SmartWaves

The ‘SmartWaves’ Major Research Programme brings together the entire wave physics community at PSL: optics, acoustics, microwaves and seismology. The programme aims to tackle a particularly thorny problem: the propagation of these waves in complex media, and in particular the development of new mathematical methods for modelling these interactions. With a wide range of application areas, including health (imaging), telecommunications, energy and sustainable development, SmartWaves will be developed around 4 strategic axes, based on a proven model for the transfer of technological innovation.

The main areas of research:

  • Quantifying the information conveyed by waves: Analysing the information transmitted by waves as they propagate, particularly in complex media.

  • Ability of waves to carry information and generate arbitrary wavefronts: Study their use in extended networks of sources and/or receivers.

  • Development of quantitative imaging techniques: Creating imaging methods adapted to both living organisms and inert matter.

  • Innovation in materials for agile waves: Designing new materials to make waves more flexible and modulable.

 

Project Leaders:

Laboratories
Projects
Publications

ESPCI Paris - PSL

Dauphine - PSL

Ecole Normale Supérieure - PSL

Mines Paris - PSL

Chimie ParisTech - PSL

Establishments involved:

ESPCI Paris - PSL

Dauphine - PSL

Ecole Normale Supérieure - PSL

Mines Paris - PSL

Chimie ParisTech - PSL

 

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