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NAME	DESCRIPTION
Active Optical Fibres and Waveguides Group	• Erbium doped optical fibres • Amplifiers and waveguides • Lasers
Applied Optics Complutense Group	• Optical codification • Fibre Optics Sensors • Optical Metrology • Lighting and signpost • Superficial Portrayal • Optics aerials • Ophtalmic Lenses • Images Digital Process • Organic LEDs (OLEDs) and nanomaterials
Departament de Física Aplicada i Òptica	• Dynamic Holographic Optical Tweezers • Spatial Light Modulators and Digital Holography • Digital & Optical Image Processing • Topics in Physical Optics: Thin Films and Wave Propagation
Departamento de Física Materiales	• Cristal growth • Solid spectroscopy • Ferroelectricity • Environmental physics • Materials for the conversion and the accumulation of energy. Optics nonlinear
Departamento de Óptica	• Colorimetry: basic aspects and industrial applications of quality control. - Multispectral accused and optical accused of colour images - colour quality control of food products: oils of olive, wines, hortofrutícal products, etc. - colour uniform spaces for applications to colorimetric control industrial processes - Spectral functions of photometrical equalization and of color - Textures influence in colour tolerances - colour constancy and artificial vision - design and tests control of chromatic anomalies detection - Support influence of impression on colour reproduction - Colorimetry studies of the human iris • Analysis and Vision optical/optometrical control - Development of ablation algorithms in refractive surgery - Analysis of physical parameters in refractive surgery, of aspherical corneous and of optical aberrations in relation to the retina image quality and to visual quality evaluation - Development of non invasive optical methods for detection and evaluation of Senile Macular degenerescence - Dysfunctions and binoculars parameters in accommodating, pseudo-accommodating and submitted to refractive surgery subjects - Refractive errors and treatment by means of visual training of problems related to the skills oculomotive, accommodating and binocular customs - Optometry of keratocon affected subjetcs - Optical study of the corneal endothelium • Technical and industrial applications of photonics - Optical characterization of CCD devices and cameras - Spectroradiometric characterization of continuous/pulsed luminous slit, of radiation detection and development of optical sensors - Optical characterization of biomaterials in odontology - Monomodal characterization of optical fibres - Noninvasive measurement of optical of biophysic parameters
Departamento de Óptica	• Diffraction and formation of 3D images • Optoelectronic image processing
Departamento Interuniversitario de Optica	• Colour Science: - Special colours (metallic, pearlescent, fluorescent) - Colour formulation of materials (Kubelka-Munk) - Colour appearance, normal and defective colour vision • Visual Perception: - Spatial vision - Motion, colour, depth and binocular vision • Colour Technology: - Colour reproduction - industrial colour gamuts • Colour imaging: - Colour difference between images using a calibrated digital camera • Visual Ergonomics: - Ocular protection in front of optical radiation - Light sources and lighting design - Visual performance: for instance, visual performance of old adults and anomalous Vision using displays and/or vehicles - Visual and colour characterization of displays, etc.
Departamento Quimica Fisica I	• Chemical kinetics • Electrochemistry and Spectroscopy • Macromolecules and Biopolymers • Theoretical Chemistry and Quantum Mechanic • Statistical mechanic and Simulation • Supramolecular chemistry and Colloides • Phases Balance and Supercritics Fluids
Departamento Química Láser	• Photostarters of curing • Solid state die lasers • Nonlinear optical properties of materials • Processes multiphotons in molecules • Processes of ablation and photodeposition of materials • Clusters photoprocess • Molecule interaction with ultraintense fields laser • Applied techniques laser to art work conservation and restoration • Applied techniques laser to conservation and cleaning of construction equipments and urban furniture
Espectroscopía Brillouin	• Elastic and optical properties of different kinds of materials through the analysis of their scattered light (Brillouin Spectroscopy BS). • Transparent and opaque materials both in bulk or film shaped - Evolution of the elastic and optical properties with temperature and pressure which are connected to structural changes - Surface Acoustic Waves (SAW) and their relationship with the nature and structure of the material
Física Estadística y no lineal: Láseres	• Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers • Optical communications • Nonlinear physics • Optical communications with chaotic carrier
GRIN Optics	• GRIN optics,waveguide fabrication by laser irradiation • Temporal optics • Crystalline lens modelling • Talbot and Lau effects
Group of Nonlinear Dynamics, Nonlinear Optics and Lasers - (NDOL)	Lecturers at the Department conduct research in various subjects. The area of applied physics includes the following subjects of study: • Simulation of the atomic behaviour in condensed matter and complex systems. • Non-linear optics and lasers. • Molecular alloys. • Astronomy and astrophysics. • Electrical properties of materials. • Phase transitions. • Materials and technologies of analysis for building construction and environment. • Urban environment and sustainability. • Educational innovation in physics. • Earth physics. • Fundamental physics. The area of nuclear engineering includes the following subjects of study: • Nuclear fusion. • Control of nuclear reactors. • Study of experiments of the CERN.
