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Micro and Nanosciences Laboratory was founded on September 1, 2006, and consists of the former Optoelectronics Laboratory, Electron Physics Laboratory, Optics and Molecular Materials, and Microtechnology Group from the Microelectronics Centre. The laboratory is part of Department of Electrical and Communications Engineering of Helsinki University of Technology (TKK).
Micro and Nanosciences Laboratory hosts seven research groups: Electron Physics Group (EPG), Fiber Optics Group (FOG), Micro and Quantum Systems Group (MQS), Microfabrication Group (MFG), Nanotechnology Group (NTG), Optoelectronics Group (OEG), and Photonics Group (PG) (starting February 15, 2007). At the moment, the research in the laboratory focuses on the areas of micro- and nanotechnology: sensors based on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), optical sensors, optoelectronic and photonic components and systems, biosensors and fluidistics, and nano and quantum devices. The research activities cover both basic research and industrial applications and the laboratory has extensive collaboration with other universities, research institutes and industrial laboratories both internationally and nationally.
Micro and Nanosciences Laboratory is located in Micronova - the joint research centre of VTT and TKK. Micronova's modern facilities, completed in 2002, include 2600 m2 of cleanrooms and processing lines for silicon BiCMOS, MEMS, III-V optoelectronics and thin film devices. In addition, Micronova houses extensive laboratories for electrical and optical measurements and various types of materials characterization.
Teaching offered by Micro and Nanosciences Laboratory include the following majors: Micro and nanosystems, Optoelectronics, Semiconductor technology, and Optical communications. The majors Nanotechnology and Optics are offered in cooperation with Department of Engineering Physics and Mathematics. In addition, the laboratory is responsible for most of the basic physics courses for the degree programs BIO, EST, TLT and AUT.
The laboratory is an active partner in the national graduate schools of Materials Physics, Modern Optics and Photonics, and Electronics, Telecommunications and Automation (GETA).