PhD position in photonic components based on electro-optical polymers, Sweden, KTH
Study Subject(s):Photonic components based on electro-optical polymers
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: Royal Institute of Technology
Scholarship can be taken at: Sweden
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( votes)Eligibility:
Applicants must hold or be about to receive an MSc degree in optics/photonics, applied physics, electrical engineering, or related areas. Furthermore, the applicant must have:
* Strong academic credentials, written and spoken English proficiency, communication and team-work skills.
* Interest in following subjects: electro-optics, integrated and waveguide components for photonics, optical communication. Strong motivation to run experimental research.
* Background in several of the following: optics/photonics, micro-optics, light polarization, electromagnetism, fiber optics and optical waveguiding components, microwave engineering.
* Experience with integrated devices (optics and/or microelectronics), waveguide fabrication and testing, measurement methods in optics and fiber optics, as well as basic knowledge of the laser physics and physics of polymers will be considered as advantages.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: The main project goal is to develop state-of-the-art silicon compatible switches and modulators for high-speed (40 Gbit/s + modulation) with small footprint and low energy dissipation for fiber-optic communication and computer interconnect systems. To improve the efficiency of devices, slot waveguide configuration will be investigated. Organic electro-optical materials incorporated in silicon photonic waveguides provide potential means of achieving ultrafast tuning in a very compact device. The optical field intensity in a structure with feature size of the sub-wavelength scale (on the order of 20–180 nm) tends to concentrate within the low-index slot for the polarization perpendicular to the slot. Such a sophisticated design in combination with an enhanced electro-optical response of novel polymer materials (appr 10 times as large as in Lithium Niobate) give orders of magnitude lower power dissipation, a key feature in today’s systems.
How to Apply: Applications via e-mail are to be sent to registrator-at-ict.kth.se
Scholarship Application Deadline: 2012-03-25
