research
The Enrico Fermi Research Center - CREF promotes original and high-impact lines of research, based on physical methods, but with a strong interdisciplinary character and in relation to the main problems of the modern knowledge society.
People
third mission
The CREF was born with a dual soul: a research centre and a historical museum. Its aim is to preserve and disseminate the memory of Enrico Fermi and to promote the dissemination and communication of scientific culture.
news
Publications, news, press review. For interviews, filming, and press contacts, please write to comunicazione@cref.it
infrastructures
Photonics Laboratory
The Computational Photonics Laboratory is dedicated to the experimental research line in Photonic Technologies and Artificial Intelligence, and is equipped with the necessary infrastructure for prototyping photonic computing machines and implementing associated optical experiments.
The laboratory is equipped with 3 stabilized optical tables, 2 continuous-wave laser sources emitting in the visible spectral range, 1 pulsed source (100 femtoseconds) in the near-infrared, 2 liquid-crystal spatial light modulators for visible and infrared light, optical cameras and detectors, as well as ancillary optical and optomechanical components. Dedicated workstations based on conventional computers are available for theoretical investigation, numerical simulations, and data analysis.
For the engineering of complex photonic materials characterized by disorder and nonlinearity—which serve as physical computing platforms—the laboratory collaborates with prestigious international research institutes such as ETH Zurich.
Researchers
Claudio Conti (Project Leader – Sapienza University of Rome)