Netherlands : Postdoc position-Long wavelength lasers for gas sensors

After the age of steam (19^th century) and the age of electronics (20^th century) the 21^st century is becoming the age of photonics. Lasers for all kinds of applications, solar cells, LED lighting, displays and many other photonic devices are already exceeding the market for microelectronics and growing faster.

Photonic Integration

The breakthrough of electronics to all domains of our society has been enabled by microelectronic integration technology, which enables low-cost integration of large circuits and systems on a single chip. Photonic Integration is still in its infancy, but rapidly gaining importance. Europe is leading a novel approach based on advanced multifunctional integration technology that supports a broad range of different applications. It will lead to a dramatic reduction of the costs of Photonic ICs which will bring them within reach for many high-tech SMEs¹.

TU/e Photonic Integration group

Our Photonic Integration group is playing a key role in this exciting development and it is searching for PhD students and postdocs that want to help us in pushing the frontiers of integration technology and chip complexity to their fundamental limits. We offer excellent opportunities for research into increasingly complex Photonic ICs and for advanced material, technology and device research for development of a next technology generation with strongly improved performance and new capabilities².

¹⁾                  Small and Medium Enterprise

²⁾                  M. Smit, J. van der Tol and M. Hill, “Moore’s law in Photonics”, will be published in Laser and Photonics Review, July 2011 (jeppix.eu/papers/Smit_2011_PRL.pdf)           

More information about the research group you can find here.

Project Description:

It will be the task of the postdoc to develop fully monolithically integrated laser systems that have the capability of emitting multiple wavelengths in the wavelength range from 1800-2100 nm, in which a number of gases show significant absorption resonances. Each of the emitted wavelengths will address a single molecular absorption line. The source should emit narrow band light (<100 MHz bandwidth) and the wavelengths are to be tuned over the specific absorption lines of the gases that have to be detected. There is a large demand for such lasers if they can be made sufficiently inexpensive, but so far they are too expensive to find a broad application. We expect that by integrating them on a single chip they can become much cheaper. 

We will develop two different types of lasers that emit a wavelength multiplex centered at the absorption lines of the gases that have to be detected and tunable over a narrow range around these lines. One system will be based on a CW (continuous wave) and the other one on a pulse laser system.

Requirements:

We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate who has been graduated from a PhD program (dr.) in Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering or Physics.  Excellent communication skills and fluency in written and spoken English are essential.

What we offer:

We offer a challenging job at a dynamic and ambitious university through a fixed-term appointment for the period of 3 years.  As an employee of the university you will receive a competitive salary as well as excellent employment conditions. The gross monthly salary will be in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement of the Dutch Universities (CAO NU) and amounts initially to at least € 2861 per month (scale 10.4) depending on prior experience. Moreover 8% bonus share (holiday supplement) is provided annually. Assistance for finding accommodation can be given. The university offers an attractive package of fringe benefits such as excellent technical infrastructure, child care, savings schemes, and excellent sports facilities.

Further Information

Application Deadline : 2 October 2011

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