TECHNOLOGY AND INSTRUMENTATION PLATFORM FOR OPTICS AND MICROWAVES:
The PLATINOM Platform, a member of the RF-Net network, is the technological resource center of the XLIM laboratory and one of the shared services of the University of Limoges. It brings together the main experimental facilities required for the laboratory’s research in the fields of photonics, electronics, and electromagnetics.
In particular, PLATINOM offers a wide range of radiofrequency measurement capabilities up to sub-THz frequencies, with strong expertise in complex characterization of passive and active components (material characterization, nonlinear characterization under high power and modulated signals, etc.) as well as of radiating systems and subsystems (anechoic chambers and EMC measurements) for applications in space, defense, and 5G and beyond telecommunications.
The platform’s scope also extends to other domains ranging from electronic and optical technologies to microwave and photonic instrumentation. It is supported by a team of engineers and technicians working across six technical units, representing €13 million worth of equipment and infrastructure spread across the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Ester Technopole in Limoges, as well as the IUT campus in Brive-la-Gaillarde.
Associated with XLIM's PREMISS Platform, which offers services in device design and communication system modeling, PLATINOM benefits from regular investments from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region (ESR Open Platform Program) and the Ministry of Research (CPER and France 2030 investment plans).
