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Issue no. 1 Table of Contents

New concepts for nanophotonics and nano-electronics

Guest editor: Frédérique de Fornel

Editorial Board
p. IFC
Dossier
p. iii-iv
New concepts for nanophotonics and nanoelectronics
Foreword
p. 1-3
Photonic crystals and metamaterials
p. 4-15
Propagation constants of guided waves in surface plasmon polariton gap waveguides excited through an I-shaped aperture
p. 16-23
Nano-manipulation of confined electromagnetic fields with a near-field probe
p. 24-30
Metamaterials for optical and radio communications
p. 31-40
From transistor to nanotube
p. 41-52
Review of two microwave applications of carbon nanotubes: nano-antennas and nano-switches
p. 53-66
Monte Carlo study of coaxially gated CNTFETs: capacitive effects and dynamic performance
p. 67-77
Molecular-scale electronics
p. 78-94
Challenges and potential of new approaches for reliability assessment of nanotechnologies
p. 95-109
Hybrid bulk heterojunction solar cells based on blends of TiO2 nanorods and P3HT
p. 110-118
Physics/Atoms, molecules
SPROM – an efficient program for NMR/MRI simulations of inter- and intra-molecular multiple quantum coherences

Presented by: Jacques Villain

Congbo Cai; Meijin Lin; Zhong Chen; Xi Chen; Shuhui Cai; Jianhui Zhong
p. 119-126
Editorial Board
p. IBC

Issue no. 2 Table of Contents

Recent developments in terahertz optoelectronics

Guest editor: Jean-Louis Coutaz

Editorial Board
p. IFC
Dossier Sommaire
p. iii-iv
Foreword
p. 127-129
THz emission from semiconductor surfaces
p. 130-141
Ion-irradiated In0.53Ga0.47As photoconductive antennas for THz generation and detection at 1.55 μm wavelength
p. 142-152
Electro-absorption sampling at terahertz frequencies in III-V semiconductors
p. 153-160
THz near-field measurements of metal structures
p. 161-168
Laser terahertz emission microscopy
p. 169-183
Metamaterials and infra-red applications
p. 184-196
Tunable structures and modulators for THz light
p. 197-214
The excitation and emission of terahertz surface plasmon polaritons on metal wire waveguides
p. 215-231
Surface plasmon THz waves on gratings
p. 232-247
Detection of explosives by Terahertz synthetic aperture imaging—focusing and spectral classification
p. 248-261
Continuous-wave terahertz by photomixing: applications to gas phase pollutant detection and quantification
p. 262-275
Physique/Surfaces, interfaces, films
Relaxation plastique d'un film mince par émission de dislocations filantes vis
[Plastic relaxation of a film/substrate heterostructure by emission of screw threading dislocations]

Presented by: Jacques Villain

Roland Bonnet; Sami Youssef; Salem Neily; A.K. Gutakowskii
p. 276-282
Editorial Board
p. IBC

Issue no. 3-4 Table of Contents

Materials subjected to fast neutron irradiation

Editorial Board
p. IFC
Dossier
p. iii-iv
Foreword
p. 285-286
Fissile core and Tritium-Breeding Blanket: structural materials and their requirements
p. 287-302
Displacement damage and transmutations in metals under neutron and proton irradiation
p. 303-322
Radiation effects in concentrated alloys and compounds: equilibrium and kinetics of driven systems
p. 323-334
First principles calculations in iron: structure and mobility of defect clusters and defect complexes for kinetic modelling
p. 335-342
Interatomic potentials for simulating radiation damage effects in metals
p. 343-352
Modelling of long term kinetic evolution: a fruitful relationship between experiment and theoretical development
p. 353-361
Diffusion and coupled fluxes in concentrated alloys under irradiation: a self-consistent mean-field approach
p. 362-369
Radiation aging of nonmetallic materials: specific aspects
p. 370-378
The Fe–Cr system: atomistic modelling of thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations
p. 379-388
Helium and point defect accumulation: (i) microstructure and mechanical behaviour
p. 389-400
Helium and point defect accumulation: (ii) kinetic modelling
p. 401-408
The non-Arrhenius migration of interstitial defects in bcc transition metals
p. 409-417
Atomic modeling of irradiation-induced hardening
p. 418-426
Discrete dislocation dynamics: an important recent break-through in the modelling of dislocation collective behaviour
p. 427-436
JANNUS: experimental validation at the scale of atomic modelling
p. 437-444
Jules Horowitz Reactor: a high performance material testing reactor
p. 445-456
IFMIF: the intense neutron source to qualify materials for fusion reactors
p. 457-468
Physique/Physique subatomique
Interférences de type Young avec une source à un seul électron
[Young-type interference with a one electron source]
p. 469-475
Editorial Board
p. IBC

