Cette thèse est consacrée au développement de dispositifs accordables sur la base de cristaux photoniques unidimensionnels qui peuvent supporter des ondes de surface de Bloch (BSW). Tout d'abord, nous explorons les possibilités de contrôler la direction de propagation des BSW par le biais de la polarisation de la lumière incidente. Dans ce cas, nous gravons sur le dessus du cristal photonique 1D des structures passives de type réseau, qui permettent à la fois de coupler la lumière incidente aux BSWs et de se comporter comme une lame séparatrice ultracompacte contrôlée par la polarisation lumineuse. Nous avons testé ce type de coupleur sur des cristaux photoniques 1D fonctionnant dans l’air et dans l’eau. Ensuite, nous démontrons l'accordabilité des BSWs en ajoutant une fine couche active dans la structure photonique multicouche. Il s’agit d’un film mince de niobate de lithium monocristallin qui permet d’introduire des propriétés anisotropes dans le cristal photonique 1D. Différentes façons de fabriquer des cristaux photoniques 1D contenant du niobate de lithium monocristallin ont été développées dans le cadre de ce travail. Ces travaux nous ont permis d’explorer le concept de contrôle électro-optique des BSWs. / This thesis is devoted to develop tunable devices on the base of one-dimensional photonic crystals (1DPhC) which can sustain Bloch surface waves (BSWs).First, we explore the possibilities to control the BSW propagation direction with polarization of incident light. In this case we manufacture additional passive structures such as gratings on the top of the 1DPhC, which are working both as a BSW launcher and polarization–controlled “wave-splitters”. We test this type of launcher in air and in water as an external medium. Then, we demonstrate the tunability of the BSW by adding an active layers into the multilayer stack. Here a crystalline X-cut thin film lithium niobate (TFLN) is used to introduce anisotropic properties to the whole 1DPhC. Different ways to manufacture 1D PhCs with LiNbO3 on the top would be described. Finally, we explore the concept of the electro-optically tuned BSW.

A metodologia GMAX, (Gradient-Modulated Adiabatic Excitation), caracteriza-se pelo uso de pulsos adiabáticos para localização de volumes em espectroscopia e seleção de fatias em MRI. A sua utilidade surge do interessante perfil de inversão da magnetização transversal induzido ao longo da amostra. Entretanto, a interpretação desse comportamento tem sido dada apenas de forma qualitativa, através da utilização da condição de adiabaticidade como ponto de partida. Neste trabalho é apresentada uma descrição analítica partindo da solução em termos da função hipergeométrica para os pulsos sech e tanh. A partir desse procedimento encontramos um conjunto de resultados com os quais é possível inferir analiticamente o comportamento característico da magnetização, tendo como objetivo obter um maior controle da magnetização a partir dos parâmetros da metodologia que proporcionam interpretação física. / The Gradient-Modulated Adiabatic Excitation (GMAX) methodology is characterized by the use of adiabatic pulses for volume localization in spectroscopy and slice selection in MRI. Its use derives from the interesting nodal point transverse magnetization profile induced throughout the sample. Nevertheless, the interpretation of such behavior for the magnetization has been of qualitative purpose only, using the adiabatic condition as a starting point. Here, we present an analytical description, starting from the solution in terms of the hypergeometric functions for sech and tanh pulses. From this procedure we found a set of results with which is possible to infer analytically the characteristic behavior of the magnetization. This is on the purpose of obtaining greater control of the magnetization from parameters of the methodology that carry physical interpretation.

