Contacts

Alessia Allevi – alessia.allevi@uninsubria.it | Tel.: +39 031 238 6253
Maria Bondani – maria.bondani@uninsubria.it | Tel.: +39 031 238 6252

Find more details here: https://inslight.it/

Research Focus

InsLight is a joint research group bringing together personnel from the University of Insubria and the CNR’s Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies.

The Quantum Optics Laboratory explores key themes in light–matter interaction, spanning nonlinear and quantum optics, quantum information, and the characterization of various classes of photodetectors.

Thanks to a diverse range of laser systems and detection chains, experiments are carried out across different intensity regimes—from single-photon levels to macroscopic domains—encompassing the mesoscopic regime, where pulsed optical states with large photon numbers are generated and analyzed using photon-number-resolving detectors.

Current research focuses on:

Generation and characterization of classical and non-classical optical states for quantum information and communication, including the development of underwater quantum communication protocols.
Correlated imaging schemes based on classical and non-classical light for quantum information applications.
New detection schemes using photon-number-resolving detectors to study light properties and implement quantum communication protocols.

Laboratories

Quantum Optics Laboratory (3rd Floor, Via Valleggio 11, Como), comprising three dedicated rooms.

Equipment and Facilities

The lab is equipped with:

A newly acquired femtosecond pulsed laser source at 1030 nm, with variable repetition rates from single-shot to 200 kHz, including second (515 nm) and third harmonic (343 nm) generation modules.
Additional pulsed and continuous-wave laser systems covering the visible and ultraviolet spectrum.
A range of detectors, including low-noise p-i-n photodiodes, photon-counting detectors with internal gain (photomultiplier tubes, hybrid photodetectors, silicon photomultipliers), single-photon avalanche diodes, conventional CCD cameras, an EMCCD camera, and microscope objectives.
Detection apparatus featuring fast, low-noise amplifiers, boxcar-gated integrators, digitizers, and ADC conversion units.

Collaborations with Industry (Past and Present)

Prima Electro, Torino (TO)
Quanta Systems SpA, Solbiate Olona (VA)
Holo All Srl, Cagliari (CA)

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