CNR – INO The National Institute of Optics

The National Institute of Optics has been carrying out pure and applied research in optics for almost a century. Its activities also include technology transfer and training, as well as metrology, consultancy and testing services for both public institutions and private companies. 

The Trieste Unit is mainly involved in quantum sciences and technologies:
– the Quantum Communications and Information (QCI) laboratory deals with cryptography and quantum communication and their integration into modern optic fibre communication networks 

– the Artificial Quantum Systems (ArQuS) laboratory focuses on the quantum simulation of many-body systems with ultracold atoms via manipulation techniques at the single-atom level with metrological precision.