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In Roma in March 2007

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Academic trayectory

  • June 2004. Bachelor's degree in Theoretical Physics in the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (3.6 over 4). Honourable mention in the National Award (Mencion especial en el Premio Nacional fin de carrera de Ciencias Fisicas) and first graduate award of the UAM (Premio fin de licenciatura de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid).
  • September 2004-June 2005. PhD courses in Condensed Matter Physics (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid).
  • April 2005-2009. Postgraduate (4 year) FPU Fellowship (run by the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia).
  • October 2006. Diploma de Estudios Avanzados (Master) on Theoretical Condensed Matter (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid).
  • July 2007. Stay (2 months) in the International center of condensed matter physics, Brasilia (Brasil), supported by my FPU grant.
  • August 2008. Stay (4 months) in the University of Southampton (U.K.), supported by my FPU grant.

Other relevant events

  • December 2000. Cambridge Proficiency Exam of English (CPE).
  • March 2005, 2006 and 2007. Teaching one week physics laboratory with first-year chemical engineering students (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid).

Selected publications

You can also see my full list of publications.

1. Entanglement and lasing with two quantum dots in a microcavity, E. del Valle, F. P. Laussy, F. Troiani and C. Tejedor. Phys. Rev. B 76, 235317 (2007).

2. Electrostatic control of quantum dot entanglement induced by coupling to external reservoirs, E. del Valle, F. P. Laussy and C. Tejedor. EPL 80, 57001 (2007). (arXiv:0710.1490).

3. Optical spectra of a quantum dot in a microcavity in the nonlinear regime, E. del Valle, F. P. Laussy, F. M. Souza and I. A. Shelykh. Phys. Rev. B 78, 085304 (2008). (arXiv:0807.3199)

4. Strong-coupling of quantum dots in microcavities, F. P. Laussy, E. del Valle and C. Tejedor. Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 083601 (2008). (arXiv:0711.1894)

5. Collective fluid dynamics of a polariton condensate in a semiconductor microcavity, A. Amo, D. Sanvitto, F. P. Laussy, D. Ballarini, E. del Valle, M. D. Martin, A. Lemaître, J. Bloch, D. N. Krizhanovskii, M. S. Skolnick, C. Tejedor and L. Viña, Nature 457, 291 (2009). (arXiv:0711.1539)

6. Luminescence spectra of quantum dots in microcavities. I. Bosons, F. P. Laussy, E. del Valle and C. Tejedor. Phys. Rev. B 79, 235325 (2009). (arXiv:0807.3194)

7. Luminescence spectra of quantum dots in microcavities. II. Fermions, E. del Valle, F. P. Laussy and C. Tejedor. Phys. Rev. B 79, 235326 (2009). (arXiv:0812.2694)

8. Dynamics of the Formation and Decay of Coherence in a Polariton Condensate, E. del Valle, D. Sanvitto, F.P. Laussy, A. Amo, D. Ballarini, R. André, C. Tejedor and L. Viña. Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 096404 (2009). (arXiv:0903.1954)

9. Two-photon lasing by a single quantum dot in a high-Q microcavity, E. del Valle, S. Zippilli, F.P. Laussy, A. Gonzalez-Tudela, G. Morigi and C. Tejedor. Phys. Rev. B 81, 035302 (2010). (arXiv:0907.1861)

10. Effect of pure dephasing on the Jaynes-Cummings nonlinearities, A. Gonzalez-Tudela, E. del Valle, E. Cancellieri, C. Tejedor, D. Sanvitto and F.P. Laussy. Optics Express 18, 7002 (2010). (arXiv:0907.1302)

11. Strong and weak coupling of two coupled qubits, E. del Valle. Phys. Rev. A. 81, 053811 (2010). (arXiv:1001.2201)

12. Effective cavity pumping from weakly coupled quantum dots, E. del Valle and F.P. Laussy. In press: Superlattices and Microstructures. (arXiv:1004.1681, 2010)

13. Steady state entanglement of two coupled qubits, E. del Valle. To appear in J. Opt. Soc. Am. B. (arXiv:1005.4383 (2010)).

