About the project
University of Southampton is seeking a highly motivated candidate to research, build, and validate fibre-based optical amplifiers for mid-infrared wavelengths and with the power levels, linewidth, stability, and reliability required for chemical species tomography of gas turbine engines such as those used for aeroplanes.
LITECS is a £7 million EPSRC-funded project involving six universities and five companies, each contributing world-leading expertise. LITECS targets transformational combustion measurement and modelling tools to enable the development of low-emission engine designs and evaluation of new low-emission and zero-carbon fuels, leading to reduced environmental impact. As well as aircraft, gas turbines are used to power trains, ships, and electrical generators. For further details, visit LITECT or read the article '£8M laser imaging research to make gas turbine jet engines greener' at Optics.org
The successful candidate will work in the High-power fibre lasers research group in immediate collaboration with other team members as well as with team members in other organisations across the UK.
