Research articles
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- Collective dynamical resonance displacement from strongly driven cold atoms
Mateus A. F. Biscassi, R. Kaiser, M. Hugbart, R. Bachelard
Preprint: arXiv:2509.12106
- Probing subradiant dynamics in cold atomic ensembles via population and emitted light measurements
A. Glicenstein, D. B. Orenes, A. Apoorva, R. Saint-Jalm, R. Kaiser
Preprint: arXiv:2507.16549
- Temporal dynamics in the Bragg reflection of light by cold atoms: flash effect and superradiant decay
S. Asselie, J.-M. Nazon, R. Caldani, C. Roux-Spitz, W. Guerin
Preprint: arXiv:2505.19930
- Interference of photons from independent hot atoms
J. Mika, S. Joshi, R. Kaiser, L. Slodička
Preprint: arXiv:2409.18651
- Phononic bright and dark states: Investigating multi-mode light-matter interactions with a single trapped ion
H. Parke, R. Thomm, A. C. Santos, A. Cidrim, G. Higgins, M. Mallweger, N. Kuk, S. Salim, R. Bachelard, C. J. Villas-Boas, M. Hennrich
Preprint: arXiv:2403.07154
2025
- Stellar intensity interferometry in the photon-counting regime
W. Guerin, M. Hugbart, S. Tolila, N. Matthews, O. Lai, J.-P. Rivet, G. Labeyrie, R. Kaiser
Comptes Rendus Physique, in press (2025), preprint: arXiv:2503.22446
- Phase-contrast imaging of a dense atomic cloud
M. Frometa, P. G. Santos Dias, P. H. Nantes Magnani, M. do Amaral Martins, M. Hugbart, A. Cipris, Ph. W. Courteille, R. Celistrino Teixeira
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 96, 083203 (2025), preprint: arXiv:2501.03158
- Condensation of vanishing photon emission rates in random atomic clouds
V. Viggiano, R. Bachelard, F. D. Cunden, P. Facchi, R. Kaiser, S. Pascazio, F. V. Pepe, A. Scardicchio
Phys. Rev. A 112, 013304 (2025), preprint: arXiv:2407.11858
- Optical pattern formation in self-defocusing and self-defocusing diffractively thick media
G. Labeyrie, I. Kresic, R. Kaiser, T. Ackemann,
Phys. Rev. A 111, 063506 (2025), preprint: arXiv:2502.07554
- Pupil Plane Intensity Interferometry with Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes
N. Matthews, P.-M. Gori, F. Vakili
MNRAS 538, 867 (2025), preprint: coming soon
Older articles
Books and book chapters
- Super- and subradiance in dilute disordered cold atomic samples: observations and interpretations
W. Guerin
in Advances in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 72, 2023, pages 253-296
Edited by L. DiMauro, H. Perrin, and S. Yelin (Elsevier)
Preprint: arXiv:2306.02891
- Atomes, ions, molécules ultrafroids et technologies quantiques
R. Kaiser, M. Leduc, H. Perrin
EDP Sciences, 2020
Mention spéciale du jury du Prix Roberval 2022
- Structure of Multielectron Atoms
A. Kastberg
Springer, 2020
- Cold and hot atomic vapors: a testbed for astrophysics?
