{"id":47,"date":"2025-10-16T14:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pmdl.iesl.forth.gr\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:27:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:27:57","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pmdl.iesl.forth.gr\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47\" class=\"elementor elementor-47\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-855a0f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"855a0f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dbd54b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dbd54b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8707a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8707a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea667e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ea667e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photonic Materials &amp; devices Laboratory<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9d4646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9d4646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Photonic Materials and Devices Laboratory at <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">IESL-FORTH<\/span><\/span> conducts cutting-edge research on fiber-based photonic devices, integrating materials science, device engineering, and laser fabrication techniques.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8460362 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8460362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/?page_id=1008\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore PMDL's Research<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a659aac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a659aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/pmdl.iesl.forth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture1-final.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2636\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pmdl.iesl.forth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture1-final.png 470w, https:\/\/pmdl.iesl.forth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture1-final-300x274.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55008e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d55008e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b77683 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b77683\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a327f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a327f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f7b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55f7b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Fundamental Science to Real-World Solutions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53877a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53877a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We develop hybrid photonic devices by fusing advanced materials science with cutting-edge technologies. 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