Vincent Laude's (scientific) Home Page

I am a CNRS full-time senior researcher (directeur de recherche CNRS). CNRS stands for Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, a French public research institution dedicated to the advancement of science.

I am hosted by the FEMTO-ST Institute, Micro Nano Sciences & Systems (MN2S) department, in Besançon, France. FEMTO-ST stands for Franch-County Electronics Mechanics Thermics Optics - Sciences & Techniques. I am the head of the MN2S department.

My research interest is about "waves" in a broad sense, with an emphasis on acoustic and optical waves and their interactions, especially in micro and nano-structures (phononic and photonic crystals).

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Institut FEMTO-ST, CNRS UMR 6174, Université de Franche-Comté
32 avenue de l'Observatoire, F-25044 Besançon cedex, France
email: vincent.laude(at)femto-st.fr
fax: +33 (0)3 81 85 39 98


A PhD position on phononic crystal acoustic transducers is opened in my group. Please see the FEMTO-ST website for more information.


My present research interests

  • An introduction to phononic crystals on my laboratory's website
    See also a general presentation of phononic crystals (pdf).
  • Acousto-optics
  • Wave propagation in piezoelectric media

My past research interests (optical signal processing)

Publication list

Some articles and documents available for download

My abbreviated CV


Some personal links


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