Materials for PICs,
coupling/assembly for injection into PICs,
fiber/PIC characterization,
integrated devices for optical and lab-on-chip functions, microresonator sensors
Guided Optics and Sensors
Laser Physics and Applications (PLA) – Optical Communications (OC)
Lasers à semi-conducteurs, lasers bleu-UV, lasers à fibre, micro-résonateurs.
Advanced concepts of solar cells and solar hydrogen production
Contacts: Olivier Durand (Photovoltaics), Charles Cornet (Solar Hydrogen) The overall objective of the Photovoltaics research theme is to develop photovoltaic cells based on innovative device concepts, novel materials, and advanced heterostructures. As part of the ecological transition, the FOTON Institute
Physics of perovskites materials and devices
Contact: Jacky EVEN Halide perovskites are semiconductor crystals whose atomic structure consists of halogen octahedra (typically iodine, bromine, or chlorine) surrounding a metal atom, usually lead (Pb) or tin (Sn). Since the early 2010s, these compounds have emerged as highly
III-V/Si Materials and photonic devices
Silicon photonics III-V on Si
Semiconductor Lasers
lasers à nanostructures quantiques
Polarimetry, sensors and imaging
Lidar – Distributed sensing – Precision interferometry – THz spectroscopy – Self-imaging – Non-conventionnal imaging
THz and microwave photonics
Photonic and opto-electronic oscillators – Frequency locking on optical cavities – Dual frequency lasers – Optical frequency combs – Optical architectures for signal transport and processing – Photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
Laser dynamics
Fundamental laser physics and dynamics – Spectral, spatial and vectorial laser properties -Spectral narrowing -Intensity noise reduction – Transverse modes