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Simone Berneschi

Simone Berneschi is a researcher at the IFAC-CNR in Firenze. He received his MS and PhD degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Bologna in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He has published more than 50 papers in ISI journals and 60 papers in international conference proceedings. His research interests include integrated optical components and WGM microresonators for telecommunication and sensing. In the last years, he focused his research activity on the development of optical bio-chip for the fluorescence detection of bio-markers in Lab-On-Chip and Point-Of-Care devices. He is a member of SIOF, EOS and OSA.

Publications List

International Journals

S. Berneschi, F. Baldini, A. Cosci, D. Farnesi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, S. Pelli, A. Giannetti, Fluorescence biosensing in selectively photo–activated microbubble resonators, Sens Actuat B, 242, 1057-1064 (2017); doi:10.1016/j.snb.2016.09.146

A. Cosci, S. Berneschi, A. Giannetti, D. Farnesi, F. Cosi , F. Baldini, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria, A. Barucci,G. Righini and S. Pelli, "Resonance Frequency of Optical Microbubble Resonators: Direct Measurements and Mitigation of Fluctuations", Sensors, 16, 1405 (2016); doi:10.3390/s16091405

Daniele Farnesi, Simone Berneschi, Franco Cosi, Giancarlo C. Righini, Silvia Soria, Gualtiero Nunzi Conti, “Stimulated Stokes and Antistokes Raman Scattering in Microspherical Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators”, J. Vis. Exp. 110, e53938 (2016); doi:10.3791/53938

Mojtaba Arjmand, Francesco Chiavaioli, Simone Berneschi, Francesco Baldini, Mahmood Soltanolkotabi, and Cosimo Trono, “Effect of induced inner curvature on refractive index sensitivity in internally tilted long-period gratings”, Optics Letters 41, 1443-1446 (2016).

D. Ristić, S. Berneschi, M. Camerini, D. Farnesi, S. Pelli, C. Trono, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, A. Lukowiak, Y. Dumeige, P. Féron, G. C. Righini, S. Soria, and G. Nunzi Conti, “Photoluminescence and Lasing in Whispering Gallery Mode Glass Microspherical Resonators”, Journal of Luminescence 170, 755-760 (2015).

C. Pastells, M.-Pilar Marco, D. Merino, P. Loza-Alvarez, L. Pasquardini, L. Lunelli, C. Pederzolli, N. Daldosso, D. Farnesi, S. Berneschi, G. C. Righini, F. Quercioli, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria, “Two photon versus one photon fluorescence excitation in whispering gallery mode microresonators”, Journal of Luminescence 170, 860-865 (2015).

A. Cosci, F. Quercioli, D. Farnesi, S. Berneschi, A. Giannetti, F. Cosi, A. Barucci, G. Nunzi Conti, G. Righini, S. Pelli “Confocal reflectance microscopy for determination of microbubble resonator thickness” Optics Express 23 (13), 16693-16701 (2015).

I. A. Grimaldi, S. Berneschi, G. Testa, F. Baldini, G. Nunzi Conti, R. Bernini, “Polymer based planar coupling of self – assembled bottle microresonators”, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 105, pp. 231114 (1-4), 2014.

D. Farnesi, A. Barucci, G. C. Righini, S. Berneschi, S. Soria, G. Nunzi Conti, “Optical Frequency Conversion in Silica Whispering – Gallery – Mode Microspherical Resonators”, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 112, pp. 093901 (1-5), 2014.

I. Bániász, I. Rajta, G. U. L. Nagy, Z. Zolnai, V. Havranek, S. Pelli, M. Veres, S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi-Conti, G. C. Righini, “Fabrication of optical channel waveguides in crystals and glasses using macro –and micro ion beams”, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH B 331, pp. 157 – 162, 2014.

I. Bániász, Z. Zolnai, M. Fried, S. Berneschi, S. Pelli, G. Nunzi Conti, “Leaky mode suppression in planar optical waveguides written in Er:TeO2-WO3 glass and CaF2 crystal via double energy implantation with MeV N+ ions”, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH B 326, pp. 81 – 85, 2014.

U. Caldiño, A. Speghini, S. Berneschi, M. Bettinelli, M. Brenci, E. Pasquini, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Optical spectroscopy and optical waveguide fabrication in Eu33+ and Eu3+/Tb3+ doped zinc–sodium–aluminosilicate glasses”, JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE 147, pp. 336 – 340, 2014.

C. Berrettoni, S. Berneschi, R. Bernini, A. Giannetti, I. A. Grimaldi, G. Persichetti, G. Testa, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, F. Baldini, “Optical monitoring of therapeutic drugs with a novel fluorescence – based POCT device”, PROCEDIA ENGINEERING 87, pp. 392 – 395, 2014.

L. Pasquardini, S. Berneschi, A. Barucci, F. Cosi, R. Dallapiccola, M. Insinna, L. Lunelli, G. Nunzi Conti, C. Pederzolli, S. Salvadori, S. Soria, “Whispering gallery mode aptasensors for detection of blood proteins” JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 6, pp. 178-187, 2013.

I. Bányász, S. Berneschi, M. Fried, T. Lohner, G. Nunzi Conti, G. C Righini, S. Pelli, Z. Zolnai, “M-line spectroscopic, spectroscopic ellipsometric and microscopic measurements of optical waveguides fabricated by MeV-energy N+ ion irradiation for telecom applications”, THIN SOLID FILMS 541, pp. 3 -8, 2013.

