The Aïquido Laboratory

The AIQUIDO laboratory federates all the resources needed for the electronic, cryogenic and mechanical implementation of an infrared optical detector, as well as the fine characterization of its electro-optical performance, to produce expertise on detection channels.

The laboratory capitalizes on several test benches using conventional means associated with detailed protocols (FTIR spectrometers, low- and high-temperature black bodies, tunable lasers and OPO sources, spectrum analyzers, cryogenic spike measurements), as well as
specific means developed for dedicated measurements.

The laboratory's role is twofold: (i) to guide emerging infrared detection technologies, and (ii) to assess existing technologies in France and abroad. AIQUIDO is the DGA's reference laboratory in this field. It has developed highly fruitful collaborations with French industrialists, universities and SMEs; (ii) to carry out academic work aimed at understanding the physics of detection, in particular on emerging detection technologies within the framework of thesis work.

The work of the AIQUIDO laboratory focuses on :

• Optoelectronic performance evaluation of photodetection systems
• Development of metrological and test benches
• The development of original protocols and methods for studying ultimate performance
   

[Research topic PHY-DOTA] Optoelectronics: photodetection and nanophotonics