Assistant Scientist, Associate Scientist, or Scientist in Experimental Optics, College of Optics and Photonics
Core
Conduct research in experimental optics focusing on large, high-power semiconductor diode laser arrays, external-cavity coupling, phase locking, and coherent beam combining.
Role type
Research Scientist (Experimental Optics)
Builds
Advanced optical and photonic experimental platforms involving semiconductor diode lasers and laser arrays
Domain
Optics and Photonics / Semiconductor Laser Systems
Required skills
Free-space optical systems expertise, Optical alignment and optimization, Gaussian beam propagation, Semiconductor laser systems, Optical diagnostics, Experimental data acquisition
Preferred skills
Semiconductor diode laser dynamics modeling, Nonlinear dynamics, Synchronization of coupled laser systems
Technologies
Semiconductor diode lasers, Free-space optics, Optical components (lenses, mirrors, beam splitters, spatial filters, detectors)
Responsibilities
Develop, align, characterize, and optimize advanced optical experimental platforms; Conduct experiments on collective dynamics of coupled laser systems; Perform theoretical and computational modeling of nonlinear laser dynamics
Seniority
Mid-Senior level (Ph.D. required)