Fresnel Institute Explained

Fresnel Institute
Native Name:Institut Fresnel
Native Name Lang:fr
Named After:Augustin Fresnel
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Type:UMR 7249
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Location City:Marseille
Location Country:France
Coordinates:43.3399°N 5.4121°W
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Fields:Optics, photonics
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Leader Title:Director
Leader Name:Sophie Brasselet
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Affiliations:CNRS, Aix-Marseille University, Centrale Méditerranée
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The Fresnel Institute (French: Institut Fresnel) is a research laboratory dedicated to optics and photonics located in Marseille, France. It is a joint research unit (UMR 7249) between the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Aix-Marseille Université and Centrale Méditerranée, created on 1 January 2000.

The institute currently brings together about 200 researchers, lecturer-researchers, and doctoral students divided into 14 research teams. Its dominant scientific themes relate to optics and imaging, more specifically in the fields of photonics, electromagnetism, image processing, signal processing, metamaterials, random waves, advanced imaging, biophotonics, biomedical imaging, nanophotonics, plasmonics, optical components, damage, and laser processes.[1] It has an annual budget in of about 13M €.[2]

The institute plays a role in some aspects of the Erasmus Mundus EUROPHOTONICS program, which is coordinated by Aix-Marseille University and shared with partners around the world including Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Tampere University, Vilnius University and others.[3] [4]

History

The Fresnel Institute was born in 1999, and officially recognized as a French unité mixte de recherche (UMR) on 1 January 2000. The first director was .

The institute is named after French scientist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, whose research on the wave theory of light led to its near unanimous acceptance.

Various improvements have been realized to the institute's infrastructure since its founding. This includes for example the inauguration of the Éspace Photonique (Photonic Platform) in 2014–2015.

Organization

The institute comprises 14 research groups. These include:[5]

Directors

The institute's present and former directors are listed below in reverse chronological order:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to Fresnel Institute . fresnel.fr . 18 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Historique - Institut Fresnel . fresnel.fr . 17 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Europhotonics consortium . europhotonics.org . 18 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Brochure 2019–2024: Europhotonics International Master in Photonics . europhotonics.org . 18 March 2024.
  5. Web site: Organigramme - Institut Fresnel . fresnel.fr . 15 March 2024 . November 2023.
  6. Web site: Sophie Brasselet, Grand Prix Léon Brillouin 2022 - Institut Fresnel. www.fresnel.fr.