Supervisors: Prof. Roberto Llorente (UPVLC) and Prof. Maria Morant (UPVLC)
Ph.D. position at the Nanophotonics Technology Center (NTC) of the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (Spain) in the field of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) in a MCF-connected photonic parallel architecture. This Ph.D. targets to solve the current bottleneck limiting the scalability in parallel-scalable signal processing applications, which is currently the cost-effective high-capacity optical interconnection of several PIC processing systems by developing cost-effective MCF-based interconnections. The research addresses Silicon-photonics PIC micro-nanofabrication, spatially multiplexed optical modulation/demodulation, optical coupling, device packaging, characterization and experimental validation. This research finds application in photonic beamforming networks, machine learning neural-networks, and general distributed parallel photonic processing. The doctoral candidate (DC) accepting this position will gain world-class experience in PIC design and fabrication, including state-of-the-art design and simulation tools, experience in leading edge micro-nanofabrication equipment (e-beam lithography, epitaxy, etc.) and associated back-end services, and also experience in state-of-the art MCF design and fabrication. The fabrication will be done in NTC 500 m2 cleanroom recognized as a Unique Scientific and Technical Facility of Spain, in close cooperation with our fab technicians and in collaboration with international MATCH partners. The candidate will enroll in the Ph.D. programme in Telecommunications of the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. This programme has been receiving the Quality Award from the Spain Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports since 2003. Candidates must have completed the Master studies (or a telecommunication-related degree with more than 300 credits) at the time of incorporation. Master studies related to optics and/or nanotechnology will be valuable.
Planned secondment(s):
- Iscte: Prof. T. Alves M14-16 (3 months duration) “Numerical evaluation of different MCF architecture designs and optimization”
- DTU: Prof. D. Zibar M26-28 (3 months duration) “Evaluation of different MCF designs for SDM and MDM transmission”