Orientador: Amir Ordacgi Caldeira / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T02:34:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Brito_FredericoBorgesde_D.pdf: 5789237 bytes, checksum: 6648aaced89bad6ff2fc57794c0ae747 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Esta tese teve como objetivo estudar processos de perda de coerência quântica, chamados de descoerência, em sistemas de matéria condensada eleitos pela literatura como possíveis implementações do bit quântico (qubit). Esta perda de coerência quântica ocorre devido ao inevitável acoplamento do sistema de interesse com o seu ambiente. Como os estados de superposição quântica são a chave para a realização de operações baseadas na lógica quântica, tem-se que tais processos limitam ou até mesmo impedem o uso de determinados sistemas na esperada realização física do computador quântico. Os sistemas de matéria condensada padecem de uma dificuldade maior para se isolar o qubit do seu ambiente, o que acarreta, em geral, na observação de tempos de coerência piores do que os encontrados em seus concorrentes. Por outro lado, a possibilidade de construção de vários qubits acoplados e de manipulação de cada um de modo individual, usando-se técnicas convencionais de engenharia, têm impulsionado esforços nestes tipos de dispositivos. Os sistemas abordados na tese foram: qubits supercondutores contendo junções Josephson; e qubits de pontos quânticos. Para a investigação completa do primeiro tipo tivemos que desenvolver o modelo Caldeira-Leggett para o caso de várias fontes de dissipação acopladas ao qubit. Com a prescrição apresentada aqui, pudemos determinar o número de banhos de osciladores necessários para a correta descrição das fontes, e verificar que as taxas totais de relaxação e de descoerência não são necessariamente as somas das taxas devido a cada fonte individualmente. Além disso, pudemos aplicar o formalismo desenvolvido no estudo de um qubit de uxo em investigação. Para o sistema de pontos quânticos seguimos a linha de determinação do banho efetivo visto pelo grau de liberdade de spin do elétron aprisionado no ponto quântico. Determinada a função espectral efetiva, pudemos encontrar soluções analíticas para a dinâmica do valor esperado para cada uma das componentes de spin s x,y,z. o que permitiu uma análise completa dos efeitos de cada parâmetro físico do sistema. Em ambos os casos, fomos capazes de indicar os melhores regimes de operação de cada qubit, e dar estimativas dos tempos de relaxação e de descoerência / Abstract: The purpose of this thesis was to study the process of loss of quantum coherence, named decoherence, in condensed matter systems cited in the literature as possible candidates for the implementation of a quantum bit (qubit). Decoherence occurs due to the inevitable coupling of the system of interest to its environment. Once the quantum superposition states are the key to perform operations based on quantum logic, these processes limit, or even hinder, the utilization of some of those systems in the physical realization of the quantum computer. Relatively to its competitors, condensed matter systems usually present a higher degree of difficulty as one tries to minimize the coupling between the qubit and its environment, which, generally, worsens its coherence time observations. On the other hand, these devices present advantages which stimulates its study, such as: the possibility of construction of several coupled qubits and the possibility of manipulating each one individually, using conventional engineering techniques. The systems studied in this thesis were: superconducting qubits with Josephson junctions; and electronic spins quantum dots. Aiming at a complete investigation of the first system, we developed the Caldeira-Leggett model for the case of several dissipation sources coupled to the qubit. With the prescription presented here, we determine the number of oscillator baths needed to the correct description of the noise sources, and verify that the total relaxation and decoherence rates are not necessarily the sum of the individual rates relative to each source. Moreover, we applied this formalism to the study of a ux qubit currently under investigation. For the quantum dot qubits, we employed the effective bath approach to treat the dynamics of the spin of the electron localized in the quantum dot. As a result, we found analytical solutions for the dynamics of the average value of each one of the spin components s x,y,z . In both cases, we indicated the best operational regime of each qubit and gave estimates of the relaxation and decoherence times / Doutorado / Física da Matéria Condensada / Doutor em Ciências

Este trabalho aborda o problema da inversão do vetor momento magnético, com ampla aplicação na Ressonância Nuclear Magnética (RNM). Em vez de uma sequência de impulsos e de abordarmos somente o problema de conduzir o vetor de -e3 para +e3, escolhemos uma lei de controle limitada e analisamos o processo de várias iterações (voltas completas). Através do método da medianização, obtemos uma solução explícita aproximada para o sistema e, através dela e de alguns teoremas auxiliares sobre rotações, discutimos a propagação do erro em módulo e fase cometido após a realização dessas iterações. / This dissertation considers the problem of inversion of the magnetic moment vector, with wide application in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). Instead of a pulse sequence and only approach the problem of driving the vector from -e3 to +e3, we choose limited controls and we analyze several iterations of the process (laps). By the averaging method, we obtain an approximate explicit solution for the system and through this method, together with some auxiliary theorems on rotations, we discuss the propagation of error in magnitude and phase committed after performing these iterations.

