Student Internship Program Resonators 2023

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The aim of the Resonators 2023 project is to create a unique internship platform for talented students of disciplines related to optics and photonics, who undertake their studies at polish universities. Interns, selected in an open competition, will receive scholarships to cover the costs of changing their place of residence for the duration of the internship. At the same time, students participating in the project will be covered by a program of specialized training courses aimed at strengthening their soft skills.

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Edition 2023

In this year’s edition, Scholars can choose internship project proposals proposed by tutors from the University of Warsaw, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, the International Centre for Translational Eye Research and Polish Technological Platform on Photonics. Candela Foundation plans to fund up to 7 scholarships – each up to 5500 PLN gross.

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Who can apply?

Students of disciplines related to optics and photonics. The condition for participation in the program is to complete your internship in a city other than the one in which you are currently studying; in the 2023 edition it is Warsaw, Wrocław and Ożarów Mazowiecki.

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
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About the Edition

 

Advisors

Supervisors: prof. dr hab. Maciej Wojtkowski and dr Michał Dąbrowski

Hosting Organization: International Centre for Translational Eye Research (ICTER) 

Proposed topics of the internship: The internship will include research activities related to controlling light propagation in scattering media and filtering non-ballistic light in an interferometric configuration.

More information:
https://icter.pl/people/

Research group webpage

Supervisors: dr inż. Adam Piotrowski and Maciej Nowakowski

Hosting Organization: Polish Technological Platform on Photonics (Ożarów Mazowiecki)

Proposed topics of the internship:
1. Challenges faced by photonics entities in relation to participation in MSPO 2023
2. Map of Polish photonics operators
3. Export markets and products of Polish photonics entities

More information
Maciej Nowakowski –  LinkedIn profile
Adam Piotrowski – LinkedIn profile
Polish Technological Platform on Photonics – webpage

Supervisors: dr Michał Karpiński and Sanjay Kapoor

Hosting organization: Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw (Warsaw) 

Proposed topics of the internship: quantum optics, quantum networks, quantum key distribution, fiber and waveguide optics, optical communication, classical and quantum optical networks, time & frequency metrology, hands-on experiments, numerical modeling

 

More information
Research group webpage 

Supervisors: dr. hab. Michał Tomza and Michał Grochowski

Hosting organization: Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw (Warsaw) 

Proposed topics of the internship: Quantum control of ultracold molecular collisions and chemical reactions with laser field / Quantum molecular simulators in optical tweezers

More information:
Strona Research Group webpage

Supervisors: prof. dr hab. Andrzej Wysmołek and dr Johannes Binder

Internship Hosting Organization: Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw (Warsaw) 

Proposed topics of the internship:
The topic of the internship will be the study of photonic structures fabricated using hexagonal boron nitride grown by our laboratory. The intern can learn about MOVPE technology and various methods for characterization of semiconductor nanostructures such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), photoluminescence and other optical methods.

Research papers
1. “Epitaxial Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Hydrogen Generation by Radiolysis of Interfacial Water”, J. Binder et al. Nano Letters, (2023)
2. “Heteroepitaxial Growth of High Optical Quality, Wafer-Scale van der Waals Heterostrucutres”, K. Ludwiczak et al. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13, 47904-47911, (2021)
3. “Suspended graphene on germanium: selective local etching via laser-induced photocorrosion of germanium”, J. Binder et al. 2D Materials 8 035043 (2021)
4. “Two stage epitaxial growth of wafer-size multilayer h-BN by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy – a homoepitaxial approach“, A. K Dąbrowska et al. 2D Materials 8, 015017 (2020)
5. “Upconverted electroluminescence via Auger scattering of interlayer excitons in van der Waals heterostructures”, J. Binder et al. Nature Communications 10, 2335 (2019),

Supervisors: dr inż. Jakub Bogusławski and dr inż. Dorota Stachowiak

Hosting organization: Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Wrocław)

Proposed topics of internship: Femtosecond fiber lasers for multiphoton imaging in biophotonics applications

More information: 
The internship will be done within the Optical Frequency Comb Spectroscopy Group (www.comb.pwr.edu.pl) under the supervision of Dr. Jakub Bogusławski and co-supervision of Dr. Dorota Stachowiak (https://www.comb.pwr.edu.pl/team). The publications related to the internship topic can be found here (years 2020-2023): https://scholar.google.pl/citations?user=3Yzi8xUAAAAJ&hl=pl

 

Supervisors: dr Tomasz Jakubczyk and Nilesh Dalla

Hosting organization: Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw (Warsaw) 

Proposed topics of internship: We aim to understand the fundamental physical properties of novel quantum emitters, such as defect centers in layered materials or atomic defects in diamond, silicon carbide and gallium nitride. Toward this end we plan to study them with resonant spectroscopy techniques. High order nonlinear optical signals, that provide most complete set of information, are so far too weak to be measured for such defects. We want to change this by functionalization of the emitters with an open cavity with a small mode volume. The main task of the project will consist of developing schemes of lateral femtosecond laser excitation of quantum emitters that are embedded in low mode volume and high finesse open microcavity.
Keywords: Open tunable optical microcavities, single-photon emitters, finesse, Q factor of a microcavity, resonant spectroscopy

