Prof. Stefano Taccheo Profile

Prof. Stefano Taccheo

Professor at Politecnico di Torino

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Chair | Editor | Author

Publications (42)

Proceedings Article | 20 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

Numerical model of an Yb:Er:Tm:Ho co-doped germanate glass: concentrations optimization and transfer function

Riccardo Ballarini, Marcin Kochanowicz, Antonella Maria Loconsole, Dominik Dorosz, Francesco Prudenzano, Stefano Taccheo

Proceedings Volume 13003, 1300307 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017647

KEYWORDS: Erbium, Thulium, Holmium, Glasses, Ytterbium, Mathematical optimization, Energy transfer, Emission wavelengths

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

Design of a mid-IR optical fiber amplifier based on a Pr3+:InF3 glass

Antonella Maria Loconsole, Vito Vincenzo Francione, Andrea Annunziato, Francesco Anelli, Md. Imran Khan, Stefano Taccheo, Francesco Prudenzano

Proceedings Volume 13003, 130030J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017504

KEYWORDS: Design, Praseodymium, Glasses, Optical fibers, Mid infrared, Finite element methods, Spectral density, Fiber amplifiers, Chromium, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation

Light sources and materials for Covid-2 and transmissible diseases

Stefano Taccheo

Proceedings Volume PC12142, PC1214211 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2623910

KEYWORDS: Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2020 Presentation

Opening Remarks (Conference Presentation)

Maurizio Ferrari, Stefano Taccheo, Jacob Mackenzie

Proceedings Volume 11357, 1135702 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2571707

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Proceedings Article | 15 November 2018 Paper

Mid-infrared parametric amplification in chalcogenide microstructured fibers

Nan Cao, Hongna Zhu, Peipei Li, Stefano Taccheo, Ali Albalawi, Yuanna Zhu, Xiaorong Gao, Zeyong Wang

Proceedings Volume 10964, 1096457 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506276

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Mid-IR, Fiber amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Chalcogenides, Fiber optics, Signal attenuation, Dispersion, Photons, Structured optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 5 June 2018 Presentation + Paper

Impact of the reverse cross-relaxation process on pumping efficiency in Tm-doped glass lasers materials

A. Albalawi, H. Gebavi, A. Chiasera, R. Balda, A. Lukowiak, W. Blanc, W. Albalawi, M. Ferrari, S. Taccheo

Proceedings Volume 10683, 106830D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2306082

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Doping, Laser applications, Laser glasses, Thulium, Luminescence, Semiconductor lasers, Physics, Process modeling, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2018 Paper

Luminescent sol-gel-derived micro and nanoparticles

A. Lukowiak, Y. Gerasymchuk, W. Strek, B. Borak, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, C. Armellini, M. Ferrari, S. Taccheo

Proceedings Volume 10683, 106830M (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314734

KEYWORDS: Erbium, Ions, Silica, Optical spheres, Glasses, Particles, Nanoparticles, Microresonators, Nanocrystals, Luminescence

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

Fabrication by rf-sputtering and assessment of dielectric Er3+ doped monolithic 1-D microcavity for coherent emission at 1.5 um

Alessandro Chiasera, Francesco Scotognella, Yann Boucher, Anna Lukowiak, Davor Ristić, Giorgio Speranza, Cesare Meroni, Stefano Varas, Lidia Zur, Mile Ivanda, Stefano Taccheo, Roberta Ramponi, Giancarlo Righini, Maurizio Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 10683, 106830Q (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2306413

KEYWORDS: Erbium, Ions, Luminescence, Optical microcavities, Photonic crystals, Dielectrics, Reflectors, Fabrication, Sputter deposition, Scanning electron microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2018 Paper

Comparative study of infrared fiber laser models

Slawomir Sujecki, Lukasz Sojka, Angela Seddon, Trevor Benson, Mario Christian Falconi, Francesco Prudenzano, Marian Marciniak, Hovik Baghdasary, Pavel Peterka, Stefano Taccheo

