Le glioblastome est un cancer du cerveau très agressif dont les thérapies actuelles n’augmentent que très peu la durée de vie. Dans cette thèse, nous étudions un nouveau traitement par effet magnéto-mécanique de particules (TEMMP). Un champ magnétique rotatif à faible fréquence (20 Hz) est appliqué pour faire vibrer des particules magnétiques en contact avec les cellules cancéreuses. Les particules développées sont produites par une approche top-down en salle blanche. Les disques de permalloy utilisés présentent une configuration en vortex avec une faible rémanence et une bonne dispersion en suspension. Des particules multicouches de Co/Pt avec une anisotropie perpendiculaire et des vortex de permalloy en forme d’ellipses sont aussi étudiés. L’efficacité du TEMMP est évaluée in-vitro sur des cellules de glioblastome et les différents paramètres sont optimisés. Une forte diminution du nombre de cellules après traitement est alors observée et le comportement des cellules restantes est affecté. Le TEMMP est ensuite adapté pour une étude in-vivo dans un modèle orthotopique de glioblastome chez la souris nude. L’injection des particules en intra-tumoral est mise au point. Les tissus sont peu affectés par le TEMMP comparé à une injection de particules, et une faible augmentation de la survie est observée. Pour mimer les propriétés mécaniques du cerveau de manière plus pertinente, un modèle in-vitro 3D est alors développé et validé. Conçu avec des sphéroïdes de cellules pris dans un gel d’agarose, ce modèle apporte des pistes d’optimisation. / Glioblastoma is a brain cancer with a very poor prognosis. Existing therapies improve only slightly the median survival. In this work, we study a new treatment by magneto-mechanical actuation of particles (TMMAP). A low frequency (20 Hz) rotating magnetic field is applied to stimulate magnetic particles localized near cancer cells. Magnetic particles are produced by a top-down approach in clean room. Permalloy disks with a vortex configuration have a low remanence and are well dispersed in suspension. Multilayers of Co/Pt with a perpendicular anisotropy and permalloy vortex particles with an ellipse shape are also studied. TMMAP efficiency is tested in-vitro on glioblastoma cell line and the parameters are optimized. A huge diminution of living cells and an affected behavior of the remaining cells are observed after treatment. TMMAP is then adapted to an in-vivo study on glioblastoma orthotopic model on nude mice and the intratumoral injection of the particles is developed. Few differences are observed between tissues submitted to TMMAP or injected with particles, and survival is slightly increased. To mimic mechanical properties of the brain in a more relevant model, an in-vitro 3D model is proposed and validated. Based on cells grown as a spheroid and encapsulated in an agarose gel, this model brings optimization tracks.

Les avions comportent plusieurs systèmes de navigation et de communication nécessitent des antennes VHF large bande. Réduire la taille de ses antennes est un enjeu majeur tout en gardant des bonnes performances. Cette thèse propose des nouvelles configurations d'antennes à profil bas utilisant des nouveaux matériaux nanocomposites non conducteurs constitués de nanoparticules magnétiques développés au Lab-STICC. Un monopole planaire large bande a été développé et optimisé avec un taux de miniaturisation de 60% grâce à l'utilisation d'un matériau magnéto-diélectrique de forte perméabilité et faible pertes couvrant seulement 5% de sa surface. Les résultats expérimentaux, en presque parfait accord avec les simulations, montrent que le diagramme de rayonnement est omnidirectionnel et que la polarisation est verticale, avec un bon niveau du gain. L'antenne monopole planaire insérée dans un MMD des dimensions limitées avec des pertes a été modélisée par un nouveau circuit équivalent multi résonant. Ce circuit est développé à partir de l'impédance d'entrée de l'antenne et des caractéristiques du MMD, et validé par les simulations avec un parfait accord entre les résultats. / Airplanes with multiple navigation and communication systems require broadband VHF antennas. Reduce the size of these antennas is a major challenge while keeping good performances. This thesis proposes new configurations of low profile antennas using new nanocomposite non-conductive materials consisting of magnetic nanoparticles developed at Lab-STICC. A broadband planar monopole has been developed and optimized with a 60% miniaturization rate thanks to the use of a high permeability and low loss magneto-dielectric material covering only 5% of its surface. The experimental results, in almost perfect agreement with the simulations, show that the radiation pattern is omnidirectional and that the polarization is vertical, with a good level of gain. The planar monopole antenna inserted in a MMD of limited dimensions with losses was modeled by a new multi-resonant equivalent circuit. This circuit is developed from the input impedance of the antenna and the characteristics of the MMD. and validated by the simulations with a perfect agreement between the results.

