Domaines
Quantum optics/Atomic physics/Laser
Condensed matter
Statistical physics
Biophysics
Soft matter
Nouveaux états électroniques de la matière corrélée
Quantum information theory and quantum technologies
Quantum optics
Topological materials, Quantum Transport, Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics
Nanophysics, nanophotonics, 2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures,, surface physicss, new electronic states of matter
Type of internship
Expérimental Description
Non-classical light, such as correlated photon pairs, is the key resource behind emerging quantum technologies, yet today’s sources rely on carefully engineered nonlinear crystals that operate at a single wavelength and are hard to miniaturise. We have pioneered wavefront shaping to control light in complex media, and are now developing disordered nonlinear assemblies. The project aims at turning the randomness of such materials into a resource, programming them with wavefront shaping to behave as compact and tunable sources of quantum light, for instance through photon-pair generation or Stokes/anti-Stokes correlated emission. The work is mainly experimental, combining ultrafast lasers, spatial light modulators and single-photon coincidence detection, and could be followed by a PhD.
Contact
Hilton Barbosa de Aguiar