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. …
Oct. 5, 2025
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 …
April 14, 2025
Yannick Dappe, CNRS Research Director, joins the COMICS team
Yannick Dappe earned his PhD in 2002 from the University of Strasbourg (at IPCMS), working on the theory of nonlinear optics on metallic surfaces. His …
April 10, 2025
Portrait of Anthony Piorowicz, the new Technical Director for Infrastructure and Security at C2N
Anthony Piorowicz joined C2N in January as Technical Director for Infrastructure and Security.
A graduate in Civil Engineering and Public Works, Anthony Piorowicz began his …
April 14, 2025
Our PhD students are talented : a portrait of Hana BOUKHAROUBA, a third-year doctoral student in the Microsystems and Nano Biofluidics Department
Hana BOUKHAROUBA is a third-year PhD student in the Microsystems and Nano Biofluidics Department at C2N. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical …
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? …
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 …
April 7, 2025
The quantum era : C2N, a key player in future technologies
C2N is one of the major and innovative players in the field of quantum technologies. In their appearances on France Culture, two researchers from C2N, …
April 14, 2025
Sophie Szopa at C2N : pollution, climate and technology : what framework for sustainable development ?
As part of the C2N seminar series, climatologist Sophie Szopa was invited to give a talk entitled Climate and Technology : what framework for sustainable …
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).
June 26, 2025 - 11 a.m.
Efficient spin-photon interfaces with color centers in diamond and silicon
The realization of large-scale quantum networks, where distant spin qubits are connected via single photons, offers interesting opportunities for both quantum science and technology. In …
June 27, 2025 - 10 a.m.
(in french) La pollution plastique, des sols aux océans : sources, impacts environnementaux et sanitaires, et efforts internationaux pour l'éliminer.
Abstract
Alors que les volumes de production de plastiques ne cessent de croître (460 Mt en 2019, double tous les 20 ans), les fuites vers …
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 …
