1. Work experiences
Spectroscopy
Interferometric measurements
Laser system for printing applications
Product development
Technical sales and good interfacing capabilities with customers
Project management and business development
Dr. Felice Pignatiello

2. Curriculum vitae
 Master’s degree in Science: Laser spectroscopy in the mid-IR of environmental molecules
(2002-2003, university)
 Design and test of optical sensor with laser spectroscopy
(11.2003-12.2004, INFM)
 Project worker for "Integrated photonic circuits for optical telecommunications and sensors”
(1.2005-08.2006)

3. Curriculum vitaePrivate company
 Technical employee in Andromeda (Metoda Group)
(09.2006-12.2009, permanent contract)
• Development of low power laser@405nm equipped by opto-acustic modulators to generate multi-spots array
for Computer to Plate applications.
• Development of CW High power laser at 355nm (3W) developed from 1064nm NdYag laser through the use of
two cavity and non linear crystals
• Development of control procedure for the mechanical parts and for printing quality of CTP machine.
Two Patents:
Image forming apparatus with interchangeable drum, in particular for printing lithographic plates. Application No./
Patent No. 07425336.0-1251.
Image forming automatic apparatus, in particular for printing lithographic. Patent No. 07425334.5-2304
 R&D Responsible for the optoelectronic project in CtPOtotec (Metoda Group) (2010-Today)
 Collaboration contract as technical referent for UV illuminator for cross-linking curing
FastLinking Srl (Spin-off of Department of Ophthalmology of Naples, (2013-today)

4. Thesis/Spectrometer setup (2.8-3.2)µm
770-786nm
20.4-21.8µm

5. Thesis/WMS optimization

6. Detection and spectroscopy of OH fundamental vibrational band based on a difference frequency generator at 3 µm.
(Chemical Physics Letters 374 (2003) 425–431)
Thesis/OH Λ−doublet lines

7. Thesis/High sensitivity C2H2 and H2O
A DFG-based spectrometer at 3 µm for high-sensitivity C2H2 end H2O detection (Opt. Express 11 No. 23, 3010-3021
2003)
4ppb have been detected

8. University work/Saturation spectroscopy
Doppler-free spectroscopy of xenon in the mid-infrared using difference-frequency radiation (Opt. Express 13, No 21 8357-
8364, 2005).

9. University work/Optical Sensors
HCl and HF Detection by TTFMS and WMS (Spectrochimica Acta Part A 63, 923-928, 2006)
Measurements of the isotopic composition of water vapor using a DFG-based spectrometer at 2.8 µm. (Opt. Las.
1.7 µm
1.3 µm

10. Work at INOA/PDI
Phase-shifting point-diffraction interferometer by electro-optic effect in ferroelectric crystals. (Opt Lett.31, (24):3597-9, 2006).

11. Investigation of optical birefringence at ferroelectric domain wall in LiNbO3 by phase-shift polarimetry. (Appl. Phys. Lett. 88,
151918, 2006).
Work at INOA/Phase shift polarimetry

12. Work at INOA/Moirè interferometer
Measurement of the thermal expansion coefficients of ferroelectric crystals by a moiré interferometer. (Optics
Communications 277, 14-18, 2007)
Interferometric measurement of thermal expansion coefficient
and thermo-optic coefficients in ferroelectric crystals.
(Proceedings of the SPIE conference “Photonics in Europe”,
Strasbourg, 2-7 April 2006)

13. Company work/UV laser for printing

14. Company work2012-2014 405 nm laser

15. Company work/405 Multi laser spot system

16. Company work/405 low power laser

17. Company work/808nm laser

18. Company work CtP 2007-2013
Critical issues:
1.Laser optical position error
2.Electronic syncronism
3.Mechanical mouvement
4.Mechanical precision

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dimensionequadrato(µm)
posizione orizzontale su lastra (mm)
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Company work CtP engineering and
printing errors analysis

20. Company workCtP engineering and
errors analysis
Laser motion before and after interferometric measurements

21. Company workWhat I am doing
 High power laser for Flexo and UV printing (project proposal for founding)
 CTP and laser development for stability
 Raman sepctroscopy for eye defects (writing project)
 3D Printing project evaluation
 Head-up display project evaluation

22. Thank you