Ultrafast Metasurface Designer: Frequency-Gradient Beams

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e); Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) seeks a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Applied Physics to design and validate frequency-gradient metasurfaces for spatiotemporal waveform generation. You will work on dispersion engineering, ultrafast structured-light control, and harmonic-beating dynamics, with secondments for advanced modelling and laser physics.

Starting date: February 2027. The project includes collaboration with INESC MN and NKTP to broaden theory and experimental

Qualifications

• PhD or current candidacy in physics or a closely related field.
• Experience with ultrafast optics, metasurfaces, and experimental characterization.
• Strong analytical and experimental skills with a hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop a unified design strategy for 2D/3D frequency-gradient metasurfaces.
• Demonstrate ultrafast beam steering and temporal focusing via engineered spectral gradients.
• Realize self-torque generation through harmonic beating.

Skills

Metasurface design

Ultrafast optics

Spectral gradients

Femtosecond measurements

Holography

Education

PhD in Physics or related field

Job description

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) seeks a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Applied Physics to design and validate frequency-gradient metasurfaces for spatiotemporal waveform generation. You will work on dispersion engineering, ultrafast structured-light control, and harmonic-beating dynamics, with secondments for advanced modelling and laser physics.

Starting date: February 2027. The project includes collaboration with INESC MN and NKTP to broaden theory and experimental