David GAUTHIER

Laboratoire Interactions, Dynamiques et Lasers
DICO Group
– Ultrafast NanoLight Team

CEA-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

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Current position

Permanent researcher CEA.

Research topics

  • Coherent XUV light sources and optics: generation, characterization, spatial and temporal shaping
  • High-harmonic generation in gases and solids
  • Seeded free-electron laser
  • Nonlinear light-matter interactions and strong field physics
  • Lensless imaging
  • Femtosecond laser

Education and former positions

  • 2017-2022 : Non-permanent researcher, CEA-Saclay/LYDIL
  • 2013-2017 : Post-doc, Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste (Italy)
  • 2012-2014 : Assistant lecturer in electrodynamics, special relativity and introduction to quantum mechanics, class of the undergraduate program in Physics at the University of Nova Gorica
  • 2012-2013 : Post-doc, Laboratory of Quantum Optics, Nova Gorica University (Slovenia)
  • 2008-2012 : PhD in physics, Université Paris sud 11
  • 2007-2008 : Master degree in physics, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6) and Institut d’Optique
  • 2004-2006 : Master degree in physics, Université d’Angers
  • 2001-2004 : Bachelor degree in physics, Université d’Angers

Selected publications

(Voir liste des publications référencées dans la base HAL)

Liste complète publications Google Scholar / Google Scholar full publication list.

  • “Polarization spectroscopy of high-order harmonic generation in gallium arsenide”,
    S. Kaassamani, T. Auguste, N. Tancogne-Dejean, X. Liu, W. Boutu, H. Merdji, and D. Gauthier, Optics Express 30, 24 (2022).
  • “Self-probed ptychography from semiconductor high-harmonic generation”,
    S. Fröhlich, X. Liu, A. Hamdou, A. Meunier, M. Hussain, M. Carole, S. Kaassamani, M. Froidevaux, L. Lavoute, D. Gaponov, N. Ducros, S. Février, P. Zeitoun, M. Kovacev, M. Fajardo, W. Boutu, D. Gauthier, and H. Merdji, Optics Letters 47, 19 (2022).
  • “Orbital angular momentum from semiconductor high-order harmonics”,
    D. Gauthier, S. Kaassamani, D. Franz, R. Nicolas, J.-T. Gomes, L Lavoute, D. Gaponov, S. Février, G. Jargot, M. Hanna, W. Boutu, and H.Merdji, Optics Letters 44, 546 (2019).
  • “Tunable orbital angular momentum in high-harmonic generation”,
    D. Gauthier, P. Rebernik Ribič, G. Adhikary, A. Camper, C. Chappuis, R. Cucini, L. F. DiMauro, G. Dovillaire, F. Frassetto, R. Géneaux, P. Miotti, L. Poletto, B. Ressel, C. Spezzani, M. Stupar, T. Ruchon & G. De Ninno, Nature Communications, 8:14971 (2017).
  • “Extreme-Ultraviolet Vortices from a Free-Electron Laser”,
    P.R. Ribič, B. Rösner, D. Gauthier, E. Allaria, F. Döring, L. Foglia, L. Giannessi, N. Mahne, M. Manfredda, C. Masciovecchio, R. Mincigrucci, N. Mirian, E. Principi, E. Roussel, A. Simoncig, S. Spampinati, C. David, and G. De Ninno, Physical Review X 7, 031036 (2017).
  • “Chirped pulse amplification in an extreme-ultraviolet free-electron laser”,
    D.Gauthier, E. Allaria, M. Coreno, I. Cudin, H. Dacasa, M. B. Danailov, A. Demidovich, S. Di Mitri, B. Diviacco, E. Ferrari, P. Finetti, F. Frassetto, D. Garzella, S. Künzel, V. Leroux, B. Mahieu, N. Mahne, M. Meyer, T. Mazza, P. Miotti, G. Penco, L. Raimondi, P. R. Ribič, R. Richter, E. Roussel, S. Schulz, L. Sturari, C. Svetina, M. Trovò, P. A. Walker, M. Zangrando, C. Callegari, M. Fajardo, L. Poletto, P. Zeitoun, L. Giannessi & G. De Ninno, Nature Communications, 7:13688 (2016).
  • “Generation of Phase-Locked Pulses from a Seeded Free-Electron Laser”,
    D. Gauthier, P.R. Ribič, G. De Ninno, E. Allaria, P. Cinquegrana, M. Bojanov Danailov, A. Demidovich, E. Ferrari, and L. Giannessi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 024801 (2016).
  • “Spectrotemporal Shaping of Seeded Free-Electron Laser Pulses”,
    D.Gauthier, P. R. Ribič, G. De Ninno, E. Allaria, P. Cinquegrana, M. Bojanov D. A. Demidovich, E. Ferrari, L. Giannessi, B. Mahieu, and G.Penco, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 114801 (2015).
  • “Single-shot spectro-temporal characterization of XUV pulses from a seeded free-electron laser”,
    G. De Ninno, D. Gauthier, B. Mahieu, P. R. Ribič, E. Allaria, P. Cinquegrana, M. B. Danailov, A. Demidovich, E. Ferrari, L. Giannessi, G. Penco, P. Sigalotti & M Stupar, Nature Communications, 6:8075 (2015).
  • “Generation of Coherent Extreme-Ultraviolet Radiation Carrying Orbital Angular Momentum”,
    P. R. Rebernik, D. Gauthier and G. De Ninno, Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 203602 (2014).
  • “Single-shot Femtosecond X-Ray Holography Using Extended References”,
    D. Gauthier, M. Guizar-Sicairos, X. Ge, W. Boutu, B. Carré, J. R. Fienup, and H. Merdji, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 093901 (2010).
  • “Single-Shot Diffractive Imaging with a Table-Top Femtosecond Soft X-Ray Laser-Harmonics Source”, A. Ravasio, D. Gauthier, F. R. N. C. Maia, M. Billon, J-P. Caumes, D. Garzella, M. Géléoc, O. Gobert, J-F. Hergott, A-M. Pena, H. Perez, B. Carré, E. Bourhis, J. Gierak, A. Madouri, D. Mailly, B. Schiedt, M. Fajardo, J. Gautier, P. Zeitoun, P. H. Bucksbaum, J. Hajdu, and H. Merdji, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 028104 (2009).