It’s all about YOU!
You are interested in joining the PhoenixD family? You want to start a career in optical technologies? Please send us your CV and a letter of motivation (one page maximum) stating the field you are interested in doing your research to application@phoenixd.uni-hannover.de.
Photonics, as a key technology of the 21st century, is achieving groundbreaking advances in the areas of light sources, manipulation, and detection. These developments are opening up new applications in medical diagnostics, quantum technology, telecommunication, and more.
The PhoenixD Cluster of Excellence, unique in Germany for technical optics, pursues a holistic approach by developing innovative optical systems that integrate hardware and software. So-called ‘5D photonics’ enables new functionalities through interactive intelligence in real time, promising advances in areas such as environmental sensing and machine learning. PhoenixD’s unique experimental facilities are supported by theoretical modelling and simulation of 5D systems and investigates the role of artificial intelligence in system modelling and control. A central goal is the integration of photonic components on chips to achieve precise and environmentally friendly manufacturing.
PhoenixD is supported by an interdisciplinary team from six specialist areas and is pursuing the establishment of an optics campus in Hanover with the new OPTICUM building www.phoenixd.uni-hannover.de/en/opticum. The project promotes young talent, diversity, and internationalization in order to shape a new era of photonics.
There are several topics that need YOU to reinforce us with your expertise, curiosity, and motivation. Whether it be as PhD student, postdoc or experienced researcher in our interdisciplinary team of more than 150 scientists.
Integrated photonic systems for quantum networks
Your project focuses on the design, fabrication and implementation of integrated photonic quantum systems for applications in quantum networks and information processing. It also includes the exploration of novel optical manipulation schemes in integrated devices.
Silicon meta-surfaces for quantum technologies
You investigate, design, produce, and characterize novel meta-surfaces on different material platforms, e.g. silicon or sapphire, to achieve the desired optical properties, in particular high reflectance. Meta-surfaces offer tailored mirror properties for applications at the frontiers of science, such as interferometric gravitational wave detection or quantum communication.
Inverse design of integrated optics and meta-photonics
You will develop and use computational electrodynamic methods and topology optimization techniques as well as machine learning. You simulate and inverse design large-scale nanophotonic devices, including adaptable integrated optical circuits and tuneable meta-surfaces for classical and quantum technologies.
Photonic machine learning with sound waves
Your endeavour is to create novel, reconfigurable neural networks that operate with optical signals instead of electronic ones. You will use acoustic waves to control and build photonic neural networks in optical fibres and integrated photonic waveguides.
Quantum opto-acoustics
You investigate the coupling of light and vibrations in the quantum domain in continuous systems. Your goal is to experimentally investigate a new class of quantum memory, novel entanglement schemes and in-fibre quantum signal processing.
Quantum photonics
You are developing a nano-photonic device from design to fabrication. You use low-temperature spectroscopy and single-photon measurements to study quantum coherence and test your photonic device for single and entangled photon distribution.
You did not find the topic that fits your interests? Come and explore the variety of research in PhoenixD on our website. www.phoenixd.uni-hannover.de/en
You want to do your PhD with us? Join the PhoenixD Research School!
www.phoenixd.uni-hannover.de/en/phoenixd-research-school
We are looking forward to your application. If you have any questions, just write an email to: application@phoenixd.uni-hannover.de
