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PhD Studentship: Terahertz Photons for Quantum Control and Topological Quantum Information UCL in United Kingdom

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PhD

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Electrical Engineering

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Available

Deadline

Jan 8, 2027

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Electrical Engineering
Materials Science
Quantum Optics
Physics
open quantum systems

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About this position

[Maintenance stipend at UELA enhanced rate; expected to be £26,022 for 2026/27, about £1,500 above the UKRI London-weighted rate of £24,522.]

This PhD studentship at University College London explores the use of terahertz (THz) photons as a new resource for quantum control and topological quantum information. The project sits at the intersection of quantum optics, condensed-matter theory and numerical modelling, with a focus on how THz radiation can manipulate matter at the single- and few-photon level.

The research will examine strong and ultrastrong coupling between confined THz photons and two-dimensional electron systems in high magnetic fields. In the quantum Hall regime, these interactions generate hybrid light–matter states known as Landau polaritons. The project will build theoretical models for controlling these states using shaped THz pulses, cavity engineering and nonlinear interactions.

A further aim is to understand whether THz cavities can mediate interactions between topological excitations in integer and fractional quantum Hall states. This includes cavity-induced interactions, photon-mediated coupling between spatially separated edge or bulk excitations, and protocols for creating and controlling entangled states. The project also asks whether THz coupling could open routes to protected quantum information processing based on fractionalised excitations and candidate topological qubits.

The work is supervised by Arijeet Pal and is closely connected to experimentally achievable THz cavities and quantum materials, while remaining a primarily theoretical and modelling-led project.

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Apply through the UCL doctoral funding application page. Use the provided UCL EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award studentship link to submit your application.

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