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RAP opportunity at National Institute of Standards and Technology     NIST

Infrared Detection Using Novel Devices and Materials

Location

Physical Measurement Laboratory, Sensor Science Division

opportunity location
50.68.51.C0027 Gaithersburg, MD

NIST only participates in the February and August reviews.

Advisers

name email phone
Solomon Woods solomon.woods@nist.gov 301 975 2382

Description

Relevant projects will employ novel devices (e.g., transition edge sensors, superconducting nanowire single photon detectors) or materials (e.g., vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes, 2D materials) to expand the capabilities for infrared detection.  Areas of particular interest include single photon detection at mid-infrared wavelengths, high sensitivity methods for far-infrared detection, and wide bandwidth UV-IR devices for absolute calibration of incident photon flux.  A qualified candidate would already have expertise in at least some of the following areas:  single photon measurements (with superconducting nanowire detectors or transition edge sensors), cryogenic experimental techniques, infrared measurements, FTIR spectroscopy, device fabrication (superconductors, carbon nanotubes, 2D materials, or silicon nitride), optical and e-beam lithography, digital acquisition and control, superconductivity, SQUID measurement techniques, and noise measurements.

 

References:

Marsili F, Verma VB, Stern JA, Harrington S, Lita AE, Gerrits T, Vayshenker I, Baek B, Shaw MD, Mirin RP, Nam SW: Detecting single infrared photons with 93% system efficiency. Nature Photonics 7: 210, 2013.

Tomlin NA, White M, Vayshenker I, Woods SI, Lehman JH: Planar electrical-substitution carbon nanotube cryogenic radiometer. Metrologia 52: 376, 2015.

Thongrattanasiri S, Koppens FHL, Garcia de Abajo FJ: Complete Optical Absorption in Periodically Patterned Graphene. Physical Review Letters 108: 047401, 2012.

 

key words
single photon detector; infrared detector; mid-IR detector; far-IR detector; superconducting nanowire detector; transition edge sensor; SQUID; carbon nanotubes; 2D materials; graphene

Eligibility

Citizenship:  Open to U.S. citizens
Level:  Open to Postdoctoral applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation
$82,764.00 $3,000.00
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