Angelo Sampaolo

Assistant Professor

email: angelo.sampaolo@poliba.it

tel: +39 080 5442185

Physics Department, Room 215

Short Curriculum Vitae

Angelo Sampaolo obtained his Master degree in Physics in 2013 and the PhD Degree in Physics in 2017 from University of Bari. He was a visiting researcher in the Laser Science Group at Rice University from 2014 to 2016 and in 2017 a research intern at Aramco Services Company in Houston. From May 2017 to June 2018, he was a Post-Doctoral Research associate at University of Bari and from July 2018 to December 2019 he was a Post-Doctoral Research associate at Polytechnic of Bari. Since 2018, he is an associate researcher at the Institute of Laser Spectroscopy of Shanxi University in Taiyuan, China. Since December 2019 he is Assistant Professor at Polytechnic of Bari. He is co-founder and CEO of “PolySenSe Innovations”, a spinoff company devoted to commercialization of innovative gas sensors and consulting for applications in environmental, petrochemical, and biomedical fields. His research activity has included the study of the thermal properties of heterostructured devices via Raman spectroscopy. Most recently, his research interest has focused on the development of innovative techniques in trace gas sensing, based on Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy and covering the full spectral range from near-IR to THz. His achieved results have been acknowledged by a cover paper in Applied Physics Letter of the July 2013 issue. He has been ranked among Top 2% Scientists in the world by Stanford University, USA in the 2019 year list (https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/2).

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/special_issues/molecules_photoacoustic

Publications:

Books

P. Patimisco, S. Borri, A. Sampaolo, M.S. Vitiello, G. Scamarcio, V. Spagnolo, “Quartz Enhanced Photoacoustic Sensors for Trace Gas Detection in the IR and THz Spectral Range”, THz and Security Applications, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics,Chapter 8, Pages 139-151 Editors: C. Corsi and F. Sizov, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht (2014). ISBN 978-94-017-8828-1

Patents

Chinese Patent n° 202010087714.6, 10/02/2020. Title “A method and a device for improving the sensitivity of gas concentration detection of quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectrum”. Inventors: H. Wu, L. Dong, Z. Shang, S. Li, V. Spagnolo, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco.
US Patent n° 10429350B2, 01/10/2019. Title “Photoacoustic gas detection”. Inventors: S. Csutak, W. Li, A. Sampaolo, G. Ham.

