Dr Alexandre Francois

Qualifications

Research Experience

 

Nov. 2008 - present: The University of Adelaide, Institute for Photonics & Advanced Sensing (Adelaide, Australia)

Postion: Research Fellow

Subject: Development of optical biosensing technologies for point of care systems using optical fibres as sensing platform.

 

Mar. 2007 - Aug. 2009: Fujirebio Inc., Bio-Nanotechnology Research Project (Tokyo, Japan)

Postion: Research Fellow

Subject: Development of optical biosensing technologies for point of care systems based on Whispering Gallery Mode (WGM) excitation

 

Sep. 2002 - Dec. 2006: The University of Sherbrooke, Nanofabrication and Nanocharacterization Center (Sherbrooke, Canada)

Postion: PhD Student (Solid State Physics & Electrical Engineering)

Subject: Study of the QWI process using forced diffusion phenomena induced by surface stressor on InP/InGaAs/InGaAsP quantum well heterostructures.

Clean room processes and micro/nano fabrication techniques.

 

Mar. 2001 - Jul. 2002: INSA Lyon, Material Science Laboratories (Lyon, France)

Postion: Master Student (Physics & Material Science)

Subject: Atomic force microscope nanolithography process by nano-oxidation of InP surface.

 

Education

2002-2006: PhD Electrical Engineering - Sherbrooke University (Canada)

2001-2002: MSc Physics & Material Science - Université Claude Bernard (France)

1998-2001: BSc Material Science & Engineering - Institute of Science and Technique of Grenoble (France)

Publications

Peer Review Journals

1. A. FRANçOIS, K.J. ROWLAND & T.M. MONRO, "Highly efficient excitation and detection of whispering gallery modes in a dye-doped microsphere using a microstructured optical fiber", Applied Physics Letters, IN PRESS (2011)
2. A. François, J. Boehm, S. Y. Oh, T. Kok & T.M. Monro, “Collection mode surface plasmon fibre sensors: A new biosensing platform”, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 26, 3154-3159 (2011) (link)
3. j. boehm, a. françois, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem & T. M. Monro, “Chemical Deposition of Silver for the Fabrication of Surface Plasmon Microstructured Optical Fibre Sensor”, Plasmonics, 6, 133-136 (2011) (link)
4. T.M. Monro, S. Warren-Smith, E. Schartner, A. François, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem & S. Afshar, “Sensing with Suspended-Core Optical Fibres”, Optical Fiber Technology, 16, 343-356 (2010) (link)
5. M. Himmelhaus, S. Krisnamoorthy & A. françois, “Optical Sensors Based on Whispering Gallery Modes in Fluorescent Microbeads: Response to Specific Interactions”, Sensors, 10, 6257-6274 (2010) (link)
6. A. François & M. Himmelhaus, “Optical Sensors Based on Whispering Gallery Modes in Fluorescent Microbeads: Size Dependence and Influence of Substrate”, Sensors, 9, 6836-6852 (2009) (link)
7. M. Himmelhaus & A. François, “In-vitro Sensing of Biomechanical Forces in Live Cells by a Whispering Gallery Modes Biosensor”, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2, 418-427 (2009) (link)
8. A François & M. Himmelhaus, “Whispering Gallery Mode Biosensor Operated in the Stimulated Emission Regime”, Applied Physics Letters 94, 031101 (2009) (link)
9. A. François & M. Himmelhauss, “Optical biosensor based on whispering gallery mode excitations in clusters of microparticles", Applied Physics Letters, 92, 141107 (2008) (link), Highlight in Laser Focus World
10. A. François, V. Aimez, J. Beauvais, M. Gendry & P. Regreny, “Enhancement of quantum well intermixing on InP/InGaAs/InGaAsP heterostructures using titanium oxide surface stressors to induce forced point defect diffusion”, Applied Physics Letters, 89, 164107 (2006) (link)
11. A. François, V. Aimez, J. Beauvais & D. Barba, “Measurements of TiOx stress induced on InP/InGaAs/InGaAsP quantum well heterostructures”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 24, 797-801 (2006) (link)

