PhD in Photonics: Phase-Transition Light Processing

AMOLF; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing support

Visa assistance

Transport costs covered

Job summary

AMOLF in Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD student position to harness phase transitions for optical information processing. The role will be hosted by the Interacting Photons group at AMOLF and involve collaboration with Utrecht University, with duties spanning experiments, data analysis, and theoretical modelling.

The project focuses on how susceptibility near phase transitions impacts energy consumption, speed and accuracy, and will include housing and visa support for international

Qualifications

• This is a collaborative PhD project requiring an MSc in physics, optics, photonics, nanoscience, or related field.
• Lab experience in optics or photonics is valued but not strictly required.
• Interdisciplinary work across experimental and modelling tasks will be performed.

Responsibilities

• Quantify energy-speed-accuracy trade-offs near phase transitions.
• Characterize spectral/temporal response of a laser-driven optical cavity with a perovskite crystal.
• Collaborate with AMOLF and Utrecht University groups and participate in teaching/training activities.

Skills

Experimentalist

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

Education

MSc in physics/optics/photonics/nanoscience

Tools

Optical measurements

Nanofabrication

Job description

AMOLF in Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD student position to harness phase transitions for optical information processing. The role will be hosted by the Interacting Photons group at AMOLF and involve collaboration with Utrecht University, with duties spanning experiments, data analysis, and theoretical modelling.

The project focuses on how susceptibility near phase transitions impacts energy consumption, speed and accuracy, and will include housing and visa support for international