OptoAcoustics investigates the interaction between light and mechanical vibrations. While this field used to be driven by fundamental research, it benefited from the development of micro-nano fabrication techniques […] One example are the Optomechanical Ultrasound Sensors (OMUS) developed at imec. These optomechanical microphones exhibit record sensitivities for the measurement of acoustic waves […] One of the key challenges to translate these structures into a final medical imaging system is to be able to read signals coming from large arrays of OMUS […]
The aim of this postdoctoral position is to enable the interrogation of many optomechanical structures by using advanced multiplexing schemes for photoacoustic imaging applications […] In the framework of this project, you will investigate experimentally and numerically the performances of multiplexed OMUS arrays. To this end, you will use optomechanical systems fabricated in imec’s state of the art cleanroom facilities, as well as the different characterization setups available in the lab. You will also be involved in exploring the OMUS platform for other applications such as force, chemical, mass, biological, or acceleration sensing.
The postdoc will mainly take place at imec facilities. The imec team is specialized in Multiphysics, Photonics and in the development of optomechanical devices. The group at KULeuven has a strong expertise in the application of Cardiovascular Imaging and Dynamics.
The promoters for this topic are both, Prof. J. D’hooge (KUL) and Prof. X. Rottenberg (imec).
