Areas of Research

Solid State Spectroscopy, Flash Photolysis and Molecular Spectroscopy, Photoacoustics, Femtospectroscopy, Nano-spectroscopy.

Biography

Baldassare Di Bartolo is a Professor of Physics at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which he joined in September 1968. He received his first degree, Dottore Ingegnere, in Industrial Engineering, at the University of Palermo, Italy, from where he has graduated in 1950. After a year of post-graduate studies at the Istituto Superiore delle Telecomunicazioni in Rome, he was granted a Diploma of Specialization in Telecommunications. Another Diploma of Specialization in Radar Technique followed in 1953, was granted by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Rome, after an additional year of post-graduate studies. From 1953 to 1956 he worked with the Microlambda Company in Naples as a design engineer in the field of microwave components and taught courses on Information Theory at the Istituto Universitario Navale in Naples.

In 1956 he received a Fulbright grant and a scholarship from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he worked as a member of the "Foreign Student Summer Project"; he returned to MIT in 1957 as a visiting fellow at the Department of Physics. In 1958 he became a staff member of the Laboratory for Insulation Research of MIT and from 1960 to 1963, while still with this laboratory, he was a graduate student in Physics. He received a Ph.D. in Physics from MIT in 1964. From 1964 to 1968, Dr. Di Bartolo directed the Spectroscopy Laboratory of MITHRAS, a division of Sanders Associates, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Prof. Di Bartolo has spent his sabbatical year 1975-76 as a Visiting Professor of Physics in the Laboratoire de Spectroscopie et Luminescence, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon (France), his sabbatical year 1983-84 as a Visiting Professor at the Department of Chemistry of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Summer of 1988 as a fellow of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - American Society for Engineering Education Program at the NASA - Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and his sabbatical years 1994, 2002 and 2009 as a Visiting Scientist at the Femtosecond Spectroscopy Laboratory of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Since September 1973, Dr. Di Bartolo has been Director of the International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of the "Ettore Majorana" International Center for Scientific Culture; in this capacity he has directed the following "summer" schools:

• 2011 – Nano-Optics for Enhancing Light-Matter Interactions on a Molecular Scale
  
• 2010 – Luminescence of Inorganic Materials and Bioimaging: Metal-to-Metal Energy and Electron Transfer
  
• 2009 – Bio-Photonics: Spectroscopy, Imaging, Sensing, and Manipulation
  
• 2008 – Workshop on Advances in Luminescence Spectroscopy
  
• 2007 – Frontier Developments in Optics and Spectroscopy
  
• 2006 – Workshop on Advances in the Study of Luminescence Materials
  
• 2005 – New Developments in Optics and Related Fields: Modern Techniques, Materials and Applications
  
• 2004 – Advances in Luminescence Research
  
• 2003 – Frontiers of Optical Spectroscopy
  
• 2002 – Workshop on the Status and Prospects of Luminescence Research
  
• 2001 – Spectroscopy of Systems with Spatially Confined Structures
  
• 2000 – Workshop on Advanced Topics in Luminescence Spectroscopy
  
• 1999 – Advances in Energy Transfer Processes
  
• 1998 – Workshop on Advances in Solid State Luminescence Spectroscopy
  
• 1997 – Ultrafast Dynamics of Quantum Systems: Physical Processes and Spectroscopic Techniques
  
• 1996 – Workshop on Luminescence Spectroscopy
  
• 1995 – Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Collective Excitations in Solids
  
• 1993 – Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Solids: Advances and Applications
  
• 1991 – Optical Properties of Excited States in Solids
  
• 1989 – Advances in Nonradiative Processes
  
• 1987 – Disordered Solids: Structures and Processes
  
• 1985 – Spectroscopy of Solid-State Laser-Type Materials
  
• 1983 – Energy Transfer Processes in Condensed Matter
  
• 1981 – Collective Excitations in Solids
  
• 1979 – Radiationless Processes
  
• 1977 – Luminescence of Inorganic Solids
  
• 1975 – The Spectroscopy of the Excited State
  
• 1974 – Optical Properties of Ions in Solids.
  