Proceedings Volume 10683, 106832A (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2315240

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Chalcogenide glass, Laser development, Lanthanides, Ions, Dysprosium, Software development, Glasses, Infrared lasers, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2018 Paper

SiO2-SnO2:Er3+ transparent glass-ceramics: fabrication and photonic assessment

L. T. N. Tran, L. Zur, D. Massella, B. Derkowska-Zielinska, A. Chiasera , S. Varas, C. Armellini, A. Martucci, D. Zonta, T. T. V. Tran, A. Lukowiak, S. Taccheo, D. Dorosz, G. C. Righini, Y. Boucher, M. Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 10683, 106832C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2306767

KEYWORDS: Erbium, Absorption, Ions, Sol-gels, Crystals, Nanocrystals, Silica, Energy transfer, Tin, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2018 Paper

Glass photonic structures fabricated by sol-gel route

R. Tomala, A. Lukowiak, B. Borak, A. Chiappini, W. Blanc, M. Ferrari, A. Bouajaj, D. Ristic, S. Taccheo, W. Strek

Proceedings Volume 10683, 106832P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2306449

KEYWORDS: Erbium, Ions, Glasses, Silica, Refractive index, Optical spheres, Waveguides, Luminescence, Microresonators, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2017 Open Access

Fiber lasers for medical diagnostics and treatments: state of the art, challenges and future perspectives

Stefano Taccheo

Proceedings Volume 10058, 1005808 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256015

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Medical diagnostics, Mid-IR, Reliability, Semiconductor lasers, Biomedical optics, Raman spectroscopy, Compound semiconductors, Erbium, Quantum cascade lasers

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2017 Paper

Recent advances on pumping schemes for mid-IR PCF lasers

M. Falconi, G. Palma, F. Starecki, V. Nazabal, J. Troles, J.-L. Adam, S. Taccheo, M. Ferrari, F. Prudenzano

Proceedings Volume 10100, 1010002 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2251710

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Mid-IR, Chalcogenide glass, Optical amplifiers, Laser glasses, Photonic crystal fibers, Spectroscopy, Rare earth doped glasses, Wave propagation, Laser resonators, Satellite communications, Dysprosium, Reflectivity, Fiber amplifiers, Glasses, Fiber Bragg gratings, Mirrors, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2015 Paper

Comparison of photodarkening in 1030nm and 1070nm Yb-doped fibre lasers

Hrvoje Gebavi, Alessandro Chiasera, Maurizio Ferrari, David Mechin, Thierry Robin, Stefano Taccheo

Proceedings Volume 9359, 935912 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2081110

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Ytterbium, Photons, Fiber Bragg gratings, Absorption, Data modeling, Wavelength division multiplexing, Reflectivity, Semiconductor lasers, Helium neon lasers

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SPIE Journal Paper | 18 July 2014 Open Access

Special Section Guest Editorial: Special Section on Glass Photonics for Integrated Optics

Maurizio Ferrari, Stefano Taccheo

OE, Vol. 53, Issue 07, 071801, (July 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.53.7.071801

KEYWORDS: Integrated optics, Glasses, Waveguides, Photonics, Fabrication, Photonic crystals, Nanolithography, Optical engineering, Physics, Microresonators

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2014 Paper

Effective mitigation of photodarkening in Yb-doped lasers based on Al-silicate using UV/visible light

Riccardo Piccoli, Thierry Robin, David Méchin, Thomas Brand, Udo Klotzbach, Stefano Taccheo

Proceedings Volume 8961, 896121 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039013

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Absorption, Photons, Visible radiation, Doping, Ions, Laser applications, Ytterbium, Laser resonators, Fiber Bragg gratings

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

Impact of photodarkening on Yb lifetime in Al-silicate fibres and on the rate-equation system

Riccardo Piccoli, Thierry Robin, David Méchin, Stefano Taccheo

Proceedings Volume 8982, 89820T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039007

KEYWORDS: Ytterbium, Doping, Optical fibers, Luminescence, Ions, Quantitative analysis, Laser systems engineering, Systems modeling, Instrument modeling, Fiber amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

