We demonstrate major technical advances in cavity architecture to achieve the strong light-matter regime between THz radiation and an ensemble of molecules to enable new chemical and biological applications.
A. Jaber, M. Reitz, A. Singh, A. Maleki, Y. Xin, B. T. Sullivan, K. Dolgaleva, R. W. Boyd, C. Genes, J.-M. Ménard
Nature Communications 15, 4427 (2024)
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Our nonlinear THz detection technique can detect a THz pulse with aJ energy (or 1000 photons) paving the way to sensitive wireless receiver and future quantum applications.
D. Jr. J. Fandio, A. Vishnuradhan, E. K. Yalavarthi, W. Cui, N. Couture, A. Gamouras, J.-M. Ménard
Optics letters 49, 6, 1556 (2024)
We demonstrate real-time THz spectroscopy of low-energy states to monitor non-reproducible phenomena with a 20 μs resolution.
N. Couture, W. Cui, M. Lippl, R. Ostic, D. J. Jubgang Fandio, E. K. Yalavarthi, A. V. Radhan, A. Gamouras, N. Joly, J.-M. Ménard
Nature Communications 14, 2595 (2023).
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A multi-layered metasurface-based design is implemented to achieve an octave-wide bandpass region featuring a high transmission plateau blocking all other spectral components with a >99.99% efficiency.
A. Maleki, A. Singh, A. Jaber, W. Cui, Y. Xin, B. Sullivan, R. W. Boyd, J.-M. Ménard
Photonics Research 11, 526-532 (2023)
High detectivity terahertz sensing using frequency-noise-optimized nanomechanical resonator
C. Zhang, E. K. Yalavarthi, M. Giroux, W. Cui, X. Xie, M. Stephan, A. Maleki, A. Weck, J.-M. Ménard, R. St-Gelais
APL Photonics 9, 126105 (2024)
Hybrid architectures for terahertz molecular polaritonics
A. Jaber, M. Reitz, A. Singh, A. Maleki, Y. Xin, B. T. Sullivan, K. Dolgaleva, R. W. Boyd, C. Genes, J.-M. Ménard
Nature Communications 15, 4427 (2024)
Zeptojoule detection of terahertz pulses by parametric frequency upconversion
D. Jr. J. Fandio, A. Vishnuradhan, E. K. Yalavarthi, W. Cui, N. Couture, A. Gamouras, J.-M. Ménard
Optics letters 49, 6, 1556 (2024)
Performance analysis of table-top single-pulse terahertz detection at rates up to 1.1 MHz
N. Couture, M. Lippl, W. Cui, A. Gamouras, N. Joly, J.-M. Ménard
Physics Review Applied 21, 054020 (2024)
High-field THz source centered at 2.6 THz
W. Cui, E. K. Yalavarthi, A. Vishnuradhan, M. Bashirpour, A. Gamouras, J.-M. Ménard
Optics Express 31, 32468 (2023)
Single-pulse terahertz spectroscopy monitoring sub-millisecond time dynamics at a rate of 50 kHz
N. Couture, W. Cui, M. Lippl, R. Ostic, D. J. Jubgang Fandio, E. K. Yalavarthi, A. V. Radhan, A. Gamouras, N. Joly, J.-M. Ménard
Nature Communications 14, 2595 (2023).
Metamaterial-based octave-wide terahertz bandpass filters
A. Maleki, A. Singh, A. Jaber, W. Cui, Y. Xin, B. Sullivan, R. W. Boyd, J.-M. Ménard
Photonics Research 11, 526-532 (2023)
Compact, low-cost, and broadband terahertz time-domain spectrometer
N. Couture, J. Schlosser, A. Ahmed, M. Wehbeh, G. Best, A. Gamouras, J.-M. Ménard
Applied Optics 62, 4097-4101 (2023)
Arrays of functionalized graphene chemiresistors for selective sensing of volatile organic compounds
N. Alzate-Carvajal, J. Park, R. Rautela, Z. Comeau, L. Scarfe, I. Bargaoui, J.‑M. Ménard, S. Darling, B. Lessard, A. Luican-Mayer
ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 5, 3, 1514–1520 (2023)
Strong nonlinear response in crystalline quartz at THz frequencies
S. Zibod, P. Rasekh, M. Yildrim, W. Cui, R. Bhardwaj, J.-M. Ménard, R. W. Boyd, K. Dolgaleva
Advanced Optical Materials 11, 2202343 (2023)
Scalable fabrication of nanogratings on GaP for efficient diffraction of near-infrared pulses and enhanced terahertz generation by optical rectification.