14. Mollow triplet under incoherent pumping, E. del Valle, F. P. Laussy. To appear in Phys. Rev. Lett. (arXiv:1007.1471 (2010)).

In progress

ICPS30 Proceedings

  • Dephasing of strong coupling in the non-linear regime, A. Gonzalez-Tudela, E. del Valle, E. Cancellieri, C. Tejedor, D. Sanvitto and F. P. Laussy.
  • Phase-space of Strong Coupling of two bosonic modes, F. P. Laussy and E. del Valle.
  • Buildup and decay of the coherence in a polariton condensate, E. del Valle, D. Sanvitto, A. Amo, F.P. Laussy, M.D. Martin, R. André, C. Tejedor, and L. Viña.

Books

My thesis dissertation is published as a monograph under the title Microcavity Quantum Electrodynamics (VDM Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-639-19460-9).

Conferences, schools and seminars

Before 2007

1. Maratea (Italy), September 2005. Attendance to the International Summer School of Nanophotonics.

2. Madrid, February 2006. Seminar at Instituto de Ciencias de Materiales (ICMM insitute, CSIC).

3. Vienna (Austria), July 2006. Poster at ICPS28 (International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors), titled Quantum cavity electrodynamics for two quantum dots.

4. Sheffield (U.K.), November 2006: Seminar at The University of Sheffield titled Cavity QED with two quantum dots.

5. Barcelona (Spain), November 2006: Poster at the QOIT project Kick-off meeting in the Institute of Photonic Science (ICFO) titled Cavity QED with two quantum dots.

2007

6. La Habana (Cuba), April 2007: Oral presentation at PLMCN7, titled Steady state of two quantum dots in a cavity. Best student presentation award.

7. Brasilia (Brasil), July 2007: Invited talk in the international workshop Advances in Physics and Applications of Low-Dimensitonal Systems, titled Nanostructures as components for Quantum Optics.

8. Brasilia (Brasil), August 2007: Attendance to School on Atomic Quantum Fluids.

9. Madrid (Spain), December 2007: Invited talk in the X Jornada científica del Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera titled Light and matter in strong coupling.

2008

10. Barcelona (Spain), January 2008: Poster at the second QOIT project meeting in the Institute of Photonic Science (ICFO) titled Coherent and incoherent strong coupling.

11. Tokyo (Japan), April 2008: Oral presentation at PLMCN8, titled Coherence and entanglement control of two quantum dots.

12. Madrid (Spain), June 2008: UAM Department seminar titled Luz y materia en acoplo fuerte.

13. Cambridge (U.K.), September 2008: Oral presentation at ICSCE4 (International Conference on Spontaneous Coherence in Excitonic Systems), titled Dynamics of formation and decay of coherence in a polariton BEC.

2009

14. Allahabad (India), January 2009: Oral presentation at ICTOPON (International Conference on Transport and Optical Properties of Nanomaterials), titled Two-photon resonance with a quantum dot in a microcavity.

15. Santiago de Cuba (Cuba), January 2009: Poster at the International School of Nanophotonics and Photovoltaics titled Strong coupling of quantum dots in microcavities.

16. Lecce (Italy), April 2009: Oral presentation at PLMCN9, titled Cavity QED with Quantum Dots in Microcavities.

17. Reykjavík (Iceland), April 2009: Seminar at the University of Iceland, titled Light-matter coupling in the presence of decoherence; application to quantum dots in semiconductor microcavities.

18. Madrid (Spain), September 2009: Oral presentation at the OECS11 conference, titled Strong coupling revisited.

19. Cardiff (U.K.), October 2009: Seminar at Cardiff University, titled Quantum dots in microcavities: where we are and where to go.

2010

20. London (U.K.), February 2010: Poster at The Royal Society for the Newton International Fellowship Event, titled Quantum information processing with BEC of polaritons.

