Cristian Manzoni
28 July - 01 August 2025
Yerevan State University
Yerevan, Armenia
Events
Cristian Manzoni
Polytechnic University of Milan/National Research Council, Italy
Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics
Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics: Basic Concepts:
I will introduce the basic concepts of second-order nonlinear processes: the wave equations, the corpuscular interpretation, and the phase-matching.
Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics: Few-optical Cycle Pulses from Near-IR to UV:
The concepts introduced in the first lecture will be applied to the practical implementation of parametric amplifiers and nonlinear modules for the generation of tunable ultrabroadband pulses.
About the Speaker
Dr. Cristian Manzoni got his PhD in Physics at Politecnico di Milano. In 2009-2010, he was visiting scientist at the Max Planck research group for structural dynamics (CFEL, Desy, Hamburg). Since 2010, he has been at the Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), where he is now Research Director. He is also a contract professor of Physics at Politecnico di Milano.
His research activity focuses on the development of ultrabroadband parametric amplifiers, the characterization and manipulation of light pulses for time-resolved spectroscopy, and for the study of femtochemical reactions. Spectroscopic characterizations involve Pump-probe, 2D spectroscopy, and Raman-induced processes at femtosecond time-scales. Recently, his research activity started focusing on Fourier-transform hyperspectral imaging and microscopy in the visible and infrared spectral range, and on their coupling to ultrafast science, for applications in remote and environmental sensing, conservation science, security, and medical imaging.
