Applied Optics Internship | Interferometric Focus Sensor | NTS Optel

NTS; Nijmegen; On-site; EUR 5,580; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fee of €500 per month

Travel allowance of €0.21 per km

Job summary

NTS in Nijmegen is offering an assignment to develop an interferometric focus sensor, ideal for students majoring in Applied Physics. The project involves conducting a literature study, analyzing performance, proposing improvements, and potentially the design and build of a prototype. The student will receive €500 per month along with a travel allowance. This is an exciting opportunity to work on practical applications in a lab setting and gain hands-on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum education requirement: Master's or Bachelor's in Applied Physics.
• Strong affinity and understanding of optics are essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a literature study on interferometric techniques.
• Analyze the current lab setup's performance and compare it to alternatives.
• Develop and verify potential improvements for the design.
• Redesign the system for practical, external use.
• Build a prototype, time permitting.
• Experimentally verify the system's performance, if time allows.

Skills

Affinity with optics

Knowledge of Applied Physics

Education

Master/Bachelor student (Applied) Physics

Job description

Assignment: Interferometric focus sensor

For microscopic systems it is important that the observed objects are within focus. If you want to automate this process, there are in principle various techniques possible. In this assignment we want to further explore an interferometric solution. We already have a working lab setup (functional model), but this is still far from a usable solution. The assignment is to further develop the design and test the performance of the system.

The assignment consists of the following components:

• Literature study
• Performance analysis of the current lab setup and comparison to alternative methods.
• Come up with and verify possible improvements
• Redesign of the system, so it could work outside the lab
• Build a prototype (if time permits)
• Experimentally verify the performance (if time permits)

Required skillset for the student:

• Master/Bachelor student (Applied) Physics (university level)
• Affinity with optics

Compensation

• Fee of €500 per month.
• Travel allowance of €0.21 per km.