Research interests

Modal expansions for plasmonic resonators

Plasmonic nanostructures

Using spectral theory of integral operators to fully characterise the transmission properties of a metasurface constructed of plasmonic nanoparticles mounted periodically on the surface of a microcapsule.


  • Mathematical modelling of plasmonic strain sensors, H Ammari, P Millien, AL Vanel, JIIP (2020) [Link]


Super-localisation Microscopy

Use the resonance properties of metallic nanoparticles to achieve super-localisation of a fluorescent molecule. The plasmonic particle serves as a near-field excitation source for the molecule placed near it.

  • Superlocalisation of a point-like emitter in a resonant environment: correction of the mirage effect, L Baldassari, P Millien, AL Vanel, IPI (2022) [Link]

Wave control

Applying high frequency homogenisation techniques to periodic arrays of resonators to guide mechanical waves and build a focusing lens.

  • Asymptotics of dynamic lattice Green’s functions, AL Vanel, RV Craster, DJ Colquitt, M Makwana, Wave Motion (2016) [Link]

  • Acoustic flat lensing using an indefinite medium, M Dubois, Julien Perchoux, AL Vanel, Clément Tronche, Y Achaoui, G Dupont, K Bertling, AD Rakić, T Antonakakis, S Enoch, R Abdeddaim, RV Craster, S Guenneau, Physical Review B (2019) [Link]

Metamaterials

Using asymptotic analysis to model metamaterials

  • Asymptotic modelling of phononic box crystals, AL Vanel, RV Craster, O Schnitzer, SIAM (2018) [Link]

  • Asymptotic network models of subwavelength metamaterials formed by closely packed photonic and phononic crystals, AL Vanel, RV Craster, O Schnitzer, EPL (2017) [Link]