Low-loss Photonics for Quantum Networks University of Southampton in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity in hollow-core fibres for global communications at the University of Southampton , Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, working in the internationally recognised Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) with Microsoft Azure Fiber . This project focuses on photonics , optical physics , experimental physics , materials science , and communications networks . You will help design, fabricate, and test advanced hollow-core optical fibres that guide light through air rather than ...

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...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in hollow-core fibre for high power laser applications . This project sits in the areas of optical physics , computational physics , and photonic fibre research. Hollow-core fibres guide light through air and are being developed as the next generation of optical fibre. The project will investigate larger-core fibre designs for transmitting high-power laser light, including how light propagates, how fibres interact with different lasers, and how ne...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in amorphous nonlinear photonics for scalable next-generation optical devices and quantum devices . The project focuses on inducing second-order optical nonlinearity (χ²) in amorphous thin films to enable broadband on-chip modulators, spectrometers, and integrated quantum photonic components. Research themes include electro-optic modulation , integrated photonics , silicon photonics , photon pair generation , and applications in communications, se...

Durham University’s Department of Physics is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate for a project on quantum networking at telecom wavelengths with Yb qubits . The work is led by Dr Tobias Franzen and funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) . The project aims to develop enabling technologies for future quantum networks by combining ytterbium atom qubits , quantum optics , AMO physics , compact laser systems, modular tweezer-array platforms, and cavity-enhan...