It is a joint research unit (UMR 7249) between the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Aix-Marseille Université and Centrale Méditerranée, created on 1 January 2000.

[6][7] The Fresnel Institute was born in 1999, and officially recognized as a French unité mixte de recherche (UMR) on 1 January 2000.

The institute is named after French scientist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, whose research on the wave theory of light led to its near unanimous acceptance.

These include:[8][3] The institute's present and former directors are listed below in reverse chronological order:[2]

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