LAFER

Laboratory of Robust Phenomena in Optics

Our facilities

Two laboratory rooms hosting three optical tables, four experimental platforms, and two dedicated computers for intensive numerical simulations and data analysis.

Laboratory rooms

LAFER P optics lab

LAFER P — Liquid Crystal Light Valves

Liquid Crystal Light Valves for optical feedback and optical vortices.

P1 · LCLV-P P1 · LCLV-H
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LAFER O photochemistry lab

LAFER O — Liquid Crystal Cells

Photoisomerization and liquid-crystal cell experiments focused on material characterization and magnetic interactions.

O1 · Photoisomerization O2 · LC cells
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Optical tables

Optical table P1

Table P1 — LAFER P

Shared optical table hosting two Liquid Crystal Light Valves (LCLV).

LCLV-P LCLV-H

Experiments
Optical table O1

Table O1 — LAFER O

Dedicated platform for photoisomerization experiments.

Photoisomerization

Experiment
Optical table O2

Table O2 — LAFER O

Dedicated platform for liquid-crystal cell experiments.

LC Cells

Experiment

LCLV-P

Room: LAFER P · Table: P1

  • Pattern formation
  • Front propagation
  • Localized states

LCLV-H

Room: LAFER P · Table: P1

  • Optical vortices
  • Vortices retroinjection
  • Light-matter interactions

Photoisomerization

Room: LAFER O · Table: O1

  • Photoisomerization

LC Cells

Room: LAFER O · Table: O2

  • Magnetic interaction
  • Cholesteric Liquid Crystals
  • Confined labyrinthine patterns

Computation

  • Workstation A: Numerical simulations and data analysis.
  • Workstation B: Numerical simulations and data analysis.