Novel materials for quantum nanophotonics

The Crystals and Quantum State Dynamics group has 3 Postdoc openings for talented researchers to join our team for developing novel materials for quantum technologies based on nanostructured systems. The goal is to strengthen our research on several on-going European and French national projects aiming to develop and demonstrate functionalities for quantum sensing and communications in novel rare-earth ion doped materials, including a hybrid interface between rare-earth doped nanomaterials and color centers in diamond. 

Our team has extensive experience in the synthesis, fabrication, and characterisation of crystalline materials such as diamond and thin films doped with RE ions for various quantum applications [1-3]. The produced materials have been extensively used for various experiments worldwide, including optical quantum memories [4,5], single ion detection [6], and single spin interface [7]. To extend the potential of these platforms, the investigation of new host materials and their optimization is needed.

[1] T. Zhong and P. Goldner, Nanophotonics 8, 2003 (2019).

[2] D. Serrano, J. Karlsson, A. Fossati, A. Ferrier, and P. Goldner, Nat. Commun. 9, 2127 (2018).

[3] D. Serrano, S. K. Kuppusamy, B. Heinrich, O. Fuhr, D. Hunger, M. Ruben, and P. Goldner, Nature 603, 241 (2022).

[4] F. Bussières, C. Clausen, A. Tiranov, B. Korzh, V. B. Verma, S. W. Nam, F. Marsili, A. Ferrier, P. Goldner, H. Herrmann, C. Silberhorn, W. Sohler, M. Afzelius, and N. Gisin, Nat. Photonics 8, 775 (2014).

[5] M. Businger, L. Nicolas, T. S. Mejia, A. Ferrier, P. Goldner, and M. Afzelius, Nat. Commun. 13, 6438 (2022).

[6] C. Deshmukh, E. Beattie, B. Casabone, S. Grandi, D. Serrano, A. Ferrier, P. Goldner, D. Hunger, and H. de Riedmatten, Optica 10, 1339 (2023).

[7] Z. Wang, L. Balembois, M. Rančić, E. Billaud, M. Le Dantec, A. Ferrier, P. Goldner, S. Bertaina, T. Chanelière, D. Esteve, D. Vion, P. Bertet, and E. Flurin, Nature 619, 276 (2023).

Contact information

For further information and to apply, please send an email including your CV and motivation letter to:

Dr. Philippe GOLDNER philippe.goldner@chimieparistech.psl.eu (Senior CNRS Researcher, team leader)