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Institute of Optics
"Daza de Valdés"
(IO-CSIC)




Founded in 1946, it is included in the Area of Physical Sciences and Technologies of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the Spanish National Research Council.

The institute of Optics is part of CSIC's network of research centres.

Our scientific objectives include every aspect of Optics and Photonics, with particular emphasis in areas such as Oftalmic and Physiological Optics, Image Processing, Optical Radiation Measurements, Light-Matter interaction, Non-linear Dynamics of Optical Systems, Nanophotonics and Optical Communications.

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Scientific news

IO-CSIC scientists lead the first comparison of measurements of the bidirectional reflectance distribution function with subsurface scattering component (BSSRDF) between metrology laboratories.

Scientifics manufacture semi-transparent and efficient Kesterite solar cells with wide bandgap energy

The project “Harnessing Vision Science to Overcome the Critical Limitations of Artificial Neural Networks” has been one of the 5 projects selected in the Fundamentals Program of the BBVA Foundation

Tunable light emission from Bi- and V-doped borosilicate glasses for application in white light-emitting diodes.

Perfect absorption with overlapping electric and magnetic lattice resonances in periodic arrays of metalloelectric nanostructures


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Other news

Irene Solana Ramírez, third Focus Prize 2022-2023 for her Master’s thesis dedicated to laser processing of gold-doped glasses with plasmonic response.

Seminar by Julian Gargiulo on Tuesday the 19th (Optical printing and nanothermometry)

International Women’s Day

The Institute of Optics has participated in the BxDiff project within the EMPIR program that has developed a traceable measurement system of the total appearance of surfaces with complex visual effects.

A Marie Skłodowska-Curie contract awarded to the project (SPARKLES) led by Rocío Ariza, former member of the Laser Processing Group

Visit of scientists from the IO-CSIC to the CEIP Ramiro de Maeztu


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Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés"
(IO-CSIC)
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