Title: Investigation of spin structure and dynamics in magnetically ordered thin films Author: Tomáš Janda Abstract: This thesis is devoted to the development of methods for imaging and ultrafast manipulation of magnetic textures, such as magnetic domains and domain walls (DWs), and to the investigation of the corresponding magnetiza- tion dynamics. We focused on techniques that are, besides ferromagnets (FMs), applicable also to antiferromagnets (AFs), in particular, AF thin films. The employed excitation techniques were mostly based on direct or indirect effects of ultrashort laser pulses. We studied the DW motion induced by a transfer of angular momentum from circularly polarized femtosecond laser pulses in a FM GaMnAsP and we found that the observed macroscopic DW displacement is only possible due to its inertia. In a distinct experiment, picosecond current pulses were generated by an absorption of the ultrashort laser pulses in a verti- cal PIN diode-based photoconductive switch and used to excite a magnetic film deposited directly on top of the diode. For imaging of AF domain patterns, we developed a simple table-top laser-scanning technique, which is based on a magneto-thermoelectric response of the AF textures in the presence of a local laser-induced heating. We first used the method to image the...

This thesis aims to explore the effect of in situ ion gun etching on magnetic proper- ties, such as perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, of Pt/Co/Pt multilayers. Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy is of interest due to its importance in spintronic application. Calibration spectroscopic ellipsometry measurements of Pt and Co layers to obtain sputter yields of respective magnetron targets were performed as a first step. After that, ten Pt/Co/Pt multilayers with different Co and top Pt layer thicknesses were prepared. Five of these samples were etched by the ion gun, mounted inside of the magnetron chamber, during different stages of the deposition. To characterize the prepared samples, experimental and modeled Kerr rotation spectra were confronted. This provided an insight into the cross-sections of the investigated samples. Magnetic hysteresis loops measured by vibrating sample magnetometer and Kerr rotation setup demonstrated higher coercive field and change of the slope of the loop induced by ion etching. When compared to the obtained cross-sections, a correlation between the change of magnetic loops and intermixing of Pt and Co at the interface was visible. This intermixing was higher in samples treated by the ion gun. 1

This thesis is devoted to numerical simulations of integrated optical isolators and circulators. The results contain: Polarization independent isolators Different magneto-optical configurations are required to produce large nonreciprocal phase shifters for orthogonally polarized modes. The polarization independent isolator can be realized by placing two different nonreciprocal phase shifters into the interferometer arms. The light interferes constructively or destructively at the end of the interferometer depending on the propagation direction. Another possibility is to find a magnetic configuration that yields equal nonreciprocal phase shift for transverse electric (TE) and transversemagnetic (TM) modes. Compared to the concept of polarization independent isolators with two different phase shifters in the interferometer arms, the concept with a polarization independent phase shifter has an advantage: the entire length of the device can be almost halved placing an additional nonreciprocal phase shifter into the second arm. Another advantage is that the power loss inside the nonreciprocal phaseshifter may differ from that in the rest of the structure. For the non-symmetrical setup it can lead to a reduction of the device performance. Utilization of multimode waveguides in magneto-optical devices The principle distinction of a Mach-Zehnder type isolator and an isolator based on multimode imaging is that in the latter case the input power is distributed between modes propagating in the same waveguide, whereas in the first case two separate waveguides are used. Nonreciprocal phaseshifters with different effects on guided modes are needed to produce a magneto-optic multi-mode imaging (MMI) isolator or circulator. Multimode imaging splitters with non zero phase difference between the output modes can be used in integrated optical isolators. If the essential phase difference is utilized by the splitter, the rest of the interferometer should be symmetrical.

