Fully Funded PhD Opportunities in Terahertz Metrology, Quantum Information Processing, and Topological Microcombs at Loughborough University Loughborough University in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) / Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. The project, “More data, less energy: multicore fibre amplifiers and components for future submarine networks,” focuses on optical communications , multicore fibres , fibre amplifiers , and energy-efficient submarine networks . You will combine modelling with hands-on experiments to design, build, and test next-generation multicore amplifiers and optical c...

Coming soon: a PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in terahertz photonics , with a project focused on developing integrated terahertz-frequency quantum-cascade lasers for satellite communications and remote sensing . The work will be based in the university’s THz Photonics lab and the Bragg Centre for Materials Research nanotechnology cleanroom , suggesting a strong experimental and device-fabrication component across physics , electrical engineering , and materials science . The opportun...

PhD project at the University of Southampton on advanced functional optoelectronic metasurfaces . This research sits at the intersection of physics , materials science , and electrical engineering , with a strong focus on photonics , quantum materials , topological design , and nanostructured metasurfaces . The project aims to develop planar subwavelength structures where optical and electronic responses are co-designed to control light emission and absorption, enabling novel coherent phenomena ...

University of Southampton is advertising a PhD project in hollow-core optical fibres embedded with 2D materials . The project sits in the area of photonics , optical fibres , materials science , and optoelectronics , with a strong emphasis on developing novel composite anti-resonant hollow-core fibres (ARFs) that integrate atomically thin 2D materials . The research will explore advanced light-matter interaction in air-core fibre geometries and aims to support next-generation light management an...

University of Southampton postgraduate research project: Ultra-low-loss SiN platform for quantum, nonlinear and precision photonics . This is a PhD opportunity in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, focused on silicon nitride photonics , quantum photonics , nonlinear optics , precision sensing , and integrated photonics . The project aims to understand and reduce optical loss by linking material properties, waveguide geometry, fabrication conditions, and device design to propagatio...