Materials, Optics and Nanotechnology

MENU Materials, Optics and Nanotechnology

Areas of expertise

  • Topographic characterisation of surfaces and thin layers with nanometric lateral and vertical resolutions
  • Development of measurement instruments adapted to the micro/nano world
  • Characterisation of the hardness and modulus of elasticity of services by micro and nano indentation, static and dynamic (profile in depth)
  • Development of thin layers by PVD / CVD process
  • Chemical mapping of surfaces and thin layers by EDX and WDS
  • Microfabrication (photolithography, chemical etching) in grey room
  • Coherent and incoherent imaging with applications in industry, biology and medicine
  • Laser spectroscopy
  • LASER techniques and their applications
  • Design, implementation and data processing for optical systems for imaging and spectroscopy
  • Non-linear optics