Photonics Laboratory

Open Opportunities

Fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices with 2D materials ETH Zurich Photonics Laboratory In this semester project you will learn many state-of-the-art nano-fabrication techniques, such as mechanical exfoliation, van der Waals heterostructure assembly, glovebox, AFM, optical lithography, etc. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Optical Physics Semester Project

Optical excitation of acoustic phonons in quartz ETH Zurich Photonics Laboratory The objective of this project is to use a stimulated Raman scattering setup to characterize the vibrational modes (acoustic phonons) of a quartz slab of variable thickness. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Optical Physics Master Thesis

Spin control of a crystal defect ETH Zurich Photonics Laboratory In this project, the student will familiarize themselves with the basics of single-photon microscopy, and coherent control of a two-level system using microwaves. Further work may include the investigation of novel defects in low-dimensional materials. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Optical Physics Master Thesis

Raman spectroscopy of Si nanoparticles ETH Zurich Photonics Laboratory One interesting property of nanoparticles is their phononic structure, which can be investigated with Raman spectroscopy. Here The goal is to measure the Raman response of single Si nanoparticles of different diameters. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Optical Physics Semester Project

Development of an interferometric displacement sensor ETH Zurich Photonics Laboratory The goal of this project is to build and characterize a linear displacement sensor. The student will learn how to work with optical systems, interferometers and state-of-the-art sensors. This project is in collaboration with iXblue company. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Optical Physics Master Thesis, Semester Project

Nanomechanical oscillators in quartic and quadratic potentials ETH Zurich Photonics Laboratory The goal of this project is to bridge the gap between the theory and the experiment. Your tasks will involve formulating theoretical predictions on what PSD we should expect at different experimental parameters and analyzing the experimental data in the context of these predictions. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Optical Physics Master Thesis, Semester Project

Three-mode coupling in a single levitated nanoparticle ETH Zurich Photonics Laboratory The objective of this project is to understand the origin of this coupling in a quantitative way. The Student will i. perform spectroscopy measurements to explore the parameter space of resonance frequencies and damping rates, Ω𝑖 and γ𝑖 respectively. ii. Study the dependence of the coupling rates on the displacement amplitudes. iii. Derive a model to explain the experiments. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Optical Physics Semester Project

Measurement of the point spread function of an optical tweezer lens ETH Zurich Photonics Laboratory The goal of this project is to test custom made aspherical lenses for 1550nm by evaluating their optical imaging performance, i.e. measuring their point spread function. This is an experimental project in the field of optics, employing concepts fundamental to optical imaging and microscopy. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Optical Physics Semester Project