Recent experiments demonstrated that GaAs/AlAs based micropillar cavities are promising
systems for quantum optomechanics, allowing the simultaneous three-dimensional …

Advances in nanofabrication technologies have enabled the study of acoustic wave
phenomena in the technologically relevant GHz–THz range. First steps towards applying …

Laser-engineered exciton-polariton networks could lead to dynamically configurable
integrated optical circuitry and quantum devices. Combining cavity optomechanics with …

Phonons are quasi-particles relatively unexploited for application purposes, in comparison
with electrons and photons. GaAs/AlAs heterostructures like superlattices have been …

The work carried out in this thesis addresses the conception and the experimental
characterization of opto-phononic resonators. These structures enable the confinement of …

We develop a nanoscopy method with in-depth resolution for layered photonic devices.
Photonics often requires tailored light field distributions for the optical modes used, and an …

Les phonons sont des quasi-particules relativement peu exploitées à des fins d'application,
en comparaison avec les électrons ou les photons. Les hétérostructures faites de GaAs/AlAs …

Light and sound have always been the main tools of mankind to perceive nature and to
communicate with each other. Classical optical devices based on refractive lenses like …

In classical mechanics, a phonon designates a normal vibrational mode, and it is naturally
related to the concept of acoustic waves. Likewise, a phonon is the quantum mechanical …

Las propiedades vibracionales tienen una participación fundamental en la determinación
de las propiedades físicas de los materiales en general. En particular, en materiales …