Raphaël Butté

Raphaël Butté is a Senior Scientist at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the School of Basic Sciences and the Institute of Physics. He leads research at the Laboratory of Advanced Semiconductors for Photonics and Electronics (LASPE) and contributes to the School Council SB and Physics Doctoral Program committees.

• Institution: EPFL
• Division: School of Basic Sciences (SB)
• Lab: LASPE
• Editorial roles: Associate Editor for Physical Review Research (2024), Editorial Board Member (2019–2024)

Research Focus: His work centers on III-nitride semiconductors for nanophotonics, including polariton lasers, photonic crystals, and single-photon emitters. Key achievements include room-temperature polariton lasing, defect analysis in GaN, and nonlinear optical devices.

Scientific Recognition:

• APS Outstanding Referee (2012)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award for Applied Physics Express (2021)
• ANR committee CE57 member (2025)