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Rodríguez Echarri, Álvaro (Fecha de defensa: 2022-12-12)
(English) The fundamental science and technological applications of light-matter interactions on nanometer length scales form the field of study known as nanophotonics. Explorations in nanophotonics expand our understanding ...
Curchod, Florian John (Fecha de defensa: 2018-10-11)
This thesis focusses on the essential features of Quantum Theory that are systems in an entangled state and Bell nonlocal correlations. Here, we take the angle of a resource theory and are interested in understanding better ...
Würflinger, Lars Erik (Fecha de defensa: 2013-09-18)
Despite the success of quantum mechanics in predicting the outcomes of experiments in many branches of physics, the foundations of the theory have remained subject of research and dispute. At the basis of this struggle ...
Padhye, Anuja Arun (Fecha de defensa: 2020-06-04)
The ability to manipulate frequency of light, through parametric frequency conversion sources based on X(2) nonlinear materials, offers an effective route to spectral regions unapproachable by conventional lasers. Most ...
O'Donnell, Callum Francis (Fecha de defensa: 2019-04-26)
High-repetition-rate femtosecond laser sources are essential laboratory tools for spectroscopy, microscopy, amongst other applications. With the relative length of one femtosecond to one second being similar to the length ...
Rodríguez Fajardo, Valeria (Fecha de defensa: 2018-02-22)
The potential impact of noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) in diverse fields, particularly medicine, is tremendous. However, before NPs can be routinely used in clinical practices, it is fundamental to comprehensively study ...
Wei, Junxiong (Fecha de defensa: 2018-12-18)
The goal of this thesis has been the development of a new class of advanced solid-state photonic sources for the mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectral regions, where there exists a severe shortage of practical coherent laser ...
Winkler, Pamina M. (Fecha de defensa: 2020-11-27)
The cell membrane is the encompassing protective shield of every cell and it is composed of a multitude of proteins, lipids and other molecules. The organization of the cell membrane is inextricably intertwined with its ...
Ye, Hanyu (Fecha de defensa: 2019-05-03)
The mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectral region coincides with fundamental rotational-vibrational transitions of a large number of molecules in the gas phase. The strong interaction between mid-IR light sources and these gaseous ...
Grava, Stefano (Fecha de defensa: 2022-10-28)
(English) The interface between light and cold atomic ensembles is a fundamental platform to unravel the quantum world and develop quantum technological applications. Its success relies on the simple idea that the efficiency ...
Neumeier, Lukas (Fecha de defensa: 2018-07-02)
In everyday life the impact of light on the motion of mechanical objects is negligible. However, modern experiments making use of high quality optical resonators are able to observe significant effects originating from the ...
Yavas, Ozlem (Fecha de defensa: 2019-07-02)
Point-of-care (POC) devices are compact, mobile and fast detection platforms expected to advance early diagnosis, treatment monitoring and personalized healthcare, and revolutionize today’s healthcare system, especially ...
González Curto, Alberto (Fecha de defensa: 2013-07-16)
The emission of light is at the heart of both fundamental science and technological applications. At its origin lie electronic transitions in nanoscale materials such as molecules, atoms and semiconductors. The interaction ...
Taminiau, Tim Hugo (Fecha de defensa: 2011-11-22)
The interaction of light with matter is a central topic in both fundamental science and applied technology. At the heart of this interaction lies the absorption or emission of a photon by an electronic transition in for ...
Ortiz de Orruño Cuesta, Unai (Fecha de defensa: 2023-04-21)
(English) Nowadays, being able to precisely characterize nanoparticles is of key relevance in a wide range of scenarios. For instance, chemical and pharmaceutical industries often rely in particle-sizing for quality control. ...
Singh, Anshuman (Fecha de defensa: 2017-11-11)
Optical nanoantennas confine light on the nanoscale, enabling strong light-matter interactions with potential for ultra-compact optical devices. Apart from the direct applications in optical nanoscopy and sensing, nanoantennas ...
Villegas Juárez, Arturo (Fecha de defensa: 2023-04-26)
(English) Resolution enhancement in modern optical metrology techniques has been possible due to significant technological improvements. The accurate and precise control of wavelength, bandwidth, and power of light sources; ...
Gopalan, Kavitha Kalavoor (Fecha de defensa: 2018-10-22)
The mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectral region, with wavelengths between 3 and 15 µm, is known for a wide range of applications ranging from spectroscopic sensing to thermal imaging. However, despite the strong technological ...
Bodenstedt, Sven (Fecha de defensa: 2024-02-15)
(English) This thesis describes theoretical background, simulations, experimental apparatus and measurements of nuclear spin dynamics via optically pumped magnetometers in unconventional magnetic field regimes. It is divided ...
Icaza Astiz, Yannik Alan de (Fecha de defensa: 2015-01-27)
To measure quantum features in a classical world constrains us to extend the classical technology to the limit, inventing and discovering new schemes to use the classical devices, while reducing and filtering the sources ...