Christophe Couteau

Competences

• quantum optics
  
• physics of semiconductors
• nanophotonics
• non-linear optics
• low-temperature solid state nanotechnologies
• quantum information
• quantum cryptography
• plasmonics

Research projects

• Integrated quantum photonics
• Quantum optics and metamaterials
• Single photon sources
• Multifunctionnal ZnO and UV photonics

Education

• 2017: Research habilitation in Experimental Physics, Sorbonne University, Paris.
• 2005: Doctorate in Physical Sciences, University of Paris-Saclay and University of Grenoble-Alpes.
• 2000: DEA/Master degree in "Lasers and Matter" and Magistère in fundamental physics, University of Paris-Saclay.
• 1994: Baccalauréat, scientific stream, Gien.

Significant publications

• Single germanium vacancy centers in nanodiamonds with bulk-like spectral stability. M. Nahra, D. Alshamaa, R. Deturche, V. Davydov, L. Kulikova, V. Agafonov, and C. Couteau. AVS Quantum Sci. 3, 012001 (2021).
• Towards the Integration of Nanoemitters by Direct Laser Writing on Optical Glass Waveguides. Xiaolun Xu, Aurélie Broussier, Tiziana Ritacco, Mackrine Nahra, Fabien Goeffray, Ali Issa, Safi Jradi, Renaud Bachelot, Christophe Couteau, Sylvain Blaize. Photonics Research, 8, 1541 (2020).
• Highly photo-stable Perovskite nanocubes: towards integrated single photon sources based on tapered nanofibers. Stefano Pierini, Marianna D'Amato, Mayank Goyal, Quentin Glorieux, Elisabeth Giacobino, Emmanuel Lhuillier, Christophe Couteau, and Alberto Bramati. ACS Photonics 8, 2265 (2020).
• Hybrid plasmonic nano-emitters with controlled single quantum emitter positioning on the local excitation field. Dandan Ge, Sylvie Marguet, Ali Issa, Safi Jradi, Hoa Nguyen, Mackrine Nahra, Jéremie Béal, Régis Deturche, Hongshi Chen, Sylvain Blaize, Jérôme Plain, Céline Fiorini, Ludovic Douillard, Olivier Soppera, Quyen Dinh Xuan, Cuong Dang, Xuyong Yang, Tao Xu, Bin Wei, Xiao Wei Sun, Christophe Couteau, and Renaud Bachelot. Nature Communications 11, 3414 (2020).
• Hybrid plasmonic nanosystem with controlled position of nanoemitters. A. Broussier, A. Issa, L. O. Le Cunff, T. H. Nguyen, X. Q. Dinh, S. Blaize, J. Plain, S. Jradi, C. Couteau and R. Bachelot. Applied Physics Letters 114, 163106 (2019).
• Spontaneous parametric down-conversion. C. Couteau. Contemporary Physics 59, 291 (2018).
• Coherent Perfect Absorption in Metamaterials with Entangled Photons. C. Altuzarra, S. Vezzoli, J. Valente, W.B. Gao, C. Soci, D. Faccio, C. Couteau. ACS Photonics 4, 2124-2128 (2017).
• Quantum super-oscillation of a single photon. G. Yuan, S. Vezzoli, C. Altuzarra, E. T. F. Rogers, C. Couteau and N. I. Zheludev. Light: Science and Applications 5, e16127 (2016).
• Localised excitation of a single photon source by a nanowaveguide. W. Geng, M. Manceau, N. Rahbany, V. Sallet, M. De Vittorio, L. Carbone, Q. Glorieux, A. Bramati, C. Couteau. Scientific Reports 6, 19721 (2015).
  
• Coherent perfect absorption in deeply subwavelength films in the single photon regime. T. Roger, S. Vezzoli, E. Bolduc, J. Valente, J. J. F. Heitz, J. Jeffers, C. Soci, J. Leach, C. Couteau, N. Zheludev and D. Faccio. Nature Communications 6,7031 (2015).
• GaAs/AlGaAs nanowire photodetector. X. Dai, S. Zhang, Z. Wang, G. Adamo, H. Liu, Y. Huang, C. Couteau, and C. Soci. Nanoletters 14, 2688-2693 (2014).
• Efficient Pump Photon Recycling via Gain-Assisted Waveguiding Energy Transfer. R. Aad, C. Couteau, S. Blaize, E. Chastaing, F. Soyer, L. Divay, C. Galindo, P. Le Barny, V. Sallet, C. Sartel, A. Lusson, P. Galtier, L. Rocha, V. Simic, and G. Lérondel. ACS Photonics 1, 246-253 (2014).
• Waveguiding-assisted random lasing in epitaxial ZnO thin film. P.-H. Dupont, C. Couteau, D. J. Rogers, and G. Lérondel. Applied Physics Letters 97, 261109 (2010).
• Ruling out multi-order interfence in quantum mechanics. U. Sinha, C. Couteau, T. Jennewein, R. Laflamme, and G. Weihs. Science 329, 418 (2010).