Research Fellow (Heterogeneous Integrated Photonics and Semiconductor Fabrication)

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We are looking for a detailed Research Fellow(RF) that supports the project titled Proposal and theoretical development of chip-scale chirped-pulse amplification systems.

The RF will work on the project for the theoretical development of the chip-scale chirped-pulse amplification systems. The roles will include:

Key Responsibilities:

• Theoretical and designs of photonic dispersion control strategies

• Conceptual development in amplification functionalities within the system

• Development of inverse design frameworks using machine learning

• Development of full simulation for the chip-scale chirped-pulse amplification

• Use the full simulation to guide system fabrication taking into consideration fabrication constraints

Job Requirements:

• PhD in optical engineering or related field

• Experience in semiconductor fabrication

• Significant theoretical knowledge in dispersive optics and amplification

• Ability to publish in academic journals, and present in conferences

• Ability to work well in a team, and collaborate with other research groups

• Production of photonic layouts using gdsfactory

• Knowledgeable in MATLAB and Python is necessary

• Knowledgeable in Ansys Lumerical FDTD, MODE, INTERCONNECT, CML COMPILER, MULTIPHYSICS

• Prior experience in the above will be a bonus

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.