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    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.

    Latest News
    Networked Intelligent Systems

    Researcher from INESC TEC receives award in the optical fibre sensors area

    The work presented by Diana Guimarães, researcher of INESC TEC’s Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP) was distinguished at the 26th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (OFS-26), which took place in Lausanne, Switzerland between 24 and 28 September.

    09th November 2018

    Networked Intelligent Systems

    Research at INESC TEC wins SPOF Award

    The researcher Ana Rita Ribeiro received the SPOF Award for the work developed as an integral element of INESC TEC’s Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP), which was completed on 7 July 2017.

    17th October 2018

    INESC TEC’s researchers win the 2018 Global Peer Review Award

    This year, Publons, a free website for academics to validate their editorial contributions, honoured over 6000 specialists such as world-class reviewers and editors at the Global Peer Review Awards.

    11th October 2018

    Networked Intelligent Systems

    INESC TEC and Portuguese Navy reinforce strategic commitment

    INESC TEC welcomed a delegation of the Navy Military Staff in July. More than just presenting the institution, the meeting allowed the Navy’s leaders to contact directly with some of the most recent projects developed in the sea area (and beyond).

    25th September 2018

    Networked Intelligent Systems

    Team from INESC TEC receives distinction at the National Conference on Physics

    The work of Diana Guimarães and Miguel Ferreira, researchers of INESC TEC’s Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP), was distinguished by the Portuguese Society of Physics at the 21st National Conference on Physics (Física2018), which took place between 29 August and 1 September of 2018 at the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã.

    17th September 2018

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    Featured Projects

    MetBots

    Metabolomic robots with self-learning artificial intelligence for precision agriculture

    2018-2020

    GreenNanoSensing

    Quantum nanoSensing for renewable energy and environmental management

    2018-2021

    ENDOR

    Endoscope based on new optical fibre technology for Raman spectroscopy

    2018-2021

    SolSensors

    Development of advanced fibre optic sensors to monitor the durability of concrete and reinforced concrete structures

    2018-2021

    SAFEWATER

    On chip whispering gallery mode optical microcavities for emerging microcontaminant determination in waters

    2018-2021

    FLAPSYS

    Fiber laser plasma spectroscopy system for real time element analysis

    2018-2021

    INFANTE

    Sistema de apresentação da "Maquete do Porto Mediaval", do Museu Casa do Infante

    2017-2017

    CORAL-TOOLS-1

    CORAL – Sustainable Ocean Exploitation: Tools and Sensors

    2016-2018

    CORAL-SENSORS

    CORAL – Sustainable Ocean Exploitation: Tools and Sensors

    2016-2018

    Femto3D

    Fabricação tridimensional de dispositivos ópticos integrados por escrita directa com laser femtosegundo

    2016-2017

    TECCON2

    Acordo de Cooperação em P&D entre INESC P&D Brasil e INESCTEC para participação no projeto TECCON2

    2016-2018

    STRONGMAR

    STRengthening MARritime Technology Research Center

    2016-2018

    MarineEye

    MarinEye - A prototype for multitrophic oceanic monitoring

    2015-2017

    NanoStima-RL1

    NanoSTIMA - Macro-to-Nano Human Sensing Technologies

    2015-2018

    ASCOS2015

    9th Advanced Study Course on Optical Chemical Sensors

    2015-2015

    VAMOS

    Viable Alternative Mine Operating System

    2015-2018

    EYEFRY

    Cooking oils degradation assessment system

    2014-2015

    GOPA

    Environmental processes management and optimisation

    2013-2014

    Spin_Fonao

    Magnetic-induced ferroelectricity unravelled through spin-phonon coupling

    2013-2015

    InCell

    Optical fibre tweezers for single cell manipulation and analysis

    2013-2014

    SNIFFER

    Sensor devices network for food supply chain security

    2013-2016

    Re-Learning

    Human motor re-learning by sensor information fusion

    2013-2013

    ThermaMonitor

    System based on optical fibre sensors to monitor temperature in electrical machines

    2013-2014

    Sensing

    Network Sensing for Critical Systems Monitoring

    2013-2015

    SmartGrids

    Smart Grids

    2013-2015

    Cooperation

    Cooperation and Perception for Augmented Autonomy

    2013-2015

    Cyclops

    Single-Pixel Imaging Lidar based on Compressive Sensing

    2013-2014

    Ecoal-MGT

    Ecological Management of Coal Waste Piles

    2012-2015

    IORT

    The effect of shielding on dose distributions in intra-operative electron radiotherapy: a Monte Carlo simulation study