I. Bányász, S. Berneschi, M. Bettinelli, M. Brenci, M. Fried, N. Q. Khanh, T. Lohner, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, P. Petrik, G. C. Righini, A. Speghini, A. Watterich, Z. Zolnai, “MeV Energy N+-Implanted Planar Optical Waveguides in Er-Doped Tungsten-Tellurite Glass Operating at 1.55 micron”, IEEE PHOTONICS JOURNAL 4, pp. 721 – 727, 2012.

U. Caldiño, A. Speghini, S. Berneschi, M. Bettinelli, M. Brenci, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Optical spectroscopy and waveguide fabrication in Sm3+/Tb3+ doped zinc-sodium-aluminosilicate glasses”, OPTICAL MATERIALS, vol. 34, pp. 1067 – 1071, 2012.

F. Rey-García, M. T. Flores-Arias, C. Gómez-Reino, G. F. De La Fuente, W. Assenmacher, W. Mader, S. Berneschi, S. Pelli, G. Nunzi Conti, G. C. Righini, “Structural and optical characterization of ZrO2:CeO2 slab waveguides obtained via sol-gel”, OPTICAL MATERIALS 35, pp. 97 -101, 2012.

I. Bányász, S. Berneschi, N. Q. Khánh, T. Lohner, K. Lengyel, M. Fried, Á. Péter, P. Petrik, Z. Zolnai, A. Watterich, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Formation of slab waveguides in eulytine type BGO and CaF2 crystals by implantation of MeV nitrogen ions”, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH B 286, pp. 80 – 84, 2012.

P. H. Merrer, K. Saleh, O. Llopis, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, G. Nunzi Conti Conti, “Characterization technique of optical whispering gallery mode resonators in the microwave frequency domain for optoelectronic oscillators”, APPLIED OPTICS 51, pp. 4742 – 4748, 2012.

G. Nunzi Conti, S. Berneschi, A. Barucci, F. Cosi, S. Soria, C. Trono, “Fiber ring laser for intracavity sensing using a whispering-gallery-mode resonator”, OPTICS LETTERS 37, pp. 2697 – 2699, 2012.

T. V. Murzina, G. Nunzi Conti, A. Barucci, S. Berneschi, I. Razdolskiy, S. Soria, “Kerr versus thermal non-linear effects studied by hybrid whispering gallery mode resonators”, OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS 2, pp. 1088 – 1094, 2012.

A. Giannetti, S. Berneschi, F. Baldini, F. Cosi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria, “Performance of Eudragit Coated Whispering Gallery Mode Resonator-Based Immunosensors”, SENSORS 12, pp. 14604 -14611, 2012.

A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, S. Berneschi, C. Armellini, A. Carpentiero, M. Mazzola, E. Moser, S. Varas, G. C. Righini, M. Ferrari M, “Sol-gel-derived photonic structures: fabrication, assessment, and application”, JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 60, pp. 408 – 425, 2011.

U. Caldiño, A. Speghini, E. Alvarez, S. Berneschi, M. Bettinelli, M. Brenci, G. C. Righini, “Spectroscopic characterization and optical waveguide fabrication in Ce3+, Tb3+ and Ce3+/Tb3+ doped zinc-sodium aluminosilicate glasses”, OPTICAL MATERIALS 33, pp. 1982 – 1987, 2011.

S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, M. Bettinelli, A. Speghini, I. Bányász, M. Fried, N. Q. Khanh, T. Lohner T, P. Petrik, A. Watterich, Z. Zolnai, “Slab optical waveguides in Er3+-doped tellurite glass by N+ ion implantation at 1.5 MeV”, OPTICAL ENGINEERING 50, pp. 071110 (1-7), 2011.

A. Chiasera, G. Alombert-Goget, M. Ferrari, S. Berneschi, S. Pelli, B. Boulard, C. D. Arfuso, “Rare earth activated glass-ceramic in planar format”, OPTICAL ENGINEERING 50, pp. 071105 (1-7), 2011.

I. Razdolskiy, S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, T. V. Murzina, G. C. Righini, S. Soria, “Hybrid microspheres for nonlinear Kerr switching devices”, OPTICS EXPRESS 19, pp. 9523 – 9528, 2011.

22. G. Nunzi Conti, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, S. Pelli, S. Soria, G. C. Righini, M. Dispenza, A. Secchi, “Planar coupling to high-Q lithium niobate disk resonators”, OPTICS EXPRESS 19, p. 3651 – 3656, 2011.

S. Berneschi, A. Chiappini, M. Ferrari, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Erbium doped silica-hafnia glass ceramic waveguides”, PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI 8, pp. 2875 – 2879, 2011.

A. Chiasera, G. Alombert-Goget, S. Berneschi, S. Pelli, C. Duverger Arfuso, B. Boulard, M. Ferrari, “Rare earth-activated glass-ceramic waveguides: ideal systems for photonics”, SPIE Newsroom, 22 November (2011).

S. Soria, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, F. Cosi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Optical Microspherical Resonators for Biomedical Sensing”, SENSORS 11, p. 785 – 805, 2011.

S. Berneschi, D. Farnesi, F. Cosi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, S. Soria, “High Q silica microbubble resonators fabricated by arc discharge”, OPTICS LETTERS 36, p. 3521 – 3523, 2011.

G. Alombert-Goget, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, S. Guddala, E. Moser, S. Pelli, D. N. Rao, G. C. Righini, “Tb3+/Yb3+ co-activated Silica-Hafnia glass ceramic waveguides”, OPTICAL MATERIALS 33, pp. 227 – 230, 2010.