Issue no. 5-6 Table of Contents

Synchrotron x-rays and condensed matter

Guest editor: Michel Belakhovsky

Editorial Board
p. IFC
Dossier
p. iii-iv
Foreword
p. 477-478
X-rays and matter – the basic interactions
p. 479-486
X radiation sources based on accelerators
p. 487-506
High energy X-ray micro-optics
p. 507-516
Does band mapping find its limits in the soft X-ray range?
p. 517-523
Hard X-ray PhotoEmission Spectroscopy of strongly correlated systems
p. 524-536
Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering: From band mapping to inter-orbital excitations
p. 537-549
Magnetic and resonant X-ray scattering investigations of strongly correlated electron systems
p. 550-569
Soft X-ray resonant magnetic scattering of magnetic nanostructures
p. 570-584
Magnetization dynamics: ultra-fast and ultra-small
p. 585-594
Nuclear resonance scattering
p. 595-607
High-resolution inelastic x-ray scattering to study the high-frequency atomic dynamics of disordered systems
p. 608-623
Advances in synchrotron hard X-ray based imaging
p. 624-641
X-ray detected optical activity
p. 642-656
A review of X-ray intensity fluctuation spectroscopy
p. 657-667
X-Ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy at the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL) facility
p. 668-680
Editorial Board
p. IBC

Issue no. 7 Table of Contents

Dynamo effect: experimental progress and geo- and astro-physical challenges / Effet dynamo : avancées expérimentales et défis géo- et astrophysiques

Editorial Board
p. IFC
Dossier Sommaire
p. iii-iv
The dynamo effect/L'effet dynamo
Foreword
p. 681-682
The dynamo effect/L'effet dynamo
Simple models and time scales in the dynamo effect
p. 683-688
The dynamo effect/L'effet dynamo
The VKS experiment: turbulent dynamical dynamos
p. 689-701
The dynamo effect/L'effet dynamo
On the peculiar nature of turbulence in planetary dynamos
p. 702-710
The dynamo effect/L'effet dynamo
Geomagnetism and the dynamo: where do we stand?
p. 711-720
The dynamo effect/L'effet dynamo
History and results of the Riga dynamo experiments
p. 721-728
The dynamo effect/L'effet dynamo
The Karlsruhe two-scale dynamo experiment
p. 729-740
The dynamo effect/L'effet dynamo
Interplay between experimental and numerical approaches in the fluid dynamo problem
p. 741-748
The dynamo effect/L'effet dynamo
Linear and non-linear features of the Taylor–Green dynamo
p. 749-756
The dynamo effect/L'effet dynamo
The solar dynamo
p. 757-765
Physics/Mathematical physics, theoretical physics
Time-dependent transport coefficients: an effective macroscopic description of small scale dynamics?

Presented by: Jacques Villain

Fabrice Debbasch; Jean-Pierre Rivet
p. 767-772
Physics/Solids, fluids: magnetic and electrical properties
Erratum to the Note “A spatial interpretation of emerging superconductivity in lightly doped cuprates” [C. R. Physique 8 (2007) 937–941]
p. 773
Editorial Board
p. IBC

Issue no. 8 Table of Contents

Recent advances in quantum dot physics / Nouveaux développements dans la physique des boîtes quantiques

Editorial Board
p. IFC
Dossier Sommaire
p. iii-iv
Foreword
p. 775-776
Colloidal quantum dots
p. 777-787
Formation and ordering of epitaxial quantum dots
p. 788-803
Optics with single nanowires
p. 804-815
Optical properties of GaN/AlN quantum dots
p. 816-829
Dephasing processes in a single semiconductor quantum dot
p. 830-839
Intersublevel transitions in self-assembled quantum dots
p. 840-849
Cavity QED effects with single quantum dots
p. 850-856
Optical and electronic properties of quantum dots with magnetic impurities
p. 857-873
Hyperfine interaction in InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots: dynamical nuclear polarization versus spin relaxation
p. 874-884
Optical probing of the spin state of a single magnetic atom in a quantum dot
p. 885-901
Physics/Surfaces, interfaces, films
Application of negative velocity dispersion curves to the distinction between layer and substrate Rayleigh waves
p. 903-910
Editorial Board
p. IBC

Issue no. 9-10 Table of Contents

Recent advances in optical telecommunications / Avancées récentes en télécommunications optiques

Editorial Board
p. IFC
Dossier Sommaire
p. iii-iv
Recent advances in optical telecommunications/Avancées récentes en télécommunications optiques
Foreword
p. 911-913
Optical fiber transport systems and networks: fundamentals and prospects
p. 914-934
Access network evolution: optical fibre to the subscribers and impact on the metropolitan and home networks
p. 935-946
Unified analysis of weakly-nonlinear dispersion-managed optical transmission systems using a perturbative approach
p. 947-962
Physical design and performance estimation of heterogeneous optical transmission systems
p. 963-984
New transmission systems enabling transparent network perspectives
p. 985-1001
100 Gigabit-per-second: Ultra-high transmission bitrate for next generation optical transport networks
p. 1002-1011
Coherent detection associated with digital signal processing for fiber optics communication
p. 1012-1030
Submarine networks: evolution, not revolution
p. 1031-1044
Latest advances in optical fibers
p. 1045-1054
Challenges and advances of photonic integrated circuits
p. 1055-1066
Physics/Statistical physics, thermodynamics
Quantum plasticity and dislocation-induced supersolidity
p. 1067-1075
Auteurs / Authors. Tome 9, 2008
p. 1078-1080
Index des mots clés. Tome 9, 2008
p. 1081-1084
Keyword index. Vol. 9, 2008
p. 1085-1088
Editorial Board
p. IBC