Job description
Job Title: Quantum Photonic Simulation and QKD Integration
Work Type: Remote
Experience: 3 to 4 Yrs Writing & Coding Experienced /Fresher Not Eligible
Hiring: immediate Joiner Same Day
Job Types: Freelance, Volunteer
Job Purpose:
To conduct software-based simulation and integration of quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols with a pre-designed 2D photonic model (microring resonator + plasmonic structure), using COMSOL-derived parameters. The researcher will develop, validate, and optimize QKD protocol simulations, focusing on quantum channel modeling, protocol-level evaluation, and secure key rate analysis.
Required Qualification:
· Master’s or PhD in Physics, Photonics, Quantum Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
· Strong focus on quantum optics, quantum information, or photonic device modelling preferred.
Tools to be Familiar:
· Python (mandatory) — strong coding and data analysis skills
· QuTiP (Quantum Toolbox in Python) — quantum state modeling, operator application
· Advantageous: NetSquid, SimulaQron, MATLAB, Lumerical FDTD (for cross-referencing COMSOL results)
Required Experience:
· Prior work or academic research in quantum optics or photonics simulation.
· Hands-on experience in modelling quantum channels, simulating QKD protocols (BB84, E91).
· Proven ability to analyse simulation data and produce technical reports.
Required Knowledge/Skills:
· Solid understanding of quantum communication protocols (BB84, E91).
· Ability to model photonic device effects (loss, phase shift, decoherence) on quantum states.
· Proficiency in coding quantum simulations, applying quantum operators, and interpreting results (QBER, key rate).
· Strong problem-solving skills, documentation, and communication abilities.
Role & Responsibility
· Develop a software simulation workflow to integrate COMSOL-derived 2D photonic model parameters (transmission, phase shift, loss) with QKD protocol simulation.
· Build quantum optical channel models using Python + QuTiP (or equivalent).
· Implement and validate QKD protocol logic (BB84 mandatory; E91 optional).
· Analyze system performance: compute QBER, secure key rate, impact of device imperfections.
· Provide recommendations for optimizing photonic model parameters for QKD compatibility.
· Deliver clean, well-documented code and a final technical report summarizing methodology, results, and insights.
· Collaborate remotely and provide regular updates through agreed communication channels.
Costing: Based on the Project Basis-15 k Start
Contact person:
Gray-95661 33822
Job Types: Part-time, Freelance, Volunteer
Contract length: 1 month
Pay: From ₹10,000.00 per month
Work Location: Remote
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TECHNICAL & MARKET ANALYSIS | Appended by Quantum.Jobs
BLOCK 1 — EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT
This function is a critical theoretical/applied bridge between integrated quantum hardware and quantum communication security layers. By utilizing device-level parameters derived from electromagnetic simulation tools (COMSOL) and translating them into quantum channel models (Python/QuTiP), the role directly validates the feasibility and performance envelope of integrated Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) components, specifically focusing on micro-photonic structures. This simulation-driven de-risking is essential for achieving system-level viability, scalability, and certification readiness in photonics-based quantum security platforms, ensuring that physical imperfections are accurately accounted for in the theoretical secure key rate analysis.
BLOCK 2 — INDUSTRY & ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS
The quantum communications sector is currently transitioning from complex, free-space laboratory setups to scalable, chip-based integrated photonic circuits (IPCs). This transition is fraught with challenges, primarily the high sensitivity of quantum states to device-level imperfections, such as optical loss, phase noise, and back-scattering, which directly translate to an increased Quantum Bit Error Rate (QBER) and a degraded secure key rate. This role operates precisely at the confluence of photonic engineering and quantum information theory, addressing a core technological readiness constraint. The market structure dictates that integrated QKD solutions must minimize size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) to be viable for widespread deployment in urban fiber networks and eventual satellite constellations. Current scalability bottlenecks involve the difficulty of accurately predicting the performance of QKD protocols when implemented on imperfect, real-world integrated hardware. This position directly feeds high-fidelity, predictive models to hardware design iterations, reducing the expensive and time-consuming physical fabrication-test-refine cycle. The ability to simulate the BB84 and E91 protocols under channel-specific decoherence models, using derived parameters from tools like COMSOL, establishes a crucial capability domain necessary to standardize quantum communication components. The shortage of engineers capable of fluidly navigating this quantum-classical boundary—possessing deep knowledge of both quantum optics/protocols and practical device modeling—represents a major workforce gap this function seeks to fill.
BLOCK 3 — TECHNICAL SKILL ARCHITECTURE
The core technical architecture revolves around leveraging high-level quantum state propagation toolchains, specifically QuTiP, within a robust Python environment for scientific computing. The required domain competency is not merely scripting, but constructing density matrix representations of photonic quantum states and coherently applying generalized quantum operators that represent physical phenomena like loss and decoherence, parameterized by electromagnetic simulation outputs (e.g., COMSOL/FDTD). This simulation stack enables rapid protocol validation (e.g., BB84/E91 logic verification) and allows for systematic parameter sweeps to map out the performance landscape (secure key rate vs. QBER) across various device fabrication tolerances. The outcome of this architecture is the establishment of a virtual quantum testbed, which determines the minimum acceptable physical quality of photonic components required to maintain cryptographic security thresholds. Proficiency in data analysis and technical reporting ensures that complex quantum simulation outcomes are translated into actionable, quantitative recommendations for hardware fabrication teams, thereby enabling higher-throughput design optimization and expediting the commercial maturity of integrated QKD modules.
BLOCK 4 — STRATEGIC IMPACT * De-risks the commercial path for integrated quantum cryptography hardware.
* Establishes a critical simulation bridge between classical photonic device physics and quantum information protocol performance.
* Provides early-stage validation of QKD protocol robustness against real-world integrated circuit imperfections.
* Accelerates the maturity of Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuits (QPICs) for secure communication networks.
* Quantifies the trade-offs between device manufacturing precision and cryptographic security metrics (Secure Key Rate).
* Develops verifiable, documented software libraries for QKD channel modeling and simulation reuse.
* Reduces reliance on costly, iterative hardware fabrication cycles by front-loading performance prediction.
* Informs future standardization efforts by providing empirical simulation data on protocol performance boundaries.
* Enhances the technology readiness level (TRL) of component-level QKD implementation.
* Supports the transition from laboratory proof-of-concept to scalable, commercially deployable QKD systems.
BLOCK 5 — FOOTER
Industry Tags: Quantum Communication, Photonic Integrated Circuits, QKD Protocols, Quantum Simulation, Quantum Channel Modeling, BB84, E91, QuTiP, Quantum Optics, Microring Resonators, Secure Key Rate, CMOS Photonics
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