S. Berneschi, S. Soria, G. C. Righini, G. Alombert-Goget, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, Y. Jestin, M. Ferrari, S. Guddala, E. Moser, S. N. B. Bhaktha, B. Boulard, C. D. Arfuso, S. Turrell, “Rare-earth-activated glass-ceramic waveguides”, OPTICAL MATERIALS 32, pp. 1644 – 1647, 2010.

T. Van Tran, S. Turrell, M. Eddafi, B. Capoen, M. Bouazaoui, P. Roussel, S. Berneschi, G. C. Righini, M. Ferrari, S. N. B. Bhaktha, O. Cristini, C. Kinowski, “Investigations of the effects of the growth of SnO2 nanoparticles on the structural properties of glass-ceramic planar waveguides using Raman and FTIR spectroscopies” JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE 976, pp. 314 – 319, 2010.

G. C. Righini, S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, E. Moser, R. Retoux , P. Feron, R. R. Goncalves, G. Speranza, Y. Jestin, M. Ferrari, A. Chiasera, A. Chiappini, C. Armellini, “Er3+-doped silica-hafnia films for optical waveguides and spherical resonators”, JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS 355, pp. 1853 – 1860, 2009.

S. Soria, F. Baldini, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, A. Giannetti, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, B. B. Tiribilli, “ High-Q polymer-coated microspheres for immunosensing applications”, OPTICS EXPRESS 17, pp. 14694 – 14699, 2009.

N. Q. Khanh, S. Berneschi, I. Banyasz, M. Brenci, M. Fried, G. Nunzi Conti, F. Paszti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, A. Watterich, “Fabrication of channel waveguides in Er3+-doped tellurite glass via N+ ion implantation”, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH B 267, pp. 2327 -2330, 2009.

Y. Panitchob, G. S. Murugan, M. N. Zervas, P. Horak, S. Berneschi, S. Pelli, G. Nunzi Conti, J. S. Wilkinson, “Whispering gallery mode spectra of channel waveguide coupled microspheres”, OPTICS EXPRESS 16, pp. 11066 – 11076, 2008.

G. C. Righini, C. Armellini, A. Chiasera, Y. Jestin, M. Ferrari, A. Chiappini, M. Montagna, C. A. Duverger, P. Feron, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, C. Goncalves, R. M. Almeida, “Er3+-activated sol-gel silica derived spherical microresonators”, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GLASS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 48, pp. 200 – 2003, 2007.

G. C. Righini, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, S. N. B. Bhaktha, M. Brenci, I. Cacciari, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, Y. Jestin, E. Moser, G. Nunzi Conti,S. Pelli, C. Tosello, “Rare-earth-doped silica-based glasses for photonic applications”, JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS 353, pp. 753 – 756, 2007.

S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti,I. Bányász, A. Watterich, N. Q. Khánh, M. Fried, F. Pászti, M. Brenci, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Ion beam irradiated channel waveguides in Er3+-doped tellurite glass”, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 90, pp .121136 (1-3), 2007.

S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, G.C. Righini, “Planar Waveguide Amplifiers”, CERAMIST 10, pp. 75-85, 2007.

G. Nunzi Conti, S. Berneschi, M.Brenci, S.Pelli, S.Sebastiani, G. C.Righini, C. Tosello, A. Chiasera, M.Ferrari, "UV photoimprinting of channel waveguides on active SiO2-GeO2 sputtered thin films", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 89, pp. 121102 (1-3), 2006.

S. Berneschi, M. Bettinelli, M. Brenci M, R. Dall'Igna R, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, B. Profilo, S. Sebastiani, A. Speghini, G. C. Righini, “Optical and spectroscopic properties of soda-lime alumino silicate glasses doped with Er3+ and/or Yb3+”, OPTICAL MATERIALS 28, pp. 1271 – 1275, 2006.

M. Mattarelli, S. Sebastiani, J. Spirkova, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, R. Calzolai, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, M. Montagna, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Characterization of erbium doped lithium niobate crystals and waveguides”, OPTICAL MATERIALS 28, pp. 1292 – 1295, 2006.

G. Nunzi Conti, A. Chiasera, L. Ghisa, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, Y. Dumeige, S. Pelli, S. Sebastiani, P. Feron, M. Ferrari, G. C. Righini, “Spectroscopic and lasing properties of Er3+-doped glass microspheres”, JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS 352, pp. 2360 – 2363, 2006.

G. C. Righini, C. Arnaud, S. Berneschi, M. Bettinelli, M. Brenci, A. Chiasera, P. Feron, M. Ferrari, M. Montagna, G. Nunzi Conti, S.Pelli, H. Portales, C. Siligardi, A. Speghini, L. Zampedri, “Integrated optical amplifiers and microspherical lasers based on erbium-doped oxide glasses”, OPTICAL MATERIALS 27, pp. 1711 – 1717, 2005.

S. Berneschi, M. Bettinelli, M. Brenci, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli , S. Sebastiani, C. Siligardi, A. Speghini, G. C. Righini, “Aluminum co-doping of soda-lime silicate glasses: Effect on optical and spectroscopic properties”, JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS 351, pp. 1747 – 1753, 2005.

S. Sebastiani, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Simple approach to calculate the refractive index profile of ion-exchanged waveguides”, OPTICAL ENGINEERING 44, pp. 054602 (1-5), 2005.

G. Nunzi Conti, S. Berneschi, M. Bettinelli, M. Brenci, B. Chen, S. Pelli, A. Speghini, G. C. Righini, “Rare-earth doped tungsten tellurite glasses and waveguides: fabrication and characterization”, JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS 345, pp. 343 – 348, 2004.

