Prof. Dr. Francesca Venturini

Position at the ZHAW

Professor of applied optics

http://www.iamp.zhaw.ch/de/engineering/institute-zentren/iamp.html

Professional development teaching

CAS Digitale Technologien und Innovation

WBK Digital Technology Impact

Expertise and research interests

Optics, laser spectroscopy, luminescence spectroscopy, sensorics, gas sensing, fiber optic, Raman spectroscopy, non-linear optics, solid state physics, superconductivity, magnet technology

Membership of networks

• Researchgate
• Linkedin
• Optical Society of America
• Schweizerischen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
• Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

• Self-learning optical sensor / Project leader / Project completed
• Optical gas sensor with ceramic cell / Project leader / Project completed
• StereO2 – Low-power optical oxygen sensor / Project leader / Project completed
• Miniaturized gas sensor / Project leader / Project completed

• Venturini, Francesca; Michelucci, Umberto; Baumgartner, Michael,

  2020.

  Dual oxygen and temperature luminescence learning sensor with parallel inference.

  Sensors.

  20(17),

  pp.4886.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20174886

• Michelucci, Umberto; Venturini, Francesca,

  2019.

  Multi-task learning for multi-dimensional regression : application to luminescence sensing.

  Applied Sciences.

  9(22).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/app9224748

• Michelucci, Umberto; Baumgartner, Michael; Venturini, Francesca,

  2019.

  Optical oxygen sensing with artificial intelligence.

  Sensors.

  19(4),

  pp.777.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s19040777

• Chelwani, N.; Baum, A.; Böhm, T.; Opel, M.; Venturini, Francesca; Tassini, L.; Erb, A.; Berger, H.; Forró, L.; Hackl, R.,

  2018.

  Magnetic excitations and amplitude fluctuations in insulating cuprates.

  Physical Review B.

  97(2).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.024407

• Venturini, Francesca; Baumgartner, Michael; Borisov, Sergey,

  2018.

  Mn4+-doped magnesium titanate : a promising phosphor for self-referenced optical temperature sensing.

  Sensors.

  18(2/668).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020668

• Venturini, Francesca; Schönherr, Veit; Rey, Julien; Adolfsson, Erik,

  2017.

  Characterization of light-gas interaction in strongly-scattering nanoporous materials and its implications for tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy.

  Applied Physics B.

  123(4),

  pp.123-136.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-017-6705-z

• Michelucci, Umberto; Venturini, Francesca,

  2017.

  Novel semi-parametric algorithm for interference-immune tunable absorption spectroscopy gas sensing.

  Sensors.

  17(10),

  pp.2281.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102281

• Venturini, Francesca; Bürgi, René; Borisov, Sergey; Klimant, Ingo,

  2015.

  Optical temperature sensing using a new thermographic phosphor.

  Sensors and Actuators A: Physical.

  233,

  pp.324-329.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2015.07.009

• Munnikes, N.; Muschler, B.; Venturini, Francesca; Tassini, L.; Prestel, W.; Ono, Shimpei; Ando, Yoichi; Peets, D. C.; Hardy, W. N.; Liang, Ruixing; Bonn, D. A.; Damascelli, A.; Eisaki, H.; Greven, M.; Erb, A.; Hackl, R.,

  2011.

  Pair breaking versus symmetry breaking : origin of the Raman modes in superconducting cuprates.

  Physical Review B.

  84(144523).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.144523

• Prestel, W.; Venturini, Francesca; Muschler, B.; Tütto, I.; Hackl, R.; Lambacher, M.; Erb, A.; Komiya, Seiki; Ono, Shimpei; Ando, Yoichi; Inosov, D.; Zabolotnyy, V. B.; Borisenko, S. V.,

  2010.

  Quantitative comparison of single- and two-particle properties in the cuprates.

  The European Physical Journal Special Topics.

  188(1),

  pp.163-171.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2010-01304-2

• Hackl, R.; Tassini, L.; Venturini, Francesca; Erb, A.; Hartinger, Ch.; Kikugawa, N.; Fujita, T.,

  2006.

  Raman study of ordering phenomena in copper–oxygen systems.

  Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids.

  67(1-3),

  pp.289-293.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2005.10.126

• Tassini, L.; Venturini, Francesca; Zhang, Q. -M.; Hackl, R.; Kikugawa, N.; Fujita, T.,

  2005.

  Dynamical properties of charged stripes in La(2-x)SrxCuO4.