International Conferences

1. B. SCIACCA, A. François, P. HOFFMANN, J. BRAZZATTI, M. KLINGLER-HOFFMANN & T.M. MONRO, "Radiative-SPR platform for the detection of small proteins",SPIE Photonics West, San Franscico , USA (2012) (link)
2. K.J. ROWLAND, A. FRANçOIS & T.M. MONRO, "Highly efficient excitation and detection of whispering gallery modes in a dye-doped microsphere using a microstructured optical fiber",SPIE Photonics West, San Franscico , USA (2012) (link)
3. A. françois, S. HENG, R. KOSTEKI & T.M. MONRO, “Enzyme detection by surface plasmon resonance using specially engineered spacers and plasmonic labelling”, SPIE Defence and Security, Orlando , USA (2011) (link)
4. A. françois, J. BOEHM, S. Y. OH, T. KOK & T.M. MONRO, “Surface scattering plasmon resonance fibre sensors: demonstration of rapid Influenza A virus detection”, SPIE Defence and Security , Orlando , USA (2011) (link)
5. A FRANçOIS, J BOEHM, M PENNO, M. ERNST, P. HOFFMANN & T. M. MONRO, “A novel optical-fiber based Surface Plasmon Resonance sensing architecture and its application to gastric cancer diagnostics”, OFS, Ottawa, Canada (2011) (link)
6. M Penno, M Ernst, A François, T Monro & P Hoffmann, “Screening for early-stage gastric cancer: translating proteomics research into clinical outcomes using emerging mass spectrometry and photonics technologies”, HUPO 2010, Sydney, Australia (2010) (presentation only).
7. T. C. Foo, A. françois, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, C. J. Sumby & T. M. Monro, “Comparison of Surface Functionalization Techniques on Silica and Soft Glasses for Optical Fibre Sensing Applications”, ACOFT, Adelaide, Australia (2009)
8. j. boehm, a. françois, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem & T. M. Monro, “Chemical Deposition of Silver for the Fabrication of Surface Plasmon Microstructured Optical Fibre Sensor”, ACOFT, Adelaide, Australia (2009)
9. A. François, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem & T. M. Monro, “Comparison of Surface Functionalization Processes for Optical Fibre Biosensing Applications”, OFS, Edinburgh, UK, (2009) (link)
10. A. FRANçOIS, S. Krisnamoorthy & M. HIMMELHAUS “Novel detection scheme for optical biosensing using WGM in clusters of particles”, Proc. SPIE 6862, 68620Q, SPIE Photonic West BIOS, San Jose, USA (2008) (link)
11. A. FRANçOIS, S. Krisnamoorthy & M. HIMMELHAUS, “Advances in label-free optical biosensing: direct comparison of whispering gallery mode sensors with surface plasmon resonance”, SPIE 6862, 686211, SPIE Photonic West BIOS, San Jose, USA (2008) (link)
12. A. François, D. Barba, N. Pauc, V. Aimez & J. Beauvais, “Study of stress layers effect on quantum well intermixing mechanism”, Twelfth Canadian Semiconductor Technology Conference, Ottawa, Canada (2005) (presentation only)
13. A. François, V. Aimez, J. Beauvais, D. Drouin, D. Morris & C. Belisle, “Fabrication of monolithic mode locked laser diodes by low energy ion implantation induced Quantum well Intermixing”, Photonics Europe, Strasbourg, France (2004) (presentation only)
14. M. Chicoine, A. François, C. Tavares, S. Chevobbe, F. Schiettekatte, V. Aimez, J. Beauvais & J. Beerens, “Effects of damage accumulation on quantum well intermixing by low-energy ion implantation in photonic devices”, Proc. SPIE 5260, 423 (2003) (link)

Patents

1.      A. François, K. Rowland & T.M. MOnro, “A Method of and a System for Characterizing a Material” (2011)

2.      A. François, T.M. MOnro & J. Boehm, “A Sensor and a Method for Characterizing a Dielectric Material” (2010)

3.      A. François & M. Himmelhauss, “Optical Sensing via Cavity Mode Excitation in the Stimulated Emission Regime” (2009) (link)

4.      A. François & M. Himmelhauss, “Method for Sensing a Biochemical and/or Biomechanical Process of a Biological Material and Method for Analyzing biological Materirials" (2009) (link)

5.      A. François & M. Himmelhauss, “Cluster of Microresonators for Cavity Mode Optical Sensing” (2008) (link)

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013