Expertise:
Optoelectronics R&D
Optical Transmissions

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41 avenue de Taussat
33510 Andernos - FRANCE

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        Luigi d'AURIA was born in Agen, France, on May 11, 1943. He received the MS degree in Physics in 1966, the Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies in Data Processing in 1967 and the Diplôme de Docteur de Spécialité (PhD) in 1969 from the Science University of Toulouse. In 1969 he joined THOMSON–CSF (www.thalesgroup.com) Central Research Laboratory, Orsay, France, as research Engineer on optical storage and more particularly holographic memories.

From 1973 to 1975 he was responsible of optical communication systems research in the Integrated Optic Laboratory.

From 1975 to 1986 he was Head of Optical Telecommunications Systems Laboratory involved in R&D of optical fiber transmissions for civil and military applications : digital PTT transmissions, analog video communications, buses for military networks, analog and digital rotating links for radar transmissions, optical interconnections. During this period he was responsible of several R&D projects in the field of optoelectronic devices and lightwave systems, which led to industrial transfers.

Since 1987, he has been the Deputy Manager of the Optoelectronic Group in THOMSON-CSF Central Laboratory and Head of the Optoelectronic Devices Laboratory involved particularly in multigigahertz optoelectronic components and systems for radar applications.
He has directed the Strategic Project « Microwave Optical Applications » involving 3 Research Groups and 7 Laboratories.

TEACHING

Lectures in Optical Fiber Transmissions:

• Institut d'Optique – Orsay
• Ecole Supérieure de Physique – Marseille
• Université Paris XIII
• Université des Sciences – Toulouse

PATENTS

Luigi d'AURIA holds 81 patents in the field of Optoelectronics.

• Thomson–CSF Awards for Best Invention in 1982 (optical transceiver and associated optical bus), 1993 ( optical driving of a scanning antenna) and 1996 (holographic optical interconnections).
• 25 000 optical emitters fabricated from a patent on a “fabrication process of a laser diode emitter” (1984) and transfer in China of the related technology (97-98).
• Several patents yielded in particular to ALCATEL and ALLIED CORP ...
• Co-inventor of optical WDM (french patent in 1974, international patent in 1975, cited in Applied Optics Vol. 18 N° 22 ).

PUBLISHED PAPERS

Luigi d'AURIA is author or co-author of 55 publications

Selected Publications :

• L. d'AURIA, J.P. DELORT, C. PUECH and E. SPITZ
  « Image formation using antenna properties of optical heterodyne receivers ».
  Optics Communications, 6 (1), pp.30-33, Sept. 1972
  
  
• L. d'AURIA
  « Fast access optical R.O.M. addressed by a L.E.D. matrix ».
  1 st European Electro-optics Markets and Technology Conference and Exhibition, Geneva, 12-15 Sept. 1972
  
  
• E. SPITZ, L. d'AURIA, J.P. HUIGNARD
  « Optical storage of digital information ».
  IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, MAG-8 (3), Sept. 1972
  
  
• L. d'AURIA, J.P. HUIGNARD, A.M. ROY and E. SPITZ
  « Technology of multistep relief zone plate ».
  IX Congress International Commission of Optics, 9-13 October 1972
  
  
• E. SPITZ, L. d'AURIA, J.P. HUIGNARD and Ch. SLEZAK
  « Holographic read-write memory and capacity enhancement by superposition of holographic pages ».
  Topical Meeting on Optical Storage of Digital Data, Aspen Colorado, 19-21 March 1973.
  
  
• L. d'AURIA
  « Specific devices for links with optical fiber bundles ».
  XIII Rassegna Internazionale Electronica Nucleare ed Aerospaziale,
  ROMA, 2 2-24 Mars 1976
  
  
• L. d'AURIA, A. JACQUES
  « Bidirectional couplers for links with optical bundles ».
  AGARD Conference : Optical Fibers, Integrated Optics and their Military Applications, Preprint n° 219, pp.47 , LONDON, 16-20 May 1977
  
  
• L. d'AURIA, A. JACQUES
  «  Injection laser transmitter module ».
  AGARD Conference : Optical Fibers, Integrated Optics and their Military
  Applications, Preprint n° 219, pp.42/1-42/13, LONDON, 16-20 May 1977
  
  
• I. NOUCHI, A. JACQUES, L. d'AURIA
  « Characteristics against length of silicone-clad silica optical fibers ».
  Electronics Letters, 15 (11), pp.315-316, 24 May 1979
  
  
• L. d'AURIA, Y. COMBEMALE, C. MORONVALLE, A. JACQUES
  « High index microlenses for GaAlAs laser-fiber coupling ».
  Electronics Letters, 16 (9), pp.322-324, 24 April 1980
  
  
• L. d'AURIA, P. RICHIN
  « Conversational optical links using the optimized transceiver EROS ».
  Proceeding of Third International Fiber Optics and Communications Exposition
  (FOC 80), pp.40-45, SAN FRANCISCO, 16-18 Sept. 1980
  
