NIST Optical Quantum Metrology
NIST's optical quantum metrology project develops advanced tools & protocols for single-photon sources & detectors to improve quantum measurements & networks.
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NRC Research Associateship Programs has archived this opportunity.
Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 | November 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: $82,764 stipend plus $3,000 travel allowance; typical appointment duration 2 years.
Summary: Fellowship supporting postdoctoral research at NIST in optical quantum metrology, focusing on advanced single-photon sources, detectors, and quantum measurement protocols for quantum networks and enhanced sensing.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens with a doctoral degree earned within the last 5 years; requires contacting a NIST research adviser prior to application.
Description
This fellowship opportunity at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) supports postdoctoral research in optical quantum metrology. The research focuses on the generation, detection, characterization, and verification of quantum states of light, leveraging quantum entanglement to achieve measurement sensitivities beyond classical limits.
Key research areas include:
- Development of cutting-edge single-photon sources.
- Use of state-of-the-art photon-number-resolving single-photon detectors.
- Implementation of novel measurement protocols and characterization tools for single-photon sources, detectors, and optical components.
- Applications such as entanglement distribution in quantum networks, synchronization of distant quantum nodes, quantum component characterization, and quantum-enhanced measurements using exotic and non-Gaussian quantum states of light.
The project is housed within NIST's Information Technology Laboratory, Applied and Computational Mathematics Division, located in Gaithersburg, MD.