Grup d´Òptica Aplicada i Processament d´Image	• Environmental and health toxicology and microbiology, animal ecology, microbiology process, water quality • Optical engineering, • colour Research, instrument technology, optometry, contactology, molecular ophthalmology and biology, pictures process, • Optical fibre metrology, optical instruments, laser • Molecular biotechnology, molecular pharmacology, protein, biochemistry technology • Chemical engineering and technology
Grup de Recerca en Enginyeria Òptica	• Optical engineering • Image • Vision and colour • Clinical optometric and contactology • Applied microbiology
Grupo de Comunicaciones Ópticas	• Optoelectronic devices - Devices based on autoimaging theory - WDM devices - Bragg grating devices • Characterization of optical communication devices • Optical communications systems and networks • FPGAs
Grupo de Displays y Aplicaciones Fotónicas	• Design of Display Drivers • Characterizationand Electro-optical Modelling of Displays • Optical Sensors and Networks • Photonic Devices • Liquid Crystal-Optic Fibre Devices • Electrochromic Devices for Domotic and Photonic Applications • Electro-optical Instrumentation for Rehabilitation Engineering
Grupo de Física del Láser	• Laser Physics • Quantum Optics • Non Linear Optics
Grupo de fotonica aplicada	• Laser-matter interaction at high energy • Laser welding • Steel laser surface treatment • Laser glass polishing • Surface treatment by laser generated shockwaves • Real time control of laser treatment
Grupo de Óptica Física y Haces Láser	• Theory of the partial coherence and inverse problem in optics • Diffraction • Optical bistability • Generalized Radiometry • Parametrage of spatial and vectorial structure of light beams • Synthesis of partially coherent and partially polarized beams • Shaping of laser beam
Grupo de Optoelectrónica y Tecnología Láser	• Microelectronic design and Applications (MDA) • Displays and Photonics Applications • Optoelectronic and Laser Technology • Power Electronic Systems
Holography and Optical Processing Group	• Holography • Holographic Recording Materials • Photopolymers • Holographic Optical Elements • Optical Storage • Optical Processing • Liquid Crystal Displays
ICFO-Institute of Photonic Sciences	• Nanophotonics • Nonlinear Optics • Biophotonics • Quantum Optics
Institute on Fundamental Physics and Mathematics	• Conformal Field Theories, String Theory and its relation with Algebraic Geometry, Differential Geometry and Complex Analysis • Classical Field Theory, Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations • Computational Methods in Physics, specially its applications to Computation and Information Sciences • Hadronic Physics, in particular the study of weak and strong interactions • General Relativity, Cosmology and Astrophysics • Quantum Optics
Intredisciplinary Gropu for Optical Computing (GICO-UCM)	• Holography and development of new holographic material • Optical and digital signal processing • Fractal optics • Characterization of optical fields • Synthetic optics • Neutron optics • Early history of lenses
Laboratorio de Radiometria y Fotometria	• Photometry & Radiometry • colour Research • Optical fibre metrology • Fibre optic communication • Fibre optics sensors • Non linear processes in optical fibres • Laser and photodetectors • Spectrophotometry • Linear propierties of matherials
Laboratorio de Teledeteccion y Sensores Infrarrojos	• Plasma Physics • Tele-stoppage Sensors Laboratory and Infrared Images • Infrared Laboratory (IRL) • Nano-structured and multifunctional materials • Ceramics oxide
Laser Physics Group	• Laser Physics • Quantum Optics • Non Linear Optics
Nonlinear Optics and Dynamics of Optoelectronic Devices Group	Study of the light-matter non-linear interaction and its consequences towards applications in emerging photonics technologies : - Dynamics of semiconductor lasers and optical amplifiers - Formation of spatial structures and its dynamics in optical cavities filled with nonlinear media (Kerr, optical parametric oscillators, second harmonic generation).
Optica	• Photometry & Radiometry • colour Research • Fibre optic communication • Fibre optics sensors • Spectrophotometry
Optica Group	• Wavefront Sensing • Adaptive Optics • Coronagraphy • Superresolution • Optical twizers • Scattering by particles • Rough surfaces • Polarimetry • particles sizing
Optics. (GOIFOMO Group)	• Linear Integrated Optics and Optical fibres - Fabrication of integrated optical components - Design of optical integrated sensors,… • Nonlinear Integrated Optics - Bistability and optical routine • Quantum Integrated Optics - quantum optical sensing - Optical processing • Waveguided Electron Optics - Nanoelectronic devices - Optoelectronics applications • Optical Metrology: Electronic Speckle (ESPI)
Organic Electronics and Photonics	• Solid State Lasers based on semiconducting organic molecules and polymers • Photorefractive Polymers • Organic semiconductors (see webpage for more details)