Julien Houel

Julien Houel

Associate Professor, Light-Matter Institute, University Lyon 1.
Head of the nano-optics lab.
We are delighted to put our expertise and experimental setups at the service of international collaborations.

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External Services for Private Sector

Our laboratory offers comprehensive scientific and technical services for the private sector. Contact us for pricing

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⚗️ Available Equipment & Services

FS5 spectrofluorometer

FS5 spectrofluorometer

PL, PLE, absorbance, and quantum yield measurements over the visible range. Available from half a day to three consecutive days.

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L900 UV–Vis absorption spectrometer

UV–Vis absorption

High-sensitivity absorbance measurements down to 10⁻⁴ OD with dual-line measurements.

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Lifetime measurement system

Lifetime measurements

Routine plug-and-play lifetime measurements with <100 ps system resolution and 4 ps time channels. Measure emitting entities directly in liquids (quartz cuvettes), thin films, bulk crystals, or powders. Temperature controllable from 90 to 600 K. Available from half a day to one week.

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AFM EasyScan II atomic force microscope

AFM EasyScan II

Measuring your samples is quick and easy with our AFM EasyScan II. Nanometre resolution, up to a 100 × 100 µm scanning range, and tapping or contact modes. Available from one day to one week.

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Table Top XRD

Table Top XRD

X-Ray Diffraction

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Tabletop Phenom scanning electron microscope with EDX

Tabletop Phenom SEM/EDX

Our tabletop Phenom SEM is equipped with an EDX detector for quick and reliable mapping of the chemical elements in samples. Available from one to three days.

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FTIR

FTIR

Fourier Transform Infrared

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Confocal Microscopy

Confocal Microscopy

High Resolution Imaging

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FLIM

FLIM

Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging

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