G. Nunzi Conti, V. K. Tikhomirov, M. Bettinelli, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, B. Chen, S. Pelli, A. Speghini, “Characterization of ion-exchanged waveguides in tungsten tellurite and zinc tellurite Er3+-doped Glasses”, OPTICAL ENGINEERING 42, pp. 2805 – 2811, 2003.

International Conference Proceedings:

S. Berneschi, F. Baldini, A. Barucci, A. Cosci, F. Cosi, D. Farnesi, G. Nunzi Conti, G. C. Righini, S. Soria, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, S. Pelli, A. Giannetti, “Localized biomolecules immobilization in optical microbubble resonators”, Proceedings SPIE 9727, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVIII, pp. 972719 (2016).

D. Farnesi, S. Berneschi, G. C. Righini, G. Nunzi Conti, F. Quercioli, S. Soria, “Microbubble resonators as enhancement platforms for linear and nonlinear applications”, Proceedings SPIE Vol. 9655, pp. 965527 (2015).

C. Pastells, M. Pilar Marco, D. Merino, P. Loza-Alvarez, L. Pasquardini, C. Pederzolli, D. Farnesi, S. Berneschi, G.C. Righini, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria, “Non-linear fluorescence excitation of Rhodamine 6G and TRITC labeled IgG in whispering gallery mode microresonators”, Proceedings SPIE Vol. 9343, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVII, pp. 93430K (2015).

A. Giannetti; A. Barucci; S. Berneschi; A. Cosci; F. Cosi; D. Farnesi; G. Nunzi Conti; S. Pelli; S. Soria; S. Tombelli; C. Trono; G. C. Righini; F. Baldini, “Optical micro-bubble resonators as promising biosensors”, Proceedings SPIE 9506, Optical Sensors 2015, 950617 (5 May 2015).

A. Barucci, F. Baldini, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, A. Giannetti, G. Nunzi Conti, S.Soria, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, D. Farnesi, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, L. Lunelli, L. Pasquardini, and C. Pederzolli, “Whispering Gallery Modes Microresonators for Sensing and Biosensing Applications”, Chapter 32 in Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 319, pp. 183-186, SENSORS – Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Sensors, Rome 19-21 February, 2014, (2015).

C. Berrettoni; C. Trono; S. Tombelli, A. Giannetti, S. Berneschi, F. Baldini, ; I. A. Grimaldi; G. Persichetti; G. Testa; G. Porro; C. Gärtner, “A point-of-care device for immunosuppressants monitoring in transplanted patients”, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Vol.319, pp. 27-31 - SENSORS Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Sensors , Rome 19-21 February, 2014, (2015).

C. Berrettoni, C. Trono, S. Berneschi, A. Giannetti, S. Tombelli, R. Bernini, A. Grimaldi, G. Persichetti, G. Testa, L. Bolzoni, G. Porro, H.Becker, C. Gärtner, F. Baldini, “A newly designed optical biochip for a TDM – POCT device”, Proceedings SPIE 8976, Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems XII (1-6 Febbraio 2014, San Francisco, USA), pp. 89760P-1_89760P-6, 2014.

D. Farnesi, A. Barucci, S. Berneschi, G. C. Righini, S. Soria, G. Nunzi Conti, “Multicolor emission in silica whispering gallery mode microspherical resonators”, Proceedings SPIE 8960, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVI, pp. 896008 (1-6), 2014.

S. Berneschi, A. Barucci, M. Brenci, F. Cosi, D. Farnesi, G.Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S.Soria, and G. C. Righini, “Optical Microbubble Resonator: A Novel Structure for Sensing Applications”, Chapter 64 in Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 162, pp. 359-362, SENSORS – Proceedings of the First National Conference on Sensors, Rome 15-17 February, 2012, (2014).

I. Bányász, I. Rajta, Z. Zolnai, S. Pelli, M. Veres, L. Himics, S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi-Conti, G. C. Righini, “Ion beam irradiated optical channel waveguides”, Proceedings SPIE 8988, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVIII, pp. 898814 (1-6), 2014.

D. Farnesi, G. C. Righini, A. Barucci, S. Berneschi, F. Chiavaioli, F.Cosi, S. Pelli, S. Soria, C. Trono, D. Ristic, M. Ferrari, G. Nunzi Conti, “Coupling light to whispering gallery mode resonators” (Invited Paper), Proceedings SPIE 9133, Silicon Photonics and Photonic Integrated Circuits IV, pp. 913314 (1-9), 2014.

S. Soria, L. Pasquardini, A. Barucci, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, L. Lunelli, G. Nunzi-Conti, C. Pederzolli, “Aptamer based whispering gallery mode biosensor”, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 162, pp. 369-373 – SENSORS Proceedings of the First National Conference on Sensors, Rome 15-17 February, 2012, (2014).

I. Bányász; Z. Zolnai; S. Pelli; S. Berneschi; M. Fried; T. Lohner; G. Nunzi-Conti; G. C. Righini, “Single- and double-energy N+ - irradiated planar waveguides in eulytine and sillenite type BGO crystals”, Proceedings SPIE 8627, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVII, pp. 862705 (1-6), 2013.

D. Ristic, T. T. Van Tran, B. Dieudonné, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, S. Varas et al., “Tailored spectroscopic and optical properties in rare-earth activated glass ceramics planar waveguides”, Proceedings SPIE 8621, Optical Components and Materials X, pp. 86210M (1-6), 2013.

