April 17, 2025
Polarization independent silicon micro antenna based on a subwavelength metamaterial
Optical antennas are key components of an optical phased array system, enabling light coupling between the chip and the free space. In such systems, surface …
Oct. 5, 2025
June 26, 2025
Solar photovoltaics in France (3rd edition) : reality, potential, and challenges
May 20, 2025
The C2N, a Key Player in Innovation – May 20–21 at Paris-Saclay SPRING
The CNRS invites innovation stakeholders to discover how fundamental research fuels tomorrow’s technological breakthroughs.
Are you a company seeking scientific expertise or new technological opportunities? …
June 16, 2025
Generating reconfigurable entangled photonic states with a single quantum light source
A team from the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (C2N), in collaboration with the company Quandela through the joint laboratory QDlight, has reached a major …
June 26, 2025
The C2N 2024 activity report has just been published: another year of scientific, technological impact and innovation for the laboratory
This document highlights the key milestones of the past year at C2N :
June 15, 2025
“Communicate differently ..... at the speed of light”: C2N at the Double Science Festival to show you nanoscience as you've never seen it before !
Light, which travels at around 300,000 kilometers per second (3 × 10⁸ m/s), has become an invaluable tool for transmitting data at very high speeds. …
April 24, 2025
Microfluidics-based electrochemical detection of antimicrobial-resistant DNA sequence in lysed Escherichia coli medium: towards early diagnosis of sepsis
Facing the emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacteria, rapid and sensitive detection of the antimicrobial resistant genes in such organisms is crucial for appropriate and timely treatment …
May 20, 2025
Pint of Science France : from ancient codes to quantum technologies
On May 20, as part of Pint of Science France, Science outreach festival, Dario Fioretto, a researcher at C2N, will explain how quantum computers are …
June 9, 2025
The OptiCELL Project among the first awardees of the PEPR Biotherapies and Bioproduction of Innovative Therapies Program
Among the very first projects selected as part of the PEPR (Priority Research Program and Equipment) call for projects in Biotherapies and Bioproduction of Innovative …
Research
The centre develops research in the fields of material science, nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, nanobiotechnologies and microsystems, as well as in nanotechnologies. Its research activites cover all the range from fondamental to applied science.
The scientific project revolves around 10 major scientific challenges which are common to the 4 departments and federate research within the laboratory.
Jobs
Each year, researchers, engineers and technicians from around the world apply for CNRS or Paris-Saclay University positions to carry out their activity at C2N.
A number of internship, PhD position and Post-doc opportunities are also open at C2N.
Facility
The C2N gathers 3 plateforms into the Technology Facility and 3 platforms of expertise in instrumentation and characterization (optical and multiphysics).
The C2N Technology Facility belongs to the national nanofabrication network (Renatech network).
Oct. 6, 2025 - 10 a.m.
(in french) Et si, la Terre était ailleurs ?
La science-fiction explore le champ des possibles grâce à des expériences de pensée. Par jeu, demandons-nous avec elle ce que serait devenu l'humanité sur une …
Dec. 18, 2024 - 2 p.m.
Optical phase modulation by Pockels effect in silicon platform
The performance evolution of classical and quantum optical communication networks, computing systems, sensing circuits (including gyroscopes and lidars), as well as integrated circuits, requires the …
March 21, 2025 - 10 a.m.
High-fidelity photonic quantum information : protocols and universal circuit control
Abstract
In this PhD thesis, we advance integrated photonics for quantum information processing by improving the calibration and control of photonic integrated circuits (PICs). PICs …
April 29, 2025 - 10 a.m.
(in french) Accélérateurs de particules sur puce
La présente thèse explore le développement d’un accélérateur de particules miniaturisé intégré sur une puce en silicium, en réponse aux défis posés par les infrastructures …
Dec. 8, 2023 - 9:30 a.m.
(in french) Photonique quantique intégrée : Orchestrer modes ou photons
June 3, 2025 - 2:15 p.m.
(in french) Modèles multiphysiques non-linéaires de résonateurs à haut facteur de qualité : Applications à l’optimisation d’oscillateurs, de capteurs et de récupérateurs d’énergie
Les systèmes embarqués, en particulier dans le contexte de l’internet des objets (IoT), requièrent l’utilisation massive de résonateurs pour nombre de leurs fonctions internes: capteurs …
