The and at Aalto University jointly invites applications for an experimental postdoctoral position in quantum optomechanics with exciton-polaritons.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Research focus:

The project aims to unlock quantum regime of optomechanics with polaritons by utilizing GaAs/AlAs-based microcavities with embedded quantum wells. These unconventional optomechanical systems exhibit a unique magic coincidence of their phonon and polariton properties allowing for the simultaneous trapping of light and sound within the same high-Q cavity, and resulting in extremely high optomechanical interaction for the polaritons and mechanical modes in GHz range. The project is carried out in close collaboration with leading experts in semiconductor cavity optomechanics in Berlin, providing access to complementary expertise and device know-how.

We aim to cool mechanical degrees of freedom deeply into their qu...