PhD student position in Polarization effects in fiber transmission

The Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience focuses on research, innovation and education within the fields of future electronics, photonics, bio- and nanosystems. A close collaboration with Swedish and international partners within academy, industry and society enables scientific excellence and creates an innovative environment. In addition to the 200 researchers and Ph D students, MC2 houses a cleanroom for micro- and nanofabrication with the latest equipment.


Information about the project
Optical fiber communication systems constitute the backbone of Internet. The always-increasing demand for data traffic leads to a need for new transmission concepts with potentials for improved performance, reduced cost or reduced power consumption. The current paradigm in long-haul optical communications is to use coherent transmission, which modulates all degrees of freedom of the optical wave (amplitude, phase and polarization). In the project we will aim to develop and demonstrate new transmission schemes that exploit the inherent differences between the polarization and phase properties of the optical signal. The project is called “Polarization-aware optical transmission” and was recently funded by the Swedish scientific council (vetenskapsrådet, VR).

Both analysis, simulations and experimental work will be needed, and the project is cross-disciplinary in that it involves two different departments at Chalmers; the Photonics Lab at Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience and the Communication Systems Group at the Department of Signals and Systems.

The project will benefit from the prolific research environment in the Fiber-Optic Communication Research Centre (FORCE). This center comprises around 30 researchers (from PhD students to Professors) from four groups and three departments, working on all aspects on optical communications, from components and algorithms to transmission systems and networks.

Chalmers University of Technology is located in Gothenburg on the scenic west coast of Sweden. It is among the top research schools in Europe. The research environment is international and English is the working language.

-The details of the departmental research activities may be found at 
http://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/mc2/Pages/default.aspx


Major responsibilities
The person filling this position will participate in research as outlined above and will be conducting experimental work supported by numerical simulations and analytical theory.

The appointment offers an opportunity to qualify for further research positions within academia or industry. Included in your work is also to some extent taking part in the supervision and teaching of students.

Position summary
The position as a PhD student is a full-time temporary employment, limited to a maximum of four years, plus teaching and other departmental duties. A monthly salary is paid. There are no tuition fees for PhD studies at Chalmers.

Qualifications
The Applicant should have a Master’s degree corresponding to at least 240 higher education credits (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or similar, with a strong background in optical communications. Excellent presentation skills, and fluency in English are required. As merits will be considered knowledge in nonlinear optics; experience with optical tranmission experiments, Matlab and other simulation software; teaching experience; and publications. 

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application deadline: 31 March 2017 

For questions, please contact:
Magnus Karlsson, MC2, magnus.karlsson@chalmers.se

*** Chalmers declines to consider all offers of further announcement publishing or other types of support for the recruiting process in connection with this position. ***    



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