关于晶圆级超表面-PIC平台用于自由空间光I/O与传感的博士研究员
Wafer-scale co-designed metasurface-PIC platform for free-space optical I/O and sensing
原帖优先：申请材料、截止时间与资格以原帖和学校官方说明为准。
博士招生与资助公告
- 申请年度
- 2027；原帖说明：How to apply Apply now You need to: • choose programme type (Research), 2027/28, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences • select Full time or Part time • search for programme PhD ORC (7097) • add name of the supervisor in section 2 of the application Applications should include: • your CV (resumé) • 2 academic references • degree transcripts and certificates to date • English language qualification (if applicable)
- 最近申请截止
- 2027-02-02
- 全部申请截止
- （Europe/London）
- 资助原文
- Fees and funding We offer a range of funding opportunities for both UK and international students. Horizon Europe fee waivers automatically cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for qualifying students. Competition-based Presidential Bursaries from the University cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for top-ranked applicants. Competition-based studentships offered by our schools typically cover UK-level tuition fees and a stipend for living costs for top-ranked applicants. Funding will be awarded on a rolling basis, so apply early for the best opportunity to be considered. For more information, please visit our postgraduate research funding pages.
- 资助条件
- 原帖为竞争性或附条件资助说明，未确认本项目获资助及申请人能获奖；不作为保证全奖。
- 原帖材料说明
- • your CV (resumé)
- • 2 academic references
- • degree transcripts and certificates to date
- • English language qualification (if applicable)
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- 研究内容
- 本项目旨在通过联合电磁设计与实验验证，建立一个晶圆级超表面-PIC平台，实现紧凑的光束整形接口，并支持晶圆级集成。研究将重点开发用于聚焦、准直和光束转向等选定功能的协同设计方法，并对所选器件进行制造和表征，以测试模型准确性并评估自由空间光I/O或传感演示器。
- 申请条件
- 申请者需持有英国2:1荣誉学士学位或其国际同等学历，专业为物理学或紧密相关的学科。
- 待遇
- 提供竞争性奖学金资助（Competition-based studentships），通常涵盖英国本土学费以及生活费津贴；同时提供关于Ansys Lumerical、COMSOL Multiphysics和Zemax等光子与光学建模的全面培训，以及南安普顿大学洁净室设备、光学测量和硅光子芯片测试的动手培训。
- 申请方式
- 申请人需通过大学系统在线申请，选择研究型项目（Research）、2027/28学年、工程与物理科学学院，选择全职或兼职，搜索项目代码PhD ORC (7097)，并在申请第二部分添加导师姓名。截止日期为2027年2月2日。
- 材料清单
- 个人简历 (CV)
- 2封学术推荐信
- 迄今为止的学位成绩单与证书
- 英语语言资格证明（如适用）
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岗位信息
- 最终轮次截止
- 2027-02-02
- 学科
- 物理与天文
- 合同类型
- 项目资助
- 本站收录
- 内容更新
- 原帖导师候选（待核验）
- Professor Callum Littlejohns
- 来源
- 南安普顿大学博士研究项目招生 · 最近核对 2026-10-24
- 详情核验
判定依据（原文摘录）
- 确认该职位为博士培养项目
Type of degree Doctor of Philosophy
- 确认英语为主要工作与申请语言要求（国际生适用）
English language qualification (if applicable)
- 确认入学学历要求
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in physics or a closely related discipline.
原文
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Postgraduate research project
Wafer-scale co-designed metasurface-PIC platform for free-space optical I/O and sensing
Funding
Competition funded
Competition funded
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Type of degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Entry requirements
2:1 honours degree
2:1 honours degree
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Faculty graduate school
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Closing date
2 Feb 2027
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About the project
Potential supervisors
Entry requirements
Fees and funding
How to apply
Contact us
About the project
Precise control of light between photonic chips and free space is central to optical communication and sensing. This project will co-design metasurfaces and integrated photonic circuits to realise compact beam-shaping interfaces, with experimentally validated performance and fabrication tolerances supporting wafer-scale integration.
Free-space optical communication, sensing and chip-to-chip interconnects require integrated photonic circuits (PICs) to generate controlled optical beams. Metasurfaces provide compact beam-shaping capabilities, but their response depends on the field delivered by the PIC and the tolerances of the combined structure.
This project aims to establish a wafer-scale metasurface-PIC platform through joint electromagnetic design and experimental validation. The central research question is how the guided optical field, coupling structure and metasurface can be engineered together to achieve prescribed free-space beam properties under practical fabrication constraints.
The research will develop co-design methods for selected functions, including focusing, collimation and beam steering. Electromagnetic simulations will link PIC output fields and metasurface geometry to beam profile, coupling efficiency and angular response. The designs will explicitly account for polarisation, optical bandwidth, alignment errors and fabrication variation.
Selected devices will be fabricated and characterised to test the accuracy of the models and quantify integration tolerances. A free-space optical I/O or sensing demonstrator will evaluate performance beyond the individual component.
The expected contribution is a validated design framework and reusable metasurface-PIC components suitable for inclusion in a process design kit (PDK). This will establish a route from beam-shaping structures to manufacturable optical interfaces, supporting free-space communication, LiDAR and optical interconnects.
Comprehensive training will be provided in photonic and optical modelling using Ansys Lumerical, COMSOL Multiphysics and Zemax, alongside full equipment training in the University of Southampton’s cleanroom facilities. You'll also receive hands-on training in optical measurements and silicon photonic chip testing, including optical alignment, fibre-to-chip coupling and device characterisation. Together, these activities will develop the skills required to design, fabricate and experimentally validate integrated photonic devices.
The School of Optoelectronics (ORC) is committed to promoting equality, diversity inclusivity as demonstrated by our Athena SWAN award. We welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or age, and will give full consideration to applicants seeking flexible working patterns and those who have taken a career break. The University has a generous maternity policy, onsite childcare facilities, and offers a range of benefits to help ensure employees’ well-being and work-life balance. The University of Southampton is committed to sustainability and has been awarded the Platinum EcoAward.
Potential supervisors
Lead supervisor
Professor Callum Littlejohns
PhD
Deputy Director (Cornerstone)
Supervisors
Dr Shengqi Yin
Enterprise Fellow
Dr Ramsey Selim
Head of Business Development (Cornerstone)
Dr A. Emre Kaplan
Senior Enterprise Fellow
Entry requirements
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in physics or a closely related discipline.
Fees and funding
We offer a range of funding opportunities for both UK and international students. Horizon Europe fee waivers automatically cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for qualifying students.
Competition-based Presidential Bursaries from the University cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for top-ranked applicants.
Competition-based studentships offered by our schools typically cover UK-level tuition fees and a stipend for living costs for top-ranked applicants.
Funding will be awarded on a rolling basis, so apply early for the best opportunity to be considered.
For more information, please visit our postgraduate research funding pages.
How to apply
Apply now
You need to:
• choose programme type (Research), 2027/28, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
• select Full time or Part time
• search for programme PhD ORC (7097)
• add name of the supervisor in section 2 of the application
Applications should include:
• your CV (resumé)
• 2 academic references
• degree transcripts and certificates to date
• English language qualification (if applicable)
Contact us
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
For questions about applying, email our Doctoral College (doctoralcollege-admissions@soton.ac.uk).
Project leader
For an initial conversation, email Professor Callum Littlejohns (C.Littlejohns@soton.ac.uk).