Q. Baudouin, W. Guerin, R. Kaiser
in Annual Review of Cold Atoms and Molecules, vol. 2, edited by K. Madison, K. Bongs, L. D. Carr, A. M. Rey, and H. Zhai
World Scientific, Singapour, 2014
Preprint: hal-00968233
- Petits problèmes de physique: du quotidien au laboratoire
A. Marchand, R. Kaiser, T. Salez, F. Graner
Collection: Sciences Sup, Dunod, 2011
- Weak localisation of light by atoms with quantum internal structure
C. A. Müller, C. Miniatura
in: Wave Scattering in Complex Media, from theory to applications, edited by S. E. Skipetrov and B. A. van Tiggelen
NATO Science Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2003
Preprint: cond-mat/0206298
- Coherent backscattering of light from a cold atomic cloud
G. Labeyrie, F. de Tomasi, J.-C. Bernard, C.A. Müller, C. Miniatura, R. Kaiser
in: Coherent atomic matter waves, Les Houches Session LXXII, vol. 72, edited by R. Kaiser, C. Westbrook and F. David
Springer, 2001
- Cold Atoms and Multiple Scattering
R. Kaiser
in: Peyresq Lectures on Nonlinear Phenomena, edited by R. Kaiser and J. Montaldi
World Scientific, Singapour, 2000
- Cold atoms and multiple scattering
R. Kaiser
in: Diffuse Waves in Complex Media, edited by J.-P. Fouque
NATO Science Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1999
- Refroidissement d'atomes par laser
R. Kaiser
in: Gabriel Lippmann, edited by J. P. Pier and J. Massard
V. Bück, Luxembourg, 1997
Proceedings
- Increasing the sensitivity of stellar intensity interferometry with optical telescopes: first laboratory test of spectral multiplexing
S. Tolila, G. Labeyrie, R. Kaiser, J.-P. Rivet, W. Guerin
Proceedings of the annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy & Astrophysics, p. 197 (SF2A, 2024), preprint: arXiv:2411.08417
- Intensity interferometry at Calern and beyond: progress report
N. Matthews, J.-P. Rivet, M. Hugbart, G. Labeyrie, R. Kaiser, O. Lai, F. Vakili, D. Vernet, J. Chabé, C. Courde, N. Schuhler, P. Bourget, W. Guerin
Proc. SPIE 12183, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VIII, 121830G (2022), preprint: arXiv:2209.02477
- Achieving diffraction limited imaging with an Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope
P.-M. Gori, F. Vakili, N. Matthews, J.-P. Rivet, W. Guerin, A. Chiavassa, M. Hugbard, O. Lai, R. Kaiser
Proc. SPIE 12183, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VIII, 121831W (2022)
- Revival of intensity interferometry with modern photonic technologies
W. Guerin, J.-P. Rivet, M. Hugbart, F. Vakili, E. S. G. de Almeida, A. Domiciano de Souza, G. Labeyrie, N. Matthews, O. Lai, P.-M. Gori, D. Vernet, J. Chabé, C. Courbe, E. Samain, B. V. Castilho, A. M. Magalhaes, E. Janot-Pacheco, A. Carciofi, P. Bourget, N. Schuhler, R. Kaiser
Proceedings of the annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy & Astrophysics, p. 331 (SF2A, 2021)
- Spectral multiplexing in intensity interferometry
O. Lai, G. Labeyrie, W. Guerin, F. Vakili, R. Kaiser, J.-P. Rivet, M. Hugbart, N. Matthews, J. Chabé, C. Courde, E. Samain, D. Vernet
Proceedings of the annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy & Astrophysics, p. 335 (SF2A, 2021)
- Intensity interferometry revival on the Côte d'Azur
O. Lai, W. Guerin, F. Vakili, R. Kaiser, J.-P. Rivet, M. Fouché, G. Labeyrie, J. Chabé, C. Courde, E. Samain, D. Vernet
Proc. SPIE 10701, 1070121 (2018), preprint: arXiv:1810.0823
- Optomechanical self-organization in cold atomic gases
T. Ackemann, E. Tesio, G. Labeyrie, G. R. M. Robb, P. M. Gomes, A. S. Arnold, W. J. Firth, G.-L. Oppo, R. Kaiser
2013 Sixth "Rio De La Plata" Workshop on Laser Dynamics and Nonlinear Photonics (IEEE, 2013)
- Hexagonal self-structuring due to optomechanical nonlinearities in cold atomic gases
T. Ackemann, G. Labeyrie, E. Tesio, P. M. Gomes, G.-L. Oppo, W. J. Firth, G. R. M. Robb, A. S. Arnold, R. Kaiser
Nonlinear Optics 2013 (Optical Society of America, 2013)
- Spontaneaous opto-mechanical structures in cold atomic gases
