A European project to promote careers in photonics

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A European project to promote careers in photonics

 

The Institut d’Optique is a partner in the European project 360 CARLA, launched in January 2024 and coordinated by the ICFO (Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona).

 

This project aims to promote careers in photonics among students and young researchers. It creates career development programs focused on the following photonic applications:

 

🔸    Health: Biotechnology and medical photonics

🔸    Communications and quantum technologies

 🔸   Energy, environment, and sustainability

🔸    Manufacturing/Industry 4.0

The project's mission is to provide participants with a comprehensive overview of professional opportunities within the photonics ecosystem for the various applications mentioned above.

The actions proposed within the programs take various forms: thematic symposiums to present careers and pathways in photonics, training courses and workshops tailored to each sector to develop technical skills, visits to companies and research centers, networking opportunities, and mentoring.

Over the two and a half years of the project, more than 50 events will be organized in 11 European countries by the 12 institutions that make up the consortium.

The Institut d'Optique has chosen to focus on the theme of “Quantum Communications and Technologies” and will organize a symposium, training courses, and immersive experiences at companies and research centers in the field on its Paris-Saclay campus.

 

First initiative by the Institut d'Optique: training in cold atom interferometry

The Institut d'Optique already carried out its first initiative last December at its premises in Palaiseau. Around twenty   Master's 1 students participated in a day of training on cold atom interferometry led by Vincent   Ménoret, R&D manager for inertial sensors at Exail. 

This training enabled them to understand the principles of gravity field measurement using cold atoms and to discover the role and impact of photonics in a cold atom gravimeter system. They also had the opportunity to remotely control a real gravimeter in order to acquire interferometric data in real time. The day ended with a discussion about careers in quantum technology companies.

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