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Email: desterke@physics.usyd.edu.au

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At the moment I have two Postdoctoral Fellowships available.

OPTICAL WANNIER-STARK LADDER The appointee will study the optical Wannier-Stark ladder, such as was observed in grating structures. The work is theoretical, but will be carried out in collaboration with experimentalists. Applicants must have a background in theoretical physics, ideally in condensed matter physics or optics. Experience with intensive numerical calculations, and some affinity with the experimental work are desired. Work in this area has only just started, and at this moment only a PREPRINT to appear in the February issue of Phys. Rev. E, is available.

The position is available initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for up to a further year. The starting date is negotiable. For further information please do contact me.

NONLINEAR OPTICS OF GRATINGS The appointee will study nonlinear optical effects in periodic structures. The work is theoretical, but will be carried out in collaboration with experimentalists. Applicants must have a background in theoretical physics, ideally in optics. Experience with intensive numerical calculations, and some affinity with the experimental work are desired. Some recent articles in this area, written by collaborators and myself, are

C.M. de Sterke, N.G.R. Broderick, B.J. Eggleton, and M.J. Steel, "Nonlinear optics in fiber gratings," Optical Fiber Technology 2, 253-268 (1996).

B.J. Eggleton, C.M. de Sterke, R.E. Slusher, and J.E. Sipe, "Distributed feedback pulse generator based on nonlinear fibre grating," Electron. Lett. 32, 2341-2342 (1996).

N.G.R. Broderick and C.M. de Sterke, "Theory of grating superstructures," Phys. Rev. E 55, 3634-3646 (1997).

B.J. Eggleton, C. Martijn de Sterke, and R.E. Slusher, "Nonlinear pulse propagation in Bragg gratings," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 14, 2980-2993 (1997).

C.M. de Sterke, B.J. Eggleton, P.A. Krug, "High-intensity pulse propagation in uniform gratings and grating superstructures," J. Lightwave Technol. 15, 1494-1502 (1997).

This position is available initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for up to a further two years subject to funding, performance and need. The starting date is negotiable.

The formal advertisement, including conditions etc., will appear on the University of Sydney web page http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/exterel/vacancies/res.html.