Hyperspectral (fluorescence lifetime) imaging based on a UV-VIS enhanced supercontinuum source using high-order mode propagation

Stefano Taccheo, Raffaella Mercatelli, Silvia Soria, Cosimo D'Andrea, Kay Schuster, Andreas Bassi, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Jens Kobelke, Klaus Mörl, Giancarlo Righini, Franco Quercioli

Proceedings Volume 8972, 89720M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039001

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Ultraviolet radiation, Visible radiation, Fluorescence lifetime imaging, Fluorescence resonance energy transfer, Sapphire lasers, Biomedical optics, Hyperspectral imaging, Picosecond phenomena, Supercontinuum sources

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 2013 Paper

Photobleaching investigation of photo-darkened fiber using 633 nm irradiation: evidence of color center time evolution and losses mitigation

H. Gebavi, S. Taccheo, D. Mechin, D. Tregoat, A. Monteville, B. Cadier, T. Robin

Proceedings Volume 8601, 86013C (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005857

KEYWORDS: Color centers, Doping, Photons, Optical fibers, Ultraviolet radiation, Fiber lasers, Laser optics, Silica, Active optics, UV optics

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2013 Paper

Photodarkening: investigation, mitigation and figure of merit

Hrvoje Gebavi, Stefano Taccheo, Laurent LaBlonde, Benoit Cadier, Thierry Robin, Achille Monteville, Olivier Le Goffic, David Landais, David Méchin, Denis Tregoat, Daniel Milanese, Lasse Leick, Tim Durrant, Thomas Brandt

Proceedings Volume 8621, 86210W (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008184

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Ytterbium, Doping, Visible radiation, Switches, Fiber Bragg gratings, Glasses, Data modeling, Color centers, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2012 Paper

Photodarkening measurements in Yb-doped silica fibers in correlation with cooperative luminescence

Hrvoje Gebavi, Stefano Taccheo, Daniel Milanese, Achille Monteville, Olivier Le Goffic, David Landais, David Mechin, Denis Tregoat, Benoit Cadier, Thierry Robin

Proceedings Volume 8433, 843322 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948281

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Optical fibers, Ions, Ytterbium, Absorption, Color centers, Fiber lasers, Helium neon lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Wavelength division multiplexing

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Proceedings Article | 2 March 2012 Paper

Novel calculation for cross-relaxation energy transfer parameter applied on thulium highly-doped tellurite glasses

Masud Taher, Hrvoje Gebavi, Stefano Taccheo, Daniel Milanese, Rolindes Balda

Proceedings Volume 8257, 825707 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910380

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Thulium, Ions, Doping, Energy transfer, Laser applications, Luminescence, Chromium, Physics, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2012 Paper

Stefano Taccheo, Hrvoje Gebavi, Achille Monteville, Olivier Le Goffic, Daniel Landais, David Mechin, Denis Tregoat, Benoit Cadier, Thierry Robin, Daniel Milanese, Tim Durrant

Proceedings Volume 8237, 82373D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910382

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Ytterbium, Doping, Ions, Fiber lasers, Wavelength division multiplexing, Absorption, Diodes, Luminescence, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2012 Paper

Neuronal rat cell imaging using a new UV-extended supercontinuum source

Stefano Taccheo, Silvia Soria, Cosimo D'Andrea, Kay Schuster, Andrea Bassi, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Jens Kobelke, Klaus Mörl, Gualtiero Nunzi Conti, Giancarlo Righini, Franco Quercioli

Proceedings Volume 8247, 82470D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910381

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Visible radiation, Confocal microscopy, Supercontinuum sources, Microscopes, Sapphire lasers, Glia, Laser scanners, Biomedical optics, Laser sources

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 2011 Paper

Lifetime and cross-relaxation in highly Tm-doped glasses for 2 micron lasers

M. Taher, H. Gebavi, S. Taccheo, L. Jousteau, D. Milanese, N. Peyghambarian

Proceedings Volume 7934, 793407 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.872848