Professional Experience at Boston College

• Years at Boston College: 44
• Courses taught to nonscience majors, science majors, undergraduates and graduate students.
• Several new courses introduced at undergraduate and graduate levels: for several years, a new graduate course on a different topic.
• Number of Ph. D. theses directed: 27; M.S. theses: 3; B.S. theses: 1.
• Number of books written: 8; number of books edited: 23; number of articles in scientific journals: 140; number of presentations in scientific meetings: 128.
• Director of the "International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy" of the International Center for Scientific Culture "Ettore Majorana".
• 28 Summer Schools in Spectroscopy-related subjects already directed in Italy, with such sponsors as NATO, NASA, and National Science Foundation.
• Contracts with NASA, including graduate student support.
• Collaboration with Lincoln Laboratory, NASA, University of Paris, University of Lyon, Harvard University, University of Palermo, Wheaton College, "Centro de Investigaciones en Optica" of Mexico, Istanbul Technical University, Ege University of Turkey, etc.

Authored Books

Optical Interactions in Solids, by B. Di Bartolo, 2nd Edition, revised, World Scientific, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, 2009.

Le Cose che potevano essere, a book of short stories by B. Di Bartolo, Il Valico Edizioni, Firenze, Italy, 2009.

Classical Theory of Electromagnetism, by B. Di Bartolo, 2nd Edition, World Scientific, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, 2004.

L’Anarchico ed Altre Novelle di Sicilia, by B. Di Bartolo, Il Valico Edizioni, Firenze, Italy, 2000.

Note di Vita Militare, by B. Di Bartolo, (Notes of Military Life), Coppola Publisher, Trapani (Italy),1993.

Classical Theory of Electromagnetism, by B. Di Bartolo, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 1991.

Phonons and Resonances in Solids, by B. Di Bartolo and R.C. Powell, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1976.

Optical Interactions in Solids, by B. Di Bartolo, John Wiley and Sons, Publishers, New York, 1968.

Edited Books

Frontiers Developments in Optics and Spectroscopy, B. Di Bartolo and O.Forte.  Book is available  Free on this site and shortly on Google. September 2007 [Book Download: 12.7 MB(pdf).zip]

Advances in Energy Transfer Processes, B. Di Bartolo and X. Chen Editors, World Scientific, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, 2001.

Luminescence and Luminescent Materials, P. C. Schmidt, K. Mishra, J. McKittrick, B. Di Bartolo and A. M. Srivastava editors, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Volume 560, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, 2001 (Symposium held April 17 - 19- 2001, San Francisco, California).

Luminescent Materials, J. McKittrick, B. Di Bartolo and K. Mishra editors, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Volume 560, Warrendale, Pennsylvania,1999 (Symposium held April 5-8 1999, San Francisco, California).

Disordered Solids: Structures and Processes, B. Di Bartolo, editor, published by Plenum Press, New York, 1989.

Physics and Chemistry of Luminescent Materials, (7th International Symposium), C. W. Struck, K. C. Mishra, and B. Di Bartolo, editors, Proceedings from the Boston, Massachusetts, meeting of the Electrochemical Society - Fall 1998.

Luminescence Science and Technology, Proceedings of a Symposium held in October, 1988, at the Chicago Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, C.W. Struck, B. Di Bartolo, and W.M. Yen, editors, published by The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, N.J.

Spectroscopy of Solid-State Laser-Type Materials, B. Di Bartolo, editor, published by Plenum Press, New York, 1987.

Luminescence of Inorganic Solids, B. Di Bartolo, editor, published by Plenum Press, New York, 1978.

NATO Series on Spectroscopy

Bio-Photonics: Spectroscopy, Imaging, Sensing, and Manipulation, Springer, edited by B. Di Bartolo and J.  Collins, Springer 2011

Advances in Spectroscopy for Lasers and Sensing, B. Di Bartolo and O.Forte editors; Springer 2006.

