Center for Photonic Science and Engineering

The Skoltech Center for Photonic Science and Engineering is a globally competitive interdisciplinary hub for research, education, innovation, technology development and entrepreneurship associated with photonics, the science of light.

The mission of the center is to advance and promote

- the development of photonics research in Russia,

- national and international collaborations in photonics research,

- a multidisciplinary learning environment for students,

- the commercialization of innovative photonic technologies.

The center brings together leading academics, scientists and students carrying out state-of-the art research in the fields of optical computing, nanomaterials, biophotonics and more. Physicists, materials scientists, chemists, engineers and biophysicists work together, sharing knowledge and complementing each other's skills and talents to shape the future of photonic technologies and related research fields.

The administrative structure of the center is designed accordingly, comprising 3 labs focusing on different advanced research areas (polaritonics, nanomaterials, biophotonics and laser-processing of materials). The Center's flagship papers appear in the highest-impact journals, including Nature, Nature Photonics, Advanced Materials, Nano Energy, etc.

The teams from different labs also conduct interdisciplinary groundbreaking research reflected in joint high-impact publications, for example, on optoacoustic imaging and sensing systems, photonic crystals based gas sensors and more.

Pavlos

Lagoudakis

Full Professor

Director of the Center for Photonic Science and Engineering

Head of the Laboratory of Hybrid Photonics

Vice President for Photonics

Laboratories & Groups

Selected publications

education programs

Seminars

equipment

Laboratories & Groups

Hybrid Photonics Lab

Head — Pavlos Lagoudakis, Full Professor

The Hybrid Photonics Labs focuses on the fundamental study of exciton-polaritons in organic and inorganic materials systems and the development of advanced applications based on such platforms, including ultra-fast optical computing and analog simulators.

Biophotonics Labs

Head — Dmitry Gorin, Full Professor

The BioPhotonics Lab aims to develop new approaches combining visualization, diagnostics, and therapy (theranostics) using the synergy of last achievements of photonics, acoustics and material science for biomedical applications, and to bridge a gap between biophotonic research and clinical applications together with academic and industrial partners.

Laboratory of Nanomaterials

Head — Albert Nasibulin, Full Professor

The main research areas of the group are the synthesis of carbon nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, graphene, metal oxide nanowires) and their application in transparent flexible and stretchable electronics, photonics, optoelectronics, and photovoltaics.

Laser materials processing group

Head — Sakellaris Mailis, Assistant Professor

The group investigates interaction of laser radiation with various 2D semiconducting and other low-dimensional materials and develops advanced laser-based techniques for high-resolution additive manufacturing and nanofabrication of 2D structures in ambient conditions for use in photonic and optoelectronic devices.

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