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Extraction de primitives à partir d'images de lumière structurée
2013
National audience; Les attributs géométriques tels que la courbure ou la normale constituent des informations complémentaires aux points 3D obtenus suite à la numérisation d'une surface ou d'un objet. Dans la chaine 3D classique, présentant une structure séquentielle, ces informations sont déterminées à partir du nuage de points dense (issus par exemple d'un scanner 3D). Par la suite, elles sont utilisées pour diminuer la quantité d'information et permettre ainsi d'aboutir à un modèle simplifié (compressé ou modélisé sous forme de primitives). Dans cet article, nous nous intéressons à la possibilité d'extraire certains des attributs mentionnés plus haut, directement à partir des images 2D o…
A NEW POTENTIAL FUNCTION FOR SELF INTERSECTING GIELIS CURVES WITH RATIONAL SYMMETRIES
2009
International audience; We present a new potential field equation for self-intersecting Gielis curves with rational rotational symmetries. In the literature, potential field equations for these curves, and their extensions to surfaces, impose the rotational symmetries to be integers in order to guarantee the unicity of the intersection between the curve/surface and any ray starting from its center. Although the representation with natural symmetries has been applied to mechanical parts modeling and reconstruction, the lack of a potential function for Rational symmetry Gielis Curves (RGC) remains a major problem for natural object representation, such as flowers and phyllotaxis. We overcome thi…
The Lateral Trigger Probability function for the Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray Showers detected by the Pierre Auger Observatory
2011
In this paper we introduce the concept of Lateral Trigger Probability (LTP) function, i.e., the probability for an Extensive Air Shower (EAS) to trigger an individual detector of a ground based array as a function of distance to the shower axis, taking into account energy, mass and direction of the primary cosmic ray. We apply this concept to the surface array of the Pierre Auger Observatory consisting of a 1.5 km spaced grid of about 1600 water Cherenkov stations. Using Monte Carlo simulations of ultra-high energy showers the LTP functions are derived for energies in the range between 1017 and 1019 eV and zenith angles up to 65. A parametrization combining a step function with an exponenti…
From finite-gap solutions of KdV in terms of theta functions to solitons and positons
2010
We degenerate the finite gap solutions of the KdV equation from the general formulation in terms of abelian functions when the gaps tends to points, to recover solutions of KdV equations in terms of wronskians called solitons or positons. For this we establish a link between Fredholm determinants and Wronskians.
Overview paper: New insights into aerosol and climate in the Arctic
2019
Motivated by the need to predict how the Arctic atmosphere will change in a warming world, this article summarizes recent advances made by the research consortium NETCARE (Network on Climate and Aerosols: Addressing Key Uncertainties in Remote Canadian Environments) that contribute to our fundamental understanding of Arctic aerosol particles as they relate to climate forcing. The overall goal of NETCARE research has been to use an interdisciplinary approach encompassing extensive field observations and a range of chemical transport, earth system, and biogeochemical models. Several major findings and advances have emerged from NETCARE since its formation in 2013. (1) Unexpectedly high summer…
Analyse locale des sensibilités des lectures angulaires, spectroscopiques et ellipsométriques de la Résonance des Plasmons de Surface en vue de la mi…
2006
The fluorescence labelling, used by the fluorescence biochips, is known to change the charge distribution of the labelled molecules and then modify their biological activity. Among label free biosensors, we choose an optical detection, such as spectroscopic ellipsometry and/or surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of the biolayers.These optical techniques are based on the measurement of both thickness and optical index of the adsorbed biolayer. An AFM statistical measurement of the thickness of functionalized lithographed microstructures has been performed in order to determine the thickness of the biolayers.We have shown that the spectroscopic reading of the SPR phase shift is 100 times more sen…
Flaticon pulses in optical fibers
2014
International audience; We experimentally investigate the nonlinear reshaping of a continuous wave which leads to chirp-free and flat-top intense pulses or flaticons exhibiting strong temporal oscillations at their edges and a stable self-similar expansion upon propagation of their central region.
Theoretical principles of near-field optical microscopies and spectroscopies
2000
International audience; This paper deals with the principles of detection of optical signals near a surface in a manner permitting the mapping of the distribution of the fields close to various kinds of illuminated samples. We begin with a discussion of the main physical properties of the optical fields near a surface in the absence of any probe tip. This mainly concerns phenomena involving evanescent waves for which the local decay lengths are governed not only by the sizes but also by the intrinsic properties of the surface structures. The interpretation of the detection process is reviewed on the basis of a discussion about the possibility of establishing direct comparisons between exper…
Far-field imaging of the electromagnetic local density of optical states.
2008
International audience; We introduce a new experimental method to measure the local electromagnetic density of states (LDOS) by integrating the differential scattering cross section. The signal detected essentially reflects the intrinsic scattering response of the photonic structures and renders the partial LDOS dominated by evanescent modes. We give a theoretical understanding of the LDOS image formation and show a qualitative agreement between experimental images and theoretical maps. This approach can be practically applied to the direct measurement of an optical antenna's scattering efficiency and can provide valuable information for designing optimum structures utilized in radiative de…
Surface plasmon polaritons on metal cylinders with dielectric core
2001
International audience; Metal-cladded dielectric cylinders with submicron diameters may serve to model coated tips used in nearfield scanning optical microscopy. The signal measured may be greatly influenced by resonance effects due to eigenmodes of the probe. Especially, using a photon scanning tunneling microscope setup, gold-coated tips have been found to detect a signal proportional to the magnetic field distributions [E. Devaux et al.. Phys. Rev. B 62, 10 504 (2000)]. This effect is attributed to cylindrical surface plasmons. We present here fully retarded calculations of the dispersion and field patterns of the nonradiative plasmon modes in cylindrical geometry. We study the effect of…