Presentation

Research activities of the PHOTONIQ group have as a common denominator the study and implementation of optical  nonlinear and quantum effects.  Our activities follow four main research axis  :

• Nonlinear photonic crystals and circuits (AgileCP). Thgrouh third order nonlinear effects, that  give a handle on the optical reconfiguration of photonic crystals, these 2D systems become  powerfull platforms for the all optical processing. We design, fabricate and study, via optical experiments, semiconductor 2D nonlinear photonic crystals.
  
• Nonlinear photonic crystal-based microgenerators (SourcesCP). We aim to design, fabricate and use novel micro and nano structured semiconductor materials (photonic crystals, microcavities, ...) in order to optimize parametric frequency convertors based on second order nonlinear interactions.
  
• Quantum information (Info-Quant). We aim to develop and implement all solid nonlinear systems for quantum information processing using continuos variables. Among them are those based on parametric amplifiers for quantum cryptography and those using rare earth ions doped crystals  for slow light propagation and quantum memories. 
  
• Near optical field and nonlinear optics in microstructured fibers (FibreMicro). Near field optical microscopy is implemented in optical fibers having a periodic microstruraction of the cladding (MOF)  in order to study and develop ultracompact network of waveguides working both in the linear and the nonlinear regime. 
  

Members

Group leader

Levenson Juan Ariel

(+33) 1 69 63 61 87

Full-time staff

Belabas Nadia	(+33) 1 69 63 61 81
Bencheikh Kamel	(+33) 1 69 63 61 86
Giacomotti Alejandro	(+33) 1 69 63 61 97
Moison Jean-Marie	(+33) 1 69 63 61 80
Monnier Paul	(+33) 1 69 63 61 83
Raineri Fabrice	(+33) 1 69 63 63 92
Raj Rama	(+33) 1 69 63 61 95

Trainees, PhDs, post-docs, guests

Rojas Edgar	(+33) 1 69 63 61 86
Roppo Vito	(+33) 1 69 63 63 58
Hamel Philippe	(+33) 1 69 63 61 02
Haddadi Samir	(+33) 1 69 63 63 50
Crosnier Guillaume	(+33) 1 69 63 61 82

Patents

• Composant optique à heterostructure de reseaux de guides d'onde, J.-M. Moison, C. Minot, FR 0805307, (2008-09-26)
  

Recent publications

• Optically pumped lasing from organic two-dimensional planar photonic crystal microcavity , F. Gourdon, M. Chakaroun, N. Fabre, J. Solard, E. Cambril, A. Giacomotti, S. Bouchoule, A. Fischer, A. Boudrioua, Appl. Phys. Lett. 100 (issue 22), 213304 (2012)
• Study of two-dimensional photonic-crystal cavity using organic gain materials , F. Gourdon, N. Fabre, M. Chakaroun, J. Solard, E. Cambril, A. Giacomotti, S. Bouchoule, A. Fischer, A. Boudrioua, B. Geffroy, Proc. SPIE 8435, 84351I (2012)
• Quantum theory analysis of triple photons generated by a chi((3)) process , K. Kinosita, P. Charlier, B. Boulanger, K. Bencheikh, J. A. Levenson, Phys. Rev. A 85, (2012)
• Phase-matched third-harmonic generation in highly germanium-doped fiber , K. Bencheikh, S. Richard, G. Melin, P. Viel, A. Ferrari, J. A. Levenson, Opt. Lett. 37, 289 (2012)
• Excitability in a semiconductor laser with saturable absorber , S. Barbay, R. Kuszelewicz, A. Giacomotti, Opt. Lett. 36, 4476 (2011)
• Ab initio Design, Experimental Validation, and Scope of Coupling Coefficients in Waveguide Arrays and Discrete Photonics Patterns , N. Belabas, C. Minot, J. A. Levenson, J.-M. Moison, J. Lightwave Technol. 29, 3009 (2011)
• Radiation patterns from coupled photonic crystal nanocavities , M. Brunstein, T. J. Karle, I. Sagnes, F. Raineri, J. Bloch, Y. Halioua, G. Beaudoin, L. Le Gratiet, J. A. Levenson, A. Giacomotti, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 111101 (2011)
• Semiclassical model of triple photons generation in optical fibers , S. Richard, K. Bencheikh, B. Boulanger, J. A. Levenson, Opt. Lett. 36, 3000 (2011)
• Angular emission properties of a layer of rare-earth based nanophosphors embedded in one-dimensional photonic crystal coatings , V. Dhaka, A. Giacomotti, F. Selmi, O.E. Martinez, V. Tsvirkun, K. Makles, J. A. Levenson, P. Verlot, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, (2011)
• Enhanced efficiency of the second harmonic inhomogeneous component in an opaque cavity , V. Roppo, F. Raineri, R. Raj, I. Sagnes, J. Trull, R. Vilaseca, M. Scalora, C. Cojocaru, Opt. Lett. 36, 1809 (2011)
• Hybrid III-V semiconductor/silicon nanolaser , Y. Halioua, A. Bazin, P. Monnier, T. J. Karle, G. Roelkens, I. Sagnes, R. Raj, F. Raineri, Optics Express 19, 9221 (2011)
• Homogeneous broadening of the S to P transition in InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots measured by infrared absorption imaging with nanoscale resolution , S. Sauvage, A. Driss, F. Reveret, P. Boucaud, A. Dazzi, R. Prazeres, F. Glotin, J.-M. Ortega, A. Miard, Y. Halioua, F. Raineri, I. Sagnes, A. Lemaitre, Phys. Rev. B 83, 35302 (2011)