LOTS25 Lights of Tuscany: Photonics, Research and the Future. The Sant’Anna School contributes with a talk on Wireless Optics
Professor Ernesto Ciaramella took part as a speaker in the sixth edition of LOTS25 – Lights of Tuscany 2025, presenting TeCIP’s research on wireless optical communications. The event brought together leading scientific institutions and students, offering a broad overview of the world of research.
Professor Ernesto Ciaramella, faculty member at the TeCIP Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, participated as a speaker at LUCI della Toscana 2025 (LOTS25), an international scientific event held from May 15 to 19, 2025.
Professor Ciaramella’s talk focused on wireless optical communications, an innovative and strategic research area for the future of telecommunications. After a general introduction to the topic, he presented an overview of the results achieved at TeCIP, highlighting the various application areas explored by his research group. From high-speed data transmission to communication in harsh environments, the presentation offered an in-depth look at the most promising technologies in the field.
LUCI della Toscana (Lights of Tuscany) confirms itself again in 2025 as a landmark event for scientific outreach, with a program ranging from Photonics — the central theme of the event — to Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Optics, Biophysics, and Applied Physics for Cultural Heritage. The initiative is designed not only for professionals but also for a broad and diverse audience, aiming to make even the most complex concepts accessible and engaging.
Special attention was given to engaging younger generations. On the first day of the event, high school students from Pisa attended lectures and took part in a guided tour of the European Gravitational Observatory VIRGO (EGO), allowing them to directly experience the world of research and engage in dialogue with scientists and professors.
In addition to EGO, LUCI della Toscana 2025 also included visits and meetings within some of the region’s most important scientific and academic institutions: the National Research Council (CNR), the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), the European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS), the University of Pisa, the University of Florence, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, and the Galileo Museum in Florence.
