u/mikh500

Hey guys I need some advice breaking into the silicon photonics space and need advice.

I’m in the final year of my PhD where my expertise involves free space and fiber based optics, RF and optical signal generation and synchronization, and free space-fiber experimental design. I also have the theoretical knowledge of classical and quantum optics background needed to simulate and calculate the theoretical values from the experiments I run.

However, I’m trying to pivot into the PIC sector after the PhD. I’m able to understand the physics and results from PIC papers but lack the hands on expertise: silicon waveguide fabrication, using Lumerical to simulate light behavior in silicon waveguides, etc. How would you advise I break into this space preferably in industry?

Hey guys I need some advice. I’m in the final year of my PhD focusing on storing and retrieving telecom photonic qubits from warm vapor cells. My expertise involves predominantly laser, free space optics, fiber based optics, RF and optical signal generation and synchronization, and free space-fiber experimental design for optical experiments. I also have the theoretical knowledge of classical and quantum optics background needed to simulate and calculate the theoretical values from the experiments I run.

However, I’m trying to pivot into the PIC sector after the PhD. I’m able to understand the physics and results from PIC papers but lack the hands on expertise: silicon waveguide fabrication, using Lumerical to simulate light behavior in silicon waveguides, etc. How would you advise I break into this space preferably in industry?