Position: Optical Communication International Intern
Number of Position(s): 3
Duration: 10 weeks
Date: June 2 – August 8, 2025
Location: Murray Hill, NJ 07974, USA


The team you'll be part of

The Advanced Photonics Research Group within Smart Network in Bell Labs advances the state of the art in high-speed and high-capacity optical communications systems and their underlying subsystems

Hands-on experience with optics and optoelectronics devices; experience in quantum communication, single-photon detection systems; multimode or multicore fibers and amplifiers; high-speed device design and experimentation; experience in digital signal processing are desired.

Education Recommendations

Currently enrolled as a candidate for a master’s degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field with an accredited school.

You have:

Basic programming skills Basic background in communication technology

 

It would be nice if you also had:

Experience with Python programming is a big plus Experience with fiber optic communication-system test beds Experience with FPGAs or GPUs as computing units for digital signal processing

As a summer intern, you will be part of a research organization and work on research projects addressing the fundamental limits of optical communication.