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Postdoctoral position in nanophotonics

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Global Academy Jobs
Location
France
Closing date
Dec 31, 2018

Job Details

The Institut Fresnel is a research state laboratory based in Marseille / France, devoted to research in optics and related topics. The Mosaic team of the Institut Fresnel gathers physicists and biologists seeking to recruit talented, enthusiastic young scientists who are highly motivated to boost their research career in the areas of in nanophotonics, biophotonics and related technologies.

 

Research topic

Imaging the phase of a light beam, not only its intensity, is now possible thanks to the recent development of quantitative phase microscopy techniques.

Among them, one of the most powerful approach is quadriwave lateral shearing interferometry (QLI). It enables the mapping of optical wavefronts with a precision of 1 nm. This revolutionary technique has been mostly developed by the Institut Fresnel (IF) in Marseille, in collaboration with the Phasics company, commercializing the wavefront sensor. This collaboration led to the use of QLI for live cell imaging [1], microscale temperature imaging [2,3] and metrology of 2D-materials [4] and plasmonic nanoparticles.

The aim of the postdoc is to enlarge the applicability of QLI in domains such a microscale temperature microscopy, molecular biology and biosensing. A first part of the project will be dedicated to mount an optical microscope dedicated to these new developments, involving QLI measurement, pump-probe experiments and fluorescence measurements in parallel. Numerical simulations using Comsol could also nicely complement the experimental investigations of this project.

 

Required qualification / Eligibility

The ideal candidate will have a strong expertise and interest in experimental optics and optical microscopies, willing to work in a highly multidisciplinary project, at the interface between nanoscience, optics, plasmonics, thermodynamics and biology.

To apply for this postdoc position, the candidate must hold a PhD degree in physics or engineering.

 

Terms of employment

The position is intended as full-time (38 hrs / week, 12 months / year) appointment under CNRS contract, for a duration of 18 months.

The selected applicant will work under the supervision of Guillaume Baffou (Institut Fresnel, Marseille), in close collaboration with  the CiNAM (Marseille).

 

Web Links

guillaume.baffou.com

www.fresnel.fr/mosaic

 

References

Quadriwave lateral shearing interferometry for quantitative phase microscopy of living cells. Pierre Bon, Guillaume Maucort, Benoit Wattellier, and Serge Monneret. Optics Express Vol. 17, 13080-13094 (2009)

Thermal Imaging of Nanostructures by Quantitative Optical Phase Analysis. G. Baffou, P. Bon, J. Savatier, J. Polleux, M. Zhu, M. Merlin, H. Rigneault and S. Monneret. ACS Nano 6, 2452–2458 (2012)

Photo-induced heating of nanoparticle arrays. G. Baffou, P. Berto, E. Bermúdez Urena, R. Quidant, S. Monneret, J. Polleux, H. Rigneault. ACS Nano 7, 6478–6488 (2013)

Optical imaging and characterization of graphene and other 2D materials using quantitative phase microscopy. S. Khadir, P. Bon, D. Vignaud, E. Galopin, N. McEvoy, D. McCloskey, S. Monneret, G. Baffou. ACS Photonics 4, 3130–3139 (2017)

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