E. Tesio, G. R. M. Robb, T. Ackemann, P. M. Gomes, A. S. Arnold, W. J. Firth, G.-L. Oppo, G. Labeyrie, R. Kaiser
2013 Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics Europe & International Quantum Electronics Conference (IEEE, 2013)
- Transverse self-organization in cold atoms due to opto-mechanical coupling
G. Labeyrie, P. M. Gomes, E. Tesio, R. Kaiser, W. J. Firth, G. R. M. Robb, G.-L. Oppo, T. Ackemann
2013 Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics Europe & International Quantum Electronics Conference (IEEE, 2013)
- A random laser with cold atoms
W. Guerin, Q. Baudouin, N. Mercadier, V. Guarrera, R. Kaiser
2013 Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics Europe & International Quantum Electronics Conference (IEEE, 2013)
- Synchronization of N coupled dipoles: From Anderson to Dicke
R. Kaiser
2013 Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics Europe & International Quantum Electronics Conference (IEEE, 2013)
- Long-range interactions in Magneto-Optical Traps
G. Labeyrie, G.-L. Gattobigio, T. Pohl, R. Kaiser
AIP Conf. Proc. 970, 303 (2008)
- Long-range interactions with laser cooled neutral atoms
G.-L. Gattobigio, F. Michaud, G. Labeyrie, J. Loureiro, J. T. Mendonça, T. Pohl, H. Terças, R. Kaiser
AIP Conf. Proc. 1041 17 (2008)
- Long range interactions between neutral atoms
G.-L. Gattobigio, F. Michaud, G. Labeyrie, T. Pohl, R. Kaiser
AIP Conf. Proc. 862, 211 (2006)
- Amplification de l'effet Goos-Hänchen à la reflexion totale sur une couche diélectrique
F. Pillon, H. Gilles, S. Girard, M. Laroche, R. Kaiser, A. Gazibegovic
J. Phys. IV France 135, 257 (2006)
- Magneto-optical trap in the limit of very large number of atoms: New scaling law for the MOT size?
G.-L. Gattobigio, G. Labeyrie, R. Kaiser
J. Phys. IV France 135, 313 (2006)
- Coherent light scattering by cold atoms
R. Kaiser, G. Labeyrie, C. Miniatura, D. Wilkowski
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting (2005)
- Phase coherence in multiple scattering : weak and intense monochromatic light wave propagating in a cold strontium cloud
D. Wilkowski, Y. Bidel, T. Chanelière, R. Kaiser, B. Klappauf, C. Miniatura
Proceeding for SPIE conference “The nature of light: What is a Photon?”, San Diego (USA), August 2005
- Intensity Dependence for Trap Loss Rate in a Magneto-Optical Trap of Strontium
A.R.L. Caires, G.D. Telles, M.W. Mancini, L.G. Marcassa, V.S. Bagnato, D. Wilkowski, R. Kaiser
Braz. J. Phys. 34, 1504 (2004)
- Quantum Mesoscopic Physics: Coherent Backscattering of Light by Cold Atoms
T. Chanelière, G. Labeyrie, C. Miniatura, D. Wilkowski, R. Kaiser
J. Phys. IV France 119, 19 (2004)
- Coherent backscattering of light from a cold atomic cloud
G. Labeyrie, F. de Tomasi, J.-C. Bernard, C.A. Müller, C. Miniatura, R. Kaiser
J. Phys. IV France 10, Pr8-63 (2000)
Editorial materials & news articles
- Fysik och människan (Physics and mankind)
A. Kastberg, Editor
Kosmos 100 (2024)
- Standardmodellen (The Standard Model)
A. Kastberg, Editor
Kosmos 99 (2023)
- Medicinsk fysik (Medical physics)
A. Kastberg, Editor
Kosmos 98 (2022)
- Relativitetsteori (The theory of relativity)
A. Kastberg, Editor
Kosmos 97 (2021)
- Enheter och naturkonstanter (Units and natural constants)
A. Kastberg, Editor
Kosmos 96 (2020)
- Viewpoint: Cavity with Iron Nuclei Slows Down X Rays
R. Kaiser
Physics 8, 47 (2015)
- Optomechanical self-structuring of cold atoms
G. Labeyrie, R. Kaiser, E. Tesio, P. M. Gomes, G.-L. Oppo, W. J. Firth, G. R. M. Robb, A. S. Arnold, T. Ackemann
Opt. Photon. News 25 (12), 50 (2014)
- Quantum Physics with non-Hermitian Operators: Theory and Experiment
J. Bird, R. Kaiser, I. Rotter, and G. Wunner, Editors
Fortschr. Phys. 61, 57 (2013)
- Ultracold matter: Disorderly arrest
R. Kaiser
Nature Phys. News and Views 8, 363 (2012)
- Nano Optics and Atomics: Transport of Light and Matter Waves
D.S. Wiersma, R. Kaiser and L. Fallani, Editors
