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Le French Quantum: list of CNRS laboratories 

C2N - Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology - The center develops research in the field of material science, nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, nanobiotechnologies and microsystems, as well as in nanotechnologies. In all these fields, its research activites cover all the range from fondamental to applied science. 

CPhT - Centre de Physique Théorique - This laboratory has a long tradition in the field of fundamental interactions, with major contributions in quantum fields, particles and strings. The particle physics group studies quantum chromodynamics at the frontier of the domains in which Nature is described in terms of quarks and gluons and hadrons respectively. The more formal work in field theory is based on the concepts of the renormalization group and the functional integral, using either a constructive or a perturbative approach. The string theory group is currently focusing on the symmetries and properties of compactifications, effective actions at low energies and physics beyond the Standard Model. String theory models also provide a basis for addressing primordial questions in cosmology. 

The FEMTO-ST Institute (Franche-Comté Electronics Mechanics Thermal Science and Optics – Sciences and Technologies) is a joint research institution under the authority of four entities: Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), CNRS, SUPMICROTECH-ENSMM, and Université de Technologie Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM). With a staff of 700 people, it is organized into seven departments: Automatic Control (AS2M), Computer Science and Complex Systems (DISC), Energy, Applied Mechanics (DMA), Micro Nano Sciences & Systems (MN2S), Optics, and Time & Frequency. FEMTO-ST specializes in combining Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies (STIC) with Engineering Sciences, covering fields such as optics, acoustics, micro and nanosciences, time-frequency, automation, computer science, mechatronics, mechanics, materials, energy, and electrical engineering. The institute’s research, both fundamental and applied, has socio-economic impacts in sectors like energy, transport, healthcare, telecommunications, space, instrumentation, metrology, and luxury industries such as watchmaking. The institute also benefits from advanced technology, equipment, and platforms, including the MIMENTO micro and nanotechnology center, which is part of the CNRS RENATECH national network.

GEMaC - Groupe d’Étude de la Matière Condensée - GEMaC's main mission is to undertake fundamental research with application prospects in the fields of physics and materials science for the electronics, optoelectronics and information storage and processing of the future. The laboratory's activities are based on shared expertise in physics and materials science in the fields of semiconductors, multifunctional materials and quantum nanophotonics.

The Institut de Chimie Physique (ICP)is a research unit that brings together chemists, biologists, and physicists to address societal challenges in health, environment, and energy. The ICP utilizes both theoretical and experimental approaches to study topics such as oxidative stress, theranostics, trace analysis, pollutant removal, fuel cells, biofuels, and catalysis. They have developed innovative theoretical approaches and experimental methodologies, including the use of gold nanoparticles for therapeutic applications and the study of electron transfer in condensed media.

The Institut Langevin combines fundamental research, applied research and business creation in a highly multidisciplinary spirit. The spectrum of waves involved is very broad: mechanical waves (acoustic, elastic, seismic, waves), electromagnetic waves (radiofrequencies, microwaves, terahertz) and optical waves (infrared and visible). The Institute's researchers aim to understand the propagation mechanisms of these different types of waves in the most complex environments, and to take advantage of this improved understanding to design original instruments for manipulating these waves and imaging these environments

Institut Néel - (Jointly with CEA) The core mission of the NEEL Institute is fundamental research into Condensed Matter physics, which also enables interdisciplinary links to be forged with chemistry, engineering and life sciences. Our scientific activities cover a wide range of fields, including superconductivity, quantum fluids, new materials, crystallography, surface science, nano-quantum electronics, nano-mechanics, non-linear and quantum optics, spintronics and magnetism.

INPHYNI - Institut de Physique de Nice - INPHYNI’s activities are structured around three, principal axes: Waves and quantum physics; Photonics; and Nonlinear physics, complex fluids, and biophysics. Projects developed around these topics cover theoretical, fundamental, and experimental aspects as well as applications. 

INSP - Institut des NanoSciences de Paris - INSP's scientific objectives lie at the heart of fundamental research in nanoscience and are based on 6 cross-disciplinary themes: Quantum confinement and 2D systems, Magnetism and spin physics, Nano Photo-Phononics, Growth-Organisation-Interfaces, Quantum technology, Energy

IRCP - Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris - With a focus on integrated research, from upstream to downstream and from fundamentals to applications, its themes cover a wide range of areas in chemistry: from molecular chemistry and polymer chemistry to energy, materials and processes.