  Physical Review Letters.

  95(117002).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.117002

• Zhang, Qingming; Venturini, Francesca; Hackl, Rudi; Hori, Jun’ya; Fujita, Toshizo,

  2003.

  New electronic Raman scattering results in underdoped La2−xSrxCuO4.

  Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications.

  286,

  pp.282-285.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4534(02)02132-9

• Venturini, Francesca; Opel, M.; Hackl, R.; Berger, H.; Forró, L.; Revaz, B.,

  2002.

  Doping dependence of the electronic Raman spectra in cuprates.

  Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids.

  63(12),

  pp.2345-2348.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3697(02)00239-1

• Michelucci, Umberto; Venturini, Francesca; Kampf, Arno,

  2002.

  Quantum interference phenomena between impurity states in d-wave superconductors.

  Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids.

  63(12),

  pp.2283-2286.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3697(02)00238-X

• Venturini, Francesca; Zhang, Q. -M.; Hackl, R.; Lucarelli, A.; Lupi, S.; Ortolani, M.; Calvani, P.; Kikugawa, N.; Fujita, T.,

  2002.

  Raman scattering versus infrared conductivity : evidence for one-dimensional conduction in La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4).

  Physical Review B.

  66(6).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.66.060502

• Venturini, Francesca; Hackl, R.; Michelucci, U.,

  2002.

  Comment on : nonmonotonic $d_{x^{2}-y^{2}}$ superconducting order parameter in Nd$_{2-x}$Ce$_x$CuO$_4$.

  Physical Review Letters.

  90(14),

  pp.149701-1.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.149701

• Venturini, Francesca; Opel, M.; Devereaux, T. P.; Freericks, J. K.; Tüttő, I.; Revaz, B.; Walker, E.; Berger, H.; Forró, L.; Hackl, R.,

  2002.

  Observation of an unconventional metal-insulator transition in overdoped CuO2 compounds.

  Physical Review Letters.

  89(10),

  pp.107003-1-107003-4.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.107003

• Opel, Matthias; Venturini, Francesca,

  2002.

  Raman scattering in solids.

  European Pharmaceutical Review.

  7(3),

  pp.76-82.

• Opel, M.; Nemetschek, R.; Venturini, Francesca; Hackl, R.; Tutto, I.; Berger, H.; Forro, L.; Erb, A.; Revaz, B.; Walker, E.,

  2001.

  A light-scattering study of dynamical carrier properties in cuprate systems.

  Ferroelectrics.

  249(1),

  pp.155-164.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00150190108214977

• Venturini, Francesca; Michelucci, U.; Devereaux, T. P.; Kampf, A. P.,

  2000.

  Collective spin fluctuation mode and raman scattering in superconducting cuprates.

  Physical Review B.

  62,

  pp.15204-15207.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.62.15204

• Opel, M.; Venturini, Francesca; Hackl, R.; Revaz, B.; Berger, H.; Forrò, L.,

  2000.

  Superconducting gap and pseudogap in Bi-2212.

  Physica B: Condensed Matter.

  284-288,

  pp.669-670.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4526(99)02344-3

• Opel, M.; Götzinger, M.; Hoffmann, C.; Nemetschek, R.; Philipp, R.; Venturini, Francesca; Hackl, R.; Erb, A.; Walker, E.,

  1999.

  Pseudogap and superconducting gap in YBa2Cu3o6+x : a raman study.

  Journal of Low Temperature Physics.

  117(3-4),

  pp.347-351.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022513531861

• Opel, M.; Nemetschek, R.; Venturini, Francesca; Hackl, R.; Erb, A.; Walker, E.; Berger, H.; Forrò, L.,

  1999.

  Raman spectroscopy in YBa2Cu3O6+x and Bi2Sr2(CaxY1-x)Cu2O8+d : pseudogap and superconducting gap.

  Physica status solidi B.

  215(1),

  pp.471-476.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-3951(199909)215:1<471::AID-PSSB471>3.0.CO;2-K

• Venturini, Francesca,

  2003.

  Raman scattering study of electronic correlations in cuprates : observation of an unconventional metal insulator transition.

  Berlin:

  Mensch-und-Buch-Verlag.

  ISBN 978-3-89820-530-6.

• Hackl, Rudi; Tassini, Leonardo; Venturini, Francesca; Hartinger, Christine; Erb, Andreas; Kikugawa, Naoki; Fujita, Toshitsu,

  2005.

