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physics.optics2018★ 34 cited

Energy, linear and angular momentum of light: what do we measure?

Olivier Emile, Janine Emile

The most commonly observed quantity related to light is its power or equivalently its energy. It can be either measured with a bolometer, a photodiode or estimated with the naked e…

physics.optics2018★ 9 cited

Microwave generation on an optical carrier in micro-resonator chains

Andrea Armaroli, Patrice Féron, Yannick Dumeige

We consider self-pulsing regimes in chains of Kerr nonlinear optical microresonators. By means of a supermodal diagonalization procedure of the conventional coupled-mode theory in…

physics.optics2016★ 2 cited

Differential description and irreversibility of depolarizing light-matter interactions

Julien Fade, Noé Ortega-Quijano

The widely-used Jones and Mueller differential polarization calculi allow non-depolarizing deterministic polarization interactions, known to be elements of the Lorentz…

physics.optics2015★ 10 cited

Stable integrated hyper-parametric oscillator based on coupled optical microcavities

Andrea Armaroli, Patrice Féron, Yannick Dumeige

We propose a flexible scheme based on three coupled optical microcavities which permits to achieve stable oscillations in the microwave range, the frequency of which depends only o…

physics.optics2015★ 6 cited

Excitable-like chaotic pulses in the bounded-phase regime of an opto-radiofrequency oscillator

Marco Romanelli, Aurélien Thorette, Marc Brunel +2

We report theoretical and experimental evidence of chaotic pulses with excitable-like properties in an opto-radiofrequency oscillator based on a self-injected dual-frequency laser.…

physics.optics2013★ 23 cited

Phase Noise of the Radio Frequency (RF) Beatnote Generated by a Dual-Frequency VECSEL

Syamsundar De, Abdelkrim El Amili, Ihsan Fsaifes +6

We analyze, both theoretically and experimentally, the phase noise of the radio frequency (RF) beatnote generated by optical mixing of two orthogonally polarized modes in an optica…

physics.optics2013★ 9 cited

Absolute calibration of the refractive index in photo-induced photonic lattices

Julien Armijo, Raphaël Allio, Cristian Mejía-Cortés

We demonstrate a method to experimentally calibrate the refractive index modulation in photorefractive lattices, a task rarely addressed that is crucial for quantitative comparison…

physics.optics2013★ 57 cited

Young's double slit interference pattern from a twisted beam

Olivier Emile, Janine Emile

The interference pattern of a Laguerre Gaussian beam in a double slit experiment is reported. Whereas a typical laser beam phase front is planar, a Laguerre Gaussian beam exhibits…

physics.optics2013★ 21 cited

Experimental evidence and theoretical modeling of two-photon absorption dynamics in the reduction of intensity noise of solid-state Er:Yb lasers

Abdelkrim El Amili, Gaël Kervella, Mehdi Alouini

A theoretical and experimental investigation of the intensity noise reduction induced by two-photon absorption in a Er,Yb:Glass laser is reported. The time response of the two-phot…

physics.optics2013★ 76 cited

Magnetometry with nitrogen-vacancy ensembles in diamond based on infrared absorption in a doubly resonant optical cavity

Yannick Dumeige, Mayeul Chipaux, Vincent Jacques +8

We propose to use an optical cavity to enhance the sensitivity of magnetometers relying on the detection of the spin state of high-density nitrogen-vacancy ensembles in diamond usi…

physics.optics2012★ 40 cited

Depolarization remote sensing by orthogonality breaking

Julien Fade, Mehdi Alouini

A new concept devoted to sensing the depolarization strength of materials from a single measurement is proposed and successfully validated on a variety of samples. It relies on the…

physics.optics2012★ 6 cited

Experimental study of the delayed threshold phenomenon in a semiconductor laser

Abdelkrim El Amili, Grégory Gredat, Mehdi Alouini +2

An experimental study of the delayed threshold phenomenon in a Vertical Extended Cavity Semiconductor Emitting Laser is carried out. Under modulation of the pump power, the laser i…

physics.optics2010★ 21 cited

Observation of slow light in the noise spectrum of a vertical external cavity surface emitting laser

A. El Amili, B. -X. Miranda, F. Goldfarb +5

The role of coherent population oscillations is evidenced in the noise spectrum of an ultra-low noise lasers. This effect is isolated in the intensity noise spectrum of an optimize…

physics.optics2010★ 11 cited

Exact off-resonance near fields of small-size extended hemielliptic 2-D lenses illuminated by plane waves

A. V. Boriskin, R. Sauleau, A. I. Nosich

The near fields of small-size extended hemielliptic lenses made of rexolite and isotropic quartz and illuminated by E- and H-polarized plane waves are studied. Variations in the fo…

physics.optics2010★ 69 cited

Small hemielliptic dielectric lens antenna analysis in 2-D: boundary integral equations versus geometrical and physical optics

A. V. Boriskin, G. Godi, R. Sauleau +1

We assess the accuracy and relevance of the numerical algorithms based on the principles of Geometrical Optics (GO) and Physical Optics (PO) in the analysis of reduced-size homogen…

physics.optics2010★ 34 cited

Assessment of FDTD accuracy in the compact hemielliptic dielectric lens antenna analysis

A. V. Boriskin, A. Rolland, R. Sauleau +1

The objective of the paper is to assess the accuracy of a standard FDTD code in the analysis of the near and far-field characteristics of two-dimensional models of small-size diele…

physics.optics2010★ 63 cited

Test of the FDTD accuracy in the analysis of the scattering resonances associated with high-Q whispering-gallery modes of a circular cylinder

A. V. Boriskin, S. V. Boriskina, A. Rolland +2

The objective of the paper is the assessment of the accuracy of a conventional FDTD code in the computation of the near and far-field scattering characteristics of a circular diele…

physics.optics2010★ 2 cited

Accurate analysis of the edge taper influence on the performance of hemielliptic lens antennas

A. V. Boriskin, R. Sauleau, A. I. Nosich

Correlation between the lens extension size and the broadside directivity of a hemielliptic dielectric lens antenna (DLA) fed by a primary feed with variable radiation pattern is s…

physics.optics2009★ 40 cited

Direct Observation of the Class-B to Class-A Transition in the Dynamical Behavior of a Semiconductor Laser

Ghaya Baili, Mehdi Alouini, Thierry Malherbe +3

The transition between the class-B and class-A dynamical behaviors of a semiconductor laser is directly observed by continuously controlling the lifetime of the photons in a cavity…

physics.optics2006★ 57 cited

Balanced homodyne detection in second-harmonic generation microscopy

Loc Le Xuan, François Marquier, Dominique Chauvat +6

We demonstrate the association of two-photon nonlinear microscopy with balanced homodyne detection for investigating second harmonic radiation properties at nanoscale dimensions. V…