  
• M.J. LIZOT, P. RICHIN, L. d'AURIA
  « Rotary conversational link using optical transceivers ».
  Ist International DoD /Industry Fibers Optics Conference, WASHINGTON,
  April 21-23 1981
  
  
• L. d'AURIA, R. BLONDEAU, B. de CREMOUX, C. MORONVALLE, P. POULAIN, J. RICCIARDI, P. RICHIN
  « EROS for 1.3 µm optical bus links ».
  7 th European Conference on Optical Communication, COPENHAGEN,
  8-11 Sept. 1981
  
  
• L. d'AURIA, P. RICHIN
  « Conversational optical link using the optimized transceiver EROS ».
  Fiber and Integrated Optics, 3 (4), pp.339-361,1981
  
  
• P. RICHIN, L. d'AURIA, C. MORONVALLE, G. VOLLUET, J.C. CARBALLES
  « Short range optical links using rotary joints ».
  8 th European Conference on Optical Communications, Cannes, September 21-24, 1982
  
  
• P. RICHIN, C. MORONVALLE, L. d'AURIA, G. VOLLUET, M. CHEVALIER, G. FRAPPE
  « Radar optical links using rotary joints ».
  Military Microwaves MM 84, London, October 1984
  
  
• J.P. HERRIAU, P. MAILLOT, A. DELBOULBE, L. d'AURIA, J.P. HUIGNARD
  « Duplicable diffractive structures for optical interconnections between integrated circuits ».
  Fourth International Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering.
  Topical Meeting 805, The Hague, The Netherlands, 30 March-3April 1987
  
  
• M. KRAKOWSKI, D. RONDI, A. TALNEAU, Y. COMBEMALE, G. CHEVALIER,
  F. DEBORGIES, P. MAILLOT, P. RICHIN, R. BLONDEAU, L. d'AURIA, B. de CREMOUX
  « MOCVD grown DFB Lasers for microwave optical transmission links ».
  2 nd International Workshop on GaAs in Telecom, Milano (Italy), 13-14 Avril 1989
  
  
• M. KRAKOWSKI, D. RONDI, A. TALNEAU, Y. COMBEMALE, G. CHEVALIER,
  F. DEBORGIES, P. MAILLOT, P. RICHIN, R. BLONDEAU, L. d'AURIA, B. de CREMOUX
  « Ultra low threshold, high bandwidth, very low noise operation of 1.52 µm GaInAsP/InP DFB buried ridge structure laser diodes entirely grown by MOCVD ». 
  IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 25 (6), pp.1346-1352, June 1989
  
  
• M. KRAKOWSKI, F. DEBORGIES, P. MAILLOT, L. d'AURIA
  « DFB Laser diodes modules for high frequency transmission links ».
  15 th European Conference on Optical Communication, 3 (PDB-2), pp.50-53, September 10-14, 1989, Gothenburg (Sweden)
  
  
• J.P. HERRIAU, A. DELBOULBE, P. MAILLOT, P. RICHIN, L. d'AURIA, J.P. HUIGNARD, C. VERGNOLLE
   « High speed interconnections : Analysis of optical approach ».
  International Symposium Optics in Computing, Toulouse, 17-18 October 1989
  
  
• B. de CREMOUX, L. d'AURIA
  « Optoelectronic devices and applications to microwave signal transmission and processing ».
  1990 IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symposium, May 8-10, Dallas, Texas
  
  
• M. KRAKOWSKI, Y. COMBEMALE, J.C. RENAUD, D. RONDI, R. BLONDEAU,
  L. d'AURIA
  « High frequency operation of laser diodes on semi-isulating InP substrate for half-duplex optical links ».
  ECOC'92 , Sept.27-Oct.1, 1992, Berlin

4 papers selected for SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering) reprint books of outstanding optical engineering papers :

• L. d'AURIA, J.P. HUIGNARD, A.M. ROY and E. SPITZ
  « Photolithographic fabrication of thin film lenses »
  Optics Communications, 5 (4), pp.232-235, July 1972 - Selected in 1991.
  
  
• L. d'AURIA, J.P. HUIGNARD and E. SPITZ
  « Holographic read-write memory and capacity enhancement by 3-D storage »
  IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, MAG-9 (2), pp.83-94, June 1973 – Selected in 1994.
  
  
• L. d'AURIA, J.P. HUIGNARD, Ch. SLEZAZ and E. SPITZ
  « Experimental holographic read-write memory using 3-D storage »
  Applied Optics, 13 (4), pp.808-818, April 1974 – Selected in 1994.
  
  
• L. d'AURIA, G. CHEVALIER and P. MAILLOT
  « Libido using Eros : Half-duplex optical link »
  Electronics Letters, 15 (25), pp.820-821, 6 december 1979 – Selected in 1992.

BOOK CHAPTERS

• 7 chapters in « OPTICAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS – Masson 1982 »
  (Topics: propagation in multimode optical fibers, optical fiber characterization, passive optical couplers, analog optical transmissions, optical links in phased array antennas).
  
  
• 1 chapter in « SINGLE MODE GUIDED OPTICS – Masson 1985 »
  (Topic: Single mode optical connector).