi, M. Saba, C. Ciuti, R.P. Stanley, R. Houdré, U. Oesterle, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, G.
Bongiovanni, A. Mura, Direct observation of an ac Stark splitting in semiconductor microcavities excited
above the continuum onset, Phys. Rev. B 61, R5113 (2000)
[15] M. Saba, F. Quochi, C. Ciuti, U. Oesterle, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura,
Crossover from exciton to biexciton polaritons in semiconductor microcavities, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 385
(2000)
[14] F. Quochi, M. Saba, C. Ciuti, U. Oesterle, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, The
microcavity AC Stark triplet: excitation in the exciton continuum, phys. stat. sol. (b) 221, 127 (2000)
[13] M. Saba, F. Quochi, C. Ciuti, U. Oesterle, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura,
Crossover from exciton to biexciton cavity polaritons, phys. stat. sol. (b) 221, 157 (2000)
[12] F. Quochi, M. Saba, C. Ciuti, U. Oesterle, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, Net
coherent optical gain in strongly pumped semiconductor microcavities, phys. stat. sol. (a) 178, 139 (2000)
[11] M. Saba, F. Quochi, U. Oesterle, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, The importance of
disorder in very high quality semiconductor microcavities, phys. stat. sol. (a) 178, 149 (2000)
[10] M. Saba, F. Quochi, C. Ciuti, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, U. Oesterle, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, Intrinsic
non-linearities in exciton-cavity-coupled systems, Physica B 272, 472 (1999)
[9] F. Quochi, C. Ciuti, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, M. Saba, U. Oesterle, M.A. Dupertuis, J.L. Staehli, B.
Deveaud, Strong coherent gain from semiconductor microcavities in the regime of excitonic saturation, Phys.
Rev. B 59, R15594 (1999)
[8] C. Ciuti, F. Quochi, Theory of the excitonic Mollow spectrum in semiconductors, Solid State Commun.
107, 715 (1998)
[7] F. Quochi, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, R.P. Stanley, U. Oesterle, R. Houdré,
Strongly driven semiconductor microcavities: from the polariton doublet to an ac Stark triplet, Phys. Rev.
Lett. 80, 4733 (1998)
[6] G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, F. Quochi, J.L. Staehli, R.P. Stanley, U. Oesterle, R. Houdré, Exciton-photon
dynamics in weakly and strongly excited semiconductor microcavities, phys. stat. sol. (b) 206, 375 (1998)
[5] F. Quochi, G.R. Hayes, R. André, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, J.L. Staehli, Le Si Dang, Coherent excitonphoton dynamics in high-quality II-VI semiconductor microcavities, J. Cryst. Growth 184/185, 754 (1998)
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[4] F. Quochi, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, J.L. Staehli, R.P. Stanley, U. Oesterle, R. Houdré, Optical Stark
effect and coherent gain of excitons in a semiconductor microcavity, phys. stat. sol. (a) 164, 23 (1997)
[3] G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, F. Quochi, S. Gürtler, J.L. Staehli, F. Tassone, R.P. Stanley, U. Oesterle, R.
Houdré, Coherent exciton-photon dynamics in semiconductor microcavities: the influence of inhomogeneous
broadening, Phys. Rev. B 55, 7084 (1997)
[2] G. Bongiovanni, S. Gürtler, A. Mura, F. Quochi, J.L. Staehli, The contribution of biexcitons to the fourwave mixing response of quantum wells with inhomogeneously broadened transitions, Semicond. Sci.
Technol. 12, 300 (1997)
[1] G. Buffa, S. Carocci, A. Di Lieto, P. Minguzzi, F. Quochi, O. Tarrini, M. Tonelli, Speed dependence of
pressure broadening in molecular rotational spectra using a novel technique, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 3356
(1995)
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
[P19] G. Schwabegger, F. Quochi, G. Hernandez-Sosa, T. Djuric, G. Bongiovanni, A. Vollmer, M. Oehzelt,
I. Salzmann, R. Resel, N. Koch, H. Sitter, C. Simbrunner, White fluorescent nano-fibers prepared by periodic
organic hetero-epitaxy, Proc. SPIE 8827, 882707 (2013)
[P18] M. Saba, F. Quochi, M. Orrù, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Diffusion-limited aggregation in dry
nanocrystal films, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 1411, 91 (2012)
[P17] M. Marceddu, M. Saba, F. Quochi, A. Lai, J. Huang, D.V. Talapin, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Auger
recombination of biexcitons and charged excitons in CdSe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals, Materials Research
Society Symposium Proceedings 1409, 19 (2012)
[P16] M. Saba, M. Marceddu, F. Quochi, S. Minniberger, J. Roither, A. Gocalinska, M.V. Kovalenko, D.V.
Talapin, W. Heiss, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Exciton nonlinearities and optical gain in colloidal CdSe/CdS
dot/rod nanocrystals, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 1207, 97 (2010)
[P15] S.B. Petersen, M.T. Neves-Petersen, F. Quochi, F. Cordella, K. Thilsing-Hansen, A. Mura, G.
