Nanophotonics Center PHOTON5

Modeling, nanostructure fabrication, optical measurements, and technology commercialization. Developing photonic technologies for next-generation optical systems.

Our Competencies

AR
Optical waveguides for augmented reality
PIC
Photonic integrated circuits
LiDAR
Meta-lenses for LiDAR systems
AI
Optical chips for neural networks
NIL
Nanoimprint lithography

What We Do

  • Modeling and optical design
  • Prototyping and pilot production
  • Development of optical testing setups
  • Development and adaptation of fabrication methods
  • Scaling to mass production

Participants

We’ve brought together institutes, laboratories, and research groups from leading Russian technical universities in the fields of photonics and microelectronics:

  1. Research Center for Optical Materials Science
    Head: Prof. Nikonorov N.V. (DSc in Physics and Mathematics)
  2. AR Optics Laboratory A3E5
    Heads: Alekseev A.M. (PhD), Alekseev E.M. (PhD)
  3. Scientific Group for Computational Methods in Optics and Photonics
    Head: Shcherbakov A.A. (PhD)
  4. Laboratory of Virtual Prototyping of Physical Systems
    Head: Zhdanov D.D. (PhD in Physics and Mathematics)
  5. Nanofabrication Center of Alferov SPbAU RAS
    Head: Mukhin I.S. (DSc in Physics and Mathematics)