Fully-funded PhD Studentship: University of Southampton
An Intelligent Mid-Infrared Femtosecond Pulse Generator
Optoelectronics Research Centre
University of Southampton
A fully-funded PhD position, providing a starting stipend of £12,000 p.a. plus tuition fees, is available on an EPSRC-funded project at the Optoelectronics Research Centre in University of Southampton, UK. The funding is available only to UK/EU applicants. We are seeking a physics or electrical engineering graduate with interests in lasers and nonlinear optics to carry out a three-year PhD research project. The successful candidate will develop an ultrashort-pulse mid-IR laser system based on a fibre-laser-pumped optical parametric oscillator. Utilising pulse shaping techniques and learning algorithms, the laser system will be capable of learning the best pulse shape for a particular experiment and will be applied to the coherent control of biological molecules. The project is a collaboration between the ORC (Dr D.P. Shepherd, Prof. D.C. Hanna, Prof. D.J.Richardson) and the School of Chemistry (Dr J.G. Frey), and benefits from the award of a 4-year £612k grant from EPSRC.
Knowledge in the following areas would be advantageous (but can be obtained on the job): lasers, optical parametric oscillators, optical fibres, nonlinear optics, ultrashort pulses.
We offer a friendly international atmosphere in a lively, interdisciplinary research environment. The 3-year position is available now and must be filled by October 2006. Potential candidates should contact Dr David Shepherd (Tel +44 (0)2380 593373) for further information.
Application forms can be requested and returned to Eve Smith no later than 30th June 2006. Please quote reference number 05R0247.