#PhD #quantum #photonics #optomechanics #metamaterials

This PhD program will explore whether interesting states of matter can be created by active temporal manipulation of the light-matter couplings. The theoretical project will be supervised by Dr Mikolaj K. Schmidt and Prof. Michael J. Steel from Macquarie University, and the student will join the thriving Sydney Quantum Academy to take classes on various aspects of quantum technology from the world-leading experts.

We are looking for motivated PhD candidates interested in joining our effort to harness time-varying optical metamaterials to improve the capabilities of integrated quantum optical systems. The project will be mostly theoretical, framed in the language of open quantum systems, cavity optomechanics and quantum nonlinear optics. In addition, the candidate will work closely with a leading experimental group seeking to implement these concepts.