Frontiers of Optical Spectroscopy, B. Di Bartolo and O. Forte editors, published in the NATO Science Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London, 2005.

Spectroscopy of Systems with Spatially Confined Structures, B. Di Bartolo editor,, published in the NATO Science Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London, 2002

Ultrafast Dynamics of Quantum Systems: Physical Processes and Spectroscopic Techniques, B. Di Bartolo editor, published in the NATO Advanced Studies Series, Plenum Press, New York 1998.

Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Collective Excitations in Solids, B. Di Bartolo editor, published in the NATO Advanced Studies Series, Plenum Press, New York, 1996.

Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Solids: Advances and Applications, B. Di Bartolo editor, published in the NATO Advanced Studies Series, Plenum Press, New York, 1994.

Optical Properties of Excited States in Solids, B. Di Bartolo editor, published in the NATO Advanced Studies Series, Plenum Press, New York, 1992.

Advances in Nonradiative Processes in Solids, B. Di Bartolo, editor, published in the NATO Advanced Study Institute Series, Plenum Press, New York, 1990.

Energy Transfer Processes in Condensed Matter, B. Di Bartolo, editor, published in the NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, Plenum Press, New York, 1984.

Collective Excitations in Solids, B. Di Bartolo, editor, published in the NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, Plenum Press, New York, 1983.

Radiationless Processes, B. Di Bartolo, editor, published in the NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, by Plenum Press, New York, 1980.

The Spectroscopy of the Excited State, B. Di Bartolo, editor, published in the NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, by Plenum Press, New York, 1976.

Optical Properties of Ions in Solids, B. Di Bartolo, editor, published in the NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, by Plenum Press, New York, 1975.

Articles & Activities

2011

Book Edited

Bio-Photonics: Spectroscopy, Imaging, Sensing, and Manipulation, Springer, edited by B. Di Bartolo and J.  Collins, Springer 2011

Articles

B. Di Bartolo, “Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Energy Transfer Processes in Biological Systems,” in Biophotonics: Spectroscopy, Imaging, Sensing, and Manipulation, edited by B. Di Bartolo and J. Collins, Springer 2011, pp. 107-171

J. Collins, M. Bettineli and B. Di Bartolo “Luminescence and decay properties of the ¹D₂ Level of Pr³⁺ Doped YPO₄,” Canadian J. of Chemistry  89, 415 (2011)

G. Bilir, N. Mustafaoglu, G. Ozen and B. Di Bartolo, ”Characterization of emission properties of Er³⁺ ions in TeO₂-CdF₂-WO₃ glasses,” Spectrochimica Acta Part A 83, 314-321 (2011)

B. Di Bartolo, “Principles of Photoluminescence,” a chapter in the Handbook of Photoluminescence Semiconductor Materials, CRC Press , 2011,  pp. 1-20

Ye Wu, Hua Zhao, Yingyng K. Zhou, Xuesheng Chen, Baldassare Di Bartolo and Jingwen W. Zhang, “Optoenergy storage, stimulated process in optical amplification with electro-optic ceramic gain media of Nd³⁺ doped lanthanum lead zirconate titanite,” J. of Appl. Phys. 110, 0033106—1 to 0033106-6 (2011)

Presentations

H. Orucu, G. Ozen, B. Di Bartolo and J. Collins, “Site-selective Spectroscopy of Garnets Doped with Chromium and Praseodymium Ions,” presented at the Lasers, Sources and Related Photonic Devices Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey February 13-18, 2011

J. Collins, M. Bettinelli, P. Boutinaud, M. Geen, B. Di Bartolo and J. G. Sole, “Relaxation via intervalence charge transfer (IVCT) state in Pr³⁺ -doped LiNbO₃: a kinetic approach,” presented at the International Conference on Luminescence ICL’11, Ann Arbor, MI, June 27-July1, 2011

