Quantum Mechanics (optical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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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Optical lattice clock for fundamental studies

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

We are offering PhD studentships in physics, working on an optical lattice clock. The clock is based on strontium atoms, which are laser-cooled to a temperature of 1µK, trapped in an optical-lattice. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Singh

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Quantum Enhanced Single-Molecule Biosensing: Harnessing Entangled Photons with Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators

University of Exeter College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Prof Frank Vollmer, Dr Charles Downing, University of Exeter. External collaborator. Prof Antonio Vidiella-Barranco, University of Campinas, Brazil. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Vollmer

6 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Industrial CASE PhD Studentship on Implementation Security of Quantum Cryptosystems

Toshiba Europe Limited PhD Studentships

There is currently great interest in using quantum communications to secure telecom networks, as well as to link quantum processors together … Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Dynes

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

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Sr optical clock with continuous operation

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

We are building a setup with novel research into physics and engineering identified by applications to ultimately achieve the next level of integration and practical usability. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Singh

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Advanced vibration isolation and control for a large suspended optical cavity

The University of Western Australia Department of Physics

The gravitational wave interferometer detectors are the most sensitive instrument in the world. They sense the position change of test masses due to the passing gravitational waves to the precision in the order of 10-20m! The planned future detectors are aiming to improve the sensitivity 10-fold and broaden the sensitive frequency range. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Ju, Prof C Zhao

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

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CDT-QTE: Interfacing semiconductor quantum dots with alkali-atom-based quantum memories

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Patrick Ledingham. 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: Dr P Ledingham

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

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On chip microwave quantum optics with Josephson photonics

UNSW Sydney School of Physics

The ability to generate and detect a single photon, a single quanta of radiation, is a key requirement of many quantum technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Cassidy

30 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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New concepts and advanced materials for quantum nanophotonics

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

Research Group: Inorganic Semiconductors

After the discovery of two-dimensional (2D) atomically thin carbon crystal, graphene, a very large family of layered 2D “van der Waals materials” came to light, called after the van der Waals forces holding together their atomic planes. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Tartakovskii

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

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Quantum Electrometry in for next-generation telecom

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

The terahertz band (100 GHz to 10 THz) lies in-between the frequency range of traditional electronics and optics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A B D Deb

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

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Rare-earth based photonic devices for quantum information processing

UNSW Sydney School of Physics

Preamble. The University of New South Wales and the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology seeks enthusiastic candidates for Master by Research and PhD positions in the field of rare-earth ions based experimental photonics for quantum information processing. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S. R. Rogge

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

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Quantum technologies for laser interferometry

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Ultra-precision laser interferometry has been developed to astonishing precision over the last decades, resulting in the first detections of gravitational waves in 2015. Read more

Supervisors: Prof H Grote, Dr K Kokeyama, Dr K Dooley

24 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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CDT-QTE: Quantum Meta-Optics

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Bruce Ou, Prof Otto Muskens. 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: Dr B Ou

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

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CDT-QTE: Mimicking Quantum Phenomena on a Silicon Metasurface for Automotive LiDAR

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Xu Fang. 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: Dr X Fang

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

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Spin-sensitive diagnosis of next-generation organic photovoltaic materials

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Organic semiconductors hold great promise for photovoltaics due to their ability to be processed cheaply at scale, and in lightweight and flexible modules. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Bayliss

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

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We have 49 Quantum Mechanics (optical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Quantum Mechanics (optical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 49 Quantum Mechanics (optical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Airborne Quantum Key Distribution and Free Space Optical Communications.

Optical lattice clock for fundamental studies

Quantum Enhanced Single-Molecule Biosensing: Harnessing Entangled Photons with Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators

Industrial CASE PhD Studentship on Implementation Security of Quantum Cryptosystems

Sr optical clock with continuous operation

Advanced vibration isolation and control for a large suspended optical cavity

CDT-QTE: Interfacing semiconductor quantum dots with alkali-atom-based quantum memories

On chip microwave quantum optics with Josephson photonics

New concepts and advanced materials for quantum nanophotonics

Quantum Electrometry in for next-generation telecom

Rare-earth based photonic devices for quantum information processing

Quantum technologies for laser interferometry

CDT-QTE: Quantum Meta-Optics

CDT-QTE: Mimicking Quantum Phenomena on a Silicon Metasurface for Automotive LiDAR

Spin-sensitive diagnosis of next-generation organic photovoltaic materials

We have 49 Quantum Mechanics (optical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Quantum Mechanics (optical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 49 Quantum Mechanics (optical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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