M. Bashirpour, W. Cui, A. Gamouras, J.-M. Ménard
Crystals 2022, 12(5), 684 (2022)
A comparative investigation of chemically reduced graphene oxide thin films deposited via spray pyrolysis
I. Bargaoui, N. Bitri, J.-M. Ménard
ACS Omega 7, 11973-11979 (2022)
Drone-mountable gas sensing platform using graphene chemiresistors for remote in-field monitoring
J. Park, F. Jumu, J. Power, M. Richard, Y. Elsahli, M. A. Jarkas, A. Ruan, A. Luican-Mayer, J.-M. Ménard
Sensors 22, 2383 (2022)
Broadband and high-sensitivity time-resolved THz system using grating-assisted titled-pulse-front phase matching
W. Cui, K. M. Awan, R. Huber, K. Dolgaleva, J.-M. Ménard
Advanced Optical Materials 10, 2101136 (2022)
UV illumination as a method to improve the performance of gas sensors based on graphene field-effect transistors
J. Park, R. Rautela, N. Alzate-Carvajal, S. Scarfe, L. Scarfe, L. Alarie, A. Luican-Mayer, J.-M. Ménard
ACS Sensors 6 (12), 4417-4424 (2021)
Graphene field effect transistors: a sensitive platform for detecting sarin
N. Alzate-Carvajal, J. Park, M. Pykal, P. Lazar, R. Rautela, S. Scarfe, L. Scarfe, J.-M. Ménard, M. Otyepka, A. Luican-Mayer
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13, 61751-61757 (2021)
Front-induced transitions control THz waves
A. W. Schiff-Kearn, L. Gingras, S. Bernier, N. Chamanara, K. Agarwal, J.-M. Ménard, D. G. Cooke
Communications Physics 4, 162 (2021)
Systematic THz study of the substrate effect in limiting the mobility of graphene
S. Scarfe, W. Cui, A. Luican-Mayer, J.-M. Ménard
Scientific Reports 11, 8729 (2021)
Polarization-resolved supercontinuum generated in a germania-doped photonic crystal fiber
N. Couture, R. Ostic, O. H. Reddy, A. K. Kar, M. C. Paul, J.-M. Ménard
Journal of Physics: Photonics 3, 025002 (2021)
Speeding up ultrafast spectroscopy
R. Ostic, J.-M. Ménard
Physics 14, 23 (2021)
Terahertz nonlinear spectroscopy of water vapor
P. Rasekh, A. Safari, M. Yildirim, R. Bhardwaj, J.-M. Ménard, K. Dolgaleva, R. W. Boyd
ACS Photonics 8, 1683 (2021)
Ultra-high-Q resonances in plasmonic metasurfaces
M. Saad-Bin-Alam, O. Reshef, Y. Mamchur, M. Z. Alam, G. Carlow, J. Upham, B. T. Sullivan, J.-M. Ménard, M. J. Huttunen, R. W. Boyd and K. Dolgaleva
Nature Communications 12, 974 (2021)
Physics graduate student employment: what we can learn from professional social media
E. M. Tonita, L. Szulakowska, J. Baxter, E. L. Flannigan, N. Janakiraman Narayanan, J.-M. Ménard
Physics in Canada (PiC) 77, 39 (2021)
Mechanistic insight into the limiting factors of graphene-based environmental sensors
R. Rautela, S. Scarfe, J.-M. Guay, P. Lazar, M. Pykal, S. Azimi, C. Grenapin, J. Boddison-Chouinard, A. Halpin, W. Wang, L. Andrzejewski, R. Plumadore, J. Park, J.-M. Ménard, M. Otyepka, A. Luican-Mayer
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12, 39764 (2020)
Ultrafast modulation of the spectral filtering properties of a THz metasurface
L. Gingras, A. Jaber, A. Maleki, O. Reshef, K. Dolgaleva, R. W. Boyd, J.-M. Ménard
Optics Express 28, 20296 (2020)
Propagation of broadband THz pulses: effects of dispersion, diffraction and time-varying nonlinear refraction
P. Rasekh, M. Saliminabi, M. Yildirim, R. W. Boyd, J.-M. Ménard, K. Dolgaleva
Optics Express 28, 3237 (2020)
Multi-resonant high-Q plasmonic metasurfaces
O. Reshef, M. Saad-Bin-Alam, M. J. Huttunen, G. Carlow, B. T. Sullivan, J.‑M. Ménard, K. Dolgaleva, and R. W. Boyd
Nano Letters 19, 6429 (2019)
Enhanced terahertz detection efficiency via grating-assisted noncollinear electro-optic sampling
A. Halpin, W. Cui, A. W. Schiff-Kearn, . M. Awan, K. Dolgaleva, J.-M. Ménard
Physical Review Applied 12, 031003 (2019)
Optical pulse structuring in gas-filled hollow-core kagomé PCF for generation and detection of phase-locked multi-THz pulse
A. Halpin, N. Couture and J.-M. Ménard
Optical Materials Express 9, 3115 (2019)