vol. 173 of International School of Physics Enrico Fermi, Varenna, 2009, IOS Press (2011)
- Mesoscopic Electromagnetic Wave Dynamics in Ultracold Atomic Gases
R. Kaiser, M. Havey
Opt. Photon. News 16 (7), 38 (2005)
- Nonlinear effects and patterns in a cold atomic cloud
G. Labeyrie, T. Ackemann, B. Klappauf, M. Pesch, G.-L. Lippi, R. Kaiser
Opt. Photon. News 14 (12), 41 (2003)
- Laser Cooling of Matter
Robin Kaiser, Anders Kastberg, and Giovanna Morigi, Editors
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20, 883 (2003)
- Coherent atomic matter waves
R. Kaiser, C. Westbrook and F. David, Editors
Les Houches Session LXXII, vol. 72 (Springer, 2001)
- Peyresq Lectures on Nonlinear Phenomena
R. Kaiser, J. Montaldi, Editors
World Scientific, Singapour, 2000
PhD and Habilitation thesis
- Martial Morisse
Cohérence temporelle de la lumière diffusée par un large nuage d’atomes froids : de la relation de Siegert à la génération d’état non-classique
Université Côte d'Azur, defended on Jan. 15th, 2025, in Nice
Doctoral advisors: Mathilde Hugbart & Robin Kaiser
- Stephan Asselie
Dynamique temporelle dans la diffusion de lumière par des ensembles désordonnés et ordonnés d'atomes froids
Université Côte d'Azur, defended on Nov. 21st, 2024, in Nice
Doctoral advisor: William Guerin
- Álvaro Mitchell Galvão de Melo
Refroidissement laser de l’ytterbium sur la ligne d’intercombinaison pour des expériences sur la localisation de la lumière
Université Côte d'Azur, defended on July 19th, 2024, in Nice
Doctoral advisor: Robin Kaiser
- Hector Letellier
Piégeage magnéto-optique de l'ytterbium sur la transition 1S0 -> 1P1
Université Côte d'Azur, defended on June 28th, 2024, in Nice
Doctoral advisor: Robin Kaiser
- Pierre Lassègues
Étude des corrélations d'intensité dans la lumière diffusée par un gaz d'atomes froids
Université Côte d'Azur, defended on February 27th, 2023, in Nice
Doctoral advisor: Mathilde Hugbart
- Ana Cipris
Long-lived collective modes of light in cold atoms: experimental and numerical studies on subradiance and Anderson localization
Université Côte d'Azur, defended on March 7th, 2022, in Nice
Doctoral advisors: William Guerin & Robin Kaiser
- Pierre Azam
Fluides quantiques de lumière avec des vapeurs atomiques chaudes
Université Côte d'Azur, defended on September 29th, 2021, in Nice
Doctoral advisor: Robin Kaiser
- Antonin Siciak:
Autour de g(2) en astrophysique
Université Côte d'Azur, defended on July 5th, 2021 in Nice
Doctoral advisors: Robin Kaiser & Jean-Pierre Rivet
- Marius Gaudesius:
Self-oscillating clouds in magneto-optical traps
Université Côte d'Azur, defended on April 21st, 2021 in Nice
Doctoral advisors: Guillaume Labeyrie & Robin Kaiser
- William Guerin:
Mirrorless lasing and cooperative scattering with cold atoms
Habilitation thesis, Université Côte d'Azur, defended on June 18th, 2020 in Nice
- Florent Cottier:
Light-atom interaction: mean-field approach and intensity fluctuations
Université Côte d'Azur & Universidade de São Paulo, defended on January 24th, 2019 in São Carlos, Brazil
Doctoral advisors: Robin Kaiser and Romain Bachelard
- Michelle Oliveira de Araújo:
Super et sous-radiance dans un nuage dilué d'atomes froids
Université Côte d'Azur, defended on December 11th, 2018 in Nice
Doctoral advisor: Robin Kaiser
- Aurélien Eloy:
Étude des fluctuations de la lumière diffusée par des atomes froids
Université Côte d'Azur, defended on September 18th, 2018 in Nice
Doctoral advisor: Robin Kaiser
- Samir Vartabi Kashanian:
Noise spectroscopy with large clouds of cold atoms
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on September 16th, 2016 in Nice
Doctoral advisors: Robin Kaiser and Michel Lintz
- Mathilde Fouché:
Propagation de la lumière sous champ magnétique : Biréfringence magnétique des gaz et du vide
Habilitation thesis, Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on April 25th, 2016 in Nice
- Abdoulaye Camara:
