Publication

Numerical Analysis of Mode Discrimination by Intracavity Patterning in Long-Wavelength Wafer-Fused Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

Publications associées (25)

Multiobjective Vector Modulation for Improved Control of NPC-Based Multi-Source Inverters in Hybrid Traction Systems

The concept of a multi-source inverter (MSI) based on NPC topology was recently introduced for hybrid-electric powertrains to connect several dc sources to the traction load in a single conversion stage without magnetics. This work proposes a new modulatio ...

2022

Isotope dependence of the type I ELMy H-mode pedestal in JET-ILW hydrogen and deuterium plasmas

Henri Weisen, Mikhail Maslov

The pedestal structure, edge transport and linear MHD stability have been analyzed in a series of JET with the ITER-like wall hydrogen (H) and deuterium (D) type I ELMy H-mode plasmas. The pedestal pressure is typically higher in D than in H at the same in ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2021

High-Current Low-Voltage Power Supply for Superconducting Magnets

Émilien Luc Henri Coulinge

In the wide range of applications for power supplies, the ones dedicated to feeding superconducting magnets occupy a niche. This particular kind of magnets has the intrinsic property of having zero resistance, and is only used in high-end facilities for fu ...

EPFL2020

Design Optimization of Two-Quadrant High-Current Low-Voltage Power Supply

Serge Pittet, Émilien Luc Henri Coulinge, Drazen Dujic

The high-current delivered by a dedicated power supply is the condicio sine qua non to obtain the strong magnetic field produced by superconducting magnets. The end goal of such power supply is to control the current, very precisely, across this distinctiv ...

2020

IGCT Based Solid State Resonant Conversion

Dragan Stamenkovic

Driven by the environmental changes, penetration of renewables and the need for more flexible power grid, DC is reemerging as a basis for future power networks. Already established in the area of HVDC for very long distance transmission, more and more atte ...

EPFL2020

Protection Coordination in Marine DC Power Distribution Networks

Seongil Kim

The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources, energy storage systems (ESSs), and DC loads has opened the door to DC technology to pave its way into future grids. The shift has been more obvious in the marine domain supported by track records of i ...

EPFL2020

Comparative Study of Two-Quadrant DC/DC Stage in Power Supply for Superconducting Magnets

Serge Pittet, Émilien Luc Henri Coulinge, Drazen Dujic

To improve the performances of the present European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a new family of power supplies for Superconducting Magnets (SCM) is being designed to enhance the operating cycle and recover magnetic ...

2018

Peta-pico-Voltron: An open-source high voltage power supply

Samuel Rosset, Samuel Schlatter

We present the design (hardware + software) of “Peta-pico-Voltron”, a low-current high voltage power supply for electrostatic actuators. Developed primarily for dielectric elastomer actuators, it offers a low-cost solution to generate user controllable vol ...

2018

A remotely powered fully integrated low power class-E power amplifier for implantable sensor systems

Catherine Dehollain, Enver Gürhan Kilinç, Kerim Türe

This paper presents a fully integrated low power class-E power amplifier and its integration to remotely powered sensor system. The on-chip 1.2 GHz power amplifier is implemented in 0.18 A mu m CMOS process with 0.2 V supply. The implantable system is powe ...

Springer2016

Remotely powered PPM demodulator by inductive coupling for rodent applications

Catherine Dehollain, Enver Gürhan Kilinç, Franco Maloberti, Kerim Türe

A low-power pulse position modulation (PPM) demodulator has been developed for remotely powered batteryless implantable devices. The required power for the implantable device is provided by the magnetic coupling with the external array of powering of coils ...

Springer Verlag2016

Increasing single mode power of 13-μm VCSELs by output coupling optimization

Elyahou Kapon, Alexei Sirbu, Vladimir Iakovlev, Grigore Suruceanu, Alexandru Mereuta, Andrei Caliman, Zlatko Mickovic

We report on the single mode emission power enhancement of 1.3-mu m VCSELs by adjusting the reflectivity of the top GaAs-based DBR for output coupling optimization using selective removal of Bragg reflector layers. Devices with record single mode power of ...

Optical Society of America2015

A Low Power On-Chip Class-E Power Amplifier For Remotely Powered Implantable Sensor Systems

Catherine Dehollain, Enver Gürhan Kilinç, Kerim Türe

This paper presents a low power fully integrated class-E power amplifier and its integration with remotely powered sensor system. The class-E power amplifier is suitable solution for low-power applications due to its high power efficiency. However, the req ...

Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering2015

Wafer-fused VECSELs emitting in the 1310 nm waveband

Elyahou Kapon, Alexei Sirbu, Vladimir Iakovlev, Alexandru Mereuta, Andrei Caliman, Nicolas Volet, Kamil Pawel Pierscinski

Optically pumped wafer fused 1310 nm VECSELs have the advantage of high output power and wavelength agility. Gain mirrors in these lasers are formed by direct bonding of InAlGaAs/InP active cavities to Al(Ga) As/GaAs DBRs. We present for the first time Wat ...

Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering2014

Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters for High Power Appli-cations - Control of the Capacitive Voltage Divider

Alfred Rufer, Philippe Barrade

A non-isolated DC-DC converter is presented, based on the current diverter principle. The converter is foreseen for large power electronic applications where normally the converters are fed from DC supplies at a typical voltage level of around one or two k ...

2014

Design of a Passive UHF RFID Tag for Capacitive Sensor Applications

Catherine Dehollain, Kerem Kapucu

In this work, the design of a passive UHF RFID tag for sensor applications is described. The system level design issues are discussed taking into account the possible operation scenarios. Among the blocks in the tag, the emphasis is on the design of the re ...

Ieee2013

Modular DC/DC Converter for DC Distribution and Collection Networks

Stephan Kenzelmann

A major change in the electrical transmission and distribution system is taking place in Europe at the moment. The shift from a centralised energy production to a distributed generation profoundly changes the behaviour of the grid. Environmental or social ...

EPFL2012

On the Static and Dynamic Behavior of the Germanium Electron-Hole Bilayer Tunnel FET

Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Luca De Michielis, Nilay Dagtekin, Livio Lattanzio

Tunnel FETs (TFETs) are being intensively investigated for their potential in achieving subthermal switching slopes and extremely low leakage currents. Recently, a promising concept has been proposed: the electron-hole bilayer TFET (EHBTFET), which exploit ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2012

Eigenvalues Analysis Applied to the Stability Study of a Variable Speed Pump Turbine Unit

Basile Kawkabani, Jean-Jacques Simond

This paper presents an eigenvalues analysis method for an induction machine model based on phase variables a, b, c. This approach is validated by comparison with ad, q approach and applied to a variable speed pump-turbine unit using a simplified model of t ...

2012

Wafer-fused heterostructures : application to vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers emitting in the 1310 nm band

Elyahou Kapon, Alexei Sirbu, Vladimir Iakovlev, Grigore Suruceanu, Alexandru Mereuta, Andrei Caliman

Currently, wafer-fusion technology represents an effective technique for enhancing the performance of long-wavelength vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) based on classical double heterostructures with multi-quantum well active regions. Using ...

Institute of Physics2011

MAGY: an innovative high voltage - low current power supply for gyrotron

Damien Fasel, Albert Perez, Ugo Siravo, Mauro Carpita

From the electrical point of view, the body and the anode of high power gyrotrons behave as capacitive loads. A highly dynamic power supply is, therefore, hard to achieve. The MAGY concept (Modulator for the Anode of a triode type GYrotron) embodies an inn ...

elsevier2011