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Coupling Remote Nanomechanical Resonators Through Light Waves

Academic Research Opportunity

Time-modulated light fields can couple different mechanical vibration modes, effectively creating networks of nanomechanical resonators. Such 'optical spring' couplings can induce intriguing physical behavior, as they break spatio-temporal symmetries that normal mass-spring networks obey. In this project, you will seek to connect resonators in remote on-chip nanocavities, mediated by light in a waveguide. You will simulate optimal designs, fabricate nanodevices in the cleanroom, and study their optomechanical behavior in experiments. This remote optical coupling will unlock a scalable architecture to study the functional performance of programmable optomechanical networks.

Program

Organizer: AMOLF
Host: AMOLF
Timeframe: Starting by arrangement with the AMOLF supervisor; minimum 5 months, longer preferable. Exact start/end dates not stated.
Locations: Europe, Netherlands, Amsterdam
Study Areas: Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics
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Application

Criteria: Eligibility: You are currently enrolled in a Master's program in physics, chemistry, materials science, or a related field. You have a nationality of an EU-member state and/or you are a student at a university in the Netherlands. The internship has to be a mandatory part of your curriculum. We expect you to be available for at least 5 months, although longer is preferable. Prerequisites: Current enrollment in a Master's programme in physics, chemistry, materials science or a related field; EU nationality and/or enrollment at a university in the Netherlands; internship must be a mandatory part of the curriculum; availability of at least 5 months (longer preferred). Selection process: Applications are submitted online via the application button on the vacancy page ('You can respond to this vacancy online via the button below'); applicants receive an email confirming receipt. Online screening may be part of the selection. For scientific positions, applications are examined by several scientific group leaders; invited candidates take part in a day programme in which they speak with different scientists, give a presentation about their recent work or final dissertation and receive a guided tour of the laboratories (travel and accommodation costs reimbursed). Within several days of the visit candidates hear whether they have been offered the position.
Required Degree: No Degree
Target Degree: Master's
Required Documents:
  1. Motivation letter
  2. Resume
  3. List of followed courses plus grades
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Costs & Contact

Stipend: Not stated on the official vacancy page (working conditions: a trainee plan is set out at the start of the traineeship in consultation with the AMOLF supervisor).
Cost: Not stated on the official vacancy page.
Contact: Position inquiries: prof. dr. Ewold Verhagen - E.Verhagen@amolf.nl; Position inquiries: dr. Tom Veeken - T.Veeken@amolf.nl; Questions about working at AMOLF: personnel@amolf.nl
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