Publications - 2020

    1. F. Pirzio, J.R. Negri, S. Pizzurro, E. Piccinini, and A. Agnesi:
      Assessment of broad usability of a simple analytic model for passively Q-switched lasers with Cr:YAG saturable absorbers
      JOSA B 37, pp. 1659-1663 (2020).
    2. L. Molteni, F. Pirzio, C. Manzoni, G. Galzerano, P. Laporta, and A. Agnesi:
      Few-optical-cycle pulse generation based on a non-linear fiber compressor pumped by a low-energy Yb:CALGO ultrafast laser
      Opt. Express 28, pp. 13714-13720 (2020).
    3. F. Garrisi, F.A. Sabattoli, S. Sam, A. Barone, M. Previde Massara, F. Pirzio, F. Morichetti, A. Melloni, M. Liscidini, M. Galli, and D. Bajoni:
      An electrically-driven source of time-energy entangled photons based on a self-pumped Silicon microring resonator
      Opt. Lett. 45, pp. 2768-2771 (2020).

      Publications - 2019

      1. F. Pirzio, S. Jun, S. Tacchini, A. Di Lieto, G. Piccinno, M. Tonelli, and A. Agnesi:
        Multi-Watt amplification in a birefringent Yb:LiLuF4 single-crystal-fiber grown by micro-pulling-down
        Opt. Lett. 44, pp. 4095-4098 (2019).
      2. J. R. Negri, F. Pirzio, and A. Agnesi:
        Jitter investigation of narrowbandwidth passively Q-Switched Nd:YAG unidirectional ring laser
        Opt. Lett. 44, pp. 3094-3097 (2019).

      Publications - 2018

      1. C. Braggio, G. Carugno, A. F. Borghesani, V. V. Dodonov, F. Pirzio, and G. Ruoso:
        Generation of microwave fields in cavities with laser-excited nonlinear media: competition between the second- and third-order optical nonlinearities
        J. of Opt. 20, 095502 (2018).
      2. M. P. Massara, F. A. Sabattoli, F. Pirzio, M. Galli, and D. Bajoni:
        Four-wave mixing in a silicon microring resonator using a self-pumping geometry
        Appl. Phy. Lett. 113, 121111 (2018).
      3. J. R. Negri, F. Pirzio, and A. Agnesi:
        Passively Q-switched single-frequency Nd:YVO4 ring laser with external feedback
        Opt. Express 26, pp. 11903-11908 (2018).
      4. F. D. Lelii, S. Jun, F. Pirzio, G. Piccinno, M. Tonelli, and A. Agnesi:
        Laser investigation of Yb:YLF crystals fabricated with the micro-pulling-down techinque
        Appl. Opt. 57, pp. 2223-2226 (2018).

      Publications - 2017

      1. H. Lin, G. Zhang, L. Zhang, Z. Lin, F. Pirzio, A. Agnesi, V. Petrov, and W. Chen:
        Continuous-wave and SESAM mode-locked femtosecond operation of a Yb:MgWO4 laser
        Opt. Express 25, pp. 11827-11832 (2017).
      2. H. Lin, G. Zhang, L. Zhang, Z. Lin, F. Pirzio, A. Agnesi, V. Petrov, and W. Chen:
        SESAM mode-locked Yb:GdYCOB femtosecond laser
        Opt. Mat. Express 7, pp. 3791-3795 (2017).
      3. L. Fregnani, P. Farinello, F. Pirzio, X. Zhang, V. Petrov, and A. Agnesi:
        Threshold reduction and mode selection with uncoated Raman crystal acting as a low-finesse cavity
        Appl. Opt. 56, pp. 662-665 (2017).