21. Cuernavaca (Mexico), April 2010: Poster presentation at PLMCN10, titled Dephasing of strong-coupling in the nonlinear regime.

22. Saint Petersburg (Russia), June 2010: Seminar at IOFFE institute, titled Strong coupling with quantum dots in microcavities.

23. Saint Petersburg (Russia), June 2010: Oral presentation at 18th International Symposium NANOSTRUCTURES: Physics and Technology, titled Strong coupling and entanglement of two coupled quantum dots.

24. Munich (Germany), July 2010: Seminar at Technische Universität München, titled Polariton physics in semiconductor microcavities.

25. Seoul (South Korea), July 2010: Oral presentation at ICPS30 (International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors), titled Strong coupling and entanglement of two coupled quantum dots.

26. London (U.K.), September 2010: Seminar at University College London, titled "Pump induced entanglement of two coupled quantum systems".

Future

27. Berlin (Germany), December 2010: Seminar at Technische Universität Berlin.

Educación y mediación Es.png

  • Julio 2007: Título de Mediadora social intercultural por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
  • 2006/2007: Curso de postgrado de 200 horas en la UAM en Mediación social Intercultural.
  • Junio 2006. Obtención del Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica (CAP).
  • Mayo 2005. Curso de 16 horas sobre relaciones interculturales y mediación organizado por el Ayuntamiento de Tres Cantos con motivo del intercambio Nejapa-Tres Cantos.
  • Enero-Abril 2005. Curso-taller de 20 horas sobre Consumo Responsable organizado por el Equipo de Comunicación Educativa (ECOE).
  • Octubre 2004. Curso de formación en Derechos Humanos de 30 horas organizado por Helsinki-España en la Sede del Parlamento Europeo.
  • Mayo 2000. Título de Monitor de Tiempo Libre.

Experiencia laboral y voluntariados

  • Enero 2006-Junio 2007: 60 horas de prácticas de Mediación Social Multicultural en la Asociación Madrid: Puerta Abierta en un centro de apoyo escolar del distrito La Latina.
  • 2005/2006. Realización de las prácticas del CAP en un aula de matemáticas de secundaria (15 horas).
  • Abril 2005-Julio 2006: Organización y realización del Café Social Alternativo de Tres Cantos en la Casa de la Juventud con las asociaciones Tres Kantos Muévete y Consume Hasta Morir.
  • Octubre 2004-Febrero de 2005. Voluntariado de promoción y educación de los derechos humanos en centros educativos (secundaria) organizado por Helsinki-España.
  • Julio 2004. Directora de programa del viaje de estudios organizado por FSL-Council Exchanges Spain en Edimburgo (Gran Bretaña).
  • Semana Santa 2002. Viaje de intercambio cultural a los campamentos de refugiados saharauis en Tinduf organizado por la Asociación de Amigos del Pueblo Saharaui en Tres Cantos.
  • Septiembre 2002. Intérprete de inglés en la feria anual Bisutex en el Parque Ferial de Juan Carlos I de Madrid.
  • Agosto 2002. Directora de programa del viaje de estudios organizado por FSL-Council Exchanges Spain en Cardiff (Gran Bretaña).
  • Julio de 2002. Quincena como monitora de tiempo libre en las Colonias Urbanas de Tres Cantos.
  • Agosto 2001. Quincena como monitora de tiempo libre en las Colonias Urbanas de Tres Cantos.
  • Julio 2001. Directora de programa del viaje de estudios organizado por FSL-Council Exchanges Spain en Hastings (Inglaterra).
  • Julio-Agosto 2000. Seis semanas como monitora de tiempo libre en las colonias urbanas organizadas por Elite Community Centre en Londres con niños.
  • Julio 1999. Quincena en prácticas como monitora en las Colonias Urbanas de Tres Cantos.
  • Septiembre de 1999. Quincena como monitora voluntaria a media jornada para Elite Community Centre en Londres.