Dans cette thèse nous étudions théoriquement et numériquement les solitons magnétiques et leurs transitions topologiques. Dans une première partie, nous trouvons une solution en 3 dimensions appelée Point de Bloch qui vient de la minimisation de l'énergie d'échange, de l'énergie de Landau et de l'énergie dipolaire. Les oscillations autour du point de Bloch sont trouvées et quantifiées pour étudier le rôle des fluctuations quantiques dans sa stabilité.Dans une deuxième partie, nous regardons l'évolution d'un système ferromagnétique avec des textures de topologie non-triviale, couplé à des électrons itinérants qui interagissent avec la texture au moyen de leurs spins. Ce système physique est modelé avec l'équation de Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert couplée à l'équation de Schrödinger des électrons quantiques. Des transitions topologiques sont observées et mises dans un cadre général. De la grande quantité des transitions topologiques observées, nous distinguons les différents rôles que jouent les électrons selon le régime et l'ensemble de paramètres. Les ordres de grandeur temporels et spatiales des transitions topologiques montrent l'importance des effets quantiques ainsi que des effets de discrétisation du problème. / In this thesis we study the magnetic solitons and its topological transitions, both theoretically and numerically. In the first part, we find a particular configuration of what is denominated the Bloch Point, a three-dimensional solution of the Free Energy minimization with exchange, Landau and dipolar terms. Oscillations around the Bloch point are found and quantized in order to understand the role of quantum fluctuations over its stability.In the second part, we look at the evolution of a system coupling ferromagnetic textures with nontrivial topology, with itinerant electrons. The interaction between the magnetic texture and the electrons is understood by means of spin-torque phenomena. This physical system is modeled with the equation Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation coupled with Schrödinger equation for quantum electrons. Topological transitions are observed and understood in a general framework that unifies older works done in a more classical context. Among the large amount of topological transitions observed, we can distinguish the different roles played by electrons depending on parameters. The orders of magnitude of time and space in the topological transition events show the importance of quantum effects as well as the fundamental role of discretization.

Dans cette thèse, nous avons étudié l'impact considérable de désordre aléatoire sur le transport de la lumière lente dans les guides à cristaux photoniques 1D, c'est-à-dire la localisation de la lumière. Les mesures en champ proche, les simulations statistiques et le modèle théorique révèlent l'existence d'une limite inférieure de l’extension spatiale des modes localisés. Nous avons également présenté que le niveau de désordre et l’extension spatiale de mode localisé individuelle sont liés par la masse effective de photons plutôt que la vitesse de groupe considérant en général.Deuxièmement, les systèmes hybrides d'atomes froids et des guides à cristaux photoniques ont été reconnus comme un approche prometteuse pour l'ingénierie grande interaction lumière-matière au niveau des atomes et des photons individuels. Dans cette thèse, nous avons étudié la physique, à savoir le transport de la lumière dans des guides de nanophotonique périodiques couplées à des atomes à deux niveaux. Notre expression semi-analytique développée est générale et peut rapidement caractériser le couplage entre les atomes froids et les photons guidées. Pour surmonter les difficultés techniques considérables existent dans les systèmes hybrides atomique et photonique, nous avons conçu un guide nanophotonique qui supporte un mode de Bloch lente guidée avec grande queue évanescente dans l'espace libre pour les atomes froids de piégeage. Pour adapter précisément la région de fréquence de la lumière lente du mode guidé à la ligne de transition atomique, nous avons conçu la bande photonique et de la courbe de dispersion du mode guidé afin que la force de l'interaction est robuste contre imprévisible fabrication imperfection. / In this thesis, we firstly investigated the striking influence of random disorder on light transport near band edges in one dimensional photonic crystal wave guides, i.e. light localization. Near-field measurements, statistical simulations and theoretical model revealed the existence of a lower bound for the spatial extent of localized modes. We also showed that the disorder level and the spatial extent of individual localized mode is linked by the photon effective mass rather than the generally considered group velocity. Secondly, hybrid cold atoms and photonic crystal wave guides system have been recognized as a promising paradigm for engineering large light-matter interaction at single atoms and photons level. In this thesis, we studied the basic physics, i.e. light transport in periodic nanophotonic wave guides coupled to two-level atoms. Our developed general semi-analytical expression can quickly characterize the coupling between cold atoms and guided photons. Aim to overcome the significant technical challenges existed for developing hybrid atom-photonic systems, we designed a nanophotonic waveguide, which supports a slow guided Bloch mode with large evanescent tail in free space for cold atoms trapping (release the limitation imposed by Casmir Polder force and technical challenge of nanoscale manipulation of cold atoms). To match precisely the slow light region of the guided mode to the atomic transition line, we carefully engineered the photonic band and the dispersion curve (i.e.flatness) of the guided mode so that the interaction strength is robust against unpredictable fabrication imperfection.

