Université Laval
Center for Optics, Photonics and Lasers
2375 rue de la Terrasse, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
Télécom Paris
Institut Polytechnique de Paris
19 place Marguerite Perey, 91120 Palaiseau, France
Research Interests
Semiconductor physics, optoelectronics, quantum devices, nonlinear photonics, laser instabilities, optical communications, ultra-fast optics, photonic integrated circuits.
Higher Education
- 2012 – Habilitation (HDR), Physics, University of Paris Cité [PDF]
- 2003 – Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Franche-Comté [PDF]
- 1999 – M.S. in Physics, Light and Matter Interaction, University of Dijon [PDF]
Professional Experience
- 2021– : Deputy Editor, Optics Express, Optica
- 2017– : Full Professor, Laval University, Canada
- 2017– : Full Professor, Télécom Paris, France
- 2025– : Research Fellow, University of California Santa Barbara, United States
- 2015–2024 : Research Professor, University of New-Mexico, United States
- 2024 : Visiting Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- 2023 : Visiting Professor, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- 2014–2020 : Associate Editor, Optics Express
- 2017 : Visiting Professor, University of California Los Angeles, United States
- 2012–2016 : Associate Professor, Télécom Paris, France
- 2008–2009 : Visiting Research Professor, University of New-Mexico, United States
- 2004–2012 : Assistant Professor, INSA Rennes, France
- 2003–2004 : Researcher, University of Paris-Saclay, france
- 1999–2003 : Researcher, III-V Lab (formerly Alcatel Lucent Research), France
- 1998–1999 : Research Assistant, University of Dijon, France
Teaching
Courses on semiconductor lasers, quantum photonics, optoelectronics, and high-speed optical systems.
Contact
Emails: frederic.grillot at phy dot ulaval dot ca or grillot at telecom-paris dot fr or fgrillot at ucsb dot edu
Canada / US: +1 786 779 8708
France: +33 1 75 31 93 00
Institutional Affiliations
IEEE Distinguished Lecture
Semiconductor Quantum Dots, why are they so quantum? Genesis, prospects & challenges (2022–2023). [PDF]
Selected Publications
- [1] Physical Review Letters (2001): Near-Field Distribution of Optical Transmission [PDF]
- [2] IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (2004): Scattering losses in SOI waveguides [PDF]
- [3] Lasers and Photonics Reviews (2021): Free-space transmission at 9 μm [PDF]
- [4] ACS Photonics (2021): QD lasers & Si PICs [PDF]
- [5] Light: Sci. & App. (2021): Nanostructured light-emitters [PDF]
- [6] Nat. Comm. (2021): Chaos with QCLs [PDF]