B. Di Bartolo, “Fluorescence Spectroscopy with applications to Biological Systems,” presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on “NANO-OPTICS FOR ENHANCING LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS ON A MOLECULAR SCALE: Plasmonics, Photonic Crystals, Metamaterials and Sub-Wavelength Resolution, held at the Ettore Majorana Center – Erice, Italy, July 3-18, 2011

B. Di Bartolo, G. Ozen, F. Piccinelli, A. Speghini, M. Bettinelli and J. Collins, “The effect of particle size on the luminescence of Cr-doped YAG nanoparticles,” presented at the 220^th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Boston, MA, October 9-14, 2011

J. Collins, G. Ozen, B. Di Bartolo and M. Bettineli, “Kinetic studies of luminescence form Pr³⁺ -doped calcium niobate,“ presented at the 220^th Meeing of the Electrochemical Society, Boston, MA, October 9-14, 2011

A NATO Advanced Study Institute on NANO-OPTICS FOR ENHANCING LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS ON A MOLECULAR SCALE: Plasmonics, Photonic Crystals, Metamaterials and Sub-Wavelength Resolution, held at the Ettore Majorana Center, Erice, Sicily, Italy; July 3 – 18, 2011

2010

Articles

H. Orucu, J. Collins and B. Di Bartolo,” Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Cr³⁺ in CaY₂Mg₂Ge₃O₁₂,” J. of App. Physics 108, 103101-10301-6 (2010)

Presentations

J. Collins, M. Bettinelli and B. Di Bartolo,” The decay of the ¹D₂ level of Pr³⁺ in YPO₄,” presented as poster at the 218^th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 10-15, 2010

B. Di Bartolo, “Site-selective spectroscopy of garnet crystals doped with chromium ions,” presented at the Workshop on Luminescence of Inorganic Materials and Bioimaging, held in Erice, Italy, June 22-28, 2011

2009

Books

Optical Interactions in Solids, 2^nd Edition, World Scientific Co.

Le Cose che potevano essere, a book of short stories, Il Valico Edizioni, Firenze, Italy, 2009

Articles

H. Orucu, G. Ozen, J. Collins and B. Di Bartolo, “Temperature Dependence of the Luminescence Spectra of  Garnet Crystals Doped with Chromium Ions,” in Optical Materials 31, 1065 (2009)

W. A. Wall, B. Di Bartolo, J. Collins and H. Orucu, “Vibrationally- Assisted Transitions and Phonon Spectra in Crystalline Solids,” Journal of Luminescence 129, 1782 (2009) 

J. W. Zhang, K. K. Li, H. Zhao, Y. K. Zou, B. Di Bartolo and X. Chen, “Wavelength Translation Based on Photoinduced Broadband Absorption in Nd³⁺-Doped Lanthanun Lead Titanate Ceramics,” Optics Letters 34, 1570 (2009)

X. Guo, T. Thomas, K. K. Li, J. Qi,  Y. Wang, X. Chen, M. G. Spencer, H. Zhao, K. Zhou, H. Jang, and B. Di Bartolo, “Size Reduction and Rare Earth Doping of GaN Powders through Ball-Milling”, Proceedings of the 2009 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, November 30-December 4, 2009

Lectures or conferences presentations

B. Di Bartolo, “Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Energy Transfer Processes in Biological Systems”, a series of seven lectures presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Bio-Photonics: Spectroscopy, Imaging, Sensing, and Manipulation, held at  the Ettore Majorana Center, Erice, Sicily, Italy; July 2 – 17, 2009

H. Örucü, J. Collins, and  B. Di Bartolo, "Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Chromium doped garnets", presented at the 26th International  Turkish Physics Congress, September 24-27, 2009, Bodrum, Turkey

H. Örucü, J. Collins, and  B. Di Bartolo, “The Temperature dependence of Chromium lifetime and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy in some garnet crystals", presented at the Third National Luminescence Dosimetry Congress, September 28-30, 2009, Cesme, Turkey  

H. Örucü, J. Collins, and  B. Di Bartolo, "Spectroscopy of Multisites Chromium  in Garnet Crystals”, presented at the 17th International Advanced Laser Techniques, September 26-October 1, 2009, Antalya, Turkey