Les fluides Magnéto-Rhéologiques (MR) de par leurs caractéristiques variant avec le champ magnétique qui leur est appliqué, sont utilisés dans la dissipation d’énergie mécanique. Ainsi, il existe de nombreux dispositifs utilisant ces fluides, par exemple des amortisseurs ou des freins, permettant de contrôler aisément leurs performances. Cependant ces dissipateurs d’énergie mécanique sont amenés à opérer dans des milieux soumis à des perturbations externes notamment des vibrations. Dans le cadre de cette thèse, nous étudions la stabilité des propriétés des fluides magnéto-rhéologiques lorsqu’ils sont perturbés par une stimulation de type vibratoire.Une comparaison analytique de l’ordre de grandeur des efforts vibratoires relativement aux efforts de cohésion magnétique ayant lieu dans le fluide laisse apparaître une possible perturbation du fluide par des vibrations.Nous avons mis en place un banc de test permettant à la fois d’injecter des perturbations vibratoires et de mesurer leur impact sur le fluide utilisé dans un mode classique de cisaillement.Dans certaines conditions, nous avons pu mesurer une diminution de la contrainte de cisaillement du fluide. La variation observée est liée à l’amplitude du mode de déformation de l’élément cisaillant. Trois directions de propagation de vibration selon un repère cylindrique sont étudiées et leurs impacts discutés. La direction normale à la surface est celle qui présente le plus d’effet. La variation maximale de la contrainte de cisaillement observée peut atteindre 40 %. Ce phénomène intervient pour des champs magnétiques faibles, inférieurs à 250 mT, et pour une vitesse de cisaillement faible, inférieure à 100 s-1.Enfin l’effet des vibrations est étudié sur des fluides de différentes viscosités et concentrations de particules, afin d’évaluer l’impact de ces derniers sur la stabilité du fluide / When subjected to a magnetic field, the Magneto-Rheological (MR) fluid increases its apparent viscosity and becomes a viscoelastic solid. They are used in applications requiring dissipation of mechanical energy such as shock absorbers or brakes. These devices operate in environments subject to external disturbances. In this thesis, we study the stability of magneto-rheological fluid properties when they are subjected to vibrations.When comparing the magnitude of the applied forces generated by the vibrations to the magnetic force between the particules it appears that these forces are of the same order. This implies a modification of the fluid behaviour.We developed a dedicated test bench allowing to induce vibration disturbances and to measure their impact on the fluid used in a shear mode configuration.We observed experimentally a decrease in the shear stress of the fluid. This variation depends on the modal deformation of the shearing element. Three propagation directions of vibration according to a cylindrical coordinate are studied and compared. The normal direction to the surface is the one with the most significant effect. The maximum shear stress variation reached was 40%. This phenomenon occurs for low magnetic fields, less than 250 mT, and low shear rate, less than 100 s-1.Finally, the vibration effect is studied on fluids with different viscosities and particle concentrations in order to assess their impact on the fluid’s stability.

Lead-acid batteries today are commonly used in the automotive industry with a considerable span of purposes, yet historically, a primary purpose of cranking the engine at ignition which does demand a high current drainage from a battery. These high drainages later result in a health implication which can be hard to detect without the proper tools and this thesis focuses on the development of those tools.To insure the health of a battery turns out to be a handy feature for most drivers today and early signs of deterioration may even warn a user in advance of damage or failure to insure that proper care is taken with a goal to extend every battery’s lifespan.The results of this thesis demonstrates great accuracy for the tools necessary for an accurate health estimation yet lacks extensive testing data to clearly verify an actual health estimation. Where the chapter of Further Work includes specific tests, error corrections and examples of how to achieve even greater accuracies. / Blybatterier används idag vanligen inom bilindustrin för ett stort antal ändamål, men historiskt sett har det ett primärt syfte att driva startmotorn vid tändning, vilket kräver en hög ström brukas från batteriet. Dessa höga strömmar resulterar senare i en hälsopåverkan som kan vara svår att upptäcka utan de korrekta verktygen och denna avhandling fokuserar på utvecklingen av just dessa verktyg.Att fastställa batteriets hälsa är en användbar tillgång för de flesta förare idag och tidiga tecken på försämring kan till och med varna en användare i förväg om nära förestående skador och således försäkra sig om att lämpliga åtgärder vidtas, med ett mål att förlänga alla batteriernas livslängd.Resultaten av denna avhandling visar en stor noggrannhet för de verktyg som behövs för en exakt hälsoestimering men saknar omfattande testdata för att tydligt verifiera denna estimering. I kapitlet “Further Work” ingår specifika tester, felkorrigeringar och exempel på hur man uppnår en ännu större noggrannhet.

