Dr. Francesco Baldini
Research Director at Istituto di Fisica Applicata "Nello Carrara"
SPIE Involvement:
Author | Editor | Instructor
Area of Expertise:
fluorescence , absorption , optical biosensors , optical chemical sensors , optical fibre sensors
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Profile Summary

Francesco Baldini graduated in physics from the University of Florence magna cum laude in 1986. Since 1986 he joined the Optical Fiber Group at the Institute of Electromagnetic Wave of CNR in Florence (now named Institute of Applied Physics). His research activity was devoted to the development of optical fibre sensors and to the application of optical methods to the restoration of paintings and frescoes. Now he is active in the field of optical fibre sensors/systems for chemical and biochemical parameters. He is author of more than one hundred publications on the subject in International Journals, in scientific books and in International Conference Proceedings and was invited speaker at more than twenty international Conferences. He was coordinator of the European project Continuous Monitoring of Gastric Carbon Dioxide with Optical Fibres and was responsible for the Institute of Applied Physics in many national and international projects. He is responsible of the Chemical and biochemical optical sensor group at the Institute of Applied Physics.
He is Chairman of the ASCOS (Advanced Study Course on Optical Chemical Sensors) Series. Since 2005 he is member of the International Advisory Board of Journal Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry and since 2008 he is associate editor of the Journal “Journal of Sensors”. He was guest editor of a special issue of Sensors & Actuators on the Europt(r)ode II Conference held in Florence in 1994 and of the special issues of the journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry on “Optical Sensors” and on “Biosensors for Health Care”. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the Europt(r)ode Conference on Optical Chemical Sensors and Biosensors and has been member of the Scientific Committee of many International Conferences. He is also an associate member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. In 2009 he was nominated fellow of SPIE for achievements in biological and chemical sensing in biomedicine.
Publications (88)

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Poster
Proceedings Volume PC12850, PC128500M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3009719
KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Sensors, Optical sensing, Diseases and disorders, Glasses, Plastics, Bragg gratings, Absorption, Portability, Polymer optical fibers

Proceedings Article | 31 May 2023 Presentation
Francesco Baldini, Francesco Chiavaioli, Giovanni Bartolozzi, Kerstin Schroeder, Tobias Habisreuther, Martin Hahn, Martin Satzke, Steffen Goerlich, Johannes Gäbler, Antonio Taddei, Piero Cecchi, Dario Bovio
Proceedings Volume 12572, 1257209 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2669427
KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Sensors, Polymer optical fibers, Prototyping, Glasses, Fiber Bragg gratings, Absorption, Windows, Signal detection, Safety

Proceedings Article | 31 May 2023 Poster
Proceedings Volume 12572, 125721Q (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2668897
KEYWORDS: Biosensors, Optical fibers, Fluorescence, Antennas, Standards development, Reproducibility, Prototyping, Optical design, Optical components, Matrices

Proceedings Article | 31 May 2023 Presentation
Proceedings Volume PC12575, PC125750B (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2665652
KEYWORDS: Microresonators, Waveguides, Silicon photonics, Resonators, Silicon, Photonic crystals, Silica, Photonic integrated circuits, Metamaterials

Proceedings Article | 23 May 2023 Paper
F. Baldini, F. Chiavaioli, G. Bartolozzi, K. Schroeder, T. Habisreuther, M. Hahn, M. Satzke, S. Goerlich, J. Gäbler, A. Taddei, P. Cecchi, D. Bovio
Proceedings Volume 12643, 126430V (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2680507
KEYWORDS: Sensors, Optical fibers, Fiber Bragg gratings, Absorption, Optical sensors

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Proceedings Volume Editor (12)

SPIE Conference Volume | 19 June 2023

SPIE Conference Volume | 14 May 2021

SPIE Conference Volume | 26 July 2019

SPIE Conference Volume | 20 July 2017

SPIE Conference Volume | 19 May 2015

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Conference Committee Involvement (39)
Optical Sensors 2025
7 April 2025 | Prague, Czech Republic
Optical Sensors 2023
24 April 2023 | Prague, Czech Republic
Optical Sensors 2021
19 April 2021 | Online Only, Czech Republic
Advanced Environmental, Chemical, and Biological Sensing Technologies XV
14 April 2019 | Baltimore, MD, United States
Optical Sensors
1 April 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic
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Course Instructor
SC635: Fiber Optic Chemical and Bio-chemical Sensors
This course provides attendees with a basic working knowledge of fiber optic chemical and bio-chemical sensors. Principles of operation (absorption, fluorescence, surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, surface plasmon resonance) and active and passive system components are described. Also, the main features that make these sensors unique for many applications are considered. The course describes many examples of sensors that demonstrate a successful application and highlights those that are commercially available. The course will be straightforward, minimizing the mathematical knowledge required to understand the sensors presented. A wide variety of readily available references is given. Knowledge of basic optics is assumed.
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