Bongiovanni, H.-G. Rubahn, Fast and ultrafast response of aligned organic nanofibers - Towards organic
nanolasers, Proc. SPIE 5937, 1 (2005)
[P14] F. Quochi, M. Dinu, L.N. Pfeiffer, K.W. West, C. Kerbage, R. S. Windeler, B. J. Eggleton, Coulomb
and carrier dynamics of 1.3 m quantum dots in tunable two-color pump-probe experiments, in Quantum
Electronics And Laser Science Conference (QELS 2003), OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of
America, Washington DC, 2003), published in electronic form (CD-ROM).
[P13] I. Kang, C. Dorrer, and F. Quochi, A novel implementation of spectral shearing interferometry for
ultrashort pulse characterization, OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series 88, 1191 (2003).
[P12] I. Kang, C. Dorrer, F. Quochi, A novel implementation of spectral shearing interferometry for
ultrashort pulse characterization, in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2003), OSA Technical
Digest (Optical Society of America, Washington DC, 2003), published in electronic form (CD-ROM).
[P11] F. Quochi, M. Dinu, J. Shah, L.N. Pfeiffer, K.W. West, Ultrafast carrier activation in resonantly
excited 1.3-m InAs/GaAs quantum dots at room temperature, in Quantum Electronics And Laser Science
Conference (QELS 2002), OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, Washington DC, 2002), pp.
179-180.
[P10] F. Quochi, J.E. Cunningham, D.C. Kilper, M. Dinu, J. Shah, Room temperature CW operation of
GaAsSb/GaAs VCSELs near 1.3 m, in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2001), OSA
Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, Washington DC, 2001), p. 135.
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[P9] M. Dinu, J.E. Cunningham, F. Quochi, J. Shah, Characterization of GaAsSb/GaAs quantum wells for
1.3 m VCSELs, in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2001), OSA Technical Digest (Optical
Society of America, Washington DC, 2001), pp. 35-36.
[P8] M. Saba, F. Quochi, C. Ciuti, D. Martin, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Direct
observation of the excitonic AC Stark splitting in a semiconductor quantum well, in Quantum Electronics
And Laser Science Conference (QELS 2001), OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America,
Washington DC, 2001), pp. 204-205.
[P7] F. Quochi, M. Saba, C. Ciuti, R.P. Stanley, R. Houdré, U. Oesterle, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, G.
Bongiovanni, A. Mura, The excitonic AC Stark effect in high-energy excited semiconductor microcavities,
in Quantum Electronics And Laser Science Conference (QELS 2000), OSA Technical Digest (Optical
Society of America, Washington DC, 2000), pp. 237-238.
[P6] M. Saba, F. Quochi, C. Ciuti, R.P. Stanley, R. Houdré, U. Oesterle, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, G.
Bongiovanni, A. Mura, Crossover from exciton to biexciton cavity polaritons, in Quantum Electronics And
Laser Science Conference (QELS 2000), OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, Washington
DC, 2000), p. 238.
[P5] F. Quochi, J.L. Staehli, U. Oesterle, B. Deveaud, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, M. Saba, Saturation
phenomena in the exciton-polariton spectra of a semiconductor microcavity, proceedings of the 24th
International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS-24), in: The Physics of Semiconductors
(World Scientific, Singapore, 1999), published in electronic form (CD-ROM).
[P4] F. Quochi, C. Ciuti, U. Oesterle, J.L. Staehli, B. Deveaud, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, M. Saba, Features
of strong coherent excitation of microcavities containing quantum wells, in Quantum Electronics And Laser
Science Conference (QELS 1999), OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, Washington DC,
1999), p. 30.
[P3] B. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, D. Leadly, F. Quochi, S. Gürtler, J.L. Staehli, The importance of biexcitons
in four-wave mixing experiments with interface disorder, proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on
Ultrafast Processes in Spectroscopy (UPS ’95), in: Ultrafast processes in Spectroscopy IX (Plenum Press,
New York, 1996), p. 211.
[P2] F. Quochi, G. Bongiovanni, A. Mura, S. Gürtler, C. Dill, R. Houdré, J.L. Staehli, Four-wave mixing
response of a semiconductor microcavity: the influence of strong excitonic inhomogeneous broadening
proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS-23), in: The
Physics of Semiconductors (World Scientific, Singapore, 1996), p. 3151.
[P1] P. Minguzzi, S. Carocci, A. Di Lieto, A. Menciassi, F. Quochi, M. Tonelli, A new approach to doubleresonance spectroscopy: The method of Doppler splitting, proceedings of the 12th International Conference
on Laser Spectroscopy (World Scientific, Singapore, 1996), p. 216.
