Julien Houel

Julien Houel

Associate Professor, Light-Matter Institute, University Lyon 1.
Head of the nano-optics lab.
We are delighted to put our expertise and experimental setups at the service of international collaborations.

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πŸ“Š Publication Overview

31
Total Pubs
2,555
Citations
8.8
Avg IF
17
h-index

31 co-authored publications (2007-2025) | 7 first-authored | 4 last-authored | 7 second-authored
E = PhD supervision | T = Thesis work

1
L. Issoufou Alfari, J. Houel, A. Belarouci, H. Sahib, S. Guy, F. Lerouge, M. Leocmach, B. Mahler and A. Gassenq
Quantum dots-doped microlenses made by photolithography
Optical Materials, 2025, 164, 117028 | IF 4.2 | DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2025.117028
2 β€” E
Mai, P.V.; Houel, J.; Dreveton, N.; Mahler, B.; Gassenq, A.
High-Responsivity Planar Photodetector Based on Methylammonium Lead Bromide Perovskite Thin Film
Photonics, 2023, 10, 1043 | DOI: 10.3390/photonics10091043
3 β€” E
J Baronnier, B Mahler, C Dujardin and J Houel
Low-Temperature Emission Dynamics of Methylammonium Lead Bromide Hybrid Perovskite Thin Films at the Sub-Micrometer Scale
Nanomaterials, 2023, 13(16), 2376 | IF 5.7 | DOI: 10.3390/nano13162376
4
Z. Meng, B. Mahler, J. Houel, F. Kulzer, A. Vasil'ev, C. Dujardin
Perspective on the scintillating response of CdSe based nanoplatelets heterostructures
Materials Advances, 2022, 3, 8341-8350 | DOI: 10.1039/d2ma00635a
5 β€” E
A. Allemand, F. Kulzer, B. Mahler, C. Dujardin and J. Houel
Optical properties of individual CdS/CdSe/CdS nanocrystals: spherical quantum wells as single-photon sources
Nanotechnology, 2022, 33, 275703 | IF 3.5 | DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac5ee3
6 β€” E
J Baronnier, J Houel, C Dujardin, F Kulzer, B Mahler
Doping MAPbBr₃ hybrid perovskites with CdSe/CdZnS quantum dots: from emissive thin films to hybrid single-photon sources
Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 5769-5781 | IF 8.3 | DOI: 10.1039/d1nr08473a
7
Z. Meng, B. Mahler, J. Houel, F. Kulzer, G. Ledoux, A. Vasil'ev, C. Dujardin
Perspectives for CdSe/CdS spherical quantum wells as rapid-response nano-scintillators
Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 19578-19586 | DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04781g
8 β€” E
J Baronnier, B Mahler, O Boisron, C Dujardin, F Kulzer and J Houel
Optical properties of fully inorganic core/gradient-shell CdSe/CdZnS nanocrystals at the ensemble and single-nanocrystal levels
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021, 23, 22750-22759 | DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02927d
9 β€” E
A Aubret, A Dolique, A Piednoir, C Dujardin, F Kulzer and J Houel
Single CdSe/CdS colloidal nanocrystals embedded in an Ultra-Pure SiOβ‚‚ matrix deposited by ion beam sputtering
Semiconductor Science and Technology, 2020, 35, 055005 | DOI: 10.1088/1361-6641/ab76fb
10
A Ludwig, J.H. Prechtel, A.V. Kuhlmann, J. Houel, et al.
Ultra-low charge and spin noise in self-assembled quantum dots
Journal of Crystal Growth, 2017, 477, 193-196 | DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2017.05.008
11 β€” E
A Aubret, J Houel, et al.
Nondestructive Encapsulation of CdSe/CdS Quantum Dots in an Inorganic Matrix by Pulsed Laser Deposition
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8, 22361-22368 | IF 9.5 | DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b07367
12
J.H. Prechtel, A.V. Kuhlmann, J Houel, et al.
Decoupling a hole spin qubit from the nuclear spins
Nature Materials, 2016, 15, 570 | IF 43.7 | DOI: 10.1038/nmat4704
13 β€” E
A Aubret, A Pillonnet, J Houel, et al.
CdSe/ZnS quantum dots as sensors for the local refractive index
Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 2317-2325 | IF 8.3 | DOI: 10.1039/C5NR06998J
14
A.V. Kuhlmann, J.H. Prechtel, J Houel, et al.
Transform-limited single photons from a single quantum dot
Nature Communications, 2015, 6, 8204 | IF 16.6 | DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9204
15
