The XXXIV Chilean Congress of Microbiology in Valdivia lasted three days, and was organized by the Chilean Society of Microbiology (SOMICH), Diego Portales University, Austral University of Chile and the National Commission For Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT). In her… Read More ›

When people face a basal cell carcinoma, specialists dealing with various aspects, among them the aesthetic and obviously remove the cancer. But today, these problems can be solved in Concepción with the photodynamic therapy (PDT), until now just popular in… Read More ›

The IFF Spring School 2013 Jüllich, in its 44th version, will provide an overview of the most important advances in quantum information processing. Fundamentals of Quantum Information, quantum cryptography, quantum computing implementation, inter alia, are to be reviewed within 45… Read More ›

On 21, 22 and 23 November, The XVIII Symposium of Chilean Physics are held in La Serena, Chile, where a delegation of researchers from CEFOP are presenting talks and posters. The event, promoted by the Chilean Society of Physics, it’s… Read More ›

Dr. Gonzalo Gutiérrez described the creation of a Center for lithium studies as “very necessary”, which should also be accompanied by a policy of salt flats and proper resource management. “It is necessary to summarize, re-analyze, and evaluate a new… Read More ›

“Hyperspectral model for thermographic images in the near-infrared band” was the title of the master’s thesis presented by Lieutenant Francisca Parra, a member of the Optoelectronics Division of our Center, which was approved unanimously by the evaluating committee members, Dr…. Read More ›

“Dipole Blockade effect and source of Rydberg atoms” was the title of the talk presented by Carla Hermann Avigliano, a PhD student of optics and quantum information division of our Center, at a seminar which was unanimously applauded by her… Read More ›

A coordination meeting with the organizing committee and the scientific committee of the symposium has confirmed the 2012 meeting for November 22 to 23. Dr. Asticio Vargas, a researcher at our Center, is part of the conference organizing committee, which… Read More ›

The activity counted with two exhibitions about research where are applied physical process in biological systems. On Thursday 6 September, a seminar was presented by the Division of Optical Instrumentation and Sensing Technologies of our Center, which featured talks about… Read More ›

Next July the first Iberoamerican Optics Meeting (Reunión Iberoamericana de Óptica - Reunião Iberoamericana de Óptica, RIAO) will take place in Porto, Portugal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There, in parallel, will be held the Conference on Education and Training… Read More ›

“Satellite Communications in Chile” is the title of the undergraduate thesis presented by Brenda Acevedo Avila, a student in the Optical Instrumentation and Teledection Technologies Division of our Center, which was finally awarded a grade of 6.7 after the presentation…. Read More ›

Pablo González, a student of the “Optics and Quantum Information” Division of our Center, successfully defended his undergraduate thesis, which was awarded a grade of 6.8 by the Evaluation Committee. Pablo’s thesis deals with an experimental setup for the development… Read More ›

Pablo was recently honored as best Physics graduate when he received the “University of Concepción” prize, the maximum distinction that an undergraduate student can receive at UdeC. Currently, Pablo is part of the Optics and Quantum Information division of CEFOP…. Read More ›

Jesus Gonzalez, a member of the Optical Instrumentation and Teledetection Technologies Division of CEFOP, obtained a maximum score on his undergraduate thesis defense.  He presented his highly anticipated thesis, “Evaluation of GNSS Positioning Systems Implementation and Early Warning Techniques for… Read More ›

César San Martin, researcher of the “Digital Imaging Processing” Division of our Center, received the “outstanding educator” prize. This recognition is awarded by the last generation of graduates of Civil and Electrical Engineering of the University de la  Frontera (UFRO),… Read More ›

As of March 2012, the Digital Imaging Processing Division has a new building at the Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco. This new space consists of four offices, besides the implementation of the Satellite Remote Sensing laboratory. Along with these facilities,… Read More ›

Last Friday, April 13th, Manuel Castro Garrido, a student of the “Digital Imaging Processing” Division, defended his thesis “Implementation of empirical relations between moisture content and biomass indices,” for the title of Electronics Engineer at the University of La Frontera… Read More ›

The article “Surface bound states in the continuum”, has been accepted in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters, and was published officially during February [Molina et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 070401 (2012), ver aquí]. One of the authors of… Read More ›

The “Nonlinear Optics” Division of CEFOP, located at the University of Chile, is looking for a Master’s thesis student. The possible themes to define are: •          Optical modes in the presence of correlated disorder. •          Anderson Localization in the presence… Read More ›

“Thermal Lens Spectroscopy and analytical applications”, is the title of the research that was presented by Richard Gómez Medina, a student in the Nondestructive Characterization of Materials Division, for the professional title of Physical Engineer. He was awarded the maximum… Read More ›

During these last weeks, three new postgraduate students were incorporated into our Center. One is Colombian and a Physical Engineer, Elena Restrepo; another is an electronics engineer from the Air Force, Philippe Pinaud; and there is a Master’s in Physics,… Read More ›

On Thursday, March 15, 2012 in the Alberto Levy auditorium of the Faculty of Engineering and Management sciences of the University of La Frontera (UFRO), Carlos Torres Echeverría, Electronics Engineer of the Digital Image Processing Division, successfully defended his thesis,… Read More ›

