PhD in Engineering

This project seeks to develop a simple, low-cost laser materials processing procedure to fabricate high quality polysilicon photonic platforms that will ease issues associated with optoelectronic integration. Bringing optical and electronic functionality together on a single chip promises to transform the way we process and transmit information, important for realizing faster and more efficient data centres and sensors. By developing low-cost, flexible polysilicon components this project will tackle key issues associated with integrating optical and electronic circuits. The work will have elements of materials deposition, device fabrication, and optical characterization of components such as couplers, resonators, and modulators. It will also be possible to extend this work to other semiconductor materials, including silicon-germanium alloys where laser processing can be used to locally control the composition to tune device performance. You will be integrated within our team of dynamic and skilled researchers. There will be opportunities to interact with our academic and industrial partners across the UK and internationally.