Publications on International Journals

S. Qiao, Y. Ma, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, Y. He, Z. Lang, F.K. Tittel, V. Spagnolo, “Multi-pass quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy-based trace gas sensing”, Optics Letters 46, 977-980 (2021).
D. Pinto, H. Moser, J.P. Waclawek, S. Dello Russo, P. Patimisco, V. Spagnolo, B. Lendl, “Parts-per-billion detection of carbon monoxide: A comparison between quartz-enhanced photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy”, Photocoustics 22, 100224 (2021).
M. De Carlo , G. Menduni, A. Sampaolo , F. De Leonardis , V. Spagnolo, V.M.N. Passaro. “Modeling and Design of a Semi-Integrated QEPAS Sensor”, J. Light. Technol. 39, 646-653 (2021).
A. Sampaolo, C. Yu, T. Wei, A. Zifarelli, M. Giglio, P. Patimisco, Huan Zhu, Haiqing Zhu, L. He, H. Wu, L. Dong, G. Xu, V. Spagnolo, “H2S quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy sensor employing a liquid-nitrogen-cooled THz quantum cascade laser operating in pulsed mode”, Photoacoustics 21, 100219 (2021).
S. Dello Russo, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, G. Menduni, M. Giglio, C. Hoelzl, V.M.N. Passaro, H. Wu, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, “Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy exploiting low-frequency tuning forks as a tool to measure the vibrational relaxation rate in gas species”, Photoacoustics 21, 100227 (2021).
G. Menduni , F. Sgobba, S, Dello Russo, A.C. Ranieri, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, V.M.N. Passaro, S. Csutak, D. Assante, E. Ranieri, E. Geoffrion and V. Spagnolo, “Fiber-Coupled Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy System for Methane and Ethane
Monitoring in the Near-Infrared Spectral Range”, Molecules 25, 5607 (2020).
B. Sun, A. Zifarelli, H. Wu, S. Dello Russo, S. Li, P. Patimisco, L. Dong and V. Spagnolo, “Mid-infrared quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor for ppb-level CO detection in SF6 gas matrix exploiting a T-grooved quartz tuning fork”, Anal. Chem. 92, 13922-13929 (2020).
A. Zifarelli, M. Giglio, G. Menduni, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, V.M.N. Passaro, H. Wu, L. Dong, and V. Spagnolo, “Partial Least-Squares Regression as a Tool to Retrieve Gas Concentrations in Mixtures Detected Using Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy”, Anal. Chem. 92, 11035−11043 (2020).
E. Ranieri, A. Tursi, S. Giuliano, V. Spagnolo, A.C. Ranieri, A. Petrella, “Phytoextraction from Chromium-Contaminated Soil Using Moso Bamboo in Mediterranean Conditions”, Water Air Soil Pollut 231, 408 (2020).
H. Zheng, Y. Liu, H. Lin, R. Kan, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, W. Zhu, J. YU, F.K. Tittel, V. Spagnolo, Z. Chen, “Sub-ppb-level CH4 detection by exploiting a low-noise differential photoacoustic resonator with a room-temperature interband cascade laser”, Optics Express 28, 19446-19456 (2020).
S. Dello Russo, A. Zifarelli, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, T. Wei, H. Wu, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, “Light-induced thermo-elastic effect in quartz tuning forks exploited as a photodetector in gas absorption spectroscopy”, Optics Express 28, 19074-19084 (2020).
A. Sampaolo, G. Menduni, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, V.M.N. Passaro, L. Dong, H. Wu, F.K. Tittel, V. Spagnolo, “Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy for hydrocarbon trace gas detection and petroleum exploration”, Fuel 227, 112112 (2020).
A. Elefante, G. Menduni, H. Rossmadl, V. Mackowiak, M. Giglio, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, V.M.N. Passaro, V, Spagnolo, “Environmental Monitoring of Methane with Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Exploiting an Electronic Hygrometer to Compensate the H2O Influence on the Sensor Signal”, Sensors 20, 2935 (2020).
G. Menduni, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, S. Dello Russo, A. Zifarelli, A. Elefante, P.Z. Wieczorek,T. Starecki, V.M.N. Passaro, F.K. Tittel and Vincenzo Spagnolo, “Front-End Amplifiers for Tuning Forks in Quartz Enhanced PhotoAcoustic Spectroscopy”, Appl. Sci. 10, 2947 (2020).
F. Sgobba, G. Menduni , S. Dello Russo, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, E. Ranieri, V.M.N. Passaro, F.K. Tittel and V. Spagnolo, “Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Detection of Ethane in the Near-IR Exploiting a Highly Performant Spectrophone”, Appl. Sci. 10, 2447 (2020).
Y. Ma, S. Qiao, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, Y. Wang, F.K. Tittel, V. Spagnolo, “In-plane quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy”, Applied Physics Letters 116, 061101 (2020).
S. Dello Russo, S. Zhou, A. Zifarelli, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, D. Iannuzzi, V. Spagnolo, “Photoacoustic spectroscopy for gas sensing: A comparison between piezoelectric and interferometric readout in custom quartz tuning forks”, Photoacoustics 17, 100155 (2020).
M. Giglio, A. Zifarelli, A. Sampaolo, G. Menduni, A. Elefante, R. Blanchard, C. Pfluegl, M.F. Witinski, D. Vakhshoori, H. Wu, V.M.N. Passaro, P. Patimisco, F.K. Tittel, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, “Broadband detection of methane and nitrous oxide using a distributed feedback quantum cascade laser array and quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensing”, Photoacoustics 17, 100159 (2020).
