Optical Physics (satellite) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 10 Optical Physics (satellite) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Aberdeen University School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Fairhurst, Dr R Secchi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Unlocking the Future of High-Capacity Ground-to-Satellite Communications

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr. Kyle Bottrill, Dr. Yongmin Jung, and Prof. Periklis Petropoulos . Project Description. High-capacity ground-to-satellite communications have long relied on microwaves for data transmission, as they have since the very first communications satellites were launched. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Bottril

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Silicon Photonics for Space Optics Technologies

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Milos Nedeljkovic and Professor David Thomson . Project description. Space is a new but inevitable frontier for Silicon Photonics technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Nedeljkovic

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Airborne Quantum Key Distribution and Free Space Optical Communications.

Heriot-Watt University Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS)

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a secure encryption key sharing protocol that addresses potential vulnerabilities in encryption key sharing and encrypted data storage. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Donaldson

31 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Practical Quantum Communications

Heriot-Watt University Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS)

About the project. This co-funded studentship with Rhea Activity Space (RSA) is to explore areas of practical quantum communications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Donaldson

31 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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CDT-QTE: Sensors for Small Acceleration Detection for Gravimetry and Magnetometry in Real World Environments & in Space

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Hendrik Ulbricht. Project description. This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Ulbricht

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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