Experimental tests of hidden variable theories from dBB to stochastic electrodynamics

The studies concerning the possible existence of a deterministic theory, of which quantum mechanics would be an approximation, date to the celebrated 1935 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paper. Since Bell's proposal of 1964 various experiments were addressed to a general experimental test of local hidden variable theories, leading to strong indications favourable to Standard Quantum Mechanics. Nevertheless, detection loophole still persists. After a short presentation of recent PDC photon experiments, we will present our recent works in this field and, in particular, a conclusive negative test of stochastic electrodynamics. Finally, we will also mention possible tests of non-local deterministic models and give some detail on our test of the dBB model.