X. Guo, T. Thomas, K. K. Li, Y. Wang, X. Chen, M. G. Spencer, H. Zhao and B. Di Bartolo, “Size Reduction and Rare Earth Doping of GaN Powders through Ball-Milling”, presented at the 2009 Materials Research Society Meeting Fall Meeting, Boston, November 30 – December 4, 2009 

J. M. Collins, M. Bettinelli and B. Di Bartolo, “Luminescence Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Pr-Doped YPO₄”, presented at the 216^th  Electrochemical Society Meeting, Vienna, Austria, October 4-9, 2009.

A NATO Advanced Study Institute on BIO-PHOTONICS: SPECTROSCOPY, IMAGING, SENSING, AND MANIPULATION, held at  the Ettore Majorana Center, Erice, Sicily, Italy; July 2 – 17, 2009

2008

Articles

“Wide-Band Luminescent Emitters,” in Frontier Developments in Optics and Spectroscopy,” edited by B. Di Bartolo, and O. Forte, available on the Internet at http://www.physics.bc.edu/spectroscopy/.     

J. Collins, S. Shimizu, J. Tao, J. Grassetti, J. McKittrick, J.B. Talbot, M. Tauber, K. Mishra, D. Hamby, and B. Di Bartolo, “Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO-based Alloys” in Transactions of the Electrochemical Society, 2008.

Lectures or conference presentations

“Phonon Spectra in Crystalline Solids,” presented at the Workshop on Advances in Luminescence Spectroscopy, Erice, Italy; June 21-27, 2008.

B. Di Bartolo, J. Collins and H. Orucu, “Vibrationally-Assistd Transitions and Phonon Spectra in Crystalline Solids,” presented at the 15th International Conference on Luminescence and Optical Properies of Condensed Matter, Lyon, France, July 7 - 11, 2008.

J. Collins, J. McKittrick, J. Talbot, K. C. Mishra, B. Di Bartolo, J. Tao, S. Shimizu, and J. Grassettii, “ Structural and Optical Studies of ZnO-Based Alloys, presented at the Prime Rim Pacific Meeting on Electrochemical and Solid-State Science, Honolulu, HI, October 12 - 17, 2008.

WORKSHOP ON ADVANCES IN LUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, Sponsored by Boston College, the Italian Ministry of University and Scientific  Research, and the Sicilian Regional Government, at the Ettore Majorana Center, Erice, Italy; June 21 - 27, 2008, organized by B. Di Bartolo as Director of the International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy.

2007

Books edited or co-edited

“Frontier Developments in Optics and Spectroscopy,” World Scientific Publishers, edited by B. Di Bartolo and O. Forte.

Articles

G. Ozen, O. Forte, B. Di Bartolo and J. Collins, “Dynamics of the Excitation and Up-conversion Processes in Doped YAlO3:Pr Single Crystals,” Special Issue of the J. of Luminescence, dedicated to Prof. A. A. Kaplianskii in the occasion of his retirement, 125, 223 (2007).

B. Di Bartolo, G. Ozen, J. Collins, and O. Forte, ”Up-conversion at different sites in Pr-doped Y3Al5O12,” J. of Luminescence 122-123, 447 (2007).

G. Ozen, J. M. Collins, O. Forte and B. Di Bartolo, “Up-conversion as a Discriminating Tool in the Site-Selective Spectroscopy of the Praseodymium Ion in Yttrium Aluminum Garnet,” J. of Applied Physics 102, 1 (2007).

Chapters in books

“Wide Band Luminescent Emitters,” in “Frontier Developments in Optics and Spectroscopy.”

Lectures or conference presentations

B. Di Bartolo, “Wide Band Emitters,” a series of lectures presented at the Advanced Study Institute on “Frontier Developments in Optics and Spectroscopy,” Ettore Majorana Center in Erice, Italy, June 17 - July 2, 2007.