Broadband and tunable time-resolved THz system using argon-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fiber
W. Cui, A. Schiff-Kearn, E. Zhang, N. Couture, F. Tani, D. Novoa, P. St.J. Russell, J.-M. Ménard
APL Photonics 3, 111301 (2018)
Active phase control of terahertz pulses using a dynamic waveguide
L. Gingras, W. Cui, A. W. Schiff-Kearn, J.-M. Ménard, D. G. Cooke
Optics Express 26, 13876 (2018)
Higher-order mode suppression in twisted single-ring hollow-core photonic crystal fibers
N. N. Edavalath, M. C. Günendi, R. Beravat, G. K. L. Wong, M. H. Frosz, J.-M. Ménard, P. St.J. Russell
Optics Letters 42, 2074 (2017)
Broadband electric-field-induced LP01 and LP02 second harmonic generation in Xe-filled hollow-core PCF
J.-M. Ménard, F. Köttig, P. St.J. Russell
Optics Letters 41, 3795 (2016)
A broadband robustly single-mode hollow-core PCF by resonant filtering of higher-order modes
P. Uebel, M. C. Günendi, M. H. Frosz, G. Amhmed, N. N. Edavalath, J.-M. Ménard, P. St.J. Russell
Optics Letters 41, 1961 (2016)
Microcavity design for low threshold polariton condensation with ultrashort optical pulse excitation
C. Poellmann, U. Leierseder, E. Galopin, A. Lemaître, A. Amo, J. Bloch, R. Huber, J.-M. Ménard
Journal of Applied Physics 117, 205702 (2015)
Phase-matched electric-field-induced second-harmonic generation in Xe-filled hollow-core PCF
J.-M. Ménard and P. St.J. Russell
Optics Letters 40, 3679 (2015)
Raman amplification of pure side-seeded higher-order modes in hydrogen-filled hollow-core PCF
J.-M. Ménard, B. M. Trabold, A. Abdolvand, P. St.J. Russell
Optics Express 23, 895 (2015)
Revealing the dark side of a bright exciton-polariton condensate
J.-M. Ménard, C. Poellmann, M. Porer, U. Leierseder, E. Galopin, A. Lemaître, A. Amo, J. Bloch, R. Huber
Nature Communications 5, 4648 (2014)
Non-thermal separation of electronic and structural orders in a persisting charge density wave
M. Porer, U. Leierseder, J.-M. Ménard, H. Dachraoui, L. Mouchliadis, I. E. Perakis, U. Heinzmann, J. Demsar, K. Rossnagel, R. Huber
Nature Materials 13, 857 (2014)
Shot noise reduced Terahertz detection via spectrally postfiltered electro-optic sampling
M. Porer, J.-M. Ménard, R. Huber
Optics Letters 39, 2435 (2014)
Nonadiabatic switching of a photonic bandstructure: ultrastrong light-matter coupling and slow-down of light
M. Porer, J.-M. Ménard, A. Leitenstorfer, R. Huber, R. Degl’Innocenti, S. Zanotto, G. Biasiol, L. Sorba, A. Tredicucci
Physical Review B Rapid 85, 081302(R) (2012)
Ultrafast optical imaging of the spin Hall effect of light in semiconductors
J.-M. Ménard, A. E. Mattacchione, H. M. van Driel, C. Hautmann, M. Betz
Physical Review B 82, 045303 (2010)
Imaging the spin Hall effect of light inside semiconductors via absorption
J.-M. Ménard, A. E. Mattacchione, M. Betz, H. M. van Driel
Optics Letters 34, 2312 (2009)
Spin Hall effect of light in a semiconductor
J.-M. Ménard, A. E. Mattacchione, M. Betz, H. M. van Driel
Journal of Physics in Canada 65, 132 (2009)
All-optical coherently controlled terahertz ac charge currents from excitons in semiconductors
C. Sames, J.-M. Ménard, M. Betz, A. L. Smirl, H. M. van Driel
Physical Review B 79, 045208 (2009)
Coherently Controlled Ballistic Charge Currents Injected in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Graphite
R. W. Newson, J.-M. Ménard, C. Sames, M. Betz and H. M. van Driel
Nano Letters 8, 1586 (2008)
Single-beam differential z-scan technique
J.-M. Ménard, M. Betz, I. Sigal, H. M. van Driel
Applied optics 46, 2119 (2007)
Intensity and polarization dependences of the supercontinuum generation in birefringent and highly nonlinear microstructured fibers
A. Proulx, J.-M. Ménard, N. Hô, J. Laniel, R. Vallée, C. Paré
Optics express 11, 3338 (2003)
Refractive index measurements of planar chalcogenide thin film
J. M. Laniel, J.-M. Ménard, K. Turcotte, A. Villeneuve, R. Vallée, C. Lopez, K. A. Richardson
Journal of non-crystalline solids 328, 183 (2003)