IRIF - Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale - The research carried out at IRIF is based on the study and understanding of the foundations of all computer science, in order to provide innovative solutions to the current and future challenges of digital science. IRIF is recognised for its contributions to the design and analysis of algorithms, the study of computation and data representation models, the foundations of programming languages, software development, verification and certification. It draws on mathematical concepts developed and studied in-house, particularly in combinatorics, graph theory, logic and algebra. This work also contributes directly to mathematics, particularly in combinatorial physics, probability, categories, proof theory and computer-assisted proofs.

ISMO - Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d’Orsay - ISMO's ambition is to become a centre of excellence in its three main scientific fields: molecular physics and its applications, nanoscience and physics for biology, which are based on a common foundation corresponding to two types of approach: photophysics (a large part of the light spectrum, from X-rays to the infrared, is used to probe the dynamics induced by the optical excitation of the systems under study) and imaging: optical and local probe imaging. 

LAC - Laboratoire Aimé-Cotton - The LAC's research activities cover a wide range of topics in photonics, atomic physics and molecular spectroscopy. The 3 divisions (atoms, light and applications, cold matter and photons, materials and interfaces) each bring together several teams with varied interests, with applications ranging from biomedical to photovoltaic technologies. 

LCF - Laboratoire Charles Fabry -  LCF conducts high-level research in many areas of optics, ranging from fundamental topics such as atomic optics, quantum optics, nanophotonics, light-matter interaction and non-linear optics to more applied topics such as laser sources, XUV optics, biophotonics and imaging systems.

LIP6 - Laboratoire d'informatique de Sorbonne Université - LIP6 is dedicated to modelling and solving fundamental problems driven by applications, as well as implementing and validating solutions through academic and industrial partnerships. LIP6 responds to these challenges through four cross-disciplinary research areas: Artificial Intelligence and Data Science; Architecture, Systems and Networks; Security, Safety and Reliability; Theory and Mathematical Tools for Computer Science. 

LKB - Laboratoire Kastler Brossel - LKB is one of the main leaders worldwide in the domain of fundamental physics of quantum systems, covering numerous subjects from fundamental tests of quantum theory to applications, with an internationally recognized expertise throughout its 65 years history, including three Nobel Prize winners. One of the important developments in recent decades concerns cooling and trapping of neutral atoms, which have opened up a rich field of study on quantum gases and liquids, at the boundary between atomic and condensed matter physics. Another strength of the laboratory is the study of the interaction between photons and atoms with fundamental contributions in the field of cavity quantum electrodynamics, quantum optics and quantum information, and optomechanics. While these concepts continue to play a central role at LKB, the laboratory has also diversified its research themes towards nanophotonics, Casimir effect, imaging in biological and complex media, trapped ions, metrology and the tests of fundamental interactions. 

LMF - Laboratoire Méthodes Formelles - At LMF, we rely on formal methods as a tool to analyse, model, and reason about computing systems, such as computer programs, security protocols, and hardware designs. Our research targets a wide range of computational paradigms, from classical to emerging ones such as biological and quantum computing. LMF is structured around three hubs: Proofs and Models, which lie at the heart of our historical background, and Interactions, that is aimed at fostering cross-fertilisation between formal methods and other domains in computing science and beyond.

L2N - Light, nanomaterials, nanotechnologies - Researchers at the L2n work on new concepts and approaches, developing both innovative instrumentation and nanocharacterisation and nanofabrication methods. Covering such fields as energy (lighting, photovoltaics, etc.), telecommunications, data storage, health and security, key socio-economic challenges are addressed through multidisciplinary research focus areas: plasmonics, integrated optics, optoelectronics, new spectroscopy and microscopy techniques, multiphysics modeling, multi-functional nanosensors, nanobiophotonics and nanomaterials for photonics, quantum nanodevices, photochemistry and photophysics.

The Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée (LOA) is a joint CNRS/École Polytechnique/ENSTA-Paris research unit. A pioneer in laser-matter interaction and plasma physics for over 30 years, the laboratory's research activity covers a broad spectrum of topics in ultrafast science, including the development of ultra-intense femtosecond (10-15 s) laser systems, the physics of laser filamentation in air and the production of compact sources of radiation and energetic particles for academic, societal and industrial applications.

