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2022
2021
2020
- Dynamics and applications of Dissipative Kerr solitons
PhD Thesis
Author: Maxim Karpov
Duration: March 2014 – Dec. 2020
Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg
- Physics of optically driven nanojunctions
PhD Thesis
Author: Philippe Roelli
Duration: Feb. 2014 – Sep. 2020
Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg
- Quantum measurement of Nanomechanical Oscillator
PhD Thesis
Author: Liu Qiu
Duration: Jan. 2014 – Sep. 2020
Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg
- Nitride Integrated Nonlinear Photonics
PhD Thesis
Author: Junqiu Liu
Duration: Mar. 2015 – Sep. 2020
Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg
2019
- Physics of Dissipative Kerr Solitons in Optical
Microresonators and Application to Low-noise
Frequency Synthesis
PhD Thesis
Author: Erwan Lucas
Duration: Sept. 2014 – Sep. 2019
Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg
- Crystalline materials for microresonator-based
quantum optics
PhD Thesis
Author: Clément Javerzac-Galy
Duration: Sept. 2014 – May 2019
Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg
- Multimode microwave circuit optomechanics as a platform to study coupled quantum harmonic oscillators
PhD Thesis
Author: Nathan Bernier
Duration: Sept. 2014 – Jan. 2019
Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg
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Ultra-coherent mechanical resonators for room temperature cavity optomechanics PhD Thesis Author: Amir H. Ghadimi Duration: Sept. 2012 – Sept. 2018 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Photonic Damascene process for integrated high Q microresonator based nonlinear photonic devices PhD Thesis Author: Martin Pfeiffer Duration: Sept. 2014 – June 2018 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Dissipation as a resource in circuit quantum electromechanics PhD Thesis Author: Daniel Toth Duration: Sept. 2013 – June 2018 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Development of a monolithic near-field optomechanical system PhD Thesis Author: Ryan Schilling Duration: Sept. 2012 – May 2018 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Quantum Optomechanics at Room Temperature PhD Thesis Author: Hendrik Schütz Duration: Sept. 2012 – Dec 2017 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Nonreciprocal Devices Microwave Circuit Optomechanics Master Thesis Author: Akshay Koottandavida Duration: Sept. 2016 – Jan 2017 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Mid-Infrared Kerr Frequency Combs and Supercontinuum Generation based on Integrated Silicon Nitride Technology Master Thesis Author: Clemens Herkommer Duration: Sept. 2015-February, 2017 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Theory and Design of Multimode Electromechanical Circuits Master Thesis Author: Jeremy Stevens Duration: Jan 2017 – Jun 2017 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Nonreciprocal Devices Using Multimode Optomechanics Master Thesis Author: Marie Ioannou Duration: Jan 2017 – Jun 2017 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
2016
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Towards Octave-Spanning Low-Power Microresonator Frequency Combs: Optical Characterization of Silicon Nitride Chips Master Thesis Author: Junqiu Liu Duration: July 2015 – August 2016 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Soliton Kerr Frequency Combs Generated in Integrated Photonic Chips PhD Thesis Author: Victor Brasch Duration: December 2011 – September 2016 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Quantum limits on measurement and control of a mechanical oscillator PhD Thesis Author: Vivishek Sudhir Duration: October 2011 – August 2016 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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2015
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Simulation of solitons in optical microresonators Master Thesis Author: Ayman Nassar Kamel Duration: Oct 2014 – June 2015 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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New Fabrication and Dispersion Engineering Techniques for Silicon Nitride Microresonators Master Thesis Author: Arne Kordts Duration: Oct 2013 – June 2015 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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2014
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Microwave to optical quantum conversion via WGM crystalline microresonator Master Thesis Author: Clément Javerzac-Galy Duration: Oct 2013 – Jan 2014 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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An Optomechanical approach to the Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering processes Master Thesis Author: Philippe Roelli Duration: Oct 2013 – Jan 2014 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Absorption losses in silicon nitride optical resonators Master Thesis Author: Artur Hermans Duration: Feb. 2014 – June 2014 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Toward Mid-Infrared Kerr frequency comb generation in crystalline microresonators Master Thesis Author: Erwan Lucas Duration: Feb.2014 – June , 2014 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Characterization of high-Q superconducting microwave resonators for circuit optomechanics Master Thesis Author: Aram Mikayelyan Duration: Feb. 2014 – Jun 2014 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Fabrication, Design and Measurement of Nano-Optomechanical Structures Master Thesis Author: EmanWolfgang Noichl Duration: Sep 2008 – May 2013 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
2013