    2012-2015

    SPR

    Plasmonics Based Fibre Optic Sensing with Enhanced Performance

    2012-2014

    WineBioCode

    Biosensor Development for Wine Traceability in the Douro Region

    2012-2015

    E-Coli

    Lab-on-a-chip: E.coli rapid detection

    2012-2012

    NanoWires

    Optical Fibre NanoWires

    2012-2012

    FLUOROCT

    Dose distribution mapping and Monte Carlo simulations in CT-fluoroscopy

    2011-2014

    Wood

    Numerical and experimental study of cohesive laws in bonded wood joints

    2011-2014

    AQUAMONITOR

    Optical fiber sensors for water quality monitoring applied to the determination of dissolved carbon dioxide in aquaculture

    2011-2013

    Nanovalor

    Pole of Competitiveness in Nanotechnology for the enhancement of R&D potential in the Euroregion Galicia-Northern Portugal

    2011-2014

    MicroNanoCarolina

    Expanding activity in optics and optoelectronics: micro and nonofabrication technologies

    2010-2012

    Multiferroicos

    Multiferroic and Magnetoelectric materials for spintronics: obstacles and interfaces

    2010-2013

    FIBDOSE

    Fibre dosimeters for in vitro and in vivo dosimetry in External Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy

    2010-2013

    SmartCoat

    Optical fibre sensors embedded in composite materials to monitor physical parameters

    2010-2012

    TECCON

    Optical fibre sensors to supervise, control and protect electric power systems

    2010-2013

    SensEFil

    Monitoring filament wound vessels using optical sensors embedded in composite reinforcement

    2010-2012

    MCP

    Antibacterial and osteogenic behaviour of Modified Calcium Phosphates (MCP): in vitro and in vivo evaluation

    2010-2013

    Hybrid

    Hybrid electro-optical microfluidic device for single cell analysis

    2010-2013

    WaveTune

    Monitoring systems based on optical fibre technology

    2010-2011

    SensingVed

    Intelligent monitoring system based on sensor networks

    2010-2010

    Microphyte

    Sensors for a new and more competitive bioprocess for the production of hydrogen

    2010-2013

    SensKanoe

    Sensing systems applied to canoes

    2009-2012

    Mobiles

    Sustainable electric mobility - Solutions for the logistics associated with electric vehicle battery charging

    2009-2012

    TunLas

    Optical fibre tunable lasers

    2009

    SkateMus

    Music generation from skater movements

    2009-2009

    Memimetria

    System to measure the thickness of materials using interferometric imaging setups

    2008-2010

    Biomotion

    Perception of biological motion - integrating psychophysics, neurophysiology and computational modeling

    2008-2012

    Bioswim

    Body Interface System based on Wearable Integrated Monitoring

    2008-2011

    Endurance

    Optical fibre Bragg sensors to monitor structures in Civil Engineering

    2008-2010

    Nanocrystalline

    Glass Ceramics with Non Linear Optical Properties

    2008-2011

    AmdraphydII

    Advanced Monitoring and Diagnosis of the Physical Dynamics of the Estuary of Aveiro

    2008-2009

    Oreo2

    Self-patternable organic/inorganic hybrids for low cost integrated optics devices

    2008-2010

    SenRONS

    Optical fibre sensors to determine reactive oxygen and nitric oxide in biological systems

    2008-2011

    Motion

    Monitoring and compensaTion of Impairments in Optical Networks

    2007-2010

    Welding

    Optical fibre Bragg sensors for friction stir welding (FSW) and laser beam welding (LBW) modeling

    2007-2009

    Biopelvic

    Study of Female Pelvic Floor Disorders

    2007-2010

    Optic-Algae

    Hybrid photobioreactors containing microstructured optical fibres for operations with microalgae

    2007-2010

    SmartBio

    HIP Femoral Prosthesis for in vivo loosening data acqusition

    2007-2010

    NextGenPCF

    Next Generation Photonic Crystal Fibres

    2006-2009

    Team
    Paulo Vicente Marques

    Centre Coordinator

    Ireneu Dias

    Assistant Centre Coordinator

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    Publications

    CAP Publications

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    2018

    Temperature Compensated Strain Sensor Based on Long Period Gratings and Microspheres

    Authors
    Ascorbe, J; Coelho, L; Santos, JL; Frazao, O; Corres, JM;

    Publication
    IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

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    2018

    Quantification of Ethanol Concentration in Gasoline Using Cuprous Oxide Coated Long Period Fiber Gratings

    Authors
    Monteiro Silva, F; Santos, JL; Marques Martins de Almeida, JMMM; Coelho, L;

    Publication
    IEEE Sensors Journal

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    2018

    Real-time Early Warning Strategies for Corrosion Mitigation in Harsh Environments

