Antonio Canciamilla
Personal informations
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Place and date of birth
Nationality
Address
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Telephone
Mobile telephone
E-Mail
Legnano (MI), Italy, 27th September 1981
Italian
Via Roma 13, Olgiate Olona (VA)
cncntn81p27e514c
+39-0331-376477
+39-328-2226215
[email protected]
Education
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From January 2007
to December 2009
◦ Philosophy Doctoral School of Information Engineering
◦ Politecnico di Milano
◦ Design and characterization of advanced slow-light integrated
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From October 2003
to April 2006
optical devices for telecom applications, in medium (silica on
silicon) and high (silicon on insulator) index contrast technology.
Activity within F6 – FET european project SPLASH (Slow Light
Activated SwitcH).
◦ Postgraduate degree in Telecommunication Engineering
– Optical Communication
◦ Politecnico di Milano
◦ Thesis title: Birefringence and polarization conversion induced by
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From September 2000
to October 2003
◦ Undergraduate degree in Telecommunication Engineering
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From September 1995
to July 2000
photoelastic effect in integrated optical waveguides
Final mark: 110/110 cum laude
– Optical Communication
Politecnico di Milano
Thesis title: Free space optical communication systems
Final mark: 110/110 cum laude
◦ Liceo Scientifico (computer science and scientific specialization)
◦ Liceo Scientifico Statale “A. Tosi”, Busto Arsizio (VA)
◦ Final mark: 100/100
Work Experience
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From September 2006
to December 2006
◦ CoreCom (Consorzio Ricerche Elaborazione Commutazione
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Ottica Milano) – Pirelli Labs
Optical Communication Systems Lab:
- Study and design of Optical Dispersion Compensators (ODC).
- Development of a simulator in Matlab and C for the system
performances analysis of optical devices, in relation with
fabrication tolerances.
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From May 2005
to September 2006
◦ CoreCom (Consorzio Ricerche Elaborazione Commutazione
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Ottica Milano)
Integrated Optics Lab:
- Theoretical-simulative activity: study of integrated optical
devices for birefringence and polarization conversion control in
optical waveguides; study of photoelastic effect and of thermoelectric and piezo-electric (PZT) materials.
- Experimental activity: characterization of medium index
contrast (SiON) integrated optical devices.
Abroad experiences
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From April 2007
to June 2007
◦ University of Glasgow
◦ Scientific cooperation funded by COST
◦ Experimental study of sidewall roughness effects in SOI
photonic wires: clean room activity concerning advanced
fabrication techniques (lithography and etching) and tools
(AFM, SEM, e-beam) employed to realize integrated optical
devices.
Foreign languages
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French
Good knowledge of the language
Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française (DELF) – A4
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English
Good knowledge of the language
Computer skills
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Programming Languages
Matlab, C/C++
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Networking
TCP/IP, IPv6, VoIP
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Technical Applications
BeamProp, FimmWave (electromagnetic simulators),
Comsol (finite elements (FEM) simulator),
Mask Engineer, Sigraph, L-Edit (Mask design),
LabView, AutoCad
Teaching experiences
- Training and tutoring for students developing their thesis
activity (undergraduate and postgraduate degree) in Integrated
Optics Lab of CoreCom.
- Seminars for the course “Onde Elettromagnetiche e Ottica” at
Politecnico di Milano.
- Seminars for the course “Componenti e Circuiti Ottici” at
Politecnico di Milano.
Interests
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Hobbies
Reading, travels, art, role-playing games
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Sports
Artistic gymnastics, volleyball, athletics, handball, soccer
Publications
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Journals
◦ A. Melloni, F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, M. Torregiani, C. Ferrari, A. Samarelli, M. Sorel,
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R. M. De La Rue, "Slow-light-enhanced four wave mixing wavelength conversion in silicon
coupled resonator optical waveguides", to be submitted to Nature Photonics.
