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International Day of Light 2018

Following the success of the International Year of Light, which highlighted the importance of light-based science and technology and generated more than 13,000 activities in 147 countries, UNESCO proclaimed May 16 as the International Day of Light.

This day will be declined annually on a planetary scale. It aims to demonstrate the importance of light and its role in the promotion of science, art and culture, education and sustainable development, particularly in areas as diverse as medicine, communications and science. energy.

The FEMTO-ST Institute will contribute to highlighting this theme by organizing a conference to be held at FEMTO-ST on Thursday 26 April 2018.

It will consist of short interventions given by local guests who will discuss science and technology, laser history, photography and cosmology. A round table on the role of science in society will also be organized.

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  • Mengjia Wang receives the « Chinese government award 2020 »

    As a PhD student of the Optics Department of FEMTO-ST , Mengjia Wang has been recognized by the Chinese Government for his outstanding work in the field of nanophotonics and plasmonics.

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  • Laurent LARGER named Fellow 2021 of OSA

    Full professor of Physics/Optics at the University of Franche-Comté and researcher at FEMTO-ST institute, Laurent Larger is rewarded for his pioneering work on nonlinear dynamics in optoelectronics and on the development of new architectures for photonic artificial intelligence.

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  • CNRS "Proof by Image" competition

     Discover the selection of the 20 images selected by the CNRS, one of which is presented by FEMTO-ST, and vote for the "audience award" photo.

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  • Imaging quantum interference of entangled photon pairs of extremely high dimensionality

    Researchers from the Optics Department have developed an imaging device allowing the spatial and temporal resolution of the phenomenon of quantum interference between pairs of entangled photons of extremely high dimensionality.

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  • Fei GAO Receives IEEE J.D. Irwin Early Career Award

    As a member of the SHARPAC team and Deputy Director of FEMTO-ST, Fei Gao has been recognized by the IEEE IES Society for his outstanding work in improving the reliability of hydrogen electric powertrains.

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  • Daniel HISSEL, winner of the CNRS 2020 Innovation Medal

    Full professor at the University of Franche-Comté, researcher at FEMTO-ST Institute and co-founder of a start-up on efficient hydrogen fuel cells, Daniel HISSEL is one of the four national winners of the CNRS 2020 Innovation Medal.

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  • A new source of infrared light thanks to fibre optic cascades

    Scientists from  FEMTO-ST Institute and McGill University (Montreal, Canada) have designed and developed in collaboration with three French companies a light source covering the entire mid-infrared wavelength range: from 2 to 10 µm.

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  • Topological crystals to guide waves on the water surface

    Topological crystals have the property of being conductive on their surface, but insulating in their volume which allows very efficient wave guidance by engineering the structure of these materials, generally arranged in a hexagonal symmetry, inspired by the graphene.

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  • An innovative solution to detect pollutants in the subsoil

    Researchers from FEMTO-STinstitute and the company TOTAL SA have succeeded in detecting organic pollutants with methods that did not require sampling and have been able to monitor the evolution of the pollution of the subsoil over periods ranging up to several years.

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  • FEMTO-ST is closed

    Within the framework of Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic and  following the measures announced by the President of the French Republic,  all the premises of our laboratory in Besançon, Belfort and Montbéliard cities are closed to the public from this Tuesday March 17.

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