Expertise:
It conducts theoretical, experimental and technological research in Physics. INFN research activities are undertaken within a framework of international competition, in close collaboration with Italian universities on the basis of solid academic partnerships spanning decades.
Fundamental research in these areas requires the use of cutting-edge technology and instruments, developed by INFN at its laboratories and in collaboration with industries.
The INFN research team of Qu3D is involved in two INFN projects, QUANTUM and PICS, dedicated to quantum mechanics, quantum optical technologies and quantum imaging, both sharing close ties with the Interuniversity Physics Department (PD) of the University of Bari (UB) and Polytechnic of Bari, ranked among the most active and productive institutes in Italy.
The main goal of the PD is the development of a scientific culture, research and training in the fields of Experimental, Theoretical and Applied Physics, and represents an ideal laboratory where fundamental research and technological know-how strictly interact.
It brings together expertise on different disciplines (e.g., photonics and material science, nanotechnologies, theoretical physics, astroparticle physics, medical physics) requiring cutting-edge technologies and instruments, developed in collaboration with the local sections of INFN and CNR.
Milena D’Angelo (female). PhD in Physics, 2004, from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Since 2010 Assistant professor in Experimental Physics at the PD of UB.
She leads the Quantum Optical Technologies Lab recently setup through national competitive projects, thus bringing experimental activity within the quantum group existing at PD and INFN since the ‘80s.
She is one of the leading researchers in the field of quantum imaging, having implemented ground breaking proof-of-principle experiments such as quantum optical lithography, ghost imaging with chaotic light, and correlation plenoptic imaging (3 patent applications).
She has published more than 45 papers, with over 1100 citations, h-index 10.
Francesco Vincenzo Pepe, PhD (male) is a research fellow at INFN.
He has well grounded expertise in quantum imaging and quantum information.
Since 2017, he is the PI of the INFN project PICS-Plenoptic Imaging with Correlations, dedicated to the development of correlation plenoptic microscopy (prototype under construction).
He authored more than 30 papers since 2010 and supervised Master course students in Physics.
List of relevant publications:
- M. D’Angelo, F. V. Pepe, A. Garuccio and G. Scarcelli, "Correlation Plenoptic Imaging", Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 223602 (2016) [Fig. 1 has been chosen for the cover].
- F. V. Pepe, O. Vaccarelli, A. Garuccio, G. Scarcelli, and M. D'Angelo, Exploring plenoptic properties of correlation imaging with chaotic light, J. Opt. 19, 114001 (2017).
- F. V. Pepe, F. Di Lena, A. Garuccio, G. Scarcelli and M. D’Angelo, Correlation Plenoptic Imaging With Entangled Photons, Technologies 4, 17 (2016).
- F. V. Pepe, F. Di Lena, A. Mazzilli, A. Garuccio, G. Scarcelli and M. D’Angelo, Diffraction-limited plenoptic imaging with correlated light, Phys. Rev. Lett 119, 243602 (2017).
- M. D’Angelo, A. Garuccio, F. V. Pepe, T. Macchia, O. Vaccarelli, Dispositivo e procedimento di acquisizione plenottica di immagini, IT patent 102016000027106 (15/03/2016), extension to Europe approved.
Grants
- CLOSE-Close to the Earth - an industrial project with minor academic component, financed by MIUR (national funding)
- PICS4ME – Plenoptic Imaging with Correlations for Microscopy Enhancement, financed by INFN Commission 5