G. Nunzi Conti, F. Baldini, S. Berneschi, D. Farnesi, A. Giannetti, S. Soria, C. Trono, “Whispering gallery mode microresonators: results on aptasensors and on a new sensing approach”, Proc. SPIE 8600, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XV(2-7 Febbraio 2013, San Francisco, USA), pp. 86001O (1-8), 2013.

I. A. Kolmychek, D. A. Kopylov, T.V. Murzina, F. Baldini, S. Berneschi, D. Farnesi, A. Giannetti, S. Tombelli, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria, “Impact of thermal oxidation surface chemistry and porous silicon morphology for sensing applications”, Proceedings SPIE 8627, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVII, pp. 86271E (1-6), 2013.

S. Soria, S. Berneschi, L. Lunelli, G. Nunzi Conti, L. Pasquardini, C. Pederzolli, G. C. Righini, “Whispering Gallery Modes microresonators for biosensing”, Advances in Science and Technology 82, pp. 55 – 63, 2013.

L. Pasquardini, S. Berneschi, A. Barucci, F.Cosi, M. Insinna, L.Lunelli, G.Nunzi Conti, C. Pederzolli, S. Salvadori, S. Soria, “Whispering Gallery Mode Aptasensors for Detection of Blood Proteins”, Proceedings SPIE 8576, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XIII, pp. 85760U (1-6), 2013.

S. Berneschi, F. Baldini, A. Barucci, F. Cosi, D. Farnesi, A. Giannetti, G.N. Conti, S. Pelli, S. Soria, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, G.C. Righini, “Biosensing with microresonators and fibre nanotips”, IEEE Proceedings, Transparent Optical Networks Conference (ICTON 2013), paper number We.B2.4, pp. 1-5, 2013.

I. Bányász; Z. Zolnai; S. Pelli; S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, M. Fried, T. Lohner, P. Petrik, M. Brenci, G. C. Righini, “Fabrication of barrier-type slab waveguides in Er3+ - doped tellurite glass by single - and double energy MeV N+ ion implantation”, Proceedings SPIE 8264, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVI, pp. 826406 (1-6), 2012.

D. Ristic, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, C. Armellini, A. Carpentiero, M. Mazzola, E. Moser, S. Varas, S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S. Soria, G. Speranza, L. Lunelli, C. Pederzolli, F. Prudenzano, P. Feron, M. Ivanda, G. Cibiel, G. C. Righini, M. Ferrari, “Spherical resonators coated by glass and glass-ceramic films” (Invited Paper), Proceedings SPIE 8236, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XIV, pp. 82361W (1-6), 2012.

D. Farnesi, A. Barucci, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, F. Cosi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, S. Soria, “High Q silica microbubble resonators”, Proceedings SPIE 8264, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVI, pp. 826417 (1-6), 2012.

G. Nunzi Conti, A. Barucci, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, F. Cosi, D. Farnesi, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, S. Soria, “Coupling approaches and new geometries in whispering- gallery – mode resonators” (Invited Paper), Proceedings SPIE 8236, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XIV, pp. 82360V, 2012.

S. Berneschi, I. Razdolskiy, T. V. Murzina, A. Barucci, F. Cosi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria, “Hybrid microspheres for nonlinear Kerr switching applications”, Proceedings SPIE 8236, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XIV, pp. 82361V (1-6), 2012.

G. Nunzi Conti; S. Berneschi; S. Pelli; S. Soria; I. Razdolskiy; T. V. Murzina; D. Ristic; M. Ferrari, “Whispering gallery mode resonators coated with active layers”, Proceedings of OSA - Advances in Optical Materials 2012, Paper number IF1A.4, pp. 1-3 (2012), – (Proceedings on Lasers, Sources, and Related Photonic Devices) - OSA Technical Digest (CD) 2012.

F. Rey-Garcia, C. Gomez-Reino, T. M. Flores-Arias, F.G. De La Fuente, W. Assenmacher, W. Mader, S. Berneschi, S. Pelli, G. Nunzi Conti, G. C. Righini, “Characterization of planar waveguides fabricated by multiple Sol-Gel dip-coatings”, Proceedings SPIE 8011, pp. 8011R (1-8), 2011.

S. Berneschi, A. Chiappini, M. Ferrari, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Erbium doped silica-hafnia glass ceramic waveguides”, PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI C 8, pp. 2875 – 2879, 2011 (Invited Paper).

S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, G. C. Righini, M. Bettinelli, A. Speghini, U. Caldiño, E. Álvarez, A.Chiasera, S. Valligatla, M. Ferrari, “Soda-zinc-aluminosilicate glasses doped with Tb 3+, Ce 3+, and Sm3+ for frequency conversion and white light generation”, Proceedings SPIE 8011, pp.801159 (1-10), 2011.

A. Barucci, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, F. Quercioli, S. Soria, G. C. Righini, “Fiber optic nanoprobes for biological sensing”, Proceedings SPIE 8011, Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Light for the Development of the World, pp. 80118X (1-8), 2011.

A. G. Goget, D. Ristic, B. Dieudonné, E. Moser, S. Varas, S. Berneschi, M. Ivanda, A. Monteil, C.A. Duverger, G. C. Righini, B. Boulard, M. Ferrari, “Rare-earth-activated glasses for solar energy conversion”, IEEE Proceedings - 13th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2011), pp. We.B6.1 (1-4), 2011.

