PhD: Ultrafast Light Control with Metasurfaces

Karlstad University; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ABP pension scheme

8% holiday allowance

8.3% year-end bonus

Job summary

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) seeks a PhD candidate to develop frequency-gradient metasurfaces for ultrafast beam steering and temporal focusing. You will work across 2D/3D designs, nanofabrication, and femtosecond experiments, contributing to SPARK and international collaborations.

The project includes 6 months at INESC MN, Portugal and 3 months at NKT Photonics in Denmark, with strong emphasis on interdisciplinary training and advanced photonics research.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Applied Physics, Physics, Optics/Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• Strong foundation in electromagnetics, optics and/or photonics.
• Experience with scientific programming or electromagnetic modelling (Python, MATLAB, COMSOL, Lumerical, Tidy3D, or similar).
• Interest or experience in nanophotonics, metasurfaces, structured light, ultrafast optics, nanofabrication, or optical experiments.

Responsibilities

• Develop design strategies for 2D and 3D frequency-gradient metasurfaces.
• Model and optimize their electromagnetic, spectral, and dispersive response.
• Explore ultrafast beam steering, temporal focusing, and self-torque generation through harmonic beating.
• Fabricate the designed nanophotonic structures using TU/e cleanroom facilities.
• Build femtosecond optical experiments to characterize the generated spatiotemporal light fields.
• Use experimental results to refine the designs and improve device performance.

Skills

Master's degree in related field

Electromagnetics

Python

MATLAB

COMSOL

Lumerical

Education

Master’s degree in Applied Physics, Physics, Optics/Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science or related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

COMSOL

Lumerical

Tidy3D

Job description

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) seeks a PhD candidate to develop frequency-gradient metasurfaces for ultrafast beam steering and temporal focusing. You will work across 2D/3D designs, nanofabrication, and femtosecond experiments, contributing to SPARK and international collaborations.

The project includes 6 months at INESC MN, Portugal and 3 months at NKT Photonics in Denmark, with strong emphasis on interdisciplinary training and advanced photonics research.