The lecture was presented on November 18, 1991. This presentation focused on the only two compositions for solo flute and orchestra by Ernest Bloch. Written during the last three years of the composer's life, the pieces are representative of his last style period. While Suite Modale is neobaroque in style, Two Last Poems is much more subjective. Together they represent a synthesis of many of the stylistic characteristics of Ernest Bloch. The musical parameters discussed included form, melody, texture, rhythm, harmony, and expressive devices.

Les sources X-UV sont l'objet d'un développement important depuis une dizaine d'années. Dans cette gamme spectrale, nous sommes maintenant capables de produire des sources cohérentes, collimatées et de forte brillance. De telles sources ont des applications dans l'imagerie médicale, la photolithographie, ou encore le diagnostic de plasmas denses... Cette thèse a été consacrée à la modélisation du laser X-UV "OFI", source X-UV étudiée au LOA (ENSTA, Palaiseau). Ce type de laser X-UV est généré suite à l'ionisation d'un gaz (Kr, Xe) par un laser infrarouge de forte puissance. Le plasma créé par cette interaction constitue la source X-UV. Le travail produit au cours de la thèse a porté sur l'amplification d'un signal X-UV injecté dans ce plasma. L'objectif était d'obtenir une analyse plus détaillée du profil spatio-temporel du signal. Un nouveau code numérique 3D a alors été élaboré. Il utilise un modèle de transfert radiatif décrit par les équations de Maxwell-Bloch. Les résultats du code ont d'une part montré que le profil temporel du signal X-UV changeait considérablement au cours de l'amplification. Notamment il peut, à forte saturation, révéler des pics d'intensité de très courte durée (<100fs). La forte saturation ne pouvant être obtenue qu'avec un plasma de plusieurs centimètres de long, ceci nous amène à considérer avec intérêt les expériences utilisant le guidage du laser infrarouge, permettant la création de tels plasmas. D'autre part, l'analyse de la structure du profil transverse du signal X-UV en sortie calculé à partir de ce même code, nous a permis de mettre en évidence que le plasma amplifi cateur agissait comme un filtre spatial sur l'impulsion X-UV injectée.

