Mario

- Improving the optical path for femtosecond and picosecond for micro and sub-micro laser engraving
- Optical path and breadboard assembly and alignment
- Laser engraving machine troubleshooting and optical maintenance, including cleaning, aligning, reverse engineering and improving existing optical paths.
- Optimizing the processing parameters for femtosecond and picosecond laser engraving on metals, glass and ceramics
- Coding with Python, C++ and G-code. Building pre-processors for engraving images using Python and converting the code to be interpreted by machine controllers
- Coding an algorithm in Python to create Computer Generated Holograms
- Plasma processing
- Mask projection using Excimer laser
- Photolithography
- Performing EDX spectral analysis
- SEM imagery
- performing AFM measurements
- Project management, developments in collaboration with several universities
- Patent writing
- Product photography and video shooting on occasion.

Subject: Integration of optical tweezers in photonic crystal structures

The work includes:
- Optical trapping of nanosize objects (<500 nm of diameter) using standard optical tweezers and photonic crystal cavities
- Optical bench design
- Fabrication of the photonic crystals in silicon and characterization of their performances
- Fabrication of microfluidic circuits for nanosphere injection in the photonic crystals ( <mm thick PDMS/glass membrane)
- Motion detection of the nanospheres
- Simulation of new trapping cavities design with COMSOL

Other activities include:
- Assistant and tutor in general physics and optics for bachelor students

Subject: Optimisation and reliability of doubling, tripling and quadruplicating design for femtosecond lasers

The work includes:
- Simulations of non-linear interactions of femtosecond light pulses for SHG, THG and FHG conversions using SNLO
- Fabrication of prototype and tests with femtosecond lasers

Subject: Monitoring of the electrical charge of a growing yeast cell with the help of optical tweezers