F. Morichetti, A. Melloni, A. Canciamilla, M. Torregiani, C. Ferrari, A. Samarelli, M. Sorel,
R. M. De La Rue, "Tunable delay lines in silicon photonics: coupled resonators and
photonic crystals, a comparison", in printing on IEEE Photonics Journal, Feb. 2010.
A. Canciamilla, F. Morichetti, M. Torregiani, C. Ferrari, A. Melloni, A. Samarelli, M. Sorel,
R. M. De La Rue, "Silicon coupled ring resonators structures for slow light applications:
potential, impairments and ultimate limits", submitted to Journal of Optics - Slow light
special issue, Feb. 2010.
F.Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, C. Ferrari, M. Torregiani, M. Ferrario, R. Siano, P. Boffi, L.
Marazzi, P. Martelli, P. Parolari, A. Samarelli, M. Sorel, R. M. De La Rue, L. O’Faolain, D.
M. Beggs, A. Melloni, T. F. Krauss, and M. Martinelli, "Silicon Photonics for 100 Gbit/s
systems", in writing.
F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, A. Melloni, "Statistics of backscattering in optical
waveguides", submitted to Applied Physics Letters, Feb. 2010.
F. Morichetti, A. Melloni, A. Canciamilla, A. Samarelli, M. Sorel, R.M. De La Rue and M.
Martinelli, “Coherent backscattering in optical microring resonators”, in printing on Applied
Physics Letters, Feb. 2010.
F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, C. Ferrari, M. Torregiani, A. Melloni, and M. Martinelli,
“Roughness induced backscattering in optical waveguides”, Physical Review Letters, vol.
104, no. 3, Jan. 2010.
C. Ferrari, F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, A. Melloni and M. Martinelli, “Differential
Polarization Delay in Coupled-Resonator Optical Waveguides”, IEEE Photonics Technology
Letters, vol. 21, no. 20, Oct. 2009.
C. Canavesi, F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, A. Melloni, and M. Martinelli, "Polarizationand Phase-Sensitive Low-Coherence Interferometry Setup for the Characterization of
Integrated Optical Components", Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 27, Issue 15, pp.
3062-3074, 2009.
F.Morichetti, A.Melloni, A. Breda, A. Canciamilla, C. Ferrari, M. Martinelli, “A
reconfigurable architecture for continuously variable optical slow-wave delay lines”, Optics
Express, Vol. 15, Issue 25, pp. 17273-17282, December 2007.
Conferences
◦ F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, M. Torregiani, C. Ferrari, A. Melloni, M. Martinelli, "Tunable
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silicon CROW delay lines", SPIE’s International Symposium - Photonics Europe 2010,
Brussels, Belgium, 12-16 April 2010.
F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, C. Ferrari, G. Morea, M. Martinelli and A. Melloni,
"Backscattering in silicon photonic devices", European Conference on Integrated Optics ECIO 2010, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 7-9 April 2010.
A. Melloni, F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, C. Ferrari, G. Morea, M. Martinelli, M. Sorel, A.
Samarelli, R. De La Rue, "Filters and Delay Lines in Silicon Photonics", European
Conference on Integrated Optics - ECIO 2010, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 7-9 April
2010.
T. F. Krauss, L. O’Faolain, S. Schulz, D. M. Beggs, F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, M.
Torregiani and A. Melloni, A. Samarelli, M. Sorel, R. De La Rue, "Understanding the rich
physics of light propagation in slow photonic crystal waveguides", Photonics West - OPTO
2010, San Francisco, California, USA, 23-28 January 2010.
◦ F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, M. Torregiani, A. Melloni, L. O'Faolain, D. M. Beggs, T. F.
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Krauss, A. Samarelli, M. Sorel, and R. M. De La Rue, "Backscattering in Slow Light
Waveguides", in Integrated Photonics and Nanophotonics Research and Applications, OSA
Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper ITuC4.