This thesis primarily concerns kinematic dynamo action by the 1:1:1 ABC flow, in the highly conducting limit of large magnetic Reynolds number Rm. The flow possesses 24 symmetries, with a symmetry group isomorphic to the group O24 of orientation-preserving transformations of a cube. These symmetries are exploited to break up the linear eigenvalue problem into five distinct symmetry classes, which we label I-V. The thesis discusses how to reduce the scale of the numerical problem to a subset of Fourier modes for a magnetic field in each class, which then may be solved independently to obtain distinct branches of eigenvalues and magnetic field eigenfunctions. Two numerical methods are employed: the first is to time step a magnetic field in a given symmetry class and obtain the growth rate and frequency by measuring the magnetic energy as a function of time. The second method involves a more direct determination of the eigenvalue using the eigenvalue solver ARPACK for sparse matrix systems, which employs an implicitly restarted Arnoldi method. The two methods are checked against each other, and compared for efficiency and reliability. Eigenvalue branches for each symmetry class are obtained for magnetic Reynolds numbers Rm up to 10^4 together with spectra and magnetic field visualisations. A sequence of branches emerges as Rm increases and the magnetic field structures in the different branches are discussed and compared. All symmetry classes are found to contain a dynamo, though dynamo effectiveness varies greatly between classes, suggesting that the symmetries play an important role in the field amplification mechanisms. A closely related problem, that of linear hydrodynamic stability, is also explored in the limit of large Reynolds number Re. As the same symmetry considerations apply, the five symmetry classes of the linear instability can be resolved independently, reducing the size of the problem and allowing exploration of the effects of the symmetries on instability growth rate. Results and visualisations are obtained for all five classes for Re up to 10^3, with comparisons drawn between the structures seen in each class and with those found in the analogous magnetic problem. For increasing Re, multiple mode crossings are observed within each class, with remarkably similar growth rates seen in all classes at Re=10^3, highlighting a lack of dependence on the symmetries of the instability, in contrast with the magnetic problem. This thesis also investigates the problem of large-scale magnetic fields in the 1:1:1 ABC flow through the introduction of Bloch waves that modify the periodicity of the magnetic field relative to the flow. Results are found for a field with increased periodicity in a single direction for Rm up to 10^3; it is established that the optimal scale for dynamo action varies as Rm increases, settling on a consistent scale for large Rm. The emerging field structures are studied and linked with those of the original dynamo problem. On contrasting this method with a previous study in which the flow is instead rescaled, it is shown that the use of Bloch waves drastically increases the range of possible scales, whilst cutting required computing time. Through a multiple-scale analysis, the contribution from the alpha-effect is calculated for the 1:1:1 ABC flow and is seen in growth rates for Rm &lt;&lt; 1.

La majeure partie de cette thèse concerne l’étude de la susceptibilité diamagnétique en champ magnétique nul d’un gaz d’électrons de Bloch à température et densité fixées dans la limite de sfaibles températures. Pour les électrons libres (i.e. en l’absence de potentiel périodique), la susceptibilité diamagnétique a été calculée par L. Landau en 1930 ; le résultat est connu sous le nom de formule de Landau. Quant au cas des électrons de Bloch, E.R. Peierls montra en 1933 que dans l’approximation des électrons fortement liés, la formule pour la susceptibilité diamagnétique reste la même en remplaçant la masse de l’électron par sa ”masse effective” ; ce résultat est connu sous le nom de formule de Landau-Peierls. Depuis, de nombreuses tentatives pour clarifier les hypothèses de validité de la formule de Landau-Peierls ont vu le jour. Le résultat principal de cette thèse établit rigoureusement qu’à température nulle, lorsque la densité d’électrons tend vers zéro, la contribution dominante à la susceptibilité diamagnétique est donné par la formule de Landau-Peierls avecla masse effective de la plus petite bande d’énergie de Bloch. / The main part of this thesis deals with the zero-field diamagnetic susceptibility of a Blochelectrons gas at fixed temperature and fixed density in the limit of low temperatures. For a freeelectrons gas (that is when the periodic potential is zero), the steady diamagnetic susceptibilityhas been computed by L. Landau in 1930 ; the result is known as Landau formula. As for the Blochelectrons, E.R. Peierls in 1933 showed that under the tight-binding approximation, the formula forthe diamagnetic susceptibility remains the same but with the mass of the electron replaced by its”effective mass” ; this result is known as the Landau-Peierls formula. Since, there were very manyattempts in order to clarify the assumptions of validity of the Landau-Peierls formula. The mainresult of this thesis establishes rigorously that at zero temperature, as the density of electrons tendsto zero, the leading contribution of the diamagnetic susceptibility is given by the Landau-Peierlsformula with the effective mass of the lowest Bloch energy band.