      Publications - 2016

      1. H. Lin, F. Pirzio, A. Volpi, G. Cittadino, A. Di Lieto, M. Tonelli, and A. Agnesi:
        Crystal growth, spectroscopic characterization, and sub-100 femtosecond mode-locked operation of a Yb:LiLuF4 laser
        J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 33, pp. 2350-2356 (2016).
      2. E. Caracciolo, F. Pirzio, M. Kemnitzer, M. Gorjan, A. Guandalini, F. Kienle, A. Agnesi, and J. Aus Der Au:
        42 W femtosecond Yb:Lu2O3 regenerative amplifier
        Opt. Lett. 41, pp. 3395-3398 (2016).
      3. F. Pirzio, L. Fregnani, A. Volpi, A. Di Lieto, M. Tonelli, and A. Agnesi:
        87 fs pulse generation ina diode-pumped semiconductor saturable absorber mirror mode-locked Yb:YLF laser
        Appl. Opt. 55, pp. 4414-4418 (2016).
      4. A. Agnesi:
        Approximate solution for high-frequency Q-switched lasers
        Appl. Opt. 55, pp. 4282-4284 (2016).
      5. F. Pirzio, M. Kemnitzer, A. Guandalini, F. Kienle, S. Veronesi, M. Tonelli, J. Aus der Au, and A. Agnesi:
        Ultrafast solid-state oscillators based on broadband, multisite Yb-doped crystals
        Opt. Express 24, pp. 11782-11793 (2016).

       

      Publications - 2015

      1. F. Pirzio, S. D. Di Dio Cafiso, M. Kemnitzer, F. Kienle, A. Guandalini, J. Aus der Au, A. Agnesi:
        65-fs Yb:CaF2 laser mode-locked by SESAM
        J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 32, pp. 2321-2325 (2015).
      2. M. Beutler, I. Rimke, E. Buttner, P. Farinello, A. Agnesi, V. Badikov, D. Badikov, V. Petrov:
        Difference-frequency generation of ultrashort pulses in the mid-IR using Yb-fiber pump systems and AgGaSe2
        Opt. Express 23, 2730-2736 (2015).
      3. P. Farinello, F. Pirzio, X. Zhang, V. Petrov, and A. Agnesi:
        Efficient picosecond travelling-wave Raman conversion in a SrWO4 crystal pumped by multi-Watt MOPA lasers at 1064 nm
        Appl. Phys B, 120, pp. 731 (2015).
      4. F. Pirzio, E. Caracciolo, M. Kemnitzer, A. Guandalini, F. Kienle, J. Aus der Au, and A. Agnesi:
        Performance of Yb:Sc2SiO5 crystal in diode- pumped femtosecond oscillator and regenerative amplifier
        Opt. Exp. 23, pp. 13115 (2015).
      5. F. Pirzio, S. D. Di Dio Cafiso, M. Kemnitzer, A. Guandalini, F. Kienle, S. Veronesi, M. Tonelli, J. Aus der Au, and A. Agnesi:
        Sub-50-fs widely tunable Yb:CaYAlO4 laser pumped by 400-mW single-mode fiber-coupled laser diode
        Opt. Exp. 23, pp. 9790 (2015).
      6. E. Caracciolo, M. Kemnitzer, M. Rumpel, A. Guandalini, F. Pirzio, F. Kienle, T. Graf, M. Abdou Ahmed, J. Aus der Au, and A. Agnesi:
        Single-grating-mirror intracavity stretcher design for chirped pulse regenerative amplification
        Opt. Lett., 40, pp. 1532-1535 (2015).

       

      Publications - 2014

      1. Y. Zhang, F. Pirzio, A. Agnesi, X. Zhang, and V. Petrov:
        200-ps pulse generation at 1180 nm with SrWO4 Raman crystal         pumped by a sub-nanosecond MOPA laser system
        Las. Phys. Lett. 11, pp. 115401 (2014).
      2. E. Caracciolo, M. Kemnitzer, A. Guandalini, F. Pirzio, A. Agnesi and J. Aus der Au:
        High pulse energy multi-watt Yb:CaAlGdO4 anf Yb:CaF2 regenerative amplifiers
        Opt. Exp. 11, pp. 115401 (2014).
      3. A. Agnesi, F. Pirzio, L. Tartara, E. Ugolotti, H. Zhang, J. Wang, H. Yu and W. Petrov:
        Tunable femtosecond laser based on the Nd3+:BaLaGa3O7 disordered crystal
        Las. Phys. Lett. 11, pp. 035802 (2014).
      4. A. Agnesi, L. Carrà, F. Pirzio, G. Reali, S. Veronesi, J.T. Thomas, M. Tonelli, J. Lid, Y. Pan and J. Guo:
        Ceramic Yb:YAG for multiwatt compact passively Q-switched laser
        Opt. Comm. 315, pp. 208-212 (2014).
      5. R. Piccoli, F. Pirzio, A. Agnesi, V. Badikov, D. Badikov, G. Marchev, V. Panyutin, and V. Petrov:
        Narrow-bandwidth, picosecond, 1064-nm pumped optical parametric generator for the mid-IR based on HgGa2S4
        Opt. Lett. 22, pp. 19912-19918 (2014).
      6. R. Piccoli, T. Robin, T. Brand, U. Klotzbach and S. Taccheo:
        Effective photodarkening suppression in Yb-doped fiber lasers by visible light injection
        Opt. Exp. 22, pp. 7638-7643 (2014).
      7. R. Piccoli, H. Gebavi, L. Lablonde, B. Cadier, T. Robin, A. Monteville, O. Le Goffic, D. Landais, D. Méchin, D. Milanese, T. Brand and S. Taccheo: Evidence of photodarkening mitigation in Yb-doped fiber lasers by low power 405 nm radiation
        IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 26, pp. 50-53 (2014).