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Ions, Chromium, Thulium, Semiconductor lasers, Optical properties, Zinc oxide, Radiation effects, Photodiodes, Fiber amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2011 Paper

Investigation of all-optical gain clamped erbium-doped amplifier in the presence of variable burst traffic

M. Zannin, S. Mangeni, S. Taccheo, K. Ennser, P. Barlet, D. Careglio

Proceedings Volume 7934, 793409 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875683

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Fiber amplifiers, Integrated optics, Wavelength division multiplexing, Switching, Bragg cells, Fiber optic communications, Optical networks, Tunable lasers, Fiber optics

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Proceedings Article | 11 February 2011 Paper

Generation of UV and blue light by using off-axis pumping for fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy

S. Taccheo, C. D'Andrea, A. Bassi, R. Cubeddu, K. Schuster, J. Kobelke, K. Morl, S. Soria-Huguet, G. Nunzio Conti, G. Righini

Proceedings Volume 7925, 792507 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.872945

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Spectroscopy, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Visible radiation, Ultraviolet radiation, Sapphire lasers, Biomedical optics, Dispersion, Light wave propagation, Bandpass filters

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Proceedings Article | 24 January 2011 Paper

Techno-economic feasibility studies for solar powered passive optical network

K. Ennser, S. Mangeni, S. Taccheo, S. Aleksic

Proceedings Volume 7958, 79580M (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875756

KEYWORDS: Solar energy, Passive optical networks, Networks, Solar cells, Carbon, Broadband telecommunications, Fiber to the x, Printed circuit board testing, Renewable energy, Optical networks

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2010 Paper

Spectroscopy of Yb:Tm doped tellurite glasses for efficient infrared fiber laser

H. Gebavi, M. Taher, J. Lousteau, D. Milanese, S. Taccheo, A. Schulzgen, M. Ferraris, N. Peyghambarian

Proceedings Volume 7598, 759820 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.843017

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Thulium, Fiber lasers, Ions, Spectroscopy, Refractive index, Luminescence, Doping, Infrared lasers, Infrared spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2009 Paper

Single-frequency glass waveguide lasers

S. Taccheo, G. Della Valle, D. Barbier

Proceedings Volume 7193, 71930T (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.812390

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Waveguide lasers, Glasses, Fiber Bragg gratings, High power lasers, Laser resonators, Fiber lasers, Ytterbium, Fabrication, LIDAR

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Proceedings Article | 10 February 2009 Paper

Waveguide optical amplifier for telecom applications

S. Taccheo, M. Zannin, K. Ennser, D. Careglio, J. Solé-Pareta, J. Aracil

Proceedings Volume 7218, 721806 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811940

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Waveguides, Fiber amplifiers, Wavelength division multiplexing, Fiber Bragg gratings, Networks, Switching, Optical networks, Laser resonators, Optical communications

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2008 Paper

Single-frequency glass waveguide lasers

S. Taccheo, G. Della Valle, D. Milanese

Proceedings Volume 7111, 711103 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.800408

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Waveguides, Waveguide lasers, Laser resonators, Fabrication, Fiber Bragg gratings, Fiber lasers, Mirrors, Ytterbium, Thulium

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2007 Paper

Advanced waveguide lasers fabricated by femtosecond laser writing in an Er:Yb-doped phosphate glass

Giuseppe Della Valle, Roberto Osellame, Stefano Taccheo, Nicola Chiodo, Gianluca Galzerano, Giulio Cerullo, Paolo Laporta, Roberta Ramponi, Uwe Morgner, Aleksey Rozhin, Vittorio Scardaci, Andrea Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 6469, 64690J (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.700458

KEYWORDS: Waveguide lasers, Mode locking, Waveguides, Femtosecond phenomena, Fiber Bragg gratings, Fiber lasers, Glasses, Pulsed laser operation, Laser applications, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2007 Paper

Novel rare earth doped tellurite glasses for fiber lasers in the 2-micron wavelength region

