Two Postdoc positions for max. 2.5 years in Photonics for Quantum

University of Twente (UT), Netherlands

Updated: 13 days ago
Deadline: 30 Sep 2026

Your home base will be the Adaptive Quantum Optics (AQO) chair at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente. Within P4Q, you will work on photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for quantum communication and quantum networking. A central element of the project is the integration of high-brightness III–V photonic-crystal single-photon sources developed by our French partners with low-loss SiN photonic routing circuits. The work will be carried out in close collaboration with leading industrial and research partners in the P4Q consortium, in particular Thales (France), LioniX International, TNO, and QuiX Quantum.

You will contribute to the design of the photonic circuits and their hybrid integration, followed by extensive quantum-optical characterization after fabrication. The experimental work will be performed in close collaboration with colleagues in the Applied Nanophotonics (ANP) department at the University of Twente.

We would love to go beyond laboratory characterization and demonstrate the technology in realistic quantum-networking scenarios. We coordinate a dark-fiber connection for field experiments between the University of Twente and Saxion University of Applied Sciences, and are setting up one towards the University of Münster in Germany. We aim to use these facilities to demonstrate advanced quantum-communication concepts, including authenticated quantum communication.

The positions therefore offer the opportunity to work across the full chain from integrated photonic design and hybrid integration to quantum-optical experiments and field demonstrations, within a large European consortium spanning academia, research institutes, foundries, and quantum-technology companies.


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