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Optical Physics PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships in Edinburgh
We have 46 Optical Physics PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships in Edinburgh
We have 46 Optical Physics PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships in Edinburgh
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Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Compact, ultra-sensitive gas sensing techniques (Fraunhofer and University of Strathclyde)
Research Group:
CDT in Applied Photonics
The proposed project will focus on the development of the detection and sensing techniques based on the photothermal effects. It will comprise of the development and characterization of miniature transducers, optical systems enabling this phenomenon as well as the instrumentation required to drive the system. Read more
Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Optical sensing of electronic interactions in two-dimensional semiconductors using a novel cryogenic surface force apparatus (Razorbill Instruments and Heriot-Watt University)
Research Group:
CDT in Applied Photonics
The project will harness the state-of-the-art expertise in instrument design and engineering of. Razorbill Instruments. , based in Edinburgh, and the expertise in two-dimensional materials and optical spectroscopy at the. Read more
Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Optical communications in challenging environments (Fraunhofer and University of Strathclyde)
Research Group:
CDT in Applied Photonics
Visible light communication is an emerging field that is likely to form a key strand of the next generations of communications protocols offering increased bandwidth compared to radio frequency (RF) comms, license-free operation, and, in some situations, increased security. Read more
Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Development of compact remote gas detection devices using chip-scale deep ultra-violet light-emitting diodes and single photon detectors (Fraunhofer and University of Strathclyde)
Research Group:
CDT in Applied Photonics
The project is focused on developing new sensor technology for Hydrogen. an increasingly important - yet notoriously difficult to detect – molecule. Read more
Under-water Optical Communication (EPS2022/28)
Underwater wireless sensor network (UWSN) that consists of many distributed nodes (such as seabed sensors, relay buoys, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs), and etc.) is becoming increasingly important and widely used for offshore ocean exploration. Read more
Novel femtosecond fibre lasers for deep ultraviolet light generation (EPS2022/26)
This PhD project is focussed on the development of a new class of deep ultraviolet light sources based on novel mode-locked fibre laser architectures and nonlinear optics in gas-filled hollow-core fibres. Read more
Vacuum ultraviolet driven nonlinear optics (EPS2022/25)
This PhD project is focussed on exploring a new regime of nonlinear optics driven by intense laser pulses in the vacuum ultraviolet (100 nm to 200 nm). Read more
Integrated quantum memories for quantum communication applications (EPS2022/22)
Rare earth ion doped crystals are particularly attractive as materials for quantum memory implementations because they are ensembles of optically active ions naturally trapped in inert media. Read more
High-speed secure optical communication (EPS2022/14)
High-speed imaging is a powerful tool for capturing ultrafast transient phenomena in a variety of applications such as microfluidics, fluidic dynamics, combustion, and ballistics studies. Read more
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Sample-adaptive smart microscopy (Cairn Research and University of Glasgow)
Research Group:
CDT in Applied Photonics
3D timelapse microscope imaging of biological samples is revolutionising biology, unlocking the ability to directly witness events such as cell-cell interactions whose location in time and space cannot be predicted in advance. Read more
Reinventing laser system design rules for autonomous robotic assembly of lasers (EPS2022/30)
The rules for designing a laser system are determined, in large part, by manufacturing capabilities and the skills of people aligning complex optical paths. Read more
Laser Design and Development: ultra-short-pulse 2 µm wavelength lasers (EPS2022/29)
This new PhD project will aim to develop novel 2 µm wavelength ultra-short-pulse lasers and amplifiers, to enable and pioneer ultra-short-pulse laser welding of infrared materials. Read more
PhD in satellite quantum communication (EPS2022/33)
The Edinburgh Mostly Quantum Lab (EMQL) offers a PhD position in satellite quantum communication. Quantum communication allows for unconditionally secure encryption of messages. Read more
Next generation components for quantum communications (EPS2022/18)
The Single‑Photon Group at Heriot‑Watt University offer a four year fully funded PhD position examining aspects of quantum communications, including quantum amplifiers and quantum random number generators. Read more
Modelling of nonlinear devices for ultrafast photonics and quantum optics (EPS2022/17)
The PhD project will use a variant of the generalised nonlinear Schrodinger equation (GNSLE) to model parametric processes, in which energy is exchanged between waves through chi(2) and chi(3) effects, and apply the model to the pulse evolution in nonlinear crystals and optical fibers. Read more