CONFERENCES/SCHOOLS
[C43] Italian National Conference on Condensed Matter Physics (FisMat 2013), Milano, Italy (September
2013), contributed talk
[C42] PLASMONICA2013, Milano, Italy (July 2013), participation
[C41] “International Workshop on Green Photonics at NAIST” (National Institute for Science and
Technology), Nara, Japan (October 2012), invited talk
[C40] CECAM Conference “Energy from the Sun: Computational Chemists and Physicists Take up the
Challenge”, Chia Laguna resort, CA (September 2012), participation
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[C39] 10th International Conference on Excitonic Processes in Condensed Matter, Nanostructured and
Molecular Materials (EXCON2012), Groningen, The Netherlands (July 2012), participation
[C38] 4th International Conference on Nano-structures SElf-Assembly (NANOSEA 2012), S. Margherita di
Pula, CA (June 2012), contributed talk
[C37] Final Conference Workshop COST D35 “From Molecules to Molecular Devices”, Pula (CA), Italy
(September 2011), contributed talk
[C36] European Optical Society Annual Meeting (EOSAM 2010), Paris, France (October-November 2010),
contributed talk
[C35] European Spring School 2010 on “Supramolecular Organized Nanostructured Materials for
Optoelectronic Applications”, featuring “UNICA Workshop on Optoelectronics”, Cagliari-Alghero (June
2010), contributed talk
[C34] 3rd Workshop on “Photoluminescence in rare earths: Photonics materials and devices” (PRE’10),
Firenze (April 2010), contributed talk
[C33] 5th Winterschool on Organics Electronics, Universitäts-Sportheim Planneralm, Donnersbach, Austria
(March 2010), contributed talk
[C32] I Workshop Regionale Sardo degli Assegnisti di Ricerca” (WORSAR 2009), Cagliari (September
2009), contributed talk
[C31] EUROMAT 2009, Glasgow, UK (September 2009), contributed talk
[C30] III Convegno Nazionale sui Materiali Molecolari Avanzati per Fotonica ed Elettronica, Arbatax (NU),
Italy (June 2009), contributed talk
[C29] European Optical Society Annual Meeting (EOSAM 2008), Paris, France (October 2008), contributed
talk
[C28] 4th European Conference on Organic Electronics and Related Phenomena (ECOER’07), Varenna,
Italy (October 2007), contributed talk
[C27] II Scuola sui Materiali Molecolari Avanzati per Fotonica ed Elettronica, Arbatax (NU), Italy (June
2006), invited lecture
[C26] Short Course – Advances in Optical Technologies for Environment and Industry – Programma
Interreg. Medocc. – Reseau Optique Méditerranéen, Monserrato (CA), Italy (May 2006), invited lecture
[C25] Photonics Europe 2006 Conference, “Organic Optoelectronics and Photonics II”, Strasbourg, France
(April 2006), contributed talk
[C24] Nanochannel Summer School 2005, Porto Conte (SS), Italy (July 2005), participation
[C23] Nanochannel Spring School 2005, Brigels, Switzerland (March 2005), participation
[C22] Workshop on “Organic Nanofibers for New Technologies”, Odense, Denmark (September 2004),
invited talk
[C21] 6th International Conference on Excitonic Processes in Condensed Matter (EXCON’04), Krakov,
Poland (July 2004), contributed talk
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[C20] V Giornata Internazionale di Scienza dei Materiali, Monserrato (CA), Italy (May 2004), invited lecture
[C19] 2nd National Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: The Molecular Approach (2NCNN),
Bologna, Italy (February 2004), contributed talk
[C18] International School on Molecules in Nanochannels, Geremeas (CA), Italy (September 2003),
participation
[C17] Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS 2003), Baltimore MD, USA (June 2003),
invited talk
[C16] Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS 2002), Long Beach CA, USA (May
2002), contributed talk
[C15] 12th International Conference on Nonequilibrium Carrier Dynamics in Semiconductors (HCIS-12),
Santa Fe NM, USA (August 2001), contributed talk
[C14] Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2001), Baltimore MD, USA (May 2001), contributed
talk
[C13] Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS 2000), S. Francisco CA, USA (May
2000), contributed talk
[C12] 6th International Conference on Optics of Excitons in Confined Systems (OECS-6),
Switzerland (August/September 1999), poster presentation
Ascona,
[C11] Meeting annuale dell’Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia (INFMeeting 1999), Catania, Italy
(June 1999), invited talk
[C10] Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS 1999), Baltimore MD, USA (May 1999),
contributed talk
[C9] Workshop on Optical Properties of Microcavities, Trieste, Italy (agosto 1998), invited talk
[C8] 24th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS-24), Jerusalem, Israel (August
1998), contributed talk
[C7] Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (luglio 1998), invited lecture
[C6] OSA Topical Meeting on Radiative Processes and Dephasing in Semiconductors (RPDS), Cœur
d'Alene IH, USA (February 1998), contributed talk
[C5] Congresso Nazionale Fisica della Materia, Chia Laguna (CA), Italy (May 1997), poster presentation
[C4] 8th International Conference on II-VI Compounds, Grenoble, France (August 1997), contributed talk
[C3] 5th International Conference on Optics of Excitons in Confined Systems (OECS-5), Göttingen,
Germany (August 1997), contributed talk
[C2] 23rd International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS-23), Berlin, Germany (July
1996), participation
[C1] General Conference of the Condensed Matter Division of The European Physical Society (EPS96),
Baveno-Stresa, Italy (August 1996), poster presentation
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