Y. Ma , Y. He, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, S. Qiao, X. Yu, F.K. Tittel, V. Spagnolo, “Ultra-high sensitive trace gas detection based on light-induced thermoelastic spectroscopy and a custom quartz tuning fork”, Applied Physics Letters 116, 011103 (2020).
S. Li, H. Wu, R. Cui, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, V. Spagnolo, F.K. Tittel, L. Dong, “Piezo-enhanced acoustic detection module for mid-infrared trace gas sensing using a grooved quartz tuning fork”, Optics Express 27, 35267-35278 (2019).
A. Elefante, M. Giglio, A. Sampaolo, G. Menduni, P. Patimisco, V. M.N. Passaro, H. Wu, H. Rossmadl, V. Mackowiak, A. Cable, F.K. Tittel, L. Dong and V. Spagnolo, “Dual-Gas Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Sensor for Simultaneous Detection of Methane/Nitrous Oxide and Water Vapor”, Anal. Chem. 91, 12866-12873 (2019).
S. Dello Russo, M. Giglio, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, G. Menduni, H. Wu, L. Dong, V. M. N. Passaro and V. Spagnolo, “Acoustic Coupling between Resonator Tubes in Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectrophones Employing a Large Prong Spacing Tuning Fork”, Sensors 19, 4109 (2019).
H. Zheng, H. Lin, L. Dong, Y. Liu, P. Patimisco, J. Zweck, A. Mozumder, A. Sampaolo, V. spagnolo, B. Huang, J. Tang, L. Dong, W. Zhu, J. Yu, Z. Chen, F.K. Tittel, “Influence of Tuning Fork Resonance Properties on Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Performance”, Sensors 19, 3285 (2019).
H. Wu, L. Dong, X. Yin, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, W. Ma, L. Zhang, W. Yin, L. Xiao, V. Spagnolo, S. Jia, “Atmospheric CH4 measurement near a landfill using an ICL-based QEPAS sensor with V-T relaxation self-calibration”, Sens. Act. B Chem. 297, 126753 (2019).
S. Li, L. Dong, H. Wu, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, V. Spagnolo, F.K. Tittel, “Ppb-Level Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Detection of Carbon Monoxide Exploiting a Surface Grooved Tuning Fork”, Anal. Chem. 91, 5834-5840 (2019)
S. Li, L. Dong, H. Wu, X. Yin, W. Ma, L. Zhang, W. Yin, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, V. Spagnolo, S. Jia, F.K. Tittel, “Simultaneous multi-gas detection between 3 and 4 μm based on a 2.5-m multipass cell and a tunable Fabry-Pérot filter detector”, Spectrochimica Acta A 216, 154-160- (2019).
M. Giglio, A. Elefante, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, F. Sgobba, H. Rossmadl, V. Mackowiak, H. Wu, F.K. Tittel, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, “Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor for ethylene detection implementing optimized custom tuning fork-based spectrophone”, Optics Express 27, 4271-4280 (2019).
P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, S. Dello Russo, V. Mackowiak, H. Rossmadl, A. Cable, F.K. Tittel, V. Spagnolo, “Tuning forks with optimized geometries for quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy”, Optics Express 27, 1401-1415 (2019).
M. Giglio, G. Menduni, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, A. Elefante, V.M.N. Passaro, and V. Spagnolo, “Damping Mechanisms of Piezoelectric Quartz Tuning
Forks Employed in Photoacoustic Spectroscopy for Trace Gas Sensing”, Phys. Status Solidi A,216, 1800552 (2019).
A. Sampaolo, S. Csutak, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, G. Menduni, V. Passaro, F.K. Tittel, M. Deffenbaugh, V. spagnolo, “Methane, ethane and propane detection using a compact quartz enhanced photoacoustic sensors and a single interband cascade laser”, Sens. Act. B Chem. 282, 952-960 (2019).
M. Giglio, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, A. Zifarelli, R. Blanchard, C. Pfluegl, M.F. Witinski, D. Vakhshoori, F.K. Tittel, and V. Spagnolo, “Nitrous oxide quartz-enhanced photoacoustic detection employing a broadband distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser array”, App. Phys. Lett. 113, 171101 (2018).
P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, V. Mackowiak, H. Rossmadl, A. Cable, F.K. Tittel, and V. Spagnolo, “Loss Mechanisms Determining the Quality Factors in Quartz Tuning Forks Vibrating at the Fundamental and First Overtone Modes, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, 65, 1951-1957 (2018).
Q. Wang, Z. Wang, W. Ren, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, V. Spagnolo, “Fiber-ring laser intracavity QEPAS gas sensor using a 7.2 kHz quartz tuning fork”, Sens. Act. B Chem. 268, 512-518 (2018).
P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, V. Mackoviak, H. Rossmadl, B. Gross, A. Cable, F.K. Tittel, V. Spagnolo, “Octupole electrode pattern for tuning forks vibrating at the first overtone mode in quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy”, Optics Letters 43, 1854-1857 (2018).
Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, L. Dong, F.K. Tittel, Vincenzo Spagnolo, “Recent advances in quartz enhanced photoacoustic sensing, Appl. Phys. Rev. 5, 011106 (2018).
P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, F.K. Tittel, Vincenzo Spagnolo, “Mode matching of a laser-beam to a compact high finesse bow-tie optical cavity for quartz enhanced photoacoustic gas sensing”, Sens. Actuators A 267, 70-75 (2017).
M. Giglio, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, J. Kriesel, F.K. Tittel and V. Spagnolo, “Low-loss and single-mode tapered hollow-core waveguides optically coupled with interband and quantum cascade lasers”, Opt. Eng. 57, 011004 (2017).
