Paulista State University Julio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP

Araraquara/SP

Institute of Chemistry: Laboratory of Photonic Materials

Coordinator: Sidney Jose Lima Ribeiro
Email: sidney.jl.ribeiro@unesp.br

Vice coordinator: Marcelo Nalin
Email: marcelo.nalin@unesp.br

Website: https://www.iq.unesp.br/#!/fotonicos/

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RESEARCH LINES

  • Manufacture of special glasses, doped glasses, magneto-optical glasses;
  • Manufacture of optical fibers and capillary columns of glass and plastic;
  • luminescent markers for imaging and diagnostics;
  • Fiber optic sensors for agriculture, environment;
  • Capture of solar energy;
  • Spectroscopy.

SKILLS

  • Manufacture of special glasses and optical fibers;
  • Biopolymer composites for 3D printing;
  • Luminescent materials;
  • Spectroscopy.

ACTIVITY FOCUS AREA

  • Communications (ICT);
  • Health;
  • Power;
  • Agriculture;
  • Environment;
  • Industry;
  • Education.

MOST ADVANCED RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES

  • Manufacture of special glasses, optical fibers and glass and plastic capillary columns;
  • luminescent markers for imaging and diagnostics;
  • Capture of solar energy.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Development of a sunlight catcher, application for water depollution;
  • Magnetic glasses;
  • Manufacture of glass and plastic optical fibers and capillaries

Highlight of laboratory infrastructure

Fiber optic pull tower

Nuclear magnetic resonance

spectrometers