Postdoc in High-Capacity Optical Communications & SDM DSP

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet; Ørsted; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

DTU Electro at DTU in Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, invites applications for a research position focused on optical communications, DSP, and space-division multiplexing technologies.

The role involves development, implementation, and experimental analysis of high-capacity optical systems using WDM, SDM, and multi-core fibre concepts. The candidate will design experiments, operate high-bandwidth lab instruments, perform DSP-based data analysis in MATLAB, publish results, and collaborate with researchers

Qualifications

• PhD in optical communications, photonics, or related field.
• Strong background in optical communications and DSP.
• Experience with SDM, WDM, and multi-core fibre is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and experimentally validate next-generation optical communication systems.
• Investigate SDM technologies, including WDM, multi-core fibre and microcomb-based transmission.
• Operate and configure high-bandwidth laboratory equipment, including waveform generators and high-speed oscilloscopes.
• Set up, execute and troubleshoot optical transmission experiments independently.
• Characterize and optimize transmission performance, including cross-talk mitigation in multi-core systems.
• Process and analyze experimental data using DSP, MATLAB and other analysis tools.
• Optimize system parameters across optical and digital domains.
• Contribute to research on advanced, high-capacity optical communication technologies.
• Collaborate with researchers, document results, and communicate findings through reports and publications.

Skills

DSP in optics

MIMO signal processing

Probabilistic shaping

MATLAB programming

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independent working

Lab instrumentation

Education

PhD in optical communications

Tools

MATLAB

Oscilloscopes

Waveform generators

Job description

DTU Electro at DTU in Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, invites applications for a research position focused on optical communications, DSP, and space-division multiplexing technologies.

The role involves development, implementation, and experimental analysis of high-capacity optical systems using WDM, SDM, and multi-core fibre concepts. The candidate will design experiments, operate high-bandwidth lab instruments, perform DSP-based data analysis in MATLAB, publish results, and collaborate with researchers