The Computational Photonics Laboratory is dedicated to experimental research in Photonic Technologies and Artificial Intelligence. It is equipped with the necessary infrastructure for building prototypes of photonic computing machines and implementing associated optical experiments.

The lab features three stabilized optical tables, two continuous-wave laser sources in the visible spectrum, and one pulsed source (100 femtoseconds) in the near-infrared. It also includes two spatial light modulators for visible and infrared light based on liquid crystals, various cameras and optical detectors, and accessory optical and opto-mechanical components.

The lab also has workstations based on conventional computers dedicated to theoretical investigation, numerical simulations, and data analysis. For the engineering of complex photonic materials—characterized by disorder and nonlinearity—that serve as physical computing platforms, the laboratory collaborates with prestigious international research institutions like ETH Zurich.