B. Di Bartolo, “Revisiting the Luminescence Spectra of Garnet Crystals Doped with Chromium,” presented at the Third International Workshop on Photonic and Electronic Materials.” Saint Sebastian, Spain, July 4 - 6, 2007.

B. Di Bartolo, “Up-conversion as a Discriminating Tool in Site-Selective Spectroscopy of Dopant Ions in Crystals,” a seminar given at the Rowland Institute at Harvard, October 25, 2007.

H. Orucu, G. Ozen, J Collins and B. Di Bartolo, “Luminescence and Excitation Dynamics of GGG:Cr,” a poster presented at the the Advanced Study Institute on “Frontier Developments in Optics and Spectroscopy,” Ettore Majorana Center, Erice, Italy, June 17 - July 2, 2007.

H. Orucu, G. Ozen, B. Di Bartolo and J. Collins, “Wide Band Luminescent Emitters: The Case of YAG:Cr,” presented at the 212th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society; Washington, D.C., October 7 - 12, 2007.

H. Orucu, G. Ozen, J. Collins, and B. Di Bartolo, “Spectroscopy of Chromium-Doped Garnets in a Wide Range of Temperatures,” a poster presented at the 2007 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA; November 26 - 30, 2007.

FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS IN OPTICS AND SPECTROSCOPY, an Advanced Study Institute held at Ettore Majorana Center for Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy; June 17 - July 2, 2007, sponsored by Boston College, NASA, ENEA Italian Research Comapany,  Italian Ministry of Education, University and Scientific Research, and Sicilian Regional Government.

2006

G. Ozen, I. Kabalci, J. M. Collins, X. Chen, O. Forte, and B. Di Bartolo, “Effect of the Glass Composition on the Spontaneous Emission Probability of Tm3+ in TeO2-ZnO,”  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., vol. 848 (2006)

G, Ozen, J. M. Collins, O. Forte, M. Meylman, R. Yu. Abdulsabirov, and B. Di Bartolo, “Luminescence and Up-conversion Dynamics of Praseodymium in LiLuF4 Laser Crystals,” Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., vol. 851 (2006).

B. Di Bartolo, “Luminescence Spectroscopy of Solids: Delocalized Systems,” in Advances in Spectroscopy for Lasers and Sensing, Springer 2006, p.207.

J. M. Collins, B. Di Bartolo, and J. Tolson, “Spectroscopy and Kinetic Studies of Pr-Doped Yttrium Silicate,” Proceedings of the 210th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Cancun, Mexico, October 29 - November 3, 2006.

B. Di Bartolo and J. M. Collins, “Luminescence Spectroscopy of Solids,” a chapter in Handbook on Applied Solid State Spectroscopy, edited by D.R. Vij, Springer,  2006.

B. Di Bartolo, “Luminescence Spectroscopy of Solids: Delocalized Systems,” in Advances in Spectroscopy for Lasers and Sensing, Springer 2006, p.207.

2005

Articles

G. Ozen, O. Forte, and B. Di Bartolo, “Upconversion Dynamics in Pr-doped YAlO3 and Y3Al5O12 Laser Crystals,” Optical Materials 27,1664 (2005).

G. Ozen, O. Forte, and B. Di Bartolo, “Downconversion and Upconversion Dynamics in Pr-doped Y3Al5O12 Crystals,” J. Appl. Physics 97, 013519 (2005).

J. M. Collins, B. Di Bartolo, and G. Ozen, “Vibronic Studies of Optical Centers in YAG,” Proceedings of the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Los Angeles, October 16 - 21, 2005.

G. Ozen, I. Kabalci, J. M. Collins, X. Chen, O. Forte and B. Di Bartolo, “Effect of the Glass Composition on the Spontaneous Emission Probability of Tm3+ in TeO2-ZnO Glass,”  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., vol. 848 (2005).

G, Ozen, J. M. Collins, O. Forte, M. Meylman, R. Yu. Abdulsabirov, and B. Di Bartolo, “Luminescence and Up-conversion Dynamics of Praseodymium in LiLuF4 Laser Crystals,” Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., vol. 851 (2005).

