Internship: Interferometric Delay Tracking System for Petahertz Field Sampling

ARCNL; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 8,900 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

ARCNL is seeking an MSc student to develop a dual-light interferometric delay tracking system for petahertz field sampling at Amsterdam Science Park. You will work with lasers, interferometers and precision optical alignment to achieve attosecond timing measurements under supervision.

The project offers hands-on experience in experimental design, data acquisition electronics and data analysis, with strong connections to academic and industry applications in nanolithography and semiconductor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physics or a related field.
• Experience with precision optical experiments is a plus.
• Interest in attosecond science and timing systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop a dual-light interferometric delay tracking system for attosecond-scale timing.
• Gain hands-on experience with lasers, interferometers and optical alignment.
• Contribute to data acquisition electronics and data analysis for the project.

Skills

Lasers

Interferometers

Optical alignment

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics

Job description

Internship: Interferometric Delay Tracking System for Petahertz Field Sampling

Are you excited by the idea of measuring time on the scale of attoseconds: one billionth of a billionth of a second? In 2023, the Nobel Prize in Physics celebrated breakthroughs in attosecond science, the field that allows us to observe electrons moving inside atoms in real time. Join our team as an MSc student to develop a dual-light interferometric delay tracking system that will make such precise measurements possible.

Inspired by recent research in attosecond beamline stabilization [Huppert, M. et al. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 123101 (2015)]and precise optical delay tracking[Schweinberger, W. et al. Opt. Express 27, 4789–4798 (2019)], this project aims to develop a timing acquisition in experiments that allows us to measure petahertz electric fields [Herbst, A. et al. J. Phys. B 55, 172001 (2022).]and thereby giving us access to some of the fastest processes in nature.

Along the way, you’ll get hands on experience with lasers, interferometers, and precision optical alignment. Furthermore, you will develop valuable skills in experimental design, data acquisition electronics, and data analysis, all highly transferable to cutting-edge research in both academia and industry.

If you’re excited by the challenge of measuring the fastest events in nature, this is your chance to get involved in cutting-edge attosecond science!

Qualifications

You should hold a Bachelor's degree in physics or a related subject.

Work environment

ARCNL performs fundamental research, focusing on the physics and chemistry involved in current and future key technologies in nanolithography, primarily for thesemiconductor industry. While the academic setting and research style are geared towards establishing scientific excellence, the topics in ARCNL’s research program are intimately connected with theinterests of the industrial partner ASML. The institute is located at Amsterdam Science Park and currently employs about 100 persons of which 65 are ambitious (young) researchers from all over the globe. www.arcnl.nl

Working conditions

At the start of the traineeship your trainee plan will be set out, in consultation with your ARCNL supervisor.

More information?

For further information about the position, please contact Peter Kraus: [e-mail] and Anchit Srivastava: [e-mail]

Diversity code

ARCNL is highly committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment: we want to develop talent and creativity by bringing together people from different backgrounds and cultures. We recruit and select on the basis of competencies and talents. We strongly encourage anyone with the right qualifications to apply for the vacancy, regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation or physical ability.

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