Luca Poletto

Room: # 247
Phone: (+39) 049 827-7680
Fax: (+39) 049 827-7699
e-mail: poletto@dei.unipd.it

Curriculum vitae et studiorum

Luca Poletto, born in 1968, has been graduated in Electronic Engineering at the University of Padova, Italy, in 1993. He has achieved the PhD title in Electronic Engineering from the same university in 1997. He is presently a research scientist at the National Institute for the Physics of Matter ( INFM ).

His main interests are development and characterization of UV detectors, both photon-counting and silicon-based, optical design and realization of spectrometers and monochromators for the VUV and soft X-ray spectral regions, and study of X-ray diagnostic techniques.
He has been involved in a program for the project and realization of a photon-counting intensified CCD system and in development of CCD controllers. He was also responsible of the characterization of CCD sensors in a very wide spectral region, ranging from the near-infrared to the soft X-ray region.. Moreover, he has patented a technique for reconstruction of images with increased resolution.
He is involved in alignment and characterization of EUV and soft X-ray spectrographs. In particular, he is at the present involved in studying innovative configurations using variable-line-spaced gratings both for laboratory and space application. Moreover, he is involved in the INFM project “Femtosecond soft X-ray generation by high-energy laser pulses” for the realization of the spectroscopic instrumentation for diagnostics of high-order laser harmonics generated by the interaction between an ultrashort laser pulse focused on a gas jet.
 
 