More information
Homepage: https://www.fuw.edu.pl/~tojaku/
Laboratory website: http://lumnp.fuw.edu.pl/?lang=en

Supervisors: dr hab. inż. Grzegorz Soboń and dr inż. Dorota Stachowiak

Hosting organization: Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Wrocław)

Proposed topics of internship: Ultrafast fiber lasers; femtosecond lasers and their applications; mid-infrared frequency combs; nonlinear effects in optical fibers

 

More information

www.comb.pwr.edu.pl
 

Supervisors: dr Maciej Kowalczyk and dr hab. inż. Jarosław Sotor

Hosting organization: Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Wrocław) 

Proposed topics of internship:

Ultrafast mid-IR lasers for biomedical applications
Ultrafast pulsed lasers have made it possible to generate the shortest events mankind has ever produced. In our group, we are developing state-of-the-art laser sources that generate ultrashort pulses in the mid-infrared (mid-IR; between 2 and 15 µm) spectral range. These sources are based on chromium solid-state lasers (Cr:ZnS active crystal), and the duration of the pulses generated reaches single oscillations of the electromagnetic field (approx. 7 fs = 7∙10^-15 s). These pulses are then converted to the mid-infrared band by means of non-linear optics techniques. The laser sources we are developing have direct applications in biomedicine. In cooperation with the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, our lasers are applied in spectroscopic measurements of human blood for early detection of cancer. As part of the internship, we propose two topics for experimental work mainly related to optics (1) and electronics (2). If you have any questions, please email me at: maciej.kowalczyk@pwr.edu.pl

Proposed internship projects:
1. construction of a chrome pulsed laser
In this project, we will construct a chromium pulsed solid state laser from scratch. The intern will learn the process of modelling the resonant cavity of the laser and optimizing its components such as the type of pumping source, active crystal parameters etc. Different techniques for forcing the pulsed operation of the laser based on saturable real (SESAM mirror, carbon nanotubes) and artificial (Kerr lens) absorbers will be investigated. The selected saturable absorber will be optimized for pulse generation with the shortest possible duration. There is the possibility of modifying or extending this project to include research on spectral conversion of radiation using non-linear optics techniques (difference frequency generation). This research task will focus on experimental work related to optics.
2. stabilization of chromium lasers
The accuracy of spectroscopic measurement of blood samples is closely linked to the stability of the laser used, which requires that its operation is characterized by as little fluctuation as possible. In this project, we will stabilize existing chromium lasers to a so-called frequency comb. This requires precise stabilization of the laser phase and the frequency at which it generates successive pulses. The trainee will construct circuits to characterize the laser fluctuations and then carry out active laser stabilization using electronic circuits developed in our group. This research task will focus on experimental work at the interface between optics and electronics.

More information

Research publication
1. P. Steinleitner, N. Nagl, M. Kowalczyk et al., “Single-cycle infrared waveform control,” Nature Photonics 16, 512–518 (2022). – An article on pulse generation and control in the mid-infrared band using a chromium laser.
2. N. Nagl et al., “Directly diode-pumped, Kerr-lens mode-locked, few-cycle Cr:ZnSe oscillator,” Optics Express 27, 24445-24454 (2019). – An article on chromium laser construction.
 
Additional materials
How fast are ultrafast lasers? 
Partner’s webpage about detection of cancer by means of laser spectroscopy
What is a frequency comb?
 

Supervisors: dr inż. Karol Krzempek and dr inż. Piotr Jaworski

Hosting organization: Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Wrocław) 

Proposed topics of internship: Developing laser gas detection methods in remote and air-core fibre-based systems.

Additional materials
Research group webpage
 

 

Calendar

Application submission opens

Application deadline

Completion of the formal assessment

Completion of the second and third stages of the substantive assessment; ranking list

Announcement of the results

Preparation and sending of the scholarship contract.

Beginning of the Internship at the Internship Hosting Organization under the supervision of the Advisors

Application

Scholarship Committee

  • Katarzyna Krupa (Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences)
  • Jędrzej Mijas (VIGO Photonics)
  • Agnieszka Siemion (Warsaw University of Technology)
  • Marta Mikuła-Zdańkowska (International Centre for Translational Eye Research – ICTER)
  • Mateusz Szatkowski (Wrocław University of Science and Technology)
  • Piotr Węgrzyn (Candela Foundation)

Documents

Application form – edition 2023 

Regulations for awarding the Scholarship (PL, EN version will be announced soon)

Guidelines for the 2023 Edition

GDPR data processing notice

Weighted average of academic grades calculator

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

The estimated net amount of the scholarship is about PLN 5,194. The Foundation is currently waiting for approval of the program by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, which will enable the Scholarship to be tax-free. 

Yes.

Yes, it is possible – please send a message to rezonatory@candela.org.pl. In the case of this year’s Edition, only employees of the University of Warsaw, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, International Centre for Translational Eye Research and Polish Technological Platform on Photonics can become an Internship Supervisor. We also encourage interested persons representing other Organizations to contact us – this will allow us to include you in future Editions.

Additional information is provided by the Program Coordinators at the email address: rezonatory@candela.org.pl

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