    Authors
    Costa Coelho, LCC; Soares dos Santos, PSS; da Silva Jorge, PAD; Santos, JL; Marques Martins de Almeida, JMMM;

    Publication
    Journal of Lightwave Technology

    Abstract
    Long period fiber gratings (LPFGs) were coated with iron (Fe) and exposed to oxidation in air and in water having different concentrations of sodium chloride (NaCl) to detect the formation of iron oxides and hydroxides. The process was monitored in real time by measuring the characteristics of the LPFGs attenuation bands. Thin films of Fe were deposited on top of silica (SiO2) substrates, annealed in air, and exposed to water with NaCl. The composition of the oxide and hydroxide layers were analyzed by SEM/EDS and XRD. It was observed the formation of oxide phases, Fe3O4 (magnetite) and Fe2O3 (hematite) when annealing in air, and Fe2(OH)3Cl (hibbingite) and FeO(OH) (lepidocrocite) when exposed to water with NaCl. Results shows that Fe coated LPFGs can be used as sensors for real time monitoring of corrosion in offshore and in coastal projects where metal structures made of iron alloys are in contact with sea or brackish water. In addition, LPFGs coated with hematite were characterized for sensing, leading to the conclusion that the sensitivity to the refractive index of the surrounding medium can be tuned by proper choice of hematite thickness. IEEE

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    2018

    Optical Fiber Tips for Biological Applications: from Light Confinement, Biosensing to Bioparticles Manipulation

    Authors
    Paiva, JS; Jorge, PAS; Rosa, CC; Cunha, JPS;

    Publication
    Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects

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    2018

    The last frontier: Coupling technological developments with scientific challenges to improve hazard assessment of deep-sea mining

    Authors
    Santos, MM; Jorge, PAS; Coimbra, J; Vale, C; Caetano, M; Bastos, L; Iglesias, I; Guimarães, L; Reis Henriques, MA; Teles, LO; Vieira, MN; Raimundo, J; Pinheiro, M; Nogueira, V; Pereira, R; Neuparth, T; Ribeiro, MC; Silva, E; Castro, LFC;

    Publication
    Science of the Total Environment

    Abstract
    The growing economic interest in the exploitation of mineral resources on deep-ocean beds, including those in the vicinity of sensitive-rich habitats such as hydrothermal vents, raise a mounting concern about the damage that such actions might originate to these poorly-know ecosystems, which represent millions of years of evolution and adaptations to extreme environmental conditions. It has been suggested that mining may cause a major impact on vent ecosystems and other deep-sea areas. Yet, the scale and the nature of such impacts are unknown at present. Hence, building upon currently available scientific information it is crucial to develop new cost-effective technologies embedded into rigorous operating frameworks. The forward-thinking provided here will assist in the development of new technologies and tools to address the major challenges associated with deep sea-mining; technologies for in situ and ex situ observation and data acquisition, biogeochemical processes, hazard assessment of deep-sea mining to marine organisms and development of modeling tools in support of risk assessment scenarios. These technological developments are vital to validate a responsible and sustainable exploitation of the deep-sea mineral resources, based on the precautionary principle. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.

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    Supervised Theses

    2017

    Fabrication of opticals Ensing devices by 3D laser  micromachining

    Author
    Carlos Duarte Rodrigues Viveiros

    Institution
    UP-FCUP

    2017

    Development of optical biosensors for monitoring the deterioration of fresh meat and fish

    Author
    HELENA CATARINA ARAÚJO SOARES GUEDES VASCONCELOS

    Institution
    UTAD

    2017

    High Power Fiber Lasers and Amplifiems -Power Scaling and Performance limitations

    Author
    Miguel Alexandre Ramos de Melo

    Institution
    UP-FCUP

    2017

    Research project: Heterogeneous Supercomputation for Non-equilibrium Mesoscale Optics

    Author
    Nuno Miguel Azevedo Silva

    Institution
    UP-FCUP

    2017

    Surface plasmon resonance excitations and nonlinear phenomena in light-guiding structures based on tapered optical fibers

    Author
    Tiago Jorge Mendes Martins

    Institution
    UP-FCUP

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    Facts & Figures

    144EU Programmes (k€)

    2016

    18Other Funding Programmes (k€)

    2016

    4Concluded PhD theses

    2016

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    Contacts
    CAP
    Centre for Applied Photonics
    Paulo Vicente Marques

    Coordinator

    +351220402301

    paulo.v.marques@inesctec.pt

    Ireneu Dias

    Coordinator

    +351220402301

    ireneu.dias@inesctec.pt