Job description

Motivation and context

Photonics is regarded as a key enabling technology by the European Commission and its application and use in many scientific and industrial fields is accelerated through Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs).

The photonic integration research group (PhI) at TU / e has pioneered the concept of generic photonic integration platforms and continues to engage in research and development activities to extend the capabilities of such platforms based on the InP material system.

It coordinates JePPIX, the Joint European Platform for Photonic Integration of Components and Circuits, and works together with Europe's main players in the photonic integration industry to provide access to this technology and enhance existing platforms.

Together with our partners, we aim to extend the InP platform capabilities with components for integrated coherent receivers and will initiate this activity in a soon to start European H2020 project which focuses on InP PICs for next-generation metro and access networks.

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher that is eager to take this opportunity and perform innovative research and development on integrated coherent receivers.

The candidate is expected to work in close collaboration with project partners involving well-known knowledge institutes and companies within the PIC industry.

Job Description

The candidate is expected to research and design integrated coherent receiver circuits on a generic InP integration platform.

In particular, different methods for achieving widely tunable, low linewidth lasers and high-speed balanced photodetectors shall be devised and implemented.

Their integration with optical hybrids into complete receiver circuits shall be investigated and performed on the generic platform.

Challenges related to processing technology shall be identified and overcome.

Relevant publications from the group :

1 S. Latkowski et al., Novel Widely Tunable Monolithically Integrated Laser Source, IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 7, no. 6, pp.

1 9, Dec. 2015, doi : 10.1109 / JPHOT.2015.2493722

2 S. Andreou, K. A. Williams, and E. A. J. M. Bente, Frequency Stabilization of an InP-Based Integrated Diode Laser Deploying Electro-Optic Tuning, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol.

31, no. 24, pp. 1983 1986, Dec. 2019, doi : 10.1109 / LPT.2019.2952243

3 M. Smit, K. Williams, and J. van der Tol, Past, present, and future of InP-based photonic integration, APL Photonics, vol.

4, no. 5, p. 050901, May 2019, doi : 10.1063 / 1.5087862.

Why you should apply

This postdoctoral researcher position offers you an exciting work environment where you can frequently interact with our local and international colleagues who all constitute to a vibrant, young and dynamic research community, the Photonic Integration group.

Furthermore, you will be able to work together with some of the pioneers and experts of photonic integration technology and benefit from a vast network that we have built within the PIC community.

The research group is tightly connected to industrial collaborators such as design houses and foundries and has a track record in bringing research outcome to commercialization with direct industrial and societal impact.

In addition, you will have access to a state-of-the art cleanroom with up-to-date manufacturing equipment and modern characterization and lab facilities.

Finally, working on a H2020 project provides further means to network and collaborate between institutions on a European level.

Department and Institute embedding

The department of electrical engineering holds multiple capacity groups that relate to photonic integration technology and offers many possibilities for exploration of novel ideas and the initiation of new collaborations.

In addition, the Institute for Photonic Integration, a joint institute with the department of Applied Physics, connects all photonic researchers and actively promotes interdisciplinary thinking, providing an ideal environment for cross-collaborations.

Job requirements

We are looking for candidates who meet the following requirements

The candidate should be able to relate theoretical work to concrete component designs and be willing to engage with cleanroom fabrication challenges.

Conditions of employment