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Although in operation since June 2023, the FASLIGHT (RED2022-134391-T) network has officially begun its journey with the celebration of its inaugural meeting.

The meeting took place on January 18 and 19, 2024 at the School of Physics of the University of Salamanca, bringing together more than 65 researchers from the 15 nodes that make up the network.

During the event, representatives of each of the nodes presented their work, lines of research, resources and proposals for collaboration within the network. Almost 30 doctoral students from each of the nodes presented their work in poster format in sessions organized for this purpose.

The news of the holding of the network’s inaugural meeting was published in several local media, including the communication service of the University of Salamanca.

Sala de Prensa de USAL. La Universidad de Salamanca impulsa la investigación española en luz estructurada con la creación de la red científica ‘FASLIGHT’ (19/01/2024)
Salamanca Hoy. La USAL impulsa la investigación en luz estructurada con la red científica ‘FASLIGHT’ (19/01/2024)
IMQ Tecnocrea. La Universidad de Salamanca impulsa la investigación española en luz estructurada con la creación de la red científica ‘FASLIGHT’ (30/01/2024)
Salamanca Al Dia. La Universidad de Salamanca impulsa la investigación española en luz estructurada con la creación de la red científica ‘FASLIGHT’ (20/01/2024)
Diario Total. La Universidad de Salamanca impulsa la investigación española en luz estructurada con la creación de la red científica ‘FASLIGHT’ (20/01/2024)
Salamanca 24 horas. La Universidad de Salamanca impulsa la investigación española en luz estructurada con la creación de la red científica ‘FASLIGHT’ (19/01/2024)
Tribuna Salamanca. La USAL impulsa la investigación española en luz estructurada con la creación de la red científica FASLIGHT (19/01/2024)

You can view the photos taken during the event on the FASLIGHT network website

The Research Network “Fundamentals and Applications of Structured Light” FASLIGHT has already started.

This network has emerged within the framework of the «Redes de Investigación» call within the framework of the Programa Estatal para Impulsar la Investigación Científico-Técnica y su Transferencia, del Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica, Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023. The action will last 2 years, starting in June 2023 and has received €20,300 in funding from the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación and the Agencia Estatal de Investigación.

The objective of the FASLIGHT network is to create a Spanish structured light network, uniting scientific groups with diverse experience in fundamental and applied physics, but with common points in the use of structured light. For this it is intended:

Establish a collaboration framework beyond the already existing bilateral collaborations under the umbrella of structured light, in which research groups from various fields of specialization can share their work, discuss novel ideas and promote new collaborations.
Activate new collaborations between Spanish groups that make use of structured light and explore potential collaborations between distant research fields.
Promote the international visibility of Spanish groups that work within the framework of structured light.
Motivate future project proposals, including European funds such as Marie Curie ITN, PATHFINDER, etc., and national and regional funds.
Promote the use of structured light as a key transformative technology in Spain.

The FASLIGHT network is made up of the following 15 nodes:

Grupo de Aplicaciones del Láser y Fotónica, represented by Luis Plaja Rustein, from the Universidad de Salamanca (USAL).
Estructuras fotónicas no lineales, represented by Albert Ferrando, from the Universitat de València (UV).
Engineering physics group, represented by Ángel Paredes, from the Universidad de Vigo (UVigo).
Attosecond and ultrafast x-ray optics (AUXO), represented by Antonio Picón, from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (AUM)
Grupo de Fotónica Aplicada / Applied Photonics Group, represented by David Novoa from the Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU).
Grupo de Investigación de Óptica (GROC-UJI), represented by Enrique Tajahuerce, from the Universitat Jaume I (UJI).
Grupo de investigación en luz estructurada de la Universidad de Zaragoza, represented by Francisco Javier Salgado Remacha, from the Universidad de Zaragoza (UZ)
Quantum Nanophotonics Laboratory, represented by Gabriel Molina Terriza, from the Materials Physics Center.
Grupo de Tecnología Óptica y Optoelectrónica – TecnOpto-UMH, represented by Ignacio Moreno, from the Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH)
Grupo de luz estructurada UCM: Control espacial/temporal de haces láser continuo/pulsado y sus aplicaciones, represented by Jose A. Rodrigo Martín-Romo, from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Laboratorio de Óptica (LOUM), represented by Juan Manuel Bueno, from the Universidad de Murcia (UMU).
Grupo Photonics4Life, represented by María Teresa Flores Arias, from the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC).
Grupo Theory for Quantum Technologies Group (TQT group), represented by Miguel Ángel García March from the Universitat Politécnica de València (UPV)
Grupo de Sistemas Complejos (GSC), represented by Miguel Ángel Porras, from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Grupo Quantum Atom Optics (QAOS), represented by Verònica Ahufinger, from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).

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Celebration of the inaugural meeting of the FASLIGHT network

Launch of the FASLIGHT network