Graduate School
The Photonic Integration group conducts research into Indium Phosphide (InP)-based semiconductor technologies for photonic integration and its applications. This research develops along three research lines:
- Heterogeneous integration: processes, designs and materials for combining photonic platforms and wafer scale integration of electronics and photonics.
- Monolithic integration: best in class performance for sensor interrogators, transceivers and imaging systems. Use cases in classical, quatum and neuromorphic circuits.
- Nanophotonic integration: Metasurfaces and subwavelength devices for optical systems miniaturisation.
Internships/master projects in PhI
During their Master鈥檚 degree, students are also required to work on a research subject for one entire academic year: their Master鈥檚 thesis project (45 ECTS). Since the scope of the group is broad, projects can be designed in close collaboration between the Principal Investigator (PI) and the student. Additionally, doing a Master鈥檚 thesis within the PhI group offers the unique opportunity to work in a cleanroom alongside researchers. It is also possible to do the final project in industry or to partake in an exchange or collaboration with a university or institute abroad.
A number of courses in the Master鈥檚 program are advised for students who would like to do a Master鈥檚 project in the PhI group. An extensive list of courses can be found here: . For those specifically interested in semiconductors, it might be of interest to follow the semicon-lab courses. This track is composed of three courses (5SHA0, 5SHC0, and 5LHC0) that go through the life cycle of a photonics chip: mask design, fabrication, and measurements. This track offers a unique learning experience, where students who partake are able to gain hands-on experience in the cleanroom alongside researchers, making them more competitive for job and PhD positions.
During their Master鈥檚 degree, students are also required to complete an internship (15 ECTS). International placements are also possible and common for Master鈥檚 internship projects. Graduation projects may also be feasible. Hosts can be located in Europe, Asia, and North America, with destinations including Lumentum (UK), MIT (US), NTT (JP), the University of Eastern Finland (FI), Warsaw University of Technology, and Politecnico di Milano (IT), among others. Projects are usually very hands-on, combining cleanroom and measurement work with analysis and design. Talk to the PhI staff members that match your own interests to find out more about the opportunities in our network. Do be aware that our partners will want to review your CV and may have an interview process.
Additionally, industrial placements are common for projects in photonic integration. There are many industry companies throughout the Netherlands, and particularly in the Eindhoven region. Many 黑料福利网 students performing their Master鈥檚 internship projects in PhI are with Eindhoven-based companies such as ASML, Bright Effect, SMART Photonics, and others. Performing an internship project within a company rather than on campus can give you a good idea of the skills and opportunities that are important for a career in photonic integration. PhI staff members can help you with current opportunities. Another possibility is to do a Master鈥檚 thesis in collaboration with industry. This is a research project completed jointly with a company. In recent years, Master鈥檚 projects have been completed in collaboration with, for example, ASML and PhotonDelta.
Lastly, for some students it may be of interest to partake in an exchange program with another university or institute abroad. General information about international opportunities within the Electrical Engineering Master鈥檚 program can be found . Within the group, a wide range of opportunities is possible. In recent years, students have completed their internships or Master鈥檚 thesis projects in collaboration with, among other universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), TU Berlin, Politecnico di Milano, and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).
For more information about Master鈥檚 thesis and internship projects, please contact:
Internship/graduation projects
PI's at PhI
Anyone interested in doing their master project within the PhI group is encouraged to contact the professors before signing up via the marketplace. Feel free to contact the PI whose filed corresponds with the topic you鈥檙e interested in. If you don鈥檛 have a specific field in mind, contact any PI and you鈥檒l be redirected to the right one.