Visitors: The UNO group regularly welcomes visiting scholars and collaborators from around the world. In addition, we sometimes have job openings for specific postdoctoral scholar positions (see below), or for exceptional candidates as funding allows.
PhD and masters students: We occasionally have openings for PhD and masters students (mostly for PhD students). Interested students should contact Shaya Fainman with letter of interest and resume, in addition to applying directly to the UCSD ECE graduate program. Most of the students who join our research group contact us prior to arriving at UCSD, and join in the summer or fall of the year they arrive at UCSD.
Undergraduate researchers: We have paid research opportunities for undergraduate researchers most summers through the NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program; interested students should apply through the NSF directly. We also occasionally have additional volunteer research projects available during the summer and school year; interested students should contact Shaya Fainman directly with resume and letter of interest.
PhD and masters students: We occasionally have openings for PhD and masters students (mostly for PhD students). Interested students should contact Shaya Fainman with letter of interest and resume, in addition to applying directly to the UCSD ECE graduate program. Most of the students who join our research group contact us prior to arriving at UCSD, and join in the summer or fall of the year they arrive at UCSD.
Undergraduate researchers: We have paid research opportunities for undergraduate researchers most summers through the NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program; interested students should apply through the NSF directly. We also occasionally have additional volunteer research projects available during the summer and school year; interested students should contact Shaya Fainman directly with resume and letter of interest.
Openings
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Position: Postdoctoral scholar for foundry-enabled photonic integrated circuits and systems-on-chip
This is a full-time position.
Duration: At least one year (renewable)
Start time: Position Currently Filled
Recent groundbreaking advancements in the application of foundry services in silicon and III-V enable the volume production of photonic integrated circuits and systems-on-chip. The Ultrafast and Nanoscale Optics (UNO) research group at the University of California San Diego, headed by Prof. Yeshaiahu Fainman, has an extensive experience in both integrated silicon and III-V technologies. The UNO group is seeking motivated postdoctoral candidates with research interests in integrated photonic systems specifically focused on microwave photonics, optical sensing, optical communication and photonic/electronic integration. Candidates will work closely with an established design team composed by undergraduate and graduate students as well as senior research scientists.
As part of a design team, the candidate will participate specifically on projects for foundry-enabled mutliwafer projects (MWP) runs. The projects include photonic systems-on-chip for integrated microwave photonics, sensing, optical communication and photonic-electronic integration. The candidate will submit tape out designs to foundries such as IMEC, TowerJazz, Applied Nanotools, AIM Photonics and Sandia Labs.
The candidate must be proficient with simulation tools such as Lumerical, Matlab and COMSOL. Experience with SILVACO is a plus. The candidate must have a strong experience with MWP runs process and foundries’s design rules. She/he will design layouts with PDKs (Process Development Kits) provided by the foundries. She/ he will use mask design tools such as IPKISS and L-Edit. She/ he will perform DRC checking using Mentor Graphics Calibre. The candidate will participate in the characterization of the chips.
Education requirements: PhD in silicon photonics
Ideal candidate profile:
This is a full-time position.
Duration: At least one year (renewable)
Start time: Position Currently Filled
Recent groundbreaking advancements in the application of foundry services in silicon and III-V enable the volume production of photonic integrated circuits and systems-on-chip. The Ultrafast and Nanoscale Optics (UNO) research group at the University of California San Diego, headed by Prof. Yeshaiahu Fainman, has an extensive experience in both integrated silicon and III-V technologies. The UNO group is seeking motivated postdoctoral candidates with research interests in integrated photonic systems specifically focused on microwave photonics, optical sensing, optical communication and photonic/electronic integration. Candidates will work closely with an established design team composed by undergraduate and graduate students as well as senior research scientists.
As part of a design team, the candidate will participate specifically on projects for foundry-enabled mutliwafer projects (MWP) runs. The projects include photonic systems-on-chip for integrated microwave photonics, sensing, optical communication and photonic-electronic integration. The candidate will submit tape out designs to foundries such as IMEC, TowerJazz, Applied Nanotools, AIM Photonics and Sandia Labs.
The candidate must be proficient with simulation tools such as Lumerical, Matlab and COMSOL. Experience with SILVACO is a plus. The candidate must have a strong experience with MWP runs process and foundries’s design rules. She/he will design layouts with PDKs (Process Development Kits) provided by the foundries. She/ he will use mask design tools such as IPKISS and L-Edit. She/ he will perform DRC checking using Mentor Graphics Calibre. The candidate will participate in the characterization of the chips.
Education requirements: PhD in silicon photonics
Ideal candidate profile:
- Expert in the field of integrated photonic circuits
- Strong experience with silicon photonics
- Strong experience with design and working process with silicon photonics foundries.
- Strong experience y with optical testbed equipment and characterization of integrated photonic devices.
- Experience with microwave photonics, and/or experience in sensing, and/or experience in optical telecommunications is a plus
- Experience in design and testing of silicon photonics active high-speed devices is a plus
- Knowledge and/or experience with electronic IC design/RF engineering/signal processing is a plus