Nicolas Blanc
A5004994088- CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators
- Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies
- Image Processing Techniques and Applications
- Infrared Target Detection Methodologies
- Mineral Processing and Grinding
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
- Formal Methods in Verification
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Numerical methods in engineering
- Embedded Systems Design Techniques
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
- Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
- Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
- VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender
- Granular flow and fluidized beds
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
National Institute for Astrophysics
2023
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino
2023
Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino
2023
HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland
2018-2022
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2018-2021
Université de Montpellier
2017-2021
Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies Emergentes
2015-2021
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
2021
HEIG-VD
2020-2021
Centre Technique Cuir Chaussure Maroquinerie (France)
2020
ABSTRACT Triple‐junction solar cells from III–V compound semiconductors have thus far delivered the highest solar‐electric conversion efficiencies. Increasing number of junctions generally offers potential to reach even higher efficiencies, but material quality and choice bandgap energies turn out be more importance than junctions. Several four‐junction cell architectures with optimum combination are found for lattice‐mismatched as high materials predominantly possess smaller lattice...
A new miniaturized camera system that is capable of 3-dimensional imaging in real-time presented. The compact device able to entirely capture its environment all three spatial dimensions. It reliably and simultaneously delivers intensity data as well range information on the objects persons scene. depth measurement based time-of-flight (TOF) principle. custom solid-state image sensor allows parallel phase, offset amplitude a radio frequency (RF) modulated light field emitted by reflected...
The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 1 (EUSO-SPB1) was launched in 2017 April from Wanaka, New Zealand. plan of this mission opportunity NASA super pressure balloon test flight to circle the southern hemisphere. primary scientific goal make first observations ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray extensive air showers (EASs) by looking down atmosphere with an ultraviolet (UV) fluorescence telescope suborbital altitude (33~km). After 12~days and 4~hours aloft, terminated...
An optomechanical sensor suitable for the study of quantum effects has been developed and characterized. The reads out vibrations a microfabricated miniature silicon mechanical oscillator which forms one end mirror high finesse Fabry-P\'erot cavity. quality factor is up to $Q=300000$ at 300 K rises $Q=4\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{6}$ 4 K. thermal noise measured in time frequency domains room temperature 4.5 prospects observing standard limit are discussed.
The S<scp>lam</scp> toolkit demonstrates that predicate abstraction enables automated verification of real world Windows device drivers. Our abstraction-based tool DDV<scp>erify</scp>enables the Linux drivers and provides an accurate model relevant parts kernel. We report on benchmarks based drivers, confirming results established for world. Furthermore, we take one step further introduce a technique to verify concurrent software with shared memory
Dynamic force microscopy, a technique also known as non-contact has proved to be powerful tool for atomic resolution imaging. A number of schemes have been developed, but recently the oscillator method become preferred operating mode. Here, sensor acts resonator in an active feedback circuit. practical implementation is described and underlying key concepts are discussed. It shown that tracking excitation scheme superior more standard direct cases which exhibits only weak resonance...
The conductance of laterally confined double-barrier quantum-well resonant-tunneling heterostructures is investigated. confinement provided by a Schottky gate and can be varied in continuous way, giving direct proof the quantum-size effect. Data for dots with nominal diameters submicrometer range are reported. Possible evidence modulation Coulomb blockade quantum presented.
We report on the first successful operation of a scanning force microscope using microfabricated capacitive sensors. The sensors, which are made from single crystal silicon insulator wafers, consist cantilever spring with integrated tip at free end and an electrically insulated counter electrode. Dynamic gradient sensing is preferred operating mode. Here, tip–sample interactions detected by letting sensor act as resonator in phase controlled oscillator setup measuring corresponding shifts...
More accurate sets of the first and second order temperature coefficients are presented for monocrystalline silicon a low-doped p-type high-doped n-type silicon. These values extrapolated from frequency-temperature curve high-Q resonators. Three types resonators have been designed fabricated using bulk micromachining, each with mode vibration depending as close possible on one three independent elastic constants. The electromechanical coupling related equivalent circuit an electrostatic...
Triple-junction (3J) solar cells will soon be history. The next generation of multi-junction (MJ) devices are now reaching efficiencies far beyond the record levels 3J on Germanium. In this paper we present results a 4J wafer-bonded cell with bandgaps 1.88 / 1.45 // 1.10 0.73 eV measured an improved efficiency 46.5% at 324x by Fraunhofer ISE. Design for cost has, from outset, been priority development engineered substrates to replace costly and low yielding InP substrates, product building...
SystemC is a system-level modeling language that offers wide range of features to describe concurrent systems at different levels abstraction. The standard permits simulators implement deterministic scheduling policy, which often hides concurrency-related design flaws. We present novel compiler for integrates very precise formal race analysis by means model checking. Our produces simulator uses the outcome perform partial order reduction. key insight make checking engine scale apply it only...
While our world is three-dimensional, today's cameras only allow for the acquisition of images that are two-dimensional. This paper presents a novel miniaturized 3D camera delivers range in video real-time. The based on time-of-flight (TOF) principle and under optimum conditions achieves distance resolution few mm over measurement several meters. ability to capture entire environment three dimensions represents completely new possibilities, many applications expected directly profit from...