Instabilités transverses et auto-organisation dans un nuage d'atomes froids. Gap labelling dans les quasi-cristaux bidimensionnels
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on November 17th, 2015 in Nice
Doctoral advisors: Guillaume Labeyrie and Patrizia Vignolo
- Mohamed Taha Rouabah:
Effets de cohérence en diffusion multiple de la lumière et intrication des états cohérents
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis & Université Constantine 1, defended on April 9th, 2015 in Constantine, Algeria
Doctoral advisors: Robin Kaiser & Noureddine Mebarki
- Louis Bellando:
Localisation de la lumière et effets coopératifs dans des nuages d'atomes froids
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on November 11th, 2013 in Nice
Doctoral advisor: Robin Kaiser
- Quentin Baudouin:
Lumière dans des vapeurs atomiques opaques: piégeage radiatif, laser aléatoire et vols de Lévy
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on October 17th, 2013 in Nice
Doctoral advisor: Robin Kaiser
- Johan R. Ott:
Quantum Optical Multiple Scattering (partly on work done in our group)
Technical University of Denmark, defended on November 22nd, 2012 in Lyngby, Denmark
Doctoral advisor: N. Asger Mortensen
- Tom Bienaimé:
Effets coopératifs dans les nuages d'atomes froids
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on December 13th, 2011 in Nice
Doctoral advisor: Robin Kaiser
- Nicolas Mercadier:
Diffusion résonante de la lumière: laser aléatoire à atomes froids et vols de Lévy des photons
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on October 11th, 2011 in Nice
Doctoral advisor: Robin Kaiser
- Jean-François Schaff:
Shortcuts to adiabaticiy for ultracold gases
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on September 30th, 2011 in Nice
Doctoral advisors: Guillaume Labeyrie and Patrizia Vignolo
- Maryvonne Chalony:
Transmission cohérente et interaction de type gravitationnel dans un nuage froid de Strontium
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on December 16th, 2010 in Nice
Doctoral advisor: David Wilkowski
- Guillaume Labeyrie:
Physique mésoscopique avec des atomes froids
Habilitation thesis, Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended in March 2010 in Nice
- Franck Michaud:
Diffusion multiple de la lumière en présence de gain dans un nuage d'atomes froids : vers un laser aléatoire
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on November 14th, 2008 in Nice
Doctoral advisor: Robin Kaiser
- David Wilkowski:
Habilitation thesis, Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended in 2008 in Nice
- Giovanni Luca Gattobigio:
Manipulation of a Large Magneto-Optical Trap: application to Four-Wave Mixing
Université de Ferrara, Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on February 29th, 2008 in Ferrara, Italy
Doctoral advisor: Robin Kaiser
- Thierry Chanelière:
Diffusion Multiple cohérente avec atomes froids de strontium : effet de la saturation sur la rétrodiffusion cohérente - Piège magnéto-optique sur la raie étroite
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on November 3rd, 2004 in Nice
Doctoral adviser: Robin Kaiser
- Yannick Bidel:
Piégeage et refroidissement laser du strontium, Etude de l'effet des interférences en diffusion multiple
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended on December 10th , 2002 in Nice
Doctoral adviser: Robin Kaiser
- Cord Axel Müller:
Localisation faible de la lumière dans un gaz d'atomes froids : rétrodiffusion cohérente et structure quantique interne
(Schwache Lokalisierung von Licht in einem Gas kalter Atome: kohärente Rückstreuung und interne Quantenstruktur)
Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis and Ludwing-Maximilians-Universität München, German/French, defended on July 26, 2001 in Munich, Germany
Doctoral advisor: Christian Miniatura
- Christian Miniatura:
Habilitation thesis, Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, defended in 2001 in Nice