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Acknowledgement
Three years of PhD has been special three years of my life with enriching experiences and
I thank the Lord Almighty for His immense blessings.
I express my most sincere gratitude to my thesis director Dr. Fabrice Gourbilleau for all
that he has done to make me feel comfortable inside and outside the lab, for the valuable
discussions, guidance and the time spent in nurturing me from a PhD student to a young
researcher. I thank my thesis co-director, Prof. Christian Dufour for the care he took to make
sure I understand all that I do and for his major role he played with patience on the theoretical
part of my thesis. I am grateful to Dr. Julien Cardin who was equally involved as my thesis
directors, for the enthusiasm that he passed on, for the clear explanations and for all the
valuable support he rendered in completing the thesis work.
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My special thanks to the Jury members, Dr. Caroline Bonafos, Prof. Hervé Rinnert and
Prof. Philippe Pareige for their careful analysis of this work, their constructive criticism,
valuable suggestions and for their appreciation which are encouraging.
I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Larysa Khomenkova, for being instrumental from the
beginning till the end of this thesis work in making it successful. I thank her for her
friendship, useful discussions, and the valuable time she spared for me along with Dr.
Vladimir Khomenkov.
I acknowledge Prof Xavier Portier, Philippe Marie, Michael Boisserie, Olivier Debieu,
Patrick Voivenel, Cedric Frilay for some of the measurements they performed and likewise
Dr. Etienne Talbot, Manuel Roussel, Dr. Marzia Carrada for the collaborative works. I thank
all my colleagues, technicians, dear friends in the CIMAP laboratory for the lively times,
friendship, support and encouragement, and also my previous and present officemates for the
healthy discussions. I thank Geeta for her company during these three years and I also
appreciate the pleasant times spent with the Indian community in Caen.
I would also like to thank my family members for sending me to France despite crucial
situations at home, their prayers and blessings, constant support and motivation without which
I would not have pursued this degree. I also express my heartfelt thanks to my dear friends in
India and in France, all my teachers, and the church for the various helps they have rendered
academically, emotionally or physically through the years.
R. Pratibha Nalini