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TeraHertz surface plasmonic resonators


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Reference

SL-DRF-24-0344  

Direction

DRF

Thesis topic details

Category

Condensed Matter Physics, chemistry, nanosciences

Thesis topics

TeraHertz surface plasmonic resonators

Contract

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Job description

Scientific and technological development of the Terahertz (THz) frequency range, a domain of the electromagnetic spectrum that is located in between microwaves and infrared photonics, is timely and subjected to an intense research activity recently. We have recently developed TeraHertz cavities using a plasmonic mechanism based on the surface plasmons of a doped semiconductor. We have demonstrated the remarkable property of these resonators of being able to confine TeraHertz photons in record volumes of the order of 10-7 times smaller than the diffraction limit. This plasmonic mechanism also allows the functionalization and tunability of the cavities thanks to external parameters such as the electric or magnetic field or the temperature, among others. The aim of this thesis will be to develop THz plasmonic cavities and in particular to study their nonlinear behaviour when subjected to intense THz pulses. The aim will be to TeraHertz frequency conversion based on this nonlinearity.

University / doctoral school

Ecole Doctorale de l’Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)
IP. Paris

Thesis topic location

Site

Saclay

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2024

Person to be contacted by the applicant

Laplace Yannis yannis.laplace@polytechnique.edu
Ecole Polytechnique
Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés LSI - UMR 7642
Laboratoire des Solides Irradies, Ecole Polytechnique,
91128 Palaiseau cedex
0169334512

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

Laplace Yannis yannis.laplace@polytechnique.edu
Ecole Polytechnique
Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés LSI - UMR 7642
Laboratoire des Solides Irradies, Ecole Polytechnique,
91128 Palaiseau cedex
0169334512

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