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Some recent publications

  1. A. Boscolo, L. Poletto, G. Tondello, "Comparison between performances of optical grating and Si-PIN detectors in soft X-ray (2-7 keV) spectroscopy", Pure Appl. Opt. 6, L1-L6 (1997)
  2. L. Poletto, P. Nicolosi, O. Barana, "A resolution improvement technique for two-dimensional detector", SPIE Proc. Vol. 3101 on "New Image Processing Techniques and Applications: Algorithms, Methods, and Components II", 83-94 (1997)
  3. L. Poletto, A. Boscolo, M.G. Pelizzo, L. Placentino, G. Tondello, "Quantum efficiency measurement on a CCD detector in the 0.3-1100 nm spectral region", SPIE Proc. Vol. 3114 on "EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-ray instrumentation for astronomy VIII", 617-624 (1997)
  4. P. Bergamini, G. Bonelli, S. D'Angelo, S. Latorre, L. Poletto, G. Sechi, E.G. Tanzi, G. Tondello, M. Uslenghi, "Performance evaluation of a Photon Counting Intensified CCD", SPIE Proc. Vol. 3114 on "EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-ray instrumentation for astronomy VIII", 250-259 (1997)
  5. A. Boscolo, L. Placentino, L. Poletto, "Quantum efficiency measurements of an uncoated CEM in the range 0.14-160 nm (9 keV-8 eV)", Pure Appl. Opt. 7, L43-L48 (1998)
  6. P. Bergamini, G. Bonelli, L. Poletto, E.G. Tanzi, M. Uslenghi, G. Tondello, "Characterization of a Photon-Counting ICCD Prototype", SPIE Proc. Vol. 3445 on "EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-ray instrumentation for astronomy IX", 630-639 (1998)
  7. L. Poletto, A. Boscolo, G. Tondello, "Characterization of a Charge-Coupled-Device detector in the 1100-0.14-nm (1-eV to 9-keV) spectral region", Appl. Opt. 38 1, 29-36 (1999)
  8. P. Bergamini, G. Bonelli, M. Uslenghi, L. Poletto, G. Tondello, "An UV Photon Counting Intensified CCD", in "UV Astronomy in Italy",  Volume of the “Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana”, Vol. 70, pag. 375-387 (1999)
  9. L. Poletto, G. Naletto, G. Tondello, "Optical design of a grazing incidence spectrometer with varied line-space flat grating for high-order harmonic diagnostics", SPIE Proc. Vol. 3764 on "Ultraviolet and X-Ray Detection, Spectroscopy, and Polarimetry III", 85-93 (1999)
  10. L. Poletto, A. Boscolo, G. Tondello, "Optical performances and characterization of an EUV and soft X-ray test facility", SPIE Proc. Vol. 3764, Ultraviolet and X-Ray Detection, Spectroscopy, and Polarimetry III, 94-102 (1999)
  11. L. Poletto, G. Naletto, P. Nicolosi, G. Tondello, L. Gardner, "Optical configurations for the EUV channels of the Advanced Solar Coronal Explorer Mission", SPIE Proc. Vol. 3764 on "Ultraviolet and X-Ray Detection, Spectroscopy, and Polarimetry III", 110-121 (1999)
  12. L.D. Gardner, J. Kohl, S. Cranmer, S. Fineschi, L. Golub, J. Raymond, P.L. Smith, L. Strachan, R. Howard, D. Moses, D. Socker, D. Wang, R.R. Fisher, J. Davila, C.St. Cyr, G. Noci, M. Romoli, G. Tondello, G. Naletto, P. Nicolosi, L. Poletto, "The Advanced Solar Coronal Explorer mission (ASCE)", SPIE Proc. Vol. 3764 on "Ultraviolet and X-Ray Detection, Spectroscopy, and Polarimetry III", 134-146 (1999)
  13. L. Poletto, P. Nicolosi, "Enhancing the spatial resolution of a two-dimensional discrete array detector", Opt. Eng. 38, 1748-1757 (1999)
  14. L. Poletto, "Off-axis pivot mounting for aberration-corrected concave gratings at normal incidence", Appl. Opt. 39 7, 1084-1093 (2000)
  15. L. Poletto, G. Tondello, "Design of a high-throughput grazing-incidence flat-field spectrometer", Appl. Opt. 39 22, 4000-4006 (2000)
  16. P. Bergamini, G. Bonelli, E.G. Tanzi, M. Uslenghi, L. Poletto, G. Tondello, "A fast readout and processing electronics for photon counting intensified charge-coupled device", Rev. Sci. Instr. 71 4, 1841-1848 (2000)
  17. C. Altucci, R. Bruzzese, C. de Lisio, M. Nisoli, S. Stagira, S. De Silvestri, O. Svelto, A. Boscolo, P. Ceccherini, L. Poletto, G. Tondello, P. Villoresi, "Tunable soft-x-ray radiation by high-order harmonic generation", Phys. Rev. A Vol. 61, 021801(R) (2000)
  18. E. Priori, G. Cerullo, M. Nisoli, S. Stagira, S. De Silvestri, P. Villoresi, L. Poletto, P. Ceccherini, C. Altucci, R. Bruzzese, C. de Lisio, "Nonadiabatic three-dimensional model of high-order harmonic generation in the few-optical-cycle regime", Phys. Rev. A Vol. 61, 063801 (2000)
  19. C. Altucci, R. Bruzzese, C. de Lisio, M. Nisoli, G. Cerullo, S. Stagira, S. De Silvestri, O. Svelto, A. Boscolo, P. Ceccherini, L. Poletto, G. Tondello, P. Villoresi, "Features of high order harmonic generation in the 30 fs and in the sub-10 fs regimes", J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 2, 289-293 (2000)
  20. P. Villoresi, P. Ceccherini, L. Poletto, G. Tondello, C. Altucci, R. Bruzzese, C. de Lisio, M. Nisoli, S. Stagira, G. Cerullo, S. De Silvestri, O. Svelto, "Spectral features and modeling of high-order harmonics generated by sub-10-fs pulses", Phys. Rev. Lett. 85 12, 2494-2497 (2000)
  21. M. Nisoli, S. Stagira, G. Cerullo, S. De Silvestri, O. Svelto, P. Ceccherini, L. Poletto, G. Tondello, P. Villoresi, C. Altucci, R. Bruzzese, C. de Lisio, "Spectral analysis of high-order harmonics generated by 30-fs and sub-10-fs laser pulses", Appl. Phys. B 70 [Suppl.], S215-S220 (2000)
  22. L. Poletto, G. Tondello, "Spherical-grating monochromator with variable-line-spaced grating for synchrotron radiation", Appl. Opt. 39 31, 5671-5678 (2000)
  23. L. Poletto, G. Tondello, "Grazing-incidence flat-field spectrometer with spatial resolution capability for extended sources", SPIE Proc. Vol. 4138 on "X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions IV", 182-192 (2000)
  24. L. Poletto, P. Nicolosi, G. Tondello, "Stigmatic EUV spectroscopic system for emission and absorption studies of laser-produced plasmas", to be published on SPIE Proc. Vol. 4139 on "Instrumentation for UV/EUV Astronomy and Solar Missions" (2000)
  25. G. Naletto, L. Poletto, A. Zuccaro, "Spectrometer for UVISS telescope on the Space Station", to be published on SPIE Proc. Vol. 4139 on "Instrumentation for UV/EUV Astronomy and Solar Missions" (2000)
  26. P.L. Bernacca, E. Antonello, F. Bertola, A. Preite Martinez, R. Stalio, S. Catalano, L. Maraschi, M. Rodono', G. Tondello, G.E. Villa, M. Badiali, G. Bonanno, A. Bucconi, L. Buson, D. Cardini, A. Cavaliere, D. de Martino, M. della Valle, A. Emanuele, R. Falomo, C. Facchinetti, E. Fantino, A. Gregorio, A. Lanzafame, C. Mirra, U. Munari, G. Naletto, I. Pagano, M.G. Pelizzo, P. Pizzolati, L. Poletto, R. Ragazzoni, R. Rampazzo, B. Saggin, S. Scuderi, P. Trampus, M. Uslenghi, M. Zannoni, G. Zennaro, A. Bressan, "Ultra-Violet Italian Sky Surveryor (UVISS) on the International Space Station (ISS). Study report'', to be published on SPIE Proc. Vol. 4139 on "Instrumentation for UV/EUV for Astronomy and Solar Missions" (2000)
  27. C. Altucci, R. Bruzzese, C. de Lisio, M. Nisoli, S. Stagira, S. De Silvestri, O. Svelto, A. Boscolo, P. Ceccherini, L. Poletto, G. Tondello, P. Villoresi, "Gas medium ionization and harmonic wavelength tunability in high-order harmonic generation with ultra-short laser pulses", to be published on Laser and Particle Beams (2000)
  28. L. Poletto, G. Naletto, G. Tondello, "Grazing-incidence flat-field spectrometer for high-order harmonic diagnostics", to be published on Opt. Eng. 40 2 (February 2001)

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