PhotoNext is the POLITO Inter-Departimental Center for Photonic technologies, focused on experimental and applied research in three key areas: optical fiber ultra-high speed communication systems, optical sensors and optical components for industrial applications.

You can find here a video describing the main features of the Center.

Video

Starting from 2019, the Center is closely connected with FIP "Fotonica in Piemonte", the infrastructure on Applied Photonics sponsored by a project of Regione Piemonte. You can find here the brochure application/pdf (8.01 MB) describing this organization, and also the video of the kick-off event.

We are also on LinkedIn with all the latest info!

News

Thursday 2026 July 2th - 9:00 am New Shannon Room

Seminar by Dr. Miguel Soriano-Amat, CSIC Madrid, Spain titled "Your Fiber is Listening: High-Performance DAS and the Future of Distributed Sensing"

Dr. Miguel Soriano-Amat, CSIC Madrid, Spain will give us a seminar titled  "Your Fiber is Listening: High-Performance DAS and the Future of Distributed Sensing"

14 Maggio 2026

Intervista al Coordinatore del Centro PhotoNext al Salone del Libro 2026

Al Salone del Libro di Torino, il 14 Maggio 2026, il Coordinatore del Centro PhotoNext è stato intervistato nello stand ufficiale POLITO per parlare dell'esperienza del Centro.

Il video è disponibile a questo link.

Thursday 2026 May 28th - 2:30 pm Classroom 9I

Seminar by Dr. Leonardo Minelli, Marvell Inc. on DSP architectures and algorithms for High-speed Data Center Intra-connects

On Thursday 2026 May 28th - 2:30 pm Classroom 9I Dr. Leonardo Minelli, Marvell Inc.  will give a seminar on "DSP architectures and algorithms for High-speed Data Center Intra-connects"