S. Guddala, A. Chiappini, G. Alombert-Goget, C. Armellini, M. Ferrari, K. S., Alee, D. N. Rao, A. Chiasera, E. Moser, S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, G. C. Righini, P. Feron, “Fabrication and Characterization of Confined Structures for Sensing and Lasing Applications”, Proceedings SPIE 8173, pp. 817317 (1-8) , 2011.

S. Pelli, S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria, G. C. Righini, I. Bányász, K. Lengyel, A. Peter, A. Watterich, T. D. Lohner, M.Fried, Z. Zolnai, “Characterisation of optical waveguides in BGO crystals fabricated by N+ ion implantation”, OSA Proceedings - Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO EUROPE/EQEC, pp. 1, 2011.

G. Nunzi Conti, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, S. Pelli, S. Soria, G. C. Righini, P.H. Merrer, M. Dispenza, A. Secchi, “Coupling of angle polished waveguides to high-Q whispering gallery mode resonators”, OSA Proceedings - Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO EUROPE/EQEC, Paper number CK_C9, pp. 1, 2011.

A. G. Goget, C. A. Duverger, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, P. Biljanovic, B. Boulard, A. Carpentiero, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, P. Feron, M. Ferrari, M. Ivanda, M. Mazzola, L. Minati, E. Moser, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, D. Ristic, G. C. Righini, G. Speranza, S. Varas, “Rare earth-activated glass ceramics: A cutting-edge photonic system”. IEEE Proceedings - MIPRO 2011 - 34th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics, pp. 1-6, 2011.

I. Razdolskiy, S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, T. V. Murzina, G. C. Righini, S. Soria, “Non-linear optical switch in liquid crystal polymer coated microspheres”, OSA Proceedings - Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics: Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO 2011, Paper number CMC2, pp. 1-2, Baltimora – MD -USA, 2011.

S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S. Soria, G. C. Righini, M. Dispenza, A. Secchi, “Coupling of lithium niobate disk resonators to integrated waveguides”. Proceedings SPIE 7941, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XV, pp. 79410U (1-9), 2011.

G. Nunzi Conti, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, F. Cosi, S. Pelli, S. Soria, Silvia; G. C. Righini, “WGM microresonators: Light coupling issues and integration perspectives”, IEEE Proceedings (Proceedings of ICTON 2011 Conference - 13th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), Paper number Tu.B4.1, pp.1-4 (2011).

P. Caldas, P.A. S. Jorge, F. M. Araujo, L. A. Ferreira, G. Rego, J. L. Santos, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, S. Soria, S. Pelli, G. Nunzi Conti, “Interrogation of Microresonators Using Multimode Fibers”, Proceedings SPIE 7653, Fourth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, pp. 76532P (1-4), 2010.

S. Berneschi, S. N. B. Bhaktha, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, C. Kinowski, S. Turrel, C. Trono, M. Brenci, I. Cacciari, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Highly photorefractive Eu3+ activated sol-gel SiO2 - SnO2 thin film waveguides”, Proceedings SPIE 7604, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XIV, pp. 76040Z (1-6), 2010.

A. Chiappini, S. Guddala, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, I. Cacciari, C. A. Duverger, M. Ferrari, G. C. Righini, “Fabrication and Characterization of colloidal crystals infiltrated with metallic nanoparticles”, Proceedings SPIE 7598, Optical Components and Materials VII, pp. 75980P (1-9), 2010.

S. Soria, F. Baldini, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, F. Cosi, A. Giannetti, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, B. Tiribilli, “Polymer-functionalised microspheres for immunosensing applications”, Proceedings SPIE 7559, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications X, pp.75590W (1-6), 2010.

G. A. Goget, C. Armellini, A. Chiappini, a.Chiasera, M. Ferrari, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, M. Bregoli, A. Maglione, G. Pucker, G. Speranza, “Frequency converter layers based on terbium and ytterbium activated HfO2 glass-ceramics”, Proceedings SPIE 7725, Photonics for Solar Energy Systems III, pp. 77250W , 2010.

I. Bányász, S. Berneschi, T. Lohner, M. Fried, P. Petrik, N. Q. Khanh, Z. Zolnai, A. Watterich, M. Bettinelli, M. brenci, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, A. Speghini, “Characterisation of slab waveguides, fabricated in CaF2 and Er-doped tungsten-tellurite glass by MeV energy N+ ion implantation, using spectroscopic ellipsometry and m-line spectroscopy”, Proceedings SPIE 7719, Silicon Photonics and Photonic Integrated Circuits II, pp. 77190G (1-12), 2010.

S. N. B. Bhaktha, S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, G. C. Righini, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, S. Turrell, “Spatially localized UV-induced crystallization of SnO2 in photorefractive SiO2-SnO2 thin film”, Proceedings SPIE 7719, Silicon Photonics and Photonic Integrated Circuits II, pp. 77191B (1-5), 2010.

T. V. Tran, C. Kinowski, O. Cristini, B. Capoen, M. Bouazaoui, P. Riussel, S. Berneschi, G. C. Righini, M. Ferrari, S. N. B. Bhaktha, S. Turrell, “Spectroscopic investigation on the structure of Tin-Silica glass ceramic systems doped with Rare Earth ions”, AIP Proceedings (22nd International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy (ICORS 2010)), 1267, pp. 1170-1171, 2010.

S. Guddala, G. A. Goget, C. Armellini, A.Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, M. Mazzola, S. Berneschi, G. C. Righini, E. Moser, B. Boulard, C. A. Duverger, S. N. B. Bhaktha, S. Turrell, D. N. Rao, G. Speranza, “Glass ceramic waveguides: Fabrication and properties”, IEEE Proceedings - 12th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2010), Paper number We.C2.1, pp. (1-4), 2010.