Daniel Milanese, Monica Vota, Guihua Liao, Monica Ferraris, Nicola Coluccelli, Stefano Taccheo

Proceedings Volume 6469, 646918 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.702237

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Thulium, Ytterbium, Absorption, Ions, Luminescence, Fiber lasers, Ocean optics, Sodium, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2006 Paper

Active and passive integrated optical devices written in glasses with femtosecond laser systems

R. Osellame, N. Chiodo, G. Della Valle, S. Taccheo, G. Cerullo, R. Ramponi, P. Laporta, A. Killi, U. Morgner

Proceedings Volume 6123, 61230V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.648325

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Femtosecond phenomena, Semiconductor lasers, Glasses, Optical fibers, Waveguide lasers, Oscillators, Standards development, Microscopes, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 2005 Paper

Waveguide amplifiers and lasers written by femtosecond laser pulses

Roberto Osellame, Nicola Chiodo, Giuseppe Della Valle, Stefano Taccheo, Roberta Ramponi, Paolo Laporta, Giulio Cerullo, Alexander Killi, Uwe Morgner, Max Lederer, Daniel Kopf

Proceedings Volume 5714, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.601555

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Femtosecond phenomena, Waveguide lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Oscillators, Optical fibers, Standards development, Glasses, Microscopes, Wave propagation

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2004 Paper

Femtosecond laser writing of symmetrical optical waveguides by astigmatically shaped beams

Roberto Osellame, Giulio Cerullo, Stefano Taccheo, Marco Marangoni, Dario Polli, Paolo Laporta, Roberta Ramponi

Proceedings Volume 5451, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549916

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Absorption, Femtosecond phenomena, Beam shaping, Glasses, Wave propagation, Telescopes, Gaussian beams, Microscopes, Single mode fibers

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2003 Paper

Fabrication and operation of Er-Yb glass waveguide laser arrays at 1.5 um

Gin Jose, Gino Sorbello, Stefano Taccheo, Robert Osellame, Roberta Ramponi, Vittorio Foglietti, Elena Cianci, Paolo Laporta

Proceedings Volume 5121, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.515567

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 2003 Paper

1.5-micron enhancement in active waveguides fabricated with femtosecond laser pulses

Roberto Osellame, Stefano Taccheo, Giulio Cerullo, Marco Marangoni, Gino Sorbello, Dario Polli, Sandro De Silvestri, Paolo Laporta, Roberta Ramponi

Proceedings Volume 4941, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.468521

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Femtosecond phenomena, Glasses, Absorption, Control systems, Wave propagation, Fabrication, Wavelength division multiplexing, Beam shaping, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 5 April 2002 Paper

Laser action in ion-exchanged waveguides fabricated on Er-Yb-doped phosphate glasses using planar technology

Gino Sorbello, Stefano Taccheo, Roberta Ramponi, Vittorio Foglietti, Shibin Jiang, Nasser Peyghambarian, Paolo Laporta

Proceedings Volume 4645, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461652

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Glasses, Fiber Bragg gratings, Waveguide lasers, Diffusion, Optical fibers, Channel waveguides, Silver, Wavelength division multiplexing, Erbium

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 1999 Paper

Erbium-ytterbium miniaturized laser devices for optical communications

Paolo Laporta, Stefano Longhi, Gino Sorbello, Stefano Taccheo, Cesare Svelto

Proceedings Volume 3622, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344495

KEYWORDS: Frequency modulation, Semiconductor lasers, Fermium, Erbium, Modulation, Mode locking, Absorption, Ytterbium, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 29 December 1998 Paper

1.5-um diode-pumped erbium-ytterbium glass lasers

Paolo Laporta, Stefano Taccheo, Stefano Longhi, Orazio Svelto, Cesare Svelto, Gino Sorbello

Proceedings Volume 3682, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.334793

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Erbium, Glasses, Laser stabilization, Ytterbium, Frequency modulation, Absorption, Mode locking, Pulsed laser operation, Fabry–Perot interferometers

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