Ultrafast Few-Cycle Pulse Engineer for Metrology

1000scholars; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

ARCNL in Amsterdam Science Park invites a trainee to join a project focused on nonlinear pulse compression in gas-filled hollow-capillary fibers. The goal is to generate intense few-cycle laser pulses for ultrafast studies and to integrate these pulses into the HADES microscope to probe sub-cycle dynamics in solids.

The work combines simulations with hands-on experiments, emphasizing soliton dynamics and spectral broadening, under supervision at ARCNL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physics or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize a nonlinear pulse-compression scheme based on gas-filled hollow-capillary fibers, combining simulations with hands-on experiments.
• Investigate soliton dynamics and nonlinear pulse propagation, characterize spectral broadening and pulse duration, and work toward generating intense few-cycle laser pulses.
• Integrate pulses into the HADES microscope to access ultrafast and possibly sub-cycle dynamics in solids.

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics or related field

Job description

ARCNL in Amsterdam Science Park invites a trainee to join a project focused on nonlinear pulse compression in gas-filled hollow-capillary fibers. The goal is to generate intense few-cycle laser pulses for ultrafast studies and to integrate these pulses into the HADES microscope to probe sub-cycle dynamics in solids.

The work combines simulations with hands-on experiments, emphasizing soliton dynamics and spectral broadening, under supervision at ARCNL.