Exploring intersubbands in 2D materials 

    Schmidt, Peter, 1989- (Fecha de defensa: 2019-04-16)

    Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are semiconducting layered materials that can be isolated up to the limit of a single atomic layer. Next to graphene, they are some of the most intensively studied materials within ...

    Exploring quantum many-body systems from an entanglement and nonlocality perspective 

    Aloy López, Albert (Fecha de defensa: 2020-07-16)

    Entanglement and non-local correlations give rise to unprecedented phenomena with no classical analogue. As a result, they have settled themselves as fundamental properties in the study of quantum many-body systems, as ...

    Exploring quantum memory schemes in cold atoms for quantum repeaters 

    Heller, Lukas (Fecha de defensa: 2023-11-06)

    (English) Quantum memories are devices that are able to store photonic quantum states and entanglement. Future quantum networks, which could enhance cybersecurity through quantum key distribution, improve the precision in ...

    Exploring twisted bilayer graphene with nano-optics 

    Hesp, Niels Caspar Herman (Fecha de defensa: 2021-10-20)

    Nano-optics studies the behaviour of light on the nanoscale. In particular, it probes the interaction of light with objects, often of nanometre-size, and reveals fine details of the material's optical properties. Optoelectronics ...

    Fluorescence quantum yield and the open circuit voltage in perovskite solar cells 

    Kramarenko, Mariia (Fecha de defensa: 2023-03-24)

    (English) To mitigate the energy and climate crisis we are already facing and address the increasing energy consumption, it is essential to foster energy transition strategies. The energy transition success largely depends ...

    From cells to tissues, microscopy to modeling: towards precise, data-driven photothermal therapy with gold nanorods 

    Morales Dalmau, Jordi (Fecha de defensa: 2019-02-15)

    Suspensions of gold nanorods (GNRs) are emerging as potential drugs to address some of the limitations in traditional biomedical sensing,imaging and therapy. They are inorganic nanoparticles with good biocompatibility, ...

    From quantum foundations to quantum information protocols and back 

    Torre Carazo, Gonzalo de la (Fecha de defensa: 2015-09-23)

    Physics has two main ambitions: to predict and to understand. Indeed, physics aims for the prediction of all natural phenomena. Prediction entails modeling the correlation between an action, the input, and what is subsequently ...

    Further into the infrared with quantum dot photodetectors 

    Özdemir, Onur (Fecha de defensa: 2022-02-04)

    In the infrared, photodetectors are the key components in a wide-variety of applications such as thermal imaging, remote sensing, spectroscopy with newer technologies added to the list such as LiDaR and deep tissue imaging. ...

    Generation of intense few-cycle phase-stable electric fields: from the mid-IR to soft X-rays 

    Silva, Francisco José Maia da (Fecha de defensa: 2016-02-29)

    Devising new tools that expand our capabilities to sense and manipulate the world enables much of the scientific and technological progress around us. For example, light is increasingly more important as a tool for humanity. ...

    Generation of macroscopic spin singlets in cold atomic ensembles 

    Behbood, Naeimeh (Fecha de defensa: 2015-04-17)

    (English) This thesis describes the generation of macroscopic spin singlets in a cold atomic ensemble by performing quantum non-demolition measurement. Toward this goal we have implemented a realtime shot-nose limited ...

    Graphene based optical interconnects and IR photodetectors 

    Agarwal, Hitesh (Fecha de defensa: 2023-01-23)

    (English) Despite the extensive research in the semiconductor industry, Moore’s law is finally slowing down due to increased complexity. Hence, intense efforts are being carried out to explore hybrid solutions by adding ...

    Graphene mechanical resonators coupled to superconducting microwave cavities 

    Weber, Peter (Fecha de defensa: 2016-12-02)

    In recent years, mechanical resonators based on graphene have attracted considerable interest as nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). Graphene NEMSs allow for exceptional properties such as high mechanical strength, high ...

    Graphene optoelectronics from the visible to the mid-infrared 

    Badioli, Michela (Fecha de defensa: 2015-12-04)

    Since its discovery in 2004, graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, has attracted huge interest from the scientific community due to its extraordinary electronic, mechanical, and ...

    High power, high intensity few-cycle pulses in the mid-IR for strong-field experiments 

    Baudisch, Matthias (Fecha de defensa: 2017-07-12)

    High-energy, few-cycle, mid-lR radiation sources featuring high pulse repetition rates are of tremendous interest for a variety of strong-field physics and attoscience applications. Such systems could be used in combination ...

    High-peak-power mid-infrared OPCPAs for extreme nonlinear photonics 

    Elu Etxano, Ugaitz (Fecha de defensa: 2022-05-03)

    In the last decades, intense carrier-envelope-phase-stable (CEP-stable) and near-single-cycle, coherent mid-infrared sources have become charming for a variety of applications in physics, chemistry and biology. In particular, ...

    High-power fiber-laser-pumped picosecond nonlinear optical sources from the near- to mid-infrared 

    Parsa, Shahrzad (Fecha de defensa: 2018-07-24)

    Ultrafast picosecond coherent sources in the near-to-mid-infrared (IR) spectral range are of great interest for a variety of applications such as pump-probe spectroscopy, remote sensing, photobiology and novel upconversion ...

    High-power, continuous-wave optical parametric oscillators from visible to near-infrared 

    Samanta, Goutam Kumar (Fecha de defensa: 2009-07-01)

    This thesis presents the development of a new class of high-power, continuous-wave (cw) optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) with extended tunability from visible to near-infrared (near-IR). While lasers have been in use ...

    High-power, fiber-laser-pumped frequency conversion sources for the ultraviolet 

    Sánchez Bautista, Enrique (Fecha de defensa: 2015-11-26)

    High-power, stable, high-repetition-rate, picosecond ultraviolet (UV) sources are of crucial importance for a variety of applications, such as atmospheric sensing, spectroscopy or optical data storage. Further, precise ...

    High-power, fiber-laser-pumped optical parametric oscillators from the visible to mid-infrared 

    Chaitanya Kumar, Suddapalli (Fecha de defensa: 2012-01-18)

    High-power, continuous-wave (cw), mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser sources are of interest for variety of applications such as trace gas detection and remote sensing, which require broad spectral coverage to address the most ...

    Highly percolated ultra-thin metal films for reconfigurable metasurfaces 

    Martínez Cercós, Daniel (Fecha de defensa: 2023-06-21)

    (English) There is currently significant scientific and technological interest in ultrathin materials, with at least one dimension in the nm range or even smaller, since they possess features not achievable with their ...