J.H. Prechtel, F Maier, J Houel, et al.
Electrically tunable hole g factor of an optically active quantum dot for fast spin rotations
Physical Review B, 2015, 91, 165304 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.165304
16 β€” E
J Houel, Q.T. Doan, T Cajgfinger, G Ledoux, D Amans, A Aubret, A Dominjon, S Ferriol, R Barbier, M Nasilowski, E Lhuillier, B Dubertret, C Dujardin, F Kulzer
Autocorrelation Analysis for the Unbiased Determination Power-Law Exponents in Single-Quantum-Dot Blinking
ACS Nano, 2015, 9(1), 886-893 | IF 16.9 | DOI: 10.1021/nn506662c
17
J Houel, J.H. Prechtel, A.V. Kuhlmann, et al.
High Resolution Coherent Population Trapping on a Single Hole Spin in a Semiconductor Quantum Dot
Physical Review Letters, 2014, 112(10), 107401 | IF 9.2 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.107401
18
J.H. Prechtel, A.V. Kuhlmann, J Houel, et al.
Frequency-Stabilized Source of Single Photons from a Solid-State Qubit
Physical Review X, 2013, 3(4), 041006 | IF 12.3 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.3.041006
19 β€” E
A.V. Kuhlmann, J Houel, A Ludwig, et al.
Charge noise and spin noise in a semiconductor quantum device
Nature Physics, 2013, 9(9), 570-575 | IF 20.0 | DOI: 10.1038/NPHYS2688
20
A.V. Kuhlmann, J Houel, D Brunner, et al.
A dark-field microscope for background-free detection of resonance fluorescence from single semiconductor quantum dots operating in a set-and-forget mode
Review of Scientific Instruments, 2013, 84(7), 073905 | DOI: 10.1063/1.4813879
21
M Heiss, Y Fontana, A Gustafsson, G WΓΌst, C Magen, D.D. O'Regan, J.W. Luo, B Ketterer, S Conesa-Boj, A.V. Kuhlmann, J Houel, et al.
Self-assembled quantum dots in a nanowire system for quantum photonics
Nature Materials, 2013, 12(5), 439-444 | IF 43.7 | DOI: 10.1038/NMAT3557
22 β€” E
J Houel, A.V. Kuhlmann, L Greuter, et al.
Probing Single-Charge Fluctuations at a GaAs/AlAs Interface Using Laser Spectroscopy on a Nearby InGaAs Quantum Dot
Physical Review Letters, 2012, 108(10), 107401 | IF 9.2 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.107401
23
B.D. Gerardot, R.J. Barbour, D Brunner, et al.
Laser spectroscopy of individual quantum dots charged with a single hole
Applied Physics Letters, 2011, 99(24), 243112 | DOI: 10.1063/1.3670003
24 β€” T
J Houel, S Sauvage, A Lemaitre, et al.
Interference effects on bound-to-continuum quantum dot absorption
Journal of Applied Physics, 2010, 107(8), 083102 | DOI: 10.1063/1.3325597
25 β€” T
E Homeyer, J Houel, X Checoury, et al.
Resonant coupling of quantum dot intersublevel transitions with midinfrared photonic crystal modes
Applied Physics Letters, 2009, 95(4), 041108 | DOI: 10.1063/1.3182796
26 β€” T
J Houel, E Homeyer, S Sauvage, et al.
Midinfrared absorption measured at a lambda/400 resolution with an atomic force microscope
Optics Express, 2009, 17(13), 10887-10894 | DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.010887
27 β€” T
J Houel, E Homeyer, X Checoury, et al.
Two-dimensional photonic crystals for mid-infrared quantum dot intersublevel emission
Physica Status Solidi B, 2009, 246(4), 816-819 | DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200880524
28 β€” T
P Boucaud, S Sauvage, J Houel
Intersublevel transitions in self-assembled quantum dots
Comptes Rendus Physique, 2008, 9(8), 840-849 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2008.10.008
29 β€” T
E Homeyer, J Houel, X Checoury, et al.
Thermal emission of midinfrared GaAs photonic crystals
Physical Review B, 2008, 78(16), 165305 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.165305
30
T Mueller, W Parz, K Unterrainer, et al.
Ultrafast resonant terahertz response of excitons in semiconductor quantum dots
Physical Review B, 2008, 77(3), 035314 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.035314
31 β€” T
J Houel, S Sauvage, P Boucaud, et al.
Ultraweak-absorption microscopy of a single semiconductor quantum dot in the midinfrared range
Physical Review Letters, 2007, 99(21), 217404 | IF 9.2 | DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.217404