At CAP we perform R&D in applied photonics, principally focusing on optical fibre technology.
We are oriented towards applied research and development in optical fibre sources, optical fibre communication, optical fibre sensors and microfabrication (thin films and integrated optics).
Our group is always looking for opportunities for technology transfer to industrial companies using its specific competencies in optoelectronics and systems integration.
Researcher Diana Guimarães will have a year and a half to apply an approach with “great potential to reveal the manufacturing processes and composition of objects of high historical value”. Meanwhile, the work carried out by PhD student Diana Capela on the analysis of Portuguese tiles received an award.
20th August 2025
What if we could replace chemical methods of catheter sterilisation? INESC TEC is part of a multidisciplinary team that developed a medical technology set to revolutionise the way catheters are sterilised, using a solution based on infrared radiation guided by optical fibre.
31st July 2025
The variable-message signs on Portuguese roads are now more efficient thanks to a technology developed by INESC TEC, which aims to improve the visibility of LED lights and reduce sun glare in adverse conditions.
27th January 2025
REPMUS - Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned Systems, the largest operational experimentation exercise of unmanned systems in the world, took place in Portugal yet again, between September 9 and 27 (Troia and Sesimbra).
17th October 2024
Orlando Frazão, researcher at INESC TEC, was appointed Fellow of the European Optical Society (EOS) for the current year, acknowledging his vast career in applied photonics - namely in fibre-optic sensors.
02nd October 2024