H. Wu, X. Yin, L. Dong, K. Pei, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, H. Zheng, W. Ma, L. Zhang, W. Yin, L. Xiao, V. Spagnolo, S. Jia, and Frank K. Tittel, “Simultaneous dual-gas QEPAS detection based on a fundamental and overtone combined vibration of quartz tuning fork”, Applied Physics Letters 110, 121104 (2017).
H. Zheng, L. Dong, P. Patimisco, H. Wu, A. Sampaolo, X. Yin, S. Li, W. Ma, L. Zhang, W. Yin, L. Xiao, V. Spagnolo, S. Jia, and F.K. Tittel, “Double antinode excited quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectrophone”, Applied Physics Letters 110, 021110 (2017).
P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, H. Zheng, L. Dong, F.K. Tittel, V. Spagnolo, “Quartz–enhanced photoacoustic spectrophones exploiting custom tuning forks: a review”, Advances in Physics X 2, 169-187 (2016).
Y. Bidaux, A. Bismuto, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, T. Gresch, G. Strubi, S. Blaser, F.K. Tittel, V. Spagnolo, A. Muller, J. Faist, “Mid infrared quantum cascade laser operating in pure amplitude modulation for background-free trace gas spectroscopy“, Optics Express 24, 26464-26471 (2016).
P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, Y. Bidaux, A. Bismuto, M. Schott, J. Jiang, A. Muller, J. Faist, F.K. Tittel and V. Spagnolo, “Purely wavelength- and amplitude-modulated quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy”, Optics Express 24, 25943-25954 (2016).
H. Zheng, L. Dong, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, W. Ma, L. Zhang, W. Yin,L. Xiao, V. Spagnolo, S. Jia, F.K. Tittel, “Overtone resonance enhanced single-tube on-beam quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectrophone”, Applied Physics Letters 109, 111103 (2016).
A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, L. Chieco, G. Scamarcio, F.K. Tittel, and V. Spagnolo, “Highly sensitive gas leak detector based on a quartz-enhanced photoacoustic SF6 sensor”, Optics Express 24, 15872-15881 (2016).
P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, L. Mihai, M. Giglio, J. Kriesel, D. Sporea, G. Scamarcio, F.K. Tittel and V. Spagnolo, “Low-Loss Coupling of Quantum Cascade Lasers into Hollow-Core Waveguides with Single-Mode Output in the 3.7–7.6 μm Spectral Range”, Sensors 16, 533 (2016).
A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, M.S. Vitiello, H.E. Beere, D.A. Ritchie, G. Scamarcio, F.K. Tittel and V. Spagnolo, “Improved Tuning Fork for Terahertz Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy”, Sensors , 16, 439 (2016).
F.K. Tittel, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, L. Dong, A. Geras, T. Starecki, and V. Spagnolo, “Analysis of overtone flexural modes operation in quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy”, Optics Express 24, A682-A692 (2016).
H. Zheng, L. Dong, A. Sampaolo, H. Wu, P. Patimisco, X. Yin, W. Ma, L. Zhang, W. Yin, V. Spagnolo, S. Jia, and F. K. Tittel, “Single-tube on-beam quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy”, Optics Letters 41, 978-981 (2016)
P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, L. Dong, M. Giglio, G. Scamarcio, F. K. Tittel, and V. Spagnolo, “Analysis of the electro-elastic properties of custom quartz tuning forks for optoacoustic gas sensing”, Sensors and Actuators B 227, 539-546 (2016).
M. Giglio, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, G. Scamarcio, F.K. Tittel and V. Spagnolo, “Allan Deviation Plot as a Tool for Quartz Enhanced Photoacoustic Sensors Noise Analysis”, IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control 63, 555-560 (2016).
A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, L. Dong, A. Geras, G. Scamarcio, T. Starecki, F. K. Tittel, and V. Spagnolo, “Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy exploiting tuning fork overtone modes”, Applied Physics Letters 107, 231102 (2015).
H. Wu, A. Sampaolo, L. Dong, P. Patimisco, X. Liu, H. Zheng, X. Yin, W. Ma, L. Zhang, W. Yin, V. Spagnolo, S. Jia, and F.K. Tittel, “Quartz enhanced photoacoustic H2S gas sensor based on a fiber-amplifier source and a custom tuning fork with large prong spacing”, Applied Physics Letters 107, 111104 (2015).
P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, J.M. Kriesel, F.K. Tittel and V. Spagnolo, “Hollow core waveguide as mid-infrared laser modal beam filter”, Journal of Applied Physics 118, 113102 (2015).
V. Spagnolo, P. Patimisco, R. Pennetta, A. Sampaolo, G. Scamarcio, M.S. Vitiello and F.K. Tittel, “THz Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor for H2S trace gas detection”, Optics Express 23, pp. 7574-7582 (2015).
S. Viciani, M. Siciliani de Cumis, S. Borri, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, G. Scamarcio, P. De Natale, F. D’Amato, V. Spagnolo, “A quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor for H2S trace-gas detection at 2.6 μm”, Applied Physics B. 119, 21-27 (2015).
A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, J.M. Kriesel, F.K. Tittel, G. Scamarcio, and V. Spagnolo, “Single mode operation with mid-IR hollow fibers in the range 5.1-10.5 µm”, Optics Express 23, 195–204 (2015).
M. Siciliani de Cumis, S. Viciani, S. Borri, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, G. Scamarcio, P. De Natale, F. D’Amato and V. Spagnolo, “Widely tunable mid-infared fiber coupled quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor for enviromental monitoring”, Optics Express 22, 28222-28231 (2014).

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