Georg Pucker
- Head of Research Unit Integrated and Quantum Optics | IQO
Biography
Georg Pucker studied Technical Chemistry at the TU-Graz, Austria were he became Dipl.Ing. in 1993 and Dr. Tec. in 1996 working on the optical spectroscopy and structure of lanthanide doped glasses. From 1996 to 2000 he was with the Department of Physics at the University of Trento, Italy studying optical properties of lanthanide doped materials and growth and properties of silicon nanocrystals. In 2001 he joined ITC-IRST in Trento – now Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) – contributing to the development of radiation hard detectors and research on solar cells. Currently, his research focuses on photonic integrated circuits and the quantum optics of different material platforms like silicon-nitride, silicon-on-insulator, and silicon carbide. He has authored and co-authored of more than 100 scientific publications.
Areas of Expertise
- Development of material and processes for integrated photonics
- Micro nanofabrication
- Nanomaterials
- Ellipsometry
- Optical spectroscopy
Experience
- Head of Unit(s), FBK-SD-IQO with focus on integrated photonics and photonic materials, 2010 – present
- Marie Curie fellow at MATEC, Tartu for the project CANBIOSE coordinated by the University of Letvia, Riga, January – February 2018
- Researcher, FBK-SD (formerly ITC-IRST), 2001-present
- Post-Doc at the Department of Physics at the University of Trento, growth and characterization of silicon quantum dots, 1999-2001
- Post-Doc at the Department of Physics at the University of Trento, Study of rare-earth doped dielectrics, 1996-1998
- Teaching assistant at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, at the TU-Graz, Austria, 1996-1998
Research Interests
Georg’s research focusses on the development of platforms and devices for integrated photonics and quantum optics in CMOS compatible materials such as silicon oxynitride, silicon nitride and silicon for a wide range of applications.