Cooperative Optical Sensing and Stochastic Thermodynamics

AMOLF; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

AMOLF invites a Master’s student to contribute to a thesis project on the stochastic thermodynamics of cooperative optical sensing. You will experimentally and theoretically investigate coupled optical cavities, reading perturbations via light, while exploring nonlinear dynamical regimes and their sensing performance.

The internship is hosted at AMOLF, Amsterdam Science Park, under supervision from the Interacting Photons group.

Qualifications

• Internship must be part of your curriculum.
• Available for at least 5 months (longer preferred).

Responsibilities

• Conduct experiments with single and coupled tunable optical cavities.
• Perform simulations of stochastic nonlinear dynamical systems.
• Explore trade-offs between speed, energy efficiency, and precision in sensing.

Education

Master’s program in physics, chemistry, materials science, or related field

Job description

AMOLF invites a Master’s student to contribute to a thesis project on the stochastic thermodynamics of cooperative optical sensing. You will experimentally and theoretically investigate coupled optical cavities, reading perturbations via light, while exploring nonlinear dynamical regimes and their sensing performance.

The internship is hosted at AMOLF, Amsterdam Science Park, under supervision from the Interacting Photons group.