S. Berneschi, G. Alombert-Goget, C. Armellini, B. N. S. Bhaktha, M. Brenci, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, S. Guddala, E. Moser, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, S. Turrell, “Rare – Earth – Doped Silicate Glass – Ceramic Thin Films for Integrated Optical Devices” (Invited Paper), Advances in Science and Technology 71, Proceedings CIMTEC 2010 – 12th INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS CONGRESS, pp. 6-15, 2010.

A. Chiappini, G. Alombert-Goget, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, B. Boulard, M. Brenci, I. Cacciari, C. A. Duverger, S. Guddala, M. Ferrari, E. Moser, D. N. Rao, G. C. Righini, “Opal-type photonic crystals: fabrication and application” (Invited Paper), Advances in Science and Technology 71, PROCEEDINGS - CIMTEC 2010 – 12th INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS CONGRESS, pp. 50-57, 2010.

Simone Berneschi, Francesco Baldini, Franco Cosi, Maurizio Ferrari, Gualtiero Nunzi Conti, Stefano Pelli, Silvia Soria, and Giancarlo C. Righini, “Optical microspherical resonators for biomedical applications”, OSA Proceedings in Frontiers in Optics 2010/Laser Science XXVI, OSA Technical Digest (CD), paper FWF5, 2010.

S. Berneschi, I. Cacciari, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, I. Bányász, N. Q. Khanh, T. Lohner, P. Petrik, Z. Zolnai, M. Bettinelli, A. Speghini, L. Mescia, F. Prudenzano, “Annealing effect on optical barrier in ionimplanted tellurite glass waveguides”, Proceedings SPIE 7218, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XIII, pp. 72187 (1-8), 2009.

G. Alombert-Goget, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, B. Boulard, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera A, C. A. Duverger, P.Féron, M.Ferrari, S. Guddala, E. Moser, S.Pelli, D. N. Rao, G. C. Righini, G. Speranza, “Fabrication, assessment, and application of confined structures in photonic glasses”, IEEE Proceedings - 3rd ICTON Mediterranean Winter Conference ICTON-MW 2009, Paper number: Fr1.1, pp. 1-6, 2009.

G. Alombert-Goget, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, A. Chiasera, F. Cosi, G. Nunzi Conti, P. Féron, M. Ferrari, L. Lunelli, E. Moser, C. Pederzolli, G. C. Righini, “Glass-ceramics coating of silica microspheres”, IEEE Proceedings - 3rd ICTON Mediterranean Winter Conference ICTON-MW 2009, pp. Fr2B.2 (1-4), 2009.

S. Berneschi, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, G. Nunzi Conti, S. N. B. Bhaktha, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, M. Bouazaoui, B. Capoen, C. Kinowski, S. Turrell, “Tin-silicate glass-ceramics: a promising material for smart photonic circuits”, Proceedings SMART SYSTEMS INTEGRATION Congress, Brussels, Belgium, 10-11 Marzo (2009).

Y. Jestin, S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, A. Chiappini, M. Ferrari M, G. C. Righini, ““Micro resonator stabilization by thin film coating”, IEEE Proceedings - 11th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2009), Paper number: Tu.D4.4 pp. 1-4, 2009.

G. Alombert-Goget, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, S. N. B. Bhaktha, B. Boulard, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, C. A. Duverger, P. Féron, M. Ferrari, Y. Jestin, L. Minati, A. Monteil, E. Moser, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, F. Prudenzano, G. C. Righini, G. Speranza, “Glass-based erbium activated micro-nano photonic structures”, IEEE Proceedings, 11th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2009), Paper number We.A5.4, pp. 1-4, 2009.

M. Ferrari, G. Alombert-Goget, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, S. N. B. Bhaktha, b. Boulard, M. Brenci, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, C. Duverger-Arfuso, P. Féron, R. R. Gonçalves, Y. Jestin, L. Minati, E. Moser, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, D. N. Rao, R. Retoux, G. C. Righini, G. Speranza “Er3+-activated photonic structures fabricated by sol-gel and rf-sputtering techniques”, Proceedings SPIE 7366, Photonic Materials, Devices, and Applications III, pp. 73660E (1-15), 2009. (Invited Paper)

I. Bányász, S. Berneschi, I. Cacciari,M. Fried, T. Lohner, G. Nunzi-Conti, F. Paszti, S. Pelli, P. Petrik, G.C. Righini, A. Watterich, Z. Zolnai, “Nitrogen-ion-implanted planar optical waveguides in Er - doped tellurite glass: fabrication and characterization”, Proceedings SPIE 6890, Optical Components and Materials V, pp. 68901A, 2008.

S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, M. Bettinelli, A. Speghini, I. Bányász, M. Fried, N. Q. Khanh, F. Pászti, A. Watterich, A. Leto, G. Pezzotti, A. A. Porporati, Optical and structural characterization of Erbium-doped ion-implanted tellurite glasses for active integrated optical devices”, Proceedings of CIMTEC 55, 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Smart Optics, pp. 68-73, 2008.

C. Armellini, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, Y. Jestin, E. Moser, R. Retoux, G. Speranza, L. Minati, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Berneschi, I. Cacciari, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Fabrication and characterization of silica opals”, Proceedings of CIMTEC 55, 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Smart Optics, pp. 118-126, 2008.

