✦ EPFL MAKE Open-Source Initiative ✦

lumen™

Making FTIR spectroscopy more accessible on the EPFL campus and beyond. A blend of open-source hardware, precision optics and artificial intelligence.

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EPFL Lumen FTIR Prototype
V1 Interferometer Bench
✦ ABOUT EPFL LUMEN

A project designed to make fast, reliable and affordable infrared spectroscopy accessible to research labs, startups and companies.

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AREA OF EXPERTISEEPFL MAKE
4+ Disciplines

Optics, Electronics, Computer Science & Machine Learning combined.

AVAILABILITY100% Open
Open Hardware

Reproducible designs, 3D plans and modular source code.

✦ ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION

An interdisciplinary community at EPFL

The initiative brings together passionate students to build practical skills while creating a scientific tool that anyone can reuse.

01 / HANDS-ON LEARNING

Design & Embedded Systems

Direct experience in optical design, interferometry, signal processing and data-driven modelling.

Physics & Microtechnology
02 / KNOWLEDGE BASE

Documentation & Reproducibility

Building an open knowledge base: detailed schematics, modular software and fabrication guides.

Open Hardware & Open Source
03 / LONG-TERM VISION

Modular Ecosystem & AI

Developing a scalable system with machine learning for automatic interpretation of spectra.

Machine Learning & AI Analysis
EPFL LUMEN ✦ FTIR SPECTROMETRY ✦ OPEN HARDWARE ✦ MICHELSON INTERFEROMETRY ✦ MACHINE LEARNING ✦ MAKE INITIATIVE ✦
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Frequently asked questions

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Embedded spectrometer system
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