       

      Publications - 2013

      1. G. Marchev, F. Pirzio, A. Agnesi, G. Reali, V. Petrov, A. Tyazhev, P. G. Schunemann, K. T. Zawilski:
        1064 nm pumped CdSiP2 optical parametric oscillator generating sub-300 ps pulses near 6.15 µm at 1-10 kHz repetition rates        ;
        Opt. Commun. 291 pp. 325-328 (2013).
      2. S. D. Di Dio Cafiso, E. Ugolotti, A. Schmidt, V. Petrov, U. Griebner, A. Agnesi, W. B. Cho, Y. G. Zhang, S. Y. Choi, F. Rotermund, G. Reali, F. Pirzio: Sub-50-fs mode-locking of the Cr:YAG laser using SWCNT-SA;
        Laser Phys. Lett. 10, pp. 085801 (2013).
      3. A. Agnesi, A. Greborio, F. Pirzio, E. Ugolotti, G. Reali, A. Guandalini, J. Aus der Au:
        Diode-pumped passively mode-locked tunable Yb:CALGO solid-state laser
        J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 30, pp. 1513-1516 (2013).
      4. A. Tyazhev, F. Pirzio, A. Agnesi, G. Reali, V. Petrov, G. Marchev, P. G. Schunemann, K. T. Zawilski:
        Narrow-band, mid-infrared, seeded optical parametric generator based on non-critical CdSiP2 pumped by 120-ps, single longitudinal mode 1064 nm pulses
        Appl. Phys. B 112, pp. 453-456B (2013).
      5. S. D. Di Dio Cafiso, E. Ugolotti, A. Schmidt, V. Petrov, U. Griebner, A. Agnesi, W. B. Cho, B. H. Jung, F. Rotermund, S. Bae,
        B. H. Hong, G. Reali, F. Pirzio: Sub-100-fs Cr:YAG laser mode-locked by monolayer graphene saturable absorber.
        Opt. Lett. 38, pp. 1745-1747 (2013).
      6. A. Agnesi, L. Carrà, F. Pirzio, R. Piccoli, G. Reali:
        Low repetition rate, hybrid fiber/solid-state, 1064 nm picosecond master oscillator power amplifier laser system
        JOSA B 30, pp. 2960-2965 (2013).
      7. E. Caracciolo, M. Kemnitzer, A. Guandalini, F. Pirzio, J. Aus Der Au , A . Agnesi:
        28-W, 217 fs solid-state Yb:CAlGdO4 regenerative amplifiers
        Opt. Lett. 38, pp. 4131-4133 (2013).
      8. A. Agnesi, F. Pirzio, L. Tartara, E. Ugolotti, H. Zhang, J. Wang, H. Yu, V. Petrov:
        378 fs pulse generation with Nd3+:SrLaGa3O7 (Nd:SLG) disordered crystal
        Laser Phys. Lett. 10, 105815 (2013).
      9. G. Marchev, F. Pirzio, R. Piccoli, A. Agnesi, G. Reali, P.G. Schunemann, K.T. Zawilski, A. Tyazhev, V. Petrov:
        Narrow-bandwidth, similar to 100 ps seeded optical parametric generation in CdSiP2 pumped by Raman-shifted pulses at 1198 nm.
        Opt. Lett. 38, pp. 3344-3346 (2013).
      10. A. Agnesi, F. Pirzio:
        Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) and neodymium-doped yttrium orthovanadate (Nd:YVO4)
        on Handbook of solid-state lasers: Materials, systems and applications, Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials No. 35 (2013).
      11. R. Piccoli, D. Mechin, T. Robin, S. Taccheo:
        Lifetime reduction due to photodarkening phenomenon in ytterbium-doped fibers and rate equation term
         Opt. Lett. 38, pp. 4370-4373 (2013)

