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Wavelength conversion and temporal compression of a pulse train using a dispersion oscillating fiber
2014
International audience; We demonstrate the generation of a picosecond pulse train taking advantage of the cross gain occurring in a dispersion oscillating fibre. The resulting frequency-converted signal is detuned by more than 20 nm from the pump and can be temporally compressed by a factor 2 compared to the input sinusoidal pump wave.
Pulse transition to similaritons in normally dispersive fibre amplifiers
2013
selected by the editors of Journal of Optics as a Highlight of 2013a video linked to the experiments can be seen at : http://youtu.be/thbXaW91D5g; International audience; A detailed experimental characterization of the transition process of an initially Gaussian pulse to the asymptotic self-similar parabolic solution in optical fibre amplifiers operating in the normal dispersion regime is performed.
Radiation-induced defects in fluorine-doped silica-based optical fibers: Influence of a pre-loading with H2
2009
International audience; We investigated the effects of 10-keV X-ray radiation on the transmission properties of F-doped optical fibers in the 200–850 nm range of wavelengths (1.5–6 eV). We also studied the influence of pre-loading this kind of fibers with hydrogen on its radiation sensitivity. Our results showed that, for our experimental conditions (pre-treatment with H2 several months before irradiation with diffusion of all the H2 out the fiber core and cladding before X-ray exposure), this pre-treatment increases the radiation-induced attenuation in the ultraviolet part (200–300 nm) of the spectrum. A previous H2-loading has no influence at greater wavelengths. The nature of the radiati…
Second zero dispersion wavelength measurement through soliton self-frequency shift compensation in suspended core fibre
2008
International audience; A simple experimental technique to evaluate the second zero dispersion wavelength of very small core microstrutured fibres is described. Based on the effect of soliton self-frequency shift and its subsequent compensation in the vicinity of the second zero dispersion. the proposed method is applied to both standard and suspended core microstructured fibres by simply measuring the frequency stabilised soliton spectrum, avoiding any calculation and knowledge of any experimental parameters.
Temporal dynamics of arable weeds communities assembly : interactions between farming practices and ecological processes across crop sequences
2018
Understanding how farming practices affect weed community assembly in arable fields is a core challenge of agro-ecology. Weeds are supposed to share particular ecological characteristics that allow them to colonize arable fields despite environmental constrains exert by farming practices. In addition, interactions between ecological processes operating during a cropping season (eg: abiotic filtering) and at the scale of crop succession (eg: temporal dispersal) are supposed to drive weed community assembly in arable fields. These two hypotheses have been tested in my phD work.First, we compared a pool of weed species to a pool of non-weed herbaceous plants based on several functional traits …
Quand et comment utiliser les graphes génétiques pour analyser la connectivité écologique dans des paysages hétérogènes ?
2019
National audience; Lorsque les espèces occupent des taches d’habitat au sein de paysages hétérogènes, la connectivité écologique est influencée par la topologie du réseau de populations qu’elles forment. Dans ce contexte, les méthodes basées sur les graphes génétiques permettent i) de révéler cette topologie en identifiant les chemins de dispersion directs et ii) de quantifier la résistance des éléments paysagers à la dispersion. Compte-tenu de l’intérêt croissant pour ces méthodes en génétique du paysage, il est nécessaire de mieux comprendre quand et comment il faut utiliser les graphes génétiques. Pour cela, nous avons simulé le flux génétique entre 50 populations dans différents paysage…
Quand et comment utiliser des graphes génétiques pour analyser le flux génétique dans des paysages hétérogènes ?
2019
La connectivité écologique des habitats dépend de la topologie du réseau formé par les populations qui les occupent. Les graphes génétiques permettent i) d’identifier les chemins de dispersion directs en révélant cette topologie et ii) de quantifier la résistance des éléments paysagers à la dispersion. Nous avons étudié comment l’équilibre migration-dérive affecte les choix de construction de ces graphes et les inférences qui en découlent. Nous avons simulé le flux génétique entre 50 populations dans différents paysages et construit des graphes pondérés avec plusieurs distances génétiques et élagués selon différents critères. Nous avons ensuite comparé la capacité de ces graphes à i) représ…
Caractérisation de la distribution spatiale des communautés microbiennes du sol et de ses déterminants à l’échelle du paysage
2014
International audience; Depuis plusieurs années, des approches biogéographiques ont été développées pour mieux caractériser la distribution spatiale des communautés microbiennes du sol, comprendre les processus écologiques mis en œuvre et identifier les filtres environnementaux déterminant leur diversité et leur structure. Ces approches ont été mises en œuvre à différentes échelles spatiales allant de celle de la parcelle agricole à celle d’un territoire et d’un continent. Elles ont permis de mettre en évidence que les communautés microbiennes du sol sont distribuées suivant des patterns biogéographiques non aléatoire et que ces dernières sont soumises à des processus déterministes (sélecti…
Modéliser la réponse des espèces marines antarctiques aux changements environnementaux. Méthodes, applications et limites.
2021
Among tools that are used to fill knowledge gaps on natural systems, ecological modelling has been widely applied during the last two decades. Ecological models are simple representations of a complex reality. They allow to highlight environmental drivers of species ecological niche and better understand species responses to environmental changes. However, applying models to Southern Ocean benthic organisms raises several methodological challenges. Species presence datasets are often aggregated in time and space nearby research stations or along main sailing routes. Data are often limited in number to correctly describe species occupied space and physiology. Finally, environmental datasets …
Le rôle écologique des bonobos : service écologique de dispersion de graine en forêt du Congo
2012
Bonobos (Pan paniscus) are threatened with extinction. They are the largest primates, and the only apes (except human), of the southern bank of the Congo Basin. Along with chimpanzees, they are our closest living relatives and are studied by anthropologists to include/understand our hominid origins; but what about their functional role in the forest? Would their disappearance have serious consequences for forest ecology? Answering this question is the aim of this new project, with several years of observations of a free-ranging habituated group of bonobos on the LuiKotale research station (DR Congo). In this tropical rainforest, the very great majority of plants need animals to reproduce an…