F. Morichetti, C. Ferrari, A. Canciamilla, M. Torregiani, A. Melloni, A. Samarelli, R. De La
Rue, and M. Sorel, "Processing Light in Coupled Ring Resonators", in Slow and Fast Light,
OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper JMA2.
A. Canciamilla, C. Ferrari, A. Melloni, M. Torregiani, F. Morichetti, A. Samarelli, M. Sorel
and R. De La Rue, “Reconfigurable CROW Delay Lines on a Silicon Platform”, CLEO 2009,
Munich, Germany, 14-19 June 2009.
A. Samarelli, M. Sorel and R. De La Rue, A. Canciamilla, F. Morichetti, A. Melloni,
“Precise fabrication of coupled ring-resonator structures”, CLEO 2009, Munich, Germany,
14-19 June 2009.
A. Melloni, D. Roncelli, F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, A. Bakker, “Statistical design in
integrated optics”, CLEO 2009, Munich, Germany, 14-19 June 2009.
A. Canciamilla, M. Torregiani, C. Ferrari, F. Morichetti, A. Melloni, M. Martinelli, A.
Samarelli, R. De La Rue and M. Sorel, "Optical Processing in Reconfigurable Slow-Light
CROW", Fotonica 2009, Pisa, 27-29 May 2009.
F. Morichetti, A. Melloni, A. Canciamilla, C. Ferrari, M. Torregiani, A. Samarelli, R. M. De
La Rue and M. Sorel, "Phase Preserving Wavelength Conversion over 6 THz in a Silicon
Coupled Resonator Optical Waveguide", post-deadline at OFC 2009, Optical Fiber
Communication Conference, San Diego, California, USA, March 22−26, 2009..
A. Canciamilla, M. Torregiani, C. Ferrari, F. Morichetti, R. Costa, A. Melloni, “Backscatter
in integrated optical waveguides and circuits”, Proceedings of SPIE - The International
Society for Optical Engineering, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies
XIII, vol. 7218, 2009.
A. Melloni, M. Torregiani, A. Canciamilla, F. Morichetti, “Four Wave Mixing and
Wavelength Conversion in Slow Light Regime”, 2nd IEEE LEOS Winter Topicals WTM 2009,
Innsbruck, Austria, 12-14 January 2009.
A. Canciamilla, F. Morichetti, A. Melloni, “Full characterization of integrated optical ring
resonators by phase-sensitive time-domain interferometry”, Proceedings of SPIE - The
International Society for Optical Engineering, Photonics, Devices, and Systems IV, vol.
7138, 2008.
A. Melloni, F. Morichetti, A. Canciamilla, and C. Ferrari, “Deeply inside tunable CROW
delay lines”, invited paper at ECIO 2008, European Conference on Integrated Optics and
XVII International Workshop on Optical Waveguide Theory and Numerical Modelling,
Eindhoven (The Netherlands), June 13-14, 2008.
Technical reports
◦ AA. VV., “SPLASH - Project report – third year” – Progetto Europeo FP6 FET - SPLASH
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(Slow Photon Light Activated SwitcH), in writing.
AA. VV., “SPLASH - Project report – Second year” – Progetto Europeo FP6 FET - SPLASH
(Slow Photon Light Activated SwitcH), December 2009.
AA. VV., “SPLASH - Project report – First year” – Progetto Europeo FP6 FET - SPLASH
(Slow Photon Light Activated SwitcH), Decembrer 2008.
AA. VV., “SPLASH - Project report – Sixth month” – Progetto Europeo FP6 FET - SPLASH
(Slow Photon Light Activated SwitcH), July 2007.
A. Canciamilla, Short Term Mission Scientific Report: “Experimental study of sidewall
roughness effects in SOI photonic wires”, COST Action Number P11 – Physics of linear,
non-linear and active photonic crystals, July 2007.
Milano, February 2010
ANTONIO CANCIAMILLA