The Laboratoire de Chimie Physique-Matière et Rayonnement (LCPMR) is a joint research unit affiliated with Sorbonne University and the CNRS chemistry and physics institutes. It brings together teams of physical chemists and physicists, both experimental and theoretical, who specialize in studying the interactions between radiation and matter. The unit focuses on fundamental research into matter and its interactions with radiation, with a particular emphasis on condensed matter, atoms, molecules, and aggregates. They also explore nanoscience and attoscience, which involves studying the dynamics of systems on attosecond timescales. The LCPMR has a strong experimental component, and its teams collaborate in the development of research instruments and commercial applications. X-ray, XUV, and electron spectroscopy are the common techniques used by these teams, and their collective expertise in these areas make the LCPMR a recognized center of innovation and knowledge in these fields.

Researchers at the LPEM laboratory are studying the properties of insulating oxides and their potential for applications such as superconductivity at high critical temperatures. Bringing two insulating oxides into contact with each other can result in the material becoming conductive and even superconducting. The extraordinary properties of oxides are challenging for physicists to explain, but understanding these phenomena is a major concern of the researchers at the laboratory. In addition to studying oxides, the laboratory is also delving into the nanometric world, exploring the properties of structures consisting of just a few hundred or thousands of atoms. The LPEM focuses on three main themes: nanophysics, nanostructures and nanomaterials; correlated and low-dimensional electronic systems; and instrumentation.

LPENS - Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - LPENS is an interdisciplinary fundamental research laboratory in physics and its interfaces. The laboratory's scientific activities cover a vast exploratory field in fundamental and applied physics, both experimental and theoretical, and are organised into six areas: Astrophysics, Biophysics, Fluids and Interfaces, Fundamental Interactions, Quantum Materials and Devices, Statistical Physics 

LPL - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers -  The Laser Physics Department studies interactions between light and matter. Our experiments range from the most fundamental aspects of basic science to applied research: quantum physics, atomic and molecular physics, optical devices, biomedical imaging. With lasers, we study quantum properties of atomic gases at ultra-cold temperatures; we probe atoms interacting with surfaces and nano-objects; we perform precision measurements in more and more complex molecules (up to some of biological interest); we make measurements in diffusive media or even within the human body. And we also stabilize the laser frequency and make new sources of light using, in particular, nanotechnologies.

LPMC - Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée - Scientific activities are organized into two main areas, either nanosciences or irregular systems. Activities in the nanosciences area include the synthesis and characterization of thin films and particles, the physical study of magnetism, optical properties, matter transport and electrical transport in nano-objects, and the development of biosensors. Work in the irregular systems field includes the study of the influence of geometrical irregularities on morphogenesis, on dynamics and on matter transport. PMC facilitates the emergence of multidisciplinary and inter team subjects, with each team maintaining a balance between fundamental research and industrial cooperation. 

LPMMC - Laboratoire de Physique et Modélisation des Milieux Condensés - Current research at the LPMMC focuses on a variety of phenomena in modern condensed matter physics: Anderson and N-body localization, superfluidity and superconductivity, non-equilibrium phase transitions, turbulence, Bose-Einstein condensation, quantum thermodynamics, topological order, and the quantum Hall effect. These phenomena occur in a variety of physical systems, for example, in ultra-cold quantum gases, photonic cavities, graphene, semiconductors, superconductors and Josephson junction lattices, disordered photonic and phononic materials.

LPS - Laboratoire de Physique des Solides - LPS research activity is organized along three main thrusts : 1) New electronic states of matter, 2) Physical phenomena in reduced dimensions, 3) Soft matter and physics-biology interface. Our themes range from experimental and theoretical studies related to the properties of correlated fermions (superconductivity, magnetism, metal-insulator transitions…), fundamental properties of nanoscience (coherence length, mean free path, …) to“soft matter” to biological systems (complex systems to living tissues, from liquid crystals to foams, through polymers or granular systems).

The LPTM’s research activities focus on theoretical physics, statistical physics and numerical physics, and mainly concern the study of condensed matter problems, non-equilibrium phenomena and integrable models. Research topics can be classified into three generic themes:  Condensed matter, quantum phenomena / Integrability, dynamics, stochasticity / Physics of complex systems.

