The Department of Physics
The Department of Physics pursues excellence in scientific research in the field of Physics of Matter and Applied Physics, combining research and innovation, for the development of internationally advanced instrumentation and technologies with high social impact. It collaborates with national and international centers of excellence, including large Research Infrastructures.
Events
A new edition of the DATATHON at the Politecnico di Milano: 30 October 2026
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Giacomo Ghiringhelli appointed Fellow of the American Physical Society
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Observing molecules in the first few instants after light absorption
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Semiconductors and ultrashort light: new prospects for the optoelectronics of the future
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Giulio Cerullo receives the Raman Award for the most innovative technological development
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Debate as a tool for teaching physics: the Department’s study ranks among the most-read articles in Argumentation & Advocacy
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Research Lines
1- Generazione di impulsi ultrabrevi e loro applicazioni alla fisica della materia
The research activity concerns the development of new laser sources for the generation of ultrashort optical pulses (in the femtosecond regime) and their application to the study of dynamical processes in materials
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2 - Solid state lasers and photonic devices
The research activity concerns the development of solid state lasers and integrated photonic devices for application to environmental monitoring, telecommunications and coherent control of light.
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3 - Photonics for health, food and cultural heritage
The research takes place at the Physics Department of the Politecnico di Milano through a network of 14 cutting-edge laboratories dedicated to the development of new methods and innovative techniques based on photonics
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4 - Epitaxial growth and nanostructure fabrication
The activity is focused on the growth of nanostructured artificial materials (typically layers of nano- or subnanometric thickness) and on their characterization by means of several spectroscopy and microscopy techniques.
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5 - Electronic, optical and magnetic properties of low-dimensional systems
This activity is devoted to the fundamental electronic and magnetic properties of solids studied with electron spectroscopy and to the development of new experimental methods in that field.
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