Microphotonics Laboratory
Laboratory
Phone: (514) 340-4711 Ext. 3100
Fax: (514) 340-3218
Research areas description
Our research activities aim to develop tunable photonics microsystems. Tunability is achieved using Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS).
Expertise areas include design, microfabrication and characterization.
Research staff
Professors / researchers (1)
- Yves-Alain Peter | Director
Number of graduate students: 8
Number of postdoctoral fellows :2
Number of research agents: 1
Specialized equipment
- White Light Interferometer (Fogale Photomap 3D) with sub-nanometer vertical resolution. Including dynamic (100 Hz – 2 MHz) and environmental (10 – 1 millibar; - 30ºC to + 100ºC) features
- Supercontinuum source (Leukos SM-20) 400 to 2200 nm; > 10 microW/nm
- Spectrometer (Acton Research Corporation SpectraPro-2750
- InGaAs IR camera (VDS Vosskühler NIR-610PGE)
- BroadBand Source (Newport BBS-430) 1520-1620nm; 13dBm
- Optical Spectrum Analyzer (Agilent 86140A)
- Optical Fiber Fusion Splicer (Fitel S182A)
- Tunable Laser (Agilent 81600B # 200) 1440nm to 1640nm
- High Sensitivity Power Sensor (Agilent 81634B) –110 dBm to +10 dBm
- Dispersion Analyzer (Agilent 86038B)
External sources of funding
- NSERC
- FQRNT
- CFI
- Industrial Contracts
News about Microphotonics Laboratory
Press review about Microphotonics Laboratory
January 21, 2022,
La Terre de chez nous,
Un nez optique dans les fermes laitières
Des chercheurs de Polytechnique Montréal, notamment Yves-Alain Peter, professeur au Département de génie physique à Polytechnique Montréal, ont mis au point un « nez optique » qui permet de mesurer le méthane produit par un troupeau de vaches laitières pour aider les producteurs à réduire les émissions de GES.