The Laboratoire de Physique Théorique de la Matière Condensée (LPTMC) is a joint research unit of Sorbonne University and CNRS, founded in 1970 by Savo Bratos. Initially focused on theoretical liquid physics, it expanded its scope to include complex liquids and statistical physics of classical and quantum systems. LPTMC's research covers three main areas: 1. **Physics at interfaces:** Investigates connections between composition, structure, dynamics, and macroscopic properties in materials science, biology, chemistry, and geology. 2. **Disordered systems and out-of-equilibrium phenomena:** Studies strong fluctuations in interacting systems, from thermal and quantum origins to real-system disorders. 3. **Quantum states of matter:** Explores highly correlated quantum systems such as superconductors, cold atom gases, and topological materials, focusing on both theoretical and applied aspects.

The Theoretical Physics and Statistical Models Laboratory (LPTMS) is renowned for its research in the fields of condensed matter and quantum fluids, statistical physics and integrable systems, as well as disordered systems, soft matter and the physics/biology interface. Its research covers a wide range of applications, including biology, theoretical computing and economics.

The Irradiated Solids Laboratory (LSI) conducts research on the physics and physical chemistry of materials, focusing on their interactions with radiation. The laboratory's objective is to understand the fundamental properties of solid-state materials and how they can be modified, with the aim of developing innovative devices for energy and environmental challenges. The laboratory employs various analytical techniques and theoretical approaches to analyse the physical properties, functionalities, structure, and shape of materials. Since 2000, the laboratory has been a joint research unit between the CEA, CNRS, and Ecole Polytechnique, and is part of the Fundamental Research Division and the Institute of Physics. The laboratory is primarily associated with the Condensed Matter, Organisation and Dynamics section and is also linked to the national committee's sections for Condensed Matter: Organisation and Dynamics.

The LSPMis a research unit developing fundamental and applied activities in the development of advanced processes and materials. The specific features of the LSPM are its multi-disciplinary nature (process engineering, mechanics of materials, physics, chemistry) and its ambition to understand the various macroscopic properties by characterising phenomena taking place on the smallest scales (nanometre).

LuMIn - Laboratoire Lumière, Matière et Interfaces - LuMIn's research activities focus on the interaction between light and materials at different scales (atoms, materials, devices, and living systems) and its multidisciplinary applications. It’s main activity relies on a broad range of optics expertise (lasers, non-linear optics, quantum optics, and plasmonics), with application developments for designing and creating materials, micro- and nanophotonic devices, microfluidic circuits, and for studying biochemical phenomena in cells, tissues, and living organisms.

MajuLab - MajuLab leverages 15 years of successful collaborations between France and Singapore, two powerhouses of quantum. Strong of 24 permanent researchers based at SPMS (NTU) and CQT (NUS), structured as a quantum centre, MajuLab aims to generate new and long-standing synergies between the French and the Singaporean quantum ecosystems, both in basic quantum science and in quantum technologies.  

MPQ - Materials and Quantum Phenomena Laboratory - MPQ specializes in the study of frontier quantum materials and the development of novel quantum devices. These activities rely on a broad range of theoretical and experimental expertise in condensed matter physics, transport, and optics, as well as technological platforms for clean-room fabrication, spectroscopy, and high-resolution electronic microscopy. 

PhLAM - Laboratory of Physics of Lasers, Atoms and Molecules - PhLAM's research themes are mainly oriented towards light-matter interaction, ranging from cold atom physics to photonics, via molecular physics and the non-linear dynamics of optical or biological systems.

SYRTE - Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace - The SYRTE department is a leader in time and frequency metrology and is also specialized in Earth rotation, celestial reference frame and history of Astronomy. SYRTE has a multidisciplinary research activity with transverse expertise in theory, instrumentation and data analysis and various goals from fundamental physics tests to industrial transfers

UMPhy CNRS-Thales - Laboratoire Albert Fert  - The Laboratoire Albert Fert is a joint research lab whose main legal bodies are the CNRS and Thales, and since 2021 the Université Paris-Saclay as a secondary legal body. Its research focuses on various areas of condensed matter physics, i.e. spintronics, oxytronics, superconductivity and, more recently, neuromorphic physics. This fundamental research is also aimed at developing applications and stimulating innovation in information and communication technologies, unconventional approaches to computing and beyond CMOS logic, and quantum technologies.

The Young Physics Teams is a scientific incubator hosted by Collège de France with the support of CNRS. It aims at providing young physicists with an ideal material and intellectual environment to foster innovative research projects and form research teams to eventually become permanent group leaders in other institutions.