This thesis reports an optical dipole trap for atomic calcium. The dipole trap is loaded from a magneto-optical trap (MOT) of calcium atoms cooled near the Doppler limit (~1 mK). The dipole trap is formed by a large-frame argon ion laser focused to 20 microns into the center of the MOT. This laser runs single-line at 488 nm with a maximum power of 10.6 watts. These parameters result in a trap of 125 mK for calcium atoms in the 4s3d 1D2 state. The 488 nm light also photo-ionizes the trapped atoms due to a near-resonant transition to the 4s4f 1F3 level. These ions leave the trap and are detected to determine the trap decay rate. By measuring this decay rate as a function of 488 nm intensity, we determine the 1F3 photo-ionization cross section at this wavelength to be approximately 230 Mb.

I present the construction of a low-velocity intense source (LVIS) of laser-cooled neutral strontium using permanent ring magnets. The LVIS consists of a magneto-optical trap from which cold strontium is extracted in a well-collimated beam. I also present the development and implementation of a full suite of low-noise, high-bandwidth laser control electronics including a microcontroller unit. This microcontroller remotely controls and monitors the current driver, temperature controller, and PID lock circuit for each diode laser simultaneously. The current driver output is accurate to within 2 micro-amps and repeatable to with a few nano-amps. The noise spectral density of the current driver hits a floor of 10^(-10) amps per root Hz at ~50 Hz and has a modulation bandwidth of ~50 MHz. The PID lock-circuit includes a scan-balancing option that we have used to scan an AR coated laser diode ~30 GHz mode-hop free. I describe the construction of an 80 mW frequency doubled 461 nm laser system using PPKTP for cooling and trapping neutral strontium in the LVIS. The LVIS, the electronics systems, and the 461 nm laser system represent major milestones on the way to producing a matter-wave interferometer using Sr-87 ions. The interferometer is based on an optical Raman transition between the hyperfine ground states of the Sr-87 ion. The ions will be produced by exciting the strontium LVIS beam to an auto-ionizing state in the continuum. In the interferometer two half-pi pulses of light and one pi pulse will be delivered to the ions to split and recombine their wave functions. I present calculations of the predicted sensitivity and a discussion of the possible applications. I present a method for locking a 407.8 nm laser to the 5s doublet S J=1/2 to 5p doublet P J=3/2 strontium ion transition in a neutral vapor. I present calculations for the necessary vacuum levels for the experiment and describe the preparation and assembly of the vacuum apparatus. The major vacuum system consists of two connected elastomer sealed chambers: one at 10^(-7) Torr and the other at 10^(-10) Torr separated by a region of low conductance. I present a Sr vapor cell constructed from standard CF fittings that allows the strontium to be heated to ~730 C, which can also be run as a thermal beam. I present a method for protecting the viewports on small-form alkali-earth vapor cells using lead or indium foil during the evaporation of oxide layers. Finally, I report on the current status of the experiment as well as detail future work on the apparatus.

In this study, the magnetically-induced vibrations of functionalized magnetic particle suspensions were probed for the development of a novel optical spectroscopy technique. Through this work (1) the frequency-dependence of the faraday rotation in ferrofluids and (2) the extension of this system to elucidating particle size and conformation as an alternative immunossay to costly and labor/time intensive Western Blotting and ELISA has been shown. With its sensitivity and specificity, this method has proven to be a promising multi-functional tool in biosensing, diagnostic, and therapeutic nanomedicine efforts. Due to its ubiquitous nature in all optically-transparent materials, the farady rotation, or circular birefringence, was developed as a robust and sensitive nanoscale biomolecule characterization technique through Brownian relaxation studies of particle suspensions. Current efforts have shown the applicability of this phenomenon in solid, pure liquid, and colloidal samples as well as simultaneous advancements of magnetic nanoparticle research in the magnetometric and magneto-optical regimes. By merging these two fields, a clinically relevant spectroscopy (fd-FRS, Frequency Domain Faraday Rotation Spectroscopy) was developed based on a newly revised model stemming from Debye relazation theory. Through this work, an optical bench with a variable permeability core electromagnet and a frequency-domain lock-in amplifier setup (DC to 20 kHz) have been used to distinguish between Fe3O4-core nanoparticles with functionalization layers of PEG4/PEG8 polymer with future applications involving the Anti-BSA/BSA antibody/antigen couple. Particle concentrations down to 500 nM (magnetic nanoparticles) and 0.01 Volume % (magnetic beads) were studied with diameters ranging from 200 nm to 1μm. currently, the characteristic peak corresponding to the out-of-phase relazation of the suspended particles has been elusive, despite a wide particle size distribution and the use of a balanced photodetector. Future work will involved highly monodisperse samples, faster scan times, and thermal characterization applications of fs-FRS.