  Ordering phenomena in cuprates

  .

  In:

  Kramer, Bernhard, ed.,

  Advances in solid state physics.

  Heidelberg:

  Springer.

  pp.227-238.

  Advances in Solid State Physics ; 45.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/11423256_18

• Venturini, Francesca,

  2003.

  Evidence for a metal-insulator transition in overdoped Cuprates : new Raman results

  .

  In:

  Kramer, Bernhard, ed.,

  Advances in solid state physics.

  Springer.

  pp.253-266.

  Advances in Solid State Physics ; 43.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-44838-9_18

• Venturini, Francesca; Michelucci, Umberto; Baumgartner, Michael,

  2020.

  Multi-task learning approach for optical luminescence sensing [poster].

  In:

  Applied Machine Learning Days (AMLD), Lausanne, 25-29 January 2020.

• Venturini, Francesca; Michelucci, Umberto; Baumgartner, Michael,

  2020.

  Deep-learning for multi-parameter luminescence sensing : demonstration of dual sensor [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings Frontiers in Optics / Laser Science.

  OSA Frontiers in Optics / Laser Science, online, 14-17 September 2020.

  OSA Publishing.

• Venturini, Francesca; Michelucci, Umberto; Baumgartner, Michael,

  2020.

  Dual oxygen and temperature sensing with single indicator using multi-task-learning neural networks [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of SPIE : Optical Sensing and Detection VI.

  SPIE Photonics Europe, Digital Forum, France, 6 - 10 April 2020.

  Bellingham, WA:

  Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2554941

• Venturini, Francesca; Baumgartner, Michael; Michelucci, Umberto,

  2019.

  New approach for luminescence sensing based on machine learning [paper].

  In:

  Jalali, Bahram; Kitayama, Ken-ichi, eds.,

  Proceedings volume 10937 : Optical Data Science II, SPIE OPTO, 2-7 February 2019.

  SPIE OPTO, San Francisco, USA, 2-7 February 2019.

  Proceedings of SPIE ; 10937.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2508969

• Venturini, Francesca; Baumgartner, Michael; Borisov, S.M.,

  2018.

  New opportunities for optical temperature sensing with Mn4+-doped magnesium titanate [paper].

  In:

  Advanced Photonics 2018.

  OSA Advanced Photonics Congress 2018, Zürich, 2-5 July 2018.

  pp.JTu2A.63.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1364/BGPPM.2018.JTu2A.63

• Venturini, Francesca; Michelucci, Umberto,

  2017.

  Novel algorithm for calibration-free absorption spectroscopy sensor [paper].

  In:

  5th International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2017), Barcelona, Spain, 27-29 September 2017.

  Basel:

  MDPI.

  pp.833.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1080833

• Venturini, Francesca; Schönherr, Veit; Adolfsson, Erik,

  2017.

  Ultracompact oxygen sensor using nanoporous materials as strongly-scattering multipass cell for tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy [paper].

  In:

  The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2017.

  2017 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics & European Quantum Electronics Conference, Munich, 25–29 June 2017.

  IEEE.

• Venturini, Francesca; Schönherr, Veit; Rey, Julien; Adolfsson, Erik,

  2016.

  Characterization of light-gas interaction in strongly-scattering nanoporous materials and its implications for tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy [poster].

  In:

  International Conference on Field Laser Applications in Industry and Research (FLAIR 2016), Aix-les-Bains, Frankreich, 12.-16. September 2016.

• Borisov, Sergey; Klimant, Ingo; Schönherr, Veit; Bürgi, René; Venturini, Francesca,

  2015.

  Investigation of the Luminescence Emission of Chromium(III)-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Borate for the Design of an Optical Temperature Sensor [poster].

  In:

  MAF 14, The 14th Conference on Methods and Applications in Fluorescence, Würzburg, Germany, 13-16 September 2015.

• Borisov, Sergey; Klimant, Ingo; Bürgi, René; Venturini, Francesca,

  2015.

  Temperature sensing and sensor design using a new thermographic phosphor for a wide range of applications [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings 2015 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - European Quantum Electronics Conference.

  2015 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics & European Quantum Electronics Conference, 21–25 June 2015.

  Optical Society of America.

• Venturini, F.; Michelucci, U.; Devereaux, T. P.; Kampf, A. P.,

  2000.

