General information

1) Optical Laboratory: area of 160 m2, divided into three clean ISO class 8 rooms and an ISO class 6 room. Equipment includes optical instruments and a wide variety of other elements.

2) Optical fibre Laboratory: preparation, characterization and integration of optical fibres and bundles; the lab is equiped with STRASBAUGH and ENGIS polishing machines.

3) Electronics and Electromagnetic compatibility Laboratories: shielded isolated room of 35 m, and electronic equipment (oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, EMI receptors, etc.).

4) Laboratory of Imaging and Sensors for Astronomy: calibration and characterization of visible wavelength detectors (Quantum efficiency, noise, spectral response, etc).

5) Climatic chamber of 8000 liters of usable capacity, capable of simulating environments from -200C to 750C and 40% to 98% relative humidity, with 20C/minute gradient.

6) Mechanical Integration Laboratory: equipped with appropriated tools, precision measuring devices, and general purpose test cryostats and vacuum and cryogenic hardware.

7) Computer Aided Design & Engineering Laboratory: powerful hardware platforms and software to support mechanical design and analyze optical and mechanical systems.

8) Metrology Laboratory: 3D measuring machine with precision of a few microns, two portable coordinate measuring machines, an arm for small distances and a Laser Tracker.

9) Electronics Workshop: Multilayer printed circuit boards, SMDs, microcontrollers, special power supplies, racks and cables are routinely manufactured.

10) Mechanical Workshop: Lathes and mills with five numerically controlled high precision machines, painting enclosure, anodizing plant, shotblasting machine, furnace, and welding and cutting machines. Works on steel, stainless steel, aluminium alloys, bronce, teflon, etc.

11) Large instrument assembly, integration and verification room: With a floor area of 540 m2 and 10 m high, the lab is a 100000 class cleanroom. It is divided in several areas, including an anti-vibration plate for optics, as well as a GTC Nasmyth rotator simulator.

12) Advanced Optics Systems Centre: three laboratories for optical manufacture from 10 cm to 1.5 m of diameter, including grinding, polishing, ultrapolishing and coating. Three interferometers, profilometer and a 3D scanner will be available for metrology.

IACTEC comprises a purpose-built headquarters that offers businesses a space of more than 4000 m2, equipped with infrastructure, including offices, meeting rooms, clean rooms, multipurpose laboratory, storage areas, computer rooms, common areas, and underground parking.