皮克光子学：亚纳米级光与物质的相互作用、计量学与超分辨率成像

该项目致力于探索先进的光学成像与计量技术，以在测量纳米级材料时实现亚纳米级精度。通过利用亚波长光场、超材料及人工智能技术，该研究旨在挑战现有方法，从而更好地表征纳米材料的性质与动态特性。期望申请者具备物理学、光学或纳米材料科学方面的背景知识。

About the project Optical imaging and metrology techniques now routinely break the classical diffraction limit on resolution. This project will reach further still – leveraging recent advances in the subwavelength structure of light fields, metamaterials, information theory and artificial intelligence to achieve sub-nanometric (atomic scale!) optical measurement precision. Optical imaging and metrology become increasingly challenging at the nanoscale, as objects and the parameters we seek to quantify (dimensions, shapes, positions, displacements) become small compared to the wavelength of light. Existing ‘super-resolution’ microscopy techniques rely on fluorescent tagging and low frame rates – they cannot be employed to probe the structure or sub-millisecond dynamics of metal/semiconductor/dielectric nanomaterials and devices. We have shown recently that optical measurements with deeply subwavelength (sub-nanometre) resolution are possible via analyses of objects’ light scattering patterns (for further read: 'Picophotonic localization metrology beyond thermal fluctuations' ). This project will explore the physics and test the limits of the approach in application, for example, to the study of thermal and optically-driven motion in nanomechanical systems. Our Nanophotonics research grou p is a multinational team of students, postdoctoral and academic staff working together on various aspects of cutting-edge nanophotonics research. We explore, develop and demonstrate the physics and technology of novel materials and light-matter interaction phenomena at sub-wavelength scales, with wide-ranging applications potential e.g. in optical metrology, sensing, super-resolution imaging, data processing, and advanced manufacturing. Our work is supported by large research grants (currently totalling >£20M) from the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) is a world-leading photonics research organization. With over 90 state-of-the-art laboratories and a diverse community of around 200 researchers working in all areas of optics and photonics, it provides an outstanding interdisciplinary environment for postgraduate students. Our extensive training programme provides knowledge and skills through photonics lectures, training for report writing, project management, time management, presentation skills and full safety training for your research area – all essential life skills for the next step in your career. Find out more about photonics and optoelectronics at the University of Southampton. Within this project, you will have opportunity to develop advanced skills in experimental photonics, computational electromagnetic modelling, nanofabrication, the application of machine learning and AI, and electron and optical microscopy. Our students typically publish several papers in leading academic journals and present their work at a number of major international conferences, as their research progresses. 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.

入学要求 您必须拥有英国2:1荣誉学位或其同等国际学位，专业领域为： 物理学 光学与光子学 纳米材料科学 或其他相关学科

资助：竞争性资助 学费与资助 该项目由 EPSRC 研究项目“未来先进计量中心”（524363101）资助。 我们为英国本土学生和国际学生提供多种资助机会。符合条件的学生可通过“地平线欧洲”学费减免，自动免除国际学生学费与英国本土学生学费之间的差额。 资助采用滚动授予方式，因此请尽早申请，以尽可能增加进入资助评选的机会。 如需更多信息，请访问我们的研究型研究生资助页面。

如何申请 您需： 选择课程类型（研究型）、2027/28学年、工程与物理科学学院 选择全日制或非全日制 搜索博士项目 PhD ORC（7097） 在申请表第2部分填写导师姓名 申请材料应包括： 您的CV（个人简历） 2份学术推荐信 截至目前的学位课程成绩单和证书 英语语言资格证明（如适用）