Presentations

B. Di Bartolo, a series of lectures on the Advances in Solid State Spectroscopy at the NATO Advanced Study Institute New Developments In Optics And Related Fields. Modern Techniques, Materials And Applications, held at the Ettore Majorana Center - Erice, Italy: June 6 - 21, 2005.
 
B. Di Bartolo, “Up-conversion at Different Sites in Pr-doped Y3Al5O12,” presented at the 14th International Conference on Luminescence in Beijing, China, July 25-29, 2005.

X. Chen, P. L. Huang, K. K. Li, Y. K. Zou, Y. Wang, R. Zhang, H. Jiangand B. Di Bartolo, “Down-Conversion and Up-conversion Luminescence Studies of New Electro-Optic Ceramics for High-Power Lasers,” presented at the 14th International Conference on Luminescence in Beijing, China, July 25 - 29, 2005.
 
X. Chen, P. L. Huang, J. Collins, B. Di Bartolo, K. K. Li, Y. K. Zou, Y. Wan, R. Zhang, and H. Jiang, “Spectroscopic Studies on Newly-Developed Tm-Ho Co-doped Laser Ceramics,” presented at the 15th International Conference on Dynamical Processes in Excited States of Solids, Shanghai, P. R. China, August 1 - 5, 2005.

2004

Books

“Classical Theory of Electromagnetism,” Second Edition, World Scientific, New Jersey, London, Singapore, 2004.

Articles

B. E. Bowlby and B. Di Bartolo, “Spectroscopy of Trivalent Praseodymium in Barium Yttrium Fluoride,” in Optical Spectra and Chemical Bonding in Inorganic Compounds, a special volume dedicated to Professor Christian Jorgensen, T. Schönherr editor, Springer-Verlag, Structure and Bonding 106, 193 (2004).

X. Chen, B. Di Bartolo, N. Barnes and B. Walsh, “Thermal Tuning and Broadening of the Spectral Lines of Trivalent Neodymium in Laser Crystals,” Physica Status Solidi (b) 241(8), 1957 (2004).

X. Chen, K. Li, K. Zhou, R. Zhang, H. Jiang, G. Ozen and B. Di Bartolo, “Novel Electro-Optic Ceramic Materials for Microchip and High Power Lasers,” in Micro and Nano Systems, Mat. Res. Soc., vol. 782, A5. 57. 1 (2004).

G. Gonul et al., "Effect of Narrow Line Excitation on the Downconversion and Upconversion Luminescence in Pr-Doped Y3Al5O12 Crystals" (2004).

G. Ozen, J. M. Collins, O. Forte, R. Yu. Abdulsabirov, and B. Di Bartolo, “Effect of Temperature on the Luminescence and Upconversion Dynamics of Praseodymium in LiLuF4 Laser Crystals,” Proceedings of the 2004 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, 2004.

G. Özen, I. Kabalchi, J. M. Collins, X. Chen, O. Forte and B. Di Bartolo, “Effect of The Local Structure on The Spontaneous and Stimulated Emission Probabilities of Tm3+ in TeO2-ZnO Glass," Proceedings of the 2004 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, 2004.

X. Chen, K. Li, Y. Wang, K. Zou, H. Jiang, G. Ozen, and B. Di Bartolo,  “Optical and Upconversion Studies on New Electro-Optic Ceramic Laser Materials,” G. Ozen, O. Forte, B. Di Bartolo and J. M. Collins, Proceedings of the 2004 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, 2004.

Presentations

B. Di Bartolo, “Upconversion Dynamics in Pr-Doped YAlO3 and Y3Al5O12 Laser Crystals,” at the WORKSHOP ON ADVANCES IN LUMINESCENCE RESEARCH, held at the Ettore Majorana International Center for Scientific Culture,” Erice, Italy, June 1-7, 2004.

