The Optoelectronics and Power Electronics Laboratory (OptoPowerLab) was established by merging two distinct and well-established research activities in electronic engineering at Federico II University: optoelectronics and LASERs.
Brief History of OPTOPOWERLAB
OPTOPOWERLAB
The OptoPowerLab, a laboratory dedicated to optoelectronics and power devices, emerged from the union of two distinct and well-established research areas in electronic engineering at Federico II University: optoelectronics and lasers (originally led by Prof. Antonello Cutolo) and the design, reliability, and characterization of power electronic devices (originally led by Prof. Paolo Spirito). The first area became active at Federico II in the 1990s, and the second was already present within the Institute of Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering in the 1970s. In 2005, research in these two fields merged into activities developed in a single laboratory within the then Department of Biomedical, Electronic, and Telecommunications Engineering (DIBET), under the leadership of Prof. Giovanni Breglio, later joined by Prof. Andrea Irace.
In 2013, with the establishment of the current Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (DIETI), the lab officially acquired the name OptoPowerLab. Since then, the initial research themes have naturally evolved alongside advancements and developments in the respective fields.
Many methodologies and innovations have been introduced in both research sectors.
The research in power devices mainly focuses on:
- Characterizing and assessing the reliability of various types of semiconductor devices using advanced infrared thermography techniques and developing custom measurement test benches.
- Developing innovative semiconductor device designs through TCAD simulations.
- Compact electrothermal modeling of semiconductor components and circuits for electric power management.
