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Optics & Photonics

​​​​​​​​​Photonics has evolved from a niche activity into a Key Enabling Technology and is now heralded as one of the most important industries of the future..

Published on 26 January 2024



Miniaturization, integration and energy efficiency are key drivers of modern photonics

Photonics has evolved from a niche activity into a Key Enabling Technology and is now heralded as one of the most important industries of the Future Optics and Photonics activities at CEA-Leti focus mainly on major industrial markets for these technologies including:
  • All-wavelength imaging (Gamma and X rays, visible, infrared, THz)
  • Information displays
  • Optical data communications
  • Optical environmental and 3D sensors
Similarly to microelectronics, the principal criteria driving CEA-Leti's photonic developments are miniaturization, integration and energy efficiency. Following its internal roadmaps, CEA-Leti develops photonic technologies, devices and systems addressing society's major challenges, more specifically health and well-being, mobility, information and communication technologies, digital transition, security, space exploration. Our R&D projects merge fundamental research with advanced technological and industrial developments. We interweave nanosciences, optics, microelectronics, advanced nano-fabrication, integration and packaging, while accounting for system requirements
 



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