Postdoc: Electron–Photon Entanglement in Cathodoluminescence

AcademicTransfer; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 49,000; Full time

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Job summary

AMOLF's Photonic Materials group invites applications for a Researcher profile Recognised Researcher (R2) to work on cathodoluminescence and quantum optics within the NXTGEN Hightech programme. The project spans high-throughput CL, multi-beam CL, and correlative electron–photon measurements, hosted with TU Delft, DELMIC and Technolution.

The role involves developing fast detectors, testbenches that emulate beam arrays, and experimental studies of electron–photon correlations and entanglement.

Qualifications

• PhD in physics, optics, materials science or engineering.
• Experience with optical instrumentation, fast detectors, photon‑correlation or coincidence measurements, optical simulation, or data acquisition and analysis is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identify what limits CL imaging speed in a high-throughput single-beam CL system and optimize it with fast detectors and smart scanning strategies.
• Design and test how to collect and detect CL from many beamlets using an optical testbench and a multi-beam microscope prototype.
• Combine CL with single-electron counting to access photon statistics and emission dynamics.
• Explore electron–photon entanglement using quantum eraser concepts to probe coherence in electron–light–matter scattering.

Skills

PhD in physics

Optics/Photonics

Data acquisition

Electron microscopy

Education

PhD in physics, optics, materials science or engineering

Tools

Fast detectors

Photon-correlation equipment

Optical simulation tools

Data acquisition systems

Job description

AMOLF's Photonic Materials group invites applications for a Researcher profile Recognised Researcher (R2) to work on cathodoluminescence and quantum optics within the NXTGEN Hightech programme. The project spans high-throughput CL, multi-beam CL, and correlative electron–photon measurements, hosted with TU Delft, DELMIC and Technolution.

The role involves developing fast detectors, testbenches that emulate beam arrays, and experimental studies of electron–photon correlations and entanglement.