G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, F. Cosi, S. Pelli, C. Armellini, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, Y. Jestin, M. Ferrari, E. Moser, L. Ghisa, S. Trebaol, Y. Dumeige, P. Féron, G. C. Righini, “Glass microspherical lasers”, Proceedings of CIMTEC 55, 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Smart Optics, pp. 46-55, 2008.

S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, I. Bányász, A. Watterich,N. Q. Khanh, M. Fried, F. Pászti, “Channel waveguides fabrication in Er3+-doped tellurite glass by ion beam irradiation”, Proceedings SPIE 6475, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XI, pp. 647509 (1-6), 2007.

I. Cacciari, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, R. Falciai, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G.C. Righini, “Electric-arc-induced long period fiber gratings for gain equalization of erbium-doped optical amplifiers”, Proceedings of SPIE 6469, pp. 64690X,2007.

S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S. Sebastiani, C. Tosello, G. C. Righini, “Characterization of highly photorefractive and active silica-germania sputtered thin films”, Proceedings SPIE 6123, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies X, pp. 61230G (1-6), 2006.

M. Ferrari, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, Y. Jestin, M. Mattarelli, M. Montagna, E. Moser, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, C. Tosello, “Homogeneous and nanocomposite rare-earth-activated glasses for photonic devices”, Proceedings SPIE 6183, pp. 61830P (1-14), 2006. (Invited Paper)

Y. Jestin, N. Afify, C. Armellini, S. Berneschi, S. B.N. Bhaktha, B. Boulard, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, G. Dalba, C. Duverger, M. Ferraria, C. E. G. Lopez, M. Mattarelli, M. Montagna, E. Moser, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, F. Rocca, “Er3+ activated silica-hafnia glass-ceramics planar waveguides”, Proceedings SPIE 6183, Integrated Optics, Silicon Photonics, and Photonic Integrated Circuits, pp. 61831W, 2006.

S. Berneschi, M. Bettinelli, M. Brenci, R. Calzolai, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, M. Matterelli, M. Montagna, G.Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S. Sebastiani, C. Siligardi, A. Speghini, G. C. Righini, “Optical and spectroscopic properties of a new erbium doped soda-lime-alumino-silicate glass for integrated optical amplifiers”, Proceedings SPIE 6025, - The International Society for Optical Engineering - ICO20: Optical Communication, pp. 60251M, 2006.

G. C. Righini, I. Bányász, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, A. Chiasera, M. Cremona, D. Ehrt, M. Ferrari, R.M. Montereali, G.Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S. Sebastiani, C. Tosello, “Laser irradiation, ion implantation and ebeam writing of integrated optical structures”, Proceedings SPIE 5840, pp. 649-657, 2005.

M. Mika, O. Kolek, J. Spirkova, P. Capek, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S. Sebastiani, G.C. Righini, “The effect of Ca2+, Mg2+, and Zn2+ on optical properties of Er3+ doped silicate glass”, Proceedings SPIE 5723, Optical Components and Materials II, pp. 63-70, 2005.

S. Sebastiani, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, R. Calzolai, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, G.C. Righini, “Caratterizzazione di vetri fotorifrattivi per la scrittura diretta di strutture a reticolo”, Atti di ODIMI 04, in Ottica Diffrattiva, Microottica e Microsistemi (Quaderni SIOF), Vol. Vol. 11 , pp. 144-149, 2004.

G. Nunzi Conti, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, R. Calzolai, F. Cosi, S. Pelli, G.C. Righini, “Eccitazione dei modi di galleria di una microsfera mediante fibra rastremata”, Atti di ODIMI 04, in Ottica Diffrattiva, Microottica e Microsistemi (Quaderni SIOF), Vol. Vol. 11 , pp. 5-9, 2004.

S. Berneschi, M. Bettinelli, M. Brenci, R. Calzolai, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S. Sebastiani, A. Speghini, J. Zheng, G. C. Righini, “Er 3+/Yb 3+ co-doped soda-lime silicate glasses: A case study”, Proceedings SPIE 5350, Optical Component and Materials, pp. 140-146, 2004.

G. Nunzi Conti, V. K. Tikhomirov, B. Chen, S. Berneschi, M. Brenci, S. Pelli, A. B. Seddon, M. Bettinelli, A. Speghini, G.C. Righini, “Ion-exchanged planar waveguides in different Er3+-doped tellurite glasses”, Proceedings SPIE 4990, Rare-Earth-Doped Materials and Devices VII, (6 pages), 2003.

Books, Book Chapters:

B. Adinolfi, S. Berneschi, C. Berrettoni, F. Chiavaioli, A. Giannetti, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, F. Baldini, “ La luce al servizio della medicina: i biosensori ottici a fianco del letto del paziente”, pp. 103-113 in Edizione Speciale ANNO DELLA LUCE – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Area della Ricerca di Firenze - IFAC – Book Series (e-book, ISBN 9-788890-685958).

L. Minati, G. Speranza, A. Chiappini, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, S. Berneschi, S. Pelli, G. C. Righini, “Electronic confinement of silver nanoclusters in Er3+-activated silicate and phosphate glasses", In: ANTONIO CRICENTI, GIORGIO MARGARITONDO, “Synchrotron Radiation and Nanostructures: Papers in Honour of Paolo Perfetti”, pp. 102 – 109, World Scientific Publishing Co., 2009.

S. Berneschi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria, S. Pelli, ““Microresonators for sensing applications”, In: GIANCARLO C. RIGHINI, ANTONELLA TAJANI, ANTONELLO CUTOLO, “An Introduction to Optoelectronic Sensors”, Vol. 7, Chapter 6, p. 126-145, World Scientific Publishing Co., 2009.