An enormous landmark for experimental science in Chile was achieved by the Nonlinear Optics division of the Center for Optics and Photonics at the University of Concepción, after observing for the first time in our country an optical soliton,or a… Read More ›

The Center for Optics and Photonics is offering two theses for undergraduate and graduate level students for working in the Optical Tweezers laboratory.  The topics offered are “Optics and thermodynamic studies in microscopic systems,” and  “Defocusing microscopy for the study… Read More ›

Next 16 January 2012, will begin the V Summer School on Optics and Photonics. The school will be focused in undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and senior researchers. The school is divided into four mini-courses and seminars, in which… Read More ›

On December 22, Pablo Coelho, a member of CEFOP’s opto-electronics division, obtained his Engineering Sciences Master’s degree, in electrical engineering, after submitting his thesis work to the examining committee, formed by Dr. Sergio Torres, Director of the opto-electronics division; the… Read More ›

An atmospheric probe that will deliver temperature, pressure and humidity profiles related to altitude was launched for the first time from the TIGO installations, which houses the LIDAR device laboratory,according to Antonieta Silva, PhD in Physics and a member of… Read More ›

To equip and set up a quantum optics laboratory at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) is the challenge which lies ahead for Lorena Rebón, who is currently working on her postdoctorate in quantum information at the Universidad de la… Read More ›

Sajeev John, the prestigious physicist from the University of Toronto and the  inventor of photonic crystals, will give a talk at our Center titled, “Photonic Band Gap Materials: Light Trapping Crystals.”  The talk will be on Thursday, December 29 at… Read More ›

More than 800 persons visited the CEFOP exhibition “The Universe of Light” on Easter Island during the three weeks the exhibit was on the island.  In this opportunity, tourists and residents of Rapa Nui, especially the students from the four… Read More ›

After a cooperation agreement signed two years ago between the company Synopsys Chile and the University of Concepción, Victor Grimblatt, Research and Development Director of the technology company, visited the Optoelectronics Division of CEFOP and was received by researcher Dr…. Read More ›

Ulrich Schreiber visits CEFOP Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie Geodetic Observatory Wettzell Geodetic Observatory Concepción The seminar will be at 11 a.m. in the meeting room of EMPREUDEC The measurement resolution of Space Geodesy has advanced to a point where… Read More ›

The Center for Optics and Photonics (CEFOP), invites applications for a postdoctoral research position in experimental optics. The successful candidate will work in the recently inaugurated nonlinear optics laboratory. Experimental experience in nonlinear and / or quantum optics is mandatory…. Read More ›

This week members of both the French company EADS Astrium as well as the Chilean Air Force visited the Center for Optics and Photonics of the University of Concepción to discuss the ongoing cooperation between both entities. “Specifically, what we… Read More ›

The Center for Optics and Photonics inaugurated the laboratory for the Nonlinear Optics Division, located at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Chile. This new laboratory will permit the Nonlinear Optics group of CEFOP to iniciate its experimental… Read More ›

“The Universe of Light” exhibition, which touches themes basically related to the properties of light and its most recent technological applications, will present its 28th showing in Easter Island next month during October, after having toured practically all of continental… Read More ›

A seminar titled “The Role of Chain Topology in the Holding Cooperativity of a Protein” will be given by Dr. Carlos Bustamante, the distinguished professor of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Physics and Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley on… Read More ›

The Digital Imaging Processing division, located at Universidad la Frontera, participated in an all day work visit at our center in Concepción. Members of this division who participated included Dr. Juan Carlos Parra and Patricio Acevedo, M.S., in addition to… Read More ›

This Friday a series of three talks will be held in the Daniel Belmar room, located on the second floor of the Pharmacy faculty, with the aim of presenting  microscopy, trapping and characterization techniques that are carried out in the… Read More ›

The University of the Basque Country seeks to appoint a PhD student in Physics financed by the EU FP7-People Marie Curie Initial Training Network Circuit and Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics (CCQED) http://www.ccqed.eu/. You will work in the group of Prof. Enrique… Read More ›

Our Director of Technology Development, Dr. Rolando Hernández, traveled to France with the high command of the Air Force to realize the cotributions of one of our strategic partners, EADS-Astrium. The occasion also saw the state of the Chilean satellite… Read More ›

This Saturday June 25th at 16:00 pm in the main auditorium of the Interactive Museum CICAT, there will be held the fourth of a series of talk organized by CEFOP, entitled “A view from space”. In this occasion, the researcher… Read More ›

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Currently, in the Nonlinear Optics Division of CEFOP at Universidad de Chile, we are building up a completely new optical laboratory supported from CEFOP (Center for Optics and Photonics) and AON (Advanced Optics Nucleus), the first nonlinear optics laboratory in… Read More ›

After a week at the Centre for Lasers and Applications at the University of São Paulo, CEFOP’s researchers returned to Chile very pleased with the reception given by their Brazilian partners, emphasizing the generosity with their knowledge about Lidar and… Read More ›

Dr. Jeronimo Maze, seeks applicants interested in working in the experimental area of quantum optics and condensed matter. In particular, the research study defects in solids. According to Dr. Maze, Professor of the Physics Department at Pontificia Universidad Católica de… Read More ›

It is “The Universe of Light”, a traveling interactive exhibition supported by the Center for Optics and Photonics, which since its opening in October 2007 has proved the existing interest of Chilean society to approach science in a fun way.