Publications associées à Interferometric visibility

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Quantum radio astronomy: Data encodings and quantum image processing

Jean-Paul Richard Kneib, Emma Elizabeth Tolley

We explore applications of quantum computing for radio interferometry and astronomy using recent developments in quantum image processing. We evaluate the suitability of different quantum image representations using a toy quantum computing image reconstruc ...

Elsevier2024

Cost-effective equalization of electro-optic frequency combs in a Sagnac interferometer

Camille Sophie Brès, Jianqi Hu, Ivan Cardea

We present a cost-effective electro-optic frequency comb generation and equalization method using a single phase modulator inserted in a Sagnac interferometer layout. The equalization relies on the interference of comb lines generated in both clockwise and ...

Optica Publishing Group2023

Probing unconventional performance of fiber resonators: light storage, generation and manipulation

Ivan Cardea

This thesis aims at investigating the performance of figure-9 (figure-of-nine) optical fiber resonators as a practical solution for light storage, light generation and manipulation. The first part of the thesis focuses on a theoretical and experimental stu ...

EPFL2021

Optical characterization of high numerical aperture microlenses for quality assessment and fabrication process optimization

Toralf Scharf, Wilfried Noell, Jeremy Béguelin

Accurate characterization of high numerical aperture aspheric microlenses currently is a nonstandard procedure that remains an open challenge. Here, we present and discuss a characterization method based on interferometric and point spread function measure ...

OPTICAL SOC AMER2020

Direct unwrapped phase estimation in phase shifting interferometry using Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm

Pramod Rastogi, Rishikesh Dilip Kulkarni

An algorithm for the direct unwrapped phase estimation from the linearly phase shifted interferograms is presented. The temporal fringe intensity along each pixel is represented as a function of fringe amplitude, phase step and the searched phase. These pa ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2017

Near-field characterization of Bloch surface waves based 2D optical components

Richa Dubey

Bloch surface waves (BSWs) are surface electromagnetic modes that propagate at the interface between a multilayer substrate and a homogeneous external medium. The optical field of the surface mode is confined near the surface of the multilayer. This vertic ...

EPFL2017

The Mach-Zehnder Interferometer: A smart remote experiment based on a software template

Denis Gillet, Christophe Salzmann, Wissam Halimi

Hands-on laboratory sessions are one of the pillars of science and engineering education. It is reputed that institu- tions find it difficult to provide enough laboratory setups that cover all taught scientific topics due to logistical and budgetary limita ...

IEEE2016

Multiple phase derivative estimation using autoregressive modeling in holographic interferometry

Pramod Rastogi, Rishikesh Dilip Kulkarni

A novel technique is proposed for the direct and simultaneous estimation of multiple phase derivatives from a deformation modulated carrier fringe pattern in a multi-wave holographic interferometry set-up. The fringe intensity is represented as a spatially ...

IOP Publishing2015

Coherent creation and destruction of orbital wavepackets in Si:P with electrical and optical read-out

The ability to control dynamics of quantum states by optical interference, and subsequent electrical read-out, is crucial for solid state quantum technologies. Ramsey interference has been successfully observed for spins in silicon and nitrogen vacancy cen ...

Nature Publishing Group2015

Direct phase derivative estimation using difference equation modeling in holographic interferometry

Pramod Rastogi, Rishikesh Dilip Kulkarni

A new method is proposed for the direct phase derivative estimation from a single spatial frequency modulated carrier fringe pattern in holographic interferometry. The fringe intensity in a given row/column is modeled as a difference equation of intensity ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2014

Marker-free phase nanoscopy

Pierre Magistretti, Pierre Marquet, Christian Depeursinge, Nicolas Pavillon, Pascal Jourdain, Daniel Boss, Muhammed Fatih Toy, Yann Jérôme Michel Pascal Cotte

We introduce a microscopic method that determines quantitative optical properties beyond the optical diffraction limit and allows direct imaging of unstained living biological specimens. In established holographic microscopy, complex fields are measured us ...

Nature Publishing Group2013

Apertureless near-field optical microscopy: Differences between heterodyne interferometric and non-interferometric images

Klaus Kern

We analyze simulations of the image generation process in apertureless Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy to study the differences between heterodyne interferometric and non-interferometric detection schemes implemented in experiments. Beyond the well- ...

2011

Spread spectrum for interferometric and magnetic resonance imaging

Jean-Philippe Thiran, Rolf Gruetter, Dimitri Nestor Alice Van De Ville, Pierre Vandergheynst, Yves Wiaux, Gilles Puy

We consider images probed through incomplete and noisy Fourier coverages, both in the context of radio interferometry (RI) and of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We show that the quality of signal reconstruction can be signiﬁcantly enhanced by the introd ...

IEEE Signal Process. Soc.2010

Time-Intensity Superposition for Photoinitiated Polymerization of Fluorinated and Hyperbranched Acrylate Nanocomposites

Jan-Anders Edvin Maansson, Yves Leterrier, Sara Dalle Vacche, Valérie Geiser

The validity of the time-intensity superposition principle for the photoinitiated polymerization of nanocomposites based on a monofunctional fluorinated acrylate and on a multifunctional hyperbranched polyether acrylate was investigated in this work. Maste ...

2010

Endoscopic low coherence interferometry applied to tri-dimensional contouring of upper airways

This thesis presents a novel approach for optical tri-dimensional contouring, requiring only one acquisition to extract a contour depth. It is based on an interferometric setup, using a reduced coherence light source, and is fully adaptable to endoscopic p ...

EPFL2009

Full simulations of the apertureless scanning near field optical microscopy signal: achievable resolution and contrast

Klaus Kern

We simulate apertureless near-field optical imaging and obtain phase and amplitude scans of structured substrates for elastic scattering. The solution of the three-dimensional Maxwell equations does not involve approximations and we include large tips and ...

2009

Tomographie en cohérence optique dans le domaine de Fourier appliquée aux tissus humains

Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography FDOCT is a recent imaging technique based on the principle of Low Coherence Interferometry. In FDOCT cross-sectional images of diffusing objects are synthesised from a measure of backscattered light. The main adv ...

EPFL2008

Phase-locked Fourier domain optical coherence tomography

Adrian Bachmann

Fourier or spectral domain optical coherence tomography (FDOCT) is a multi-dimensional interferometric imaging modality that has attracted increasing interest during the last few years. The reason is its outstanding sensitivity allowing high speed 2D and 3 ...

EPFL2007

How to play with the spectral sensitivity of interferometers using slow light concepts and how to do it practically

Luc Thévenaz

We describe some interesting features that arise when slow and fast light structures are introduced in interferometers. With different configurations, one can obtain a spectral sensitivity enhancement of the interferometer or an enhanced robustness to lase ...

SPIE2007

Characterization of microlenses by digital holographic microscopy

Pierre Marquet, Christian Depeursinge, Jonas Kühn, Tristan Colomb, Etienne Cuche, Florian Charrière, Frédéric Montfort

We demonstrate the use of digital holographic microscopy (DHM) as a metrological tool in micro-optics testing. Measurement principles are compared with those performed with Twyman-Green, Mach-Zehnder, and white-light interferometers. Measurements performed ...

2006