       

      Publications - 2012

      1. S. Veronesi, Y. Zhang, M. Tonelli, A. Agnesi, A. Greborio, F. Pirzio, G. Reali:
        Spectroscopy and efficient laser emission of Yb3+:LuAG single crystal grown by micro-PD
        Opt. Commun. 285, pp. 315-321 (2012)
      2. A. Agnesi, F. Pirzio, E. Ugolotti, S.Y. Choi, F. Rotermund:
        Femtosecond single-mode diode-pumped Cr:LiSAF laser mode-locked with single-walled carbon nanotubes;
        Opt. Commun. 285, pp. 742-745 (2012)
      3. A. Agnesi, L. Carrà, C. Di Marco, R. Piccoli, G. Reali, L. Tartara:
        Characterization of tunable low power Yb-doped fiber CW oscillators;
        Opt. and Laser Technology 44, pp. 1437-1441 (2012)
      4. A. Agnesi, E. Caracciolo, L. Carrà, F. Pirzio, G. Reali:
        150-ps pulse Raman generator pumped by a 1-kHz sub-nanosecond passively Q-switched laser system;
        Appl. Phys. B 107, pp. 691-695 (2012)
      5. A. Agnesi, L. Carrà, C. Di Marco, R. Piccoli, G. Reali:
        Fourier-limited 19 ps Yb-fiber seeder stabilized by spectral filtering and tunable between 1015 and 1085 nm;
        IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 24, pp. 927-929 (2012)
      6. A. Agnesi, A. Greborio, F. Pirzio, G. Reali, J. Aus der Au, A. Guandalini:
        40-fs Yb3+:CaGdAlO4 laser pumped by a single-mode 350-mW laser diode;
        Opt. Express 20, pp. 10077-10082 (2012)
      7. S. Ferrari, M. Bini, D. Capsoni, P. Galinetto, M. S. Grandi, U. Griebner, G. Steinmeyer, A. Agnesi, F. Pirzio, E. Ugolotti, G. Reali, V. Massarotti: Optimizing single-walled carbon nanotubes based saturable absorbers for ultrafast lasers
        Adv. Funct. Mat. 22, pp. 4369-4375 (2012)
      8. G. Marchev, F. Pirzio, R. Piccoli, A. Agnesi, G. Reali, P. Schunemann, K. Zawilski, A. Tyazhev, V. Petro:v
        Narrow-bandwidth, mid-infrared, seeded optical parametric generation in 90° phase-matched CdSiP2 crystal pumped by diffraction limited 500-ps pulses at 1064 nm;
        Opt. Lett. 37, pp. 3219-3221 (2012)
      9. G. Marchev, P. Dallocchio, F. Pirzio, A. Agnesi, G. Reali, V. Petrov, A. Tyazhev, V. Pasiskevicius, N. Thilmann, F. Laurell:
        Sub-nanosecond, 1-10 kHz, low-threshold, non-critical OPOs based on periodically-poled KTP crystal pumped at 1064 nm;
        Appl. Phys. B 109, pp. 211-214 (2012)
      10. A. Agnesi, L. Carrà, R. Piccoli, F. Pirzio, G. Reali:
        Nd:YVO4 amplifier for ultrafast low-power lasers;
        Opt. Lett. 37, pp. 3612-3614 (2012)
      11. A. Agnesi, L. Carrà, F. Pirzio, G. Reali:
        Low-power 100-ps microchip laser amplified by a two-stages Nd:YVO4 amplifier module;
        Appl. Phys. B 109, pp. 659-662 (2012)
      12. E. Ugolotti, A. Schmidt, V. Petrov, J. W. Kim, F. Rotermund, S. Bae, B. H. Hong, A. Agnesi, C. Fiebig, G. Erbert, X. Mateos, M. Aguiló, F. Diaz, U. Griebner: Graphene mode-locked femtosecond Yb:KLuW laser;
        Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, pp. 161112 (2012)