PhD. Student position in Integrated photonic-spintronic devices — EPFL
- Location
- Lausanne
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 37 days ago
Role overview
Mission
The Hybrid Photonics Laboratory at EPFL is seeking for talented and motivated candidates to join our growing team in the field of Integrated Photonics for generation of high-quality electronic signals at elevated frequencies beyond 100 GHz.
This is a collaborative project with IEMN Lille as part of a Swiss-French collaborative project.
- Mission
- The Hybrid Photonics Laboratory at EPFL is seeking for talented and motivated candidates to join our growing team in the field of Integrated Photonics for generation of high-quality electronic signals at elevated frequencies beyond 100 GHz.
- Main duties and responsibilities
- Simulate optical and mmW/THz properties using simulations software such as COMSOL or CST.
Main responsibilities
- Main duties and responsibilities
- Simulate optical and mmW/THz properties using simulations software such as COMSOL or CST.
- Characterize samples in the lab.
- Model experimental data from first principles using Matlab/Python codes.
- Write scientific publications, file patents, disseminate work at national and international conferences.
- Maintain collaborations and deliver periodic reports that describe your progress within the project. Profile
- Physics background, strong interest in high-frequency electronics and integrated photonics, nonlinear optics, high-frequency electronics, metrology and/or electro-optic transduction are mandatory.
- Prior experience in any of these fields is a plus, but not mandatory.
- More important is the interest to learn and drive this field as a young scientist in a world-wide research community.
- Knowledgeable in (or interest to learn) Python, Matlab, Labview, Inventor, Illustrator, CST Microwave studio and Comsol.
Application process
- Develop miniaturised millimeterwave/terahertz oscillator and apply them to photonic circuits, together with their driving software/hardware, automatize measurement procedures.
Additional details
- Maintain collaborations and deliver periodic reports that describe your progress within the project.
- Enjoy collaborations with various other scientific groups, take on a leading junior role in international teams.
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