On October 21st, Yvan successfully defended his PhD thesis: ‘Brillouin- and Kerr-mediated parametric light sources in scalable photonic platforms’.

During his PhD in the NLNP, Yvan made an extraordinary impact on the group. He demonstrated the first Brillouin laser on the hybrid tellurite/silicon nitride platform. Additionally, he realized both Brillouin lasers and frequency combs on a scalable silicon nitride platform, marking a significant advancement in the field.