Postdoctoral research fellow in photonics/optical networking

This post-doctoral research fellow will be recruited to work on a project jointly funded by the Science Foundation Ireland (through the CONNECT Centre) and Pilot Photonics. The Smart control for precision in optical frequency combs – SPARK project is in the area of photonic integrated multicarrier transmitters that have been proposed to meet the network capacity and dynamicity challenges. The project will be managed by Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and Dublin City University (DCU). During the course of the work, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with the mentioned partners.

The focus of the project is a photonic integrated optical frequency comb to be used in next generation applications such as telecommunications, gas and fibre sensing, LIDAR, Industry 4.0, atomic clocks etc. However, pervasive use of PIC-OFC cannot be achieved without significant improvements in the manufacturing process. Thus, the task of the Experienced Postdoctoral Researcher (EPR) working on SPARK will be to enhance this process by developing a simple and short calibration process that enables high-volume production and methods of in-service control of the PIC-OFC. This will involve carrying out detailed static and dynamic characterisation of the photonic integrated circuits (PICs), developing algorithms for fast and efficient calibration of the device and well as designing the hardware and software components required to perform in-service control of the PIC-OFC. Throughout the work, the EPR will collaborate with the SAPRK team consisting of researchers from DCU and PP, to verify the applicability of the developed methods across devices of various designs and from various fabrication.

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