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Solitons and dynamics of frequency comb formation in optical microresonators PhD Thesis Author: Tobias Herr Duration: Sep 2009 – Sep 2013 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Quantum Langevin Treatment of Optomechanical Interactions in the Highly Dissipative Regime Master Thesis Author: Alexandre Roulet Duration: Feb 2013 – Jul 2013 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Superconducting Cavity Nanoelectromechanics PhD Thesis Author: Xiaoqing Zhou Duration: Apr 2009 – Jun 2013 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Optonanomechanical Systems for Measurement Applications PhD Thesis Author: Emanuel Gavartin Duration: Sep 2008 – May 2013 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Novel platforms for microresonator based frequency combs Master Thesis Author: Martin Hubert Peter Pfeiffer Duration: June 2012 – June 2013 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Bio-sensing using toroidal microresonators & Theoretical cavity optomechanics PhD Thesis Author: Jens M. Dobrindt Duration: Feb 2008 – Dec 2012 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
2012
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Cavity Optomechanics with Silica Microtoroids: Quantum-Coherent Coupling and Optomechanically Induced Transparency PhD Thesis Author: Stefan Weis Duration: Mar 2008 – Jun 2012 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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2011
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Towards Observation of Quantum Backaction in Opto-Nanomechanical Coupling Diploma Thesis Author: Leonhard Neuhaus Duration: Jan 2011 – Dec 2011 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg and LMU (Munich) |
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Integrated Silicon Nitride Based Microresonators for Frequency Comb Generation Diploma Thesis Author: Johann Riemensberger Duration: Jan 2011 – Dec 2011 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg, Prof. Kienberger (TU Munich) |
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High-sensitivity measurement techniques Rapport de stage de recherche FIP 2eme année, Ecole Normale Supérieure Author: Emanuel Van Brackel, MA-2 thesis July: 2011 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Cavity Optomechanics with Silica Whispering-Gallery-Mode Resonators down to Low Phonon Occupancy PhD Thesis Author: Remi Rivière Duration: Aug. 2006 – Sep. 2011 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg, Prof. Hänsch, Prof. Kotthaus |
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Cavity Optomechanics with Silica Whispering-Gallery-Mode Resonators down to Low Phonon Occupancy Intern Thesis Author: Emmanuel Van Brackel Duration: Feb. 2011 – July 2011 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Optical Frequency Comb Generatrion in Monolithic Microresonators PhD Thesis Author: Pascal Del’Haye Duration: July 2007 – April 2011 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg, Prof. Hänsch, Prof. Kleineberg |
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Building an ultra-stable Diode Laser locked to a Reference Cavity for molecular sensing Diploma Thesis Author: Sebastian Karpf Duration: Jan. 2010 – Jan. 2011 Advisors: Prof. Nickel, Prof. Zinth |
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2010
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Novel Cavity Optomechanical Systems at the Micro- and Nanoscale and Quantum Measurements of Nanomechanical Oscillators PhD Thesis Author: Georg Anetsberger Duration: Dec. 2007 – Dec. 2010 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg, Prof. Hänsch, Prof. Kotthaus |
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Nano-optomechanical Resonators based on Superconducting Microwave Resonators Master Thesis Author: Haytham Chibani Duration: Sep. 2009 – Sep. 2010 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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Novel Optomechanical Microcavities for Ground State Cooling Master Thesis Author: Ignacio Vasquez Garcia Duration: Oct. 2009 – June 2010 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg |
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2009
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Cavity Optomechanics and Optical Frequency Comb Generation with silica Whispering-Gallery-Mode Microresonators PhD Thesis Author: Albert Schliesser Duration: Nov. 2005 – Nov. 2009 Advisors: Prof. Haensch, Prof. Kotthaus |
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Crystalline Resonators for Optomechanics and Frequency Comb Generation Diploma Thesis Author: Johannes Hofer Duration: Sep. 2008 – Sep. 2009 Advisors: Prof. Kippenberg, Prof. Haensch, Prof. Kotthaus |
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2008
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Theoretical Approaches to Cooling of Micromechanical Oscillators Diploma Thesis Author: Jens Dobrindt Duration: Feb. 2007 – Feb. 2008 Advisors: Dr. Kippenberg, Prof. Haensch, Prof. Zwerger |
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2007
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Cavity Optomechanics in Whispering Gallery Mode Microresonators Diploma Thesis Author: Georg Anetsberger Duration: Nov. 2006 – Nov. 2007 Advisors: Dr. Kippenberg, Prof. Haensch |
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Molecular Recognition with Toroidal Microcavities Diploma Thesis Author: Bastian Schroeter Duration: Sept. 2006 – Oct. 2007 Advisors: Dr. Kippenberg, Prof. Haensch |
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Cascaded Parametric Frequency Conversion in Monolithic Microresonators Diploma Thesis Author: Pascal Del’Haye Duration: May. 2006 – May. 2007 Advisors: Dr. Kippenberg, Prof. Haensch |
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2006
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Characterization of Acoustic Modes in Fiber-Taper-Coupled Silica Microspheres Master Thesis Author: Rui Ma Duration: Feb. 2006 – Nov. 2006 Advisors: Dr. Kippenberg, Prof. Finley |
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Theory of Radiation Pressure Induced Coupling of the Mechanical Mode to the Optical Mode of a Micro-Resonator Master Thesis Author: Nima Nooshi Duration: Feb. 2006 – Oct. 2006 Advisors: Dr. Kippenberg, Prof. Zwerger |
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