- Last application date: Nov 13, 2015 00:00
- Department: TW05 - Department of Information technology
- Contract: Limited duration
- Occupancy rate: 100%
- Vacancy Type: Research staff
As a PhD researcher, you will work within the framework of the MSCA ETN Phonsi. Phonsi is a large scale European Training Network sponsored by the Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions in which academic and industrial partners provide research training on nanomaterials and nanophotonics. This involves the formation of new nanomaterials, the in-depth characterization of their opto-electronic properties and the development of a new generation of nanomaterials-based nanophotonic devices that operate down to the single photon level.
Your task in this project will be the development of an electrically controlled single photon source for applications in quantum computing and communications. You will thereby rely on the vast experience of the Photonics Research Group in the conception, design, fabrication and characterization of novel integrated photonic devices. For realizing the source we will exploit novel concepts in high index contrast photonics, plasmonics and nano-structured materials. Your work will link to that of other PhD students working in the project, e.g. those developing novel nanocyrstals to be used as the single photon emitter and those developing ultra-sensitive single photon detectors. You will strongly work together with the UGent “Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures”-group led by prof. Z. Hens. The ETN Phonsi network will offer the opportunity for a long-term research stay in a partner laboratory and includes regular training activities organized by the network.
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