  Collective modes and electronic raman scattering in the cuprates [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the International Conference on Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity High Temperature Superconductors VI.

  International Conference on Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity High Temperature Superconductors VI, Houston, USA, 20-25 February 2000.

  Elsevier.

  pp.2265-2266.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4534(00)00972-2

• Minardi, F.; Knight, D. J. E.; Arie, A.; Pavone, F. S.; Venturini, Francesca; Inguscio, M.,

  1997.

  Frequency doubling of 1083 nm diode-laser radiation for locking to iodine absorption [paper].

  In:

  Zhang, Zhiming, ed.,

  Laser Spectroscopy: Xiii International Conference : Hangzhou, China 2-7 June 1997.

  Laser Spectroscopy: XIII International Conference, Hangzhou, China, 2-7 June 1997.

  Singapore:

  World Scientific.

• Venturini, Francesca; Michelucci, Umberto; Baumgartner, Michael,

  2020.

  Dual oxygen and temperature sensing with single indicator using multi-task-learning neural networks.

  In:

  SPIE Photonics Europe, Digital Forum, France, 6 - 10 April 2020.

• Venturini, Francesca; Michelucci, Umberto; Baumgartner, Michael,

  2020.

  Deep-learning for multi-parameter luminescence sensing : demonstration of dual sensor.

  In:

  OSA Frontiers in Optics / Laser Science, online, 14-17 September 2020.

• Venturini, Francesca; Baumgartner, Michael,

  2019.

  New approach for luminescence sensing based on machine learning.

  In:

  SPIE OPTO, San Francisco, USA, 2-7 February 2019.

  SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.

• Venturini, Francesca; Dumont, Elisabeth; Fuchs, Hans Ulrich; Maurer, Werner,

  2014.

  From forces of nature to the physics of dynamical systems.

  In:

  9th International Conference on Conceptual Change, Bologna, Italy, 26-29 August 2014.

Patents and patent applications

• Fischer, Milan; Ulmer, Lilya; Venturini, Francesca,

  2020.

  Optochemical sensor.

  Patent numberEP3333568 B1

  (2020-06-24)

  .

  Available from: https://register.epo.org/espacenet/regviewer?AP=16203104&CY=EP&LG=en&DB=REG

• Venturini, Francesca; Bergstroem, Paer; Hertel, Martin,

  2018.

  Gas measurement system.

  Patent numberEP3401666 A1

  (2018-11-14)

  .

  Available from: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DEP3401666A1

• Venturini, Francesca; Mock, Patrick; Schauwecker, Robert,

  2017.

  Horizontal magnet arrangement with radial access.

  Patent numberDE102007013349 B4

  (2017-11-02)

  .

  Available from: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&date=20080917&DB=&locale=en_EP&CC=EP&NR=1970920A1&KC=A1&ND=4

• Venturini, Francesca; Vanoni, Claudio,

  2017.

  Messverfahren für einen optochemischen Sensor.

  Patent numberEP2887054 B1

  (2017-02-22)

  .

  Available from: https://register.epo.org/espacenet/regviewer?AP=13198431

• Vanoni, Claudio; Venturini, Francesca; Kleinlogel, Christoph,

  2015.

  Method of operating an optochemical sensor.

  Patent numberUS9103795 B2

  (2015-11-11)

  .

  Available from: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&date=20150811&DB=&locale=en_EP&CC=US&NR=9103795B2&KC=B2&ND=6

• Allgaeuer, Mario; Ehrismann, Philippe; Meier, Dario; Ufheil, Joachim; Vayhinger, Marcus; Venturini, Francesca,

  2013.

  A Sensor utilizing a clamping mechanism.

  Patent numberWO2013083759 A1

  (2013-06-13)

  .

  Available from: https://register.epo.org/espacenet/regviewer?AP=12812896&CY=EP&LG=en&DB=REG

• Radanovic, Dragan; Venturini, Francesca,

  2013.

  Opto-chemical sensor.

  Patent numberEP2573548 A1

  (2013-03-27)

  .

  Available from: https://register.epo.org/espacenet/regviewer?AP=11182045&CY=EP&LG=en&DB=REG

• Venturini, Francesca; Schauwecker, Robert; Bovier, Pierre-Alain,

  2008.

  Superconductive magnet assembly with hysteresis-free magnetic coils.

  Patent numberEP1990648 B1

  (2008-11-12)

  .

  Available from: https://register.epo.org/espacenet/regviewer?AP=08008146

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