B. Di Bartolo, “Upconversion Dynamics in Pr-Doped YAlO3 and Y3Al5O12 Laser Crystals,” at the INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP PHOTONIC AND ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, Donostia International Physics Center, Donostia (San Sebastián), Spain, June 14-16, 2004.

2003

Articles

B. Di Bartolo and B. E. Bowlby, “Spectroscopic Properties of Trivalent Praseodymium in Barium Yttrium Fluoride,” J. of Luminescence 102-103, 481 (2003).

2002

Articles

B. Di Bartolo, “The Role of Structure Confinement in the Energy Level Schemes of Physical Systems,” in Spectroscopy of Systems with Spatially Confined Structures, B. Di Bartolo (editor), Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.1-90, 2002.

B. E. Bolby and B. Di Bartolo, “Applications of the Judd-Ofelt Theory to the Praseodymium Ion in Laser Solids,” in a special issue of the Journal of  Luminescence, dedicated to the memory of Professor Shigeo Shionoya, 100, 131 (2002).

Presentations

“New Cascading Ions,” presented at the Second Workshop on Multiphoton Phosphors, Marriott, Peabody, MA, February 27 - 29, 2002.

“Spectroscopy and Promises of Rare Earth Ions in Solids,” a presentation at the Workshop on The Status and Prospects of Luminescence Research, Ettore Majorana International Center for Scientific Culture in Erice, Italy,  July 7 – 13, 2002.

“Spectroscopic Properties of Trivalent Praseodymium in Barium Yttrium Fluoride,” presented at the International Conference on Luminescence in Budapest, Hungary, August  24-29, 2002.

Invited Seminar

An invited seminar at Harvard University, MacKay Hall, April 29, 2002 on  “Spectroscopy and Promises of the Praseodymium Ion in Solids.”

2001

Articles

C. Yang and B. Di Bartolo, “Abnormal Spectral Behavior of Trivalent Neodymium Ions in Potassium Yttrium Fluoride Crystals,” in Luminescence and Luminescent Materials, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 667, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, 2001 (Symposium held on April 17 - 19, 2001, San Francisco, California).

G. Ozen and B. Di Bartolo, “The Microscopic Interaction Parameters for Tm-to-Ho Resonant Energy Transfer in LiYF4,” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 13, 1 (2001).

“Fundamental Interactions Leading to Energy Transfer,” in Advances in Energy Transfer Processes, published by World Scientific, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, pp. 1-71.

2000

Articles

X. Chen, T. Nguyen, Q. Luu, and B. Di Bartolo, “Concentration Dependence of Visible Upconversion Luminescence in the Laser Crystal Gd3Ga5O12 Doped with Erbium,” in "A festschrift to honor Professor Michael D. Sturge on the Occasion of His Retirement," Journal of Luminescence 85, 295 (2000).

G. Özen and B. Di Bartolo, “Energy Transfer and Thermalization in LiYF4: Tm, Ho,” Appl. Phys. B 70, 189 (2000).

Abstracts

B. Di Bartolo, and X. Chen, “Thermal Effects on the Spectra of Rare Earth Ions in Solids,” presented at the 30th Winter Colloquium on the PHYSICS OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, January 9 - 12, 2000, Snowbird, Utah.

B. Di Bartolo and X. Chen, “Temperature Effects on the Spectra of Nd-Doped Garnets and Fluoride Crystals,” an invited talk presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Inorganic Optical Materials, “PHOTONICS MATERIALS IN THE 21ST CENTURY,”  held in Lyon, France, May 28 - 31, 2000.

“Thermal Effects on the Spectral  Characteristics of Laser Solids,” an invited talk given by B. Di Bartolo at the Ninth International Symposium on the PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF LUMINESCENT MATERIALS, 198th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Phoenix, Arizona, October 22 - 27, 2000.

B. Di Bartolo, “The Basic Aims and Challenges of Luminescence Spectroscopy,” presented at the Workshop on ADVANCED TOPICS IN LUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, Ettore Majorana Center for Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy, July  23 - 29, 2000