Professional Affiliations
- Scientific head of the Ultrahigh Speed Light Manipulation Laboratory
- Holder of the Canada Research Chair in Smart Photonics (in French only)
- Member of the joint implementation committee of the INRS-UQO Joint Research Unit in Cybersecurity
Research axes
Photonic systems and microsystems
Quantum Photonics
Ongoing projects
Spatio-temporal effects in nonlinear periodic structures
Novel pulse shaping techniques for ultra fast telecommunication systems
New linear and nonlinear optical materials for photonics integration
Research teams
Consult professor Morandotti’s webpage: Roberto Morandotti | Professor | INRS
17 Jan 2025
Roberto Morandotti and his team at INRS publish their discovery of a quantum key distribution protocol in Nature Communications
The team supervised by Roberto Morandotti and which the postdoctoral researcher Stefania Sciara is firdt author have succeeded in implementing a quantum key distribution protocol using high-dimensional entangled photons in the time bins, also known as qudits. To read the article on INRS Pressroom: A step closer to even more powerful and secure quantum communications ...
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16 Nov 2023
Roberto Morandotti receives the Acfas Urgel-Archambault award
For several years now, Professor Morandotti has distinguished himself by the scope and breadth of his research in non-linear and quantum optics. Last year he was awarded the Prix Marie-Victorin, and this year he is the recipient of the Prix Acfas Urgel-Archambault. The award recognizes the excellence and influence of Quebec scientific research. To read ...
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14 Nov 2022
Roberto Morandotti s’inscrit parmi l’élite scientifique au Québec en recevant le Prix Marie-Victorin 2022 pour ses travaux de recherche en photonique intelligente
Passionné d’optique non linéaire et quantique, Morandotti est professeur à l’Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) et leader de l’axe en photonique quantique du COPL. Les travaux de ce titulaire de la chaire de recherche du Canada en photonique intelligente sont à l’origine de percées scientifiques majeures qui permettent de repousser les limites des ...
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25 Oct 2022
Le chef d’axe en photonique quantique, Roberto Morandotti, reçoit 2 M$ du CRSNG pour un projet ambitieux de réseau de communication quantique entre les continents.
Une équipe de scientifiques du Canada et de l’Europe, pilotée par le professeur Morandotti, s’est fixé l’objectif de réussir un échange direct de photons intriqués dans l’espace via des liaisons optiques par satellite entre les continents. Le projet reconnu par le CRSNG obtiendra un financement de 2 M$ pour créer un réseau intercontinental de communication ...
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