Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is a top research center for Electronic Based Systems (EBS). At three locations (Graz, Villach, Linz), SAL is conducting research along the entire EBS value chain in the areas of sensor systems, power electronics, intelligent wireless systems and embedded systems to develop future-oriented solutions for industrial production, health, energy, mobility, safety and more. SAL brings together key players from industry, science and research and thus valuable expertise and know-how and conducts cooperative, application-oriented research along the value chain. Cooperative projects are co-financed by SAL and enable a fast and unbureaucratic project start. Our flagship is an ISO class 5 clean room with top notch silicon-based technologies able to process up to 8 inch wafers. As an added value, SAL Villach has an outstanding characterization capabilities, including metrology, environmental, photonics, non-linear spectroscopy and quantum sensing, among others. The Photonics System Research Unit which I am leading comprises 30 extraordinary talented researchers covering a vast number of photonic topics, including the development of new lasers, quantum optics, linear and non-linear spectroscopy, photonic microsystems and biophotonics. Our main aim is to provide "from concept to implementation" photonic solutions to industry willing to make the next step forward in terms of advanced technology. This can only be achieved by being at the forefront of scientific research and by having a deep understanding of photonics and clean room technology.

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Enabling Innovative microfluidic concepts and technologies to mass production aligned with customer's needs.

Specialties: Integrated optics, photonic integrated circuits, photonic lab on a chip, materials for ophthalmics, eyeglasses, MOEMS, silicon technology, polymer technology

Photonic Lab on a chip; Optofluidics; photonics for cell screening

Photonic lab on a chip and Microoptoelectromechanical systems

Development of polymer technologies for photonic lab on a chip and microsystems

PhD work can be found at http://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/3342;jsessionid=62442A6E9CF8E32F4EC588032D20F4D4.tdx1