Publications associées à Arc-en-ciel

Sensing of Surface and Bulk Refractive Index Using Magnetophotonic Crystal with Hybrid Magneto-Optical Response

We propose an all-dielectric magneto-photonic crystal with a hybrid magneto-optical response that allows for the simultaneous measurements of the surface and bulk refractive index of the analyzed substance. The approach is based on two different spectral f ...

2021

Shapes of rotating normal fluid He-3 versus superfluid He-4 droplets in molecular beams

Christoph Bostedt, Andre Al Haddad

Previous single-pulse extreme ultraviolet and x-ray coherent diffraction studies revealed that superfluid He-4 droplets obtained in a free jet expansion acquire sizable angular momentum, resulting in significant centrifugal distortion. Similar experiments ...

AMER PHYSICAL SOC2020

Effects of multiple scattering on angle-independent structural color in disordered colloidal materials

Sofia Magkiriadou

Disordered packings of colloidal spheres show angle-independent structural color when the particles are on the scale of the wavelength of visible light. Previous work has shown that the positions of the peaks in the reflectance spectra can be predicted acc ...

AMER PHYSICAL SOC2020

Blue-shift ultrasensitivity using rhombus-shaped plasmonic crystal on Si3N4 membrane

Bahareh Ghadiani, Dordaneh Etezadi, Yasaman Jahani, Ershad Mohammadi, Foziyeh Sohrabi, Mahdi Tamizifar

Harnessing ultrasensitivity from optical structures to detect tiny changes in the targeted samples is the main goal of scientists in the field of sensor design. In this study, an uncommon rhombus-shape plasmonic structure is proposed for providing blue-shi ...

OPTICAL SOC AMER2020

Adjoint method and inverse design for diffractive beam splitters

Toralf Scharf, Dong Cheon Kim

Diffractive optical elements with a large diffraction angle require feature sizes down to sub-wavelength dimensions, which require a rigorous electromagnetic computational model for calculation. However, the computational optimization of these diffractive ...

SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING2020

Automated ‘Eye-sight’ Venetian blinds based on an embedded photometric device with real-time daylighting computing

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Jérôme Henri Kämpf, Yujie Wu

Optimal shading control can improve occupants’ visual comfort and increase energy savings on artificial lighting and cooling loads during warm seasons. A highly integrated automated shading system is presented in this paper. Designed to regulate daylightin ...

2019

The microfluidic nebulator: production of submicrometer sized airborne drops

Esther Amstad

Many powders employed in the food and pharmaceutical industries are produced through spray drying because it is a cost efficient process that offers control over the particle size. However, most commercially available spray-driers cannot produce drops with ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2017

Laminated glazing with coloured reflection and high solar transmittance suitable for solar energy systems

Andreas Schueler, Josef Andreas Schuler, Virginie Hody-Le Caër

Laminated and etched glazing unit for architectural integration of solar energy systems comprising a substrate delimited by two main faces and a multi-layered interference filter also delimited by two main faces, one main face of said substrate being adapt ...

2017

Spatial interpolation of experimental raindrop size distribution spectra

Alexis Berne, Timothy Hugh Raupach

We present a new approach for spatial interpolation of experimental raindrop size distribution (DSD) spectra. The DSD is fundamental to the study and understanding of precipitation and its monitoring and modelling. It is measured insitu using disdrometers ...

Wiley-Blackwell2016

Reactively Sputtered Nano-Structured Multilayer Coatings on Architectural Glazing for Active Solar Energy Façades

Stefan Mertin

Improving the aesthetic of solar thermal collectors would grant architects a huge potential for a perfect integration of solar panels into building façades: this can be achieved by coloured interference coatings on the cover glass. These coatings also open ...

EPFL2015

Interference filter with angular independent orange colour of reflection and high solar transmittance, suitable for roof-integration of solar energy systems

Andreas Schueler, Josef Andreas Schuler, Martin Joly

olar glazing unit, suitable for photovoltaic modules and solar thermal collectors, comprising a substrate delimited by two main faces and a multi-layered interference filter also delimited by two main faces, one main face of said substrate being adapted to ...

2015

Correcting spherical aberrations induced by an unknown medium through determination of its refractive index and thickness

Pramod Rastogi, Daniel Iwaniuk

In imaging and focusing applications, spherical aberration induces axial broadening of the point spread function (PSF). A transparent medium between lens and object of interest induces spherical aberration. We propose a method that first obtains both the p ...

Optical Society of America2011

Surface plasmon resonance of gold nanoparticles assemblies at liquid | liquid interfaces

Hubert Girault, Mohamad Hojeij, Nathalie Younan, Lydie Ribeaucourt

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) was observed when a planar close-packed assembly of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) is adsorbed at the water|1,2-dichloroethane interface. Aqueous gold nanoparticles, 13 or 16 nm in diameter, are deposited at the interface by ad ...

2010

Compositional reflectance and transmittance model for multilayer specimens

Roger Hersch, Mathieu Hébert

We propose a compositional model for predicting the reflectance and the transmittance of multilayer specimens composed of layers having possibly distinct refractive indices. The model relies on the laws of geometrical optics and on a description of the mul ...

2007

Internal illumination prediction based on a simplified radiosity algorithm

Darren Robinson

This paper describes a new model for predicting natural interior illumination in the urban context. A simplified radiosity algorithm is used to define the external luminous environment and this model structure is used to predict internal illumination from ...

2006

Interaction between Light, Paper and Color Halftones: Challenges and Modelization Approaches

Roger Hersch, Mathieu Hébert

We review the phenomena having an impact on the interaction between light, paper and color halftones. They comprise surface reflections and refractions at the air-paper interface, propagation of light within the paper, internal reflections at the paper-air ...

IS&T2006