Smart design technology enabling the mid-infrared revolution. While mid-infrared (MIR) lasers have become indispensable to key industries ranging from research and healthcare to defence, industrial deployment of this technology has been hampered by the lack of cost-effective MIR optical fibres. This project aims to overcome this barrier through the creation of an innovative design toolkit for the fabrication of complex optical fibre structures. This efficient and commercially viable concept-to-m ....Smart design technology enabling the mid-infrared revolution. While mid-infrared (MIR) lasers have become indispensable to key industries ranging from research and healthcare to defence, industrial deployment of this technology has been hampered by the lack of cost-effective MIR optical fibres. This project aims to overcome this barrier through the creation of an innovative design toolkit for the fabrication of complex optical fibre structures. This efficient and commercially viable concept-to-manufacture development process will pave the way towards the MIR fibre technology revolution and will yield significant economic benefits spanning industrial process controls and environmental monitoring to hazardous chemical detection and biological sensing.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE100100092
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$270,000.00
Summary
A co-thermal evaporation system for the production of chalcogenide thin films for photonics. This project will provide important infrastructure underpinning the production of novel photonic materials that will allow the fabrication of devices that will support advances in the optical internet; in sensing of dangerous or illicit materials; in defense science and in astro-physics. The production of high performance photonic materials for such applications can lead to new commercial ventures in Aus ....A co-thermal evaporation system for the production of chalcogenide thin films for photonics. This project will provide important infrastructure underpinning the production of novel photonic materials that will allow the fabrication of devices that will support advances in the optical internet; in sensing of dangerous or illicit materials; in defense science and in astro-physics. The production of high performance photonic materials for such applications can lead to new commercial ventures in Australia. Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE120101036
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$375,000.00
Summary
Integrated mid-infrared optical microcavity sensors. Toxic or illicit substances such as poisons, drugs and explosives can be identified from the way they absorb specific frequencies of light in the mid-infrared. This project will develop a new kind of molecule-specific, optical sensor capable of detecting trace quantities of such materials.
Extreme temperature monitoring for minerals and metals processing. This project aims to extend the capabilities of the optical fibre temperature sensor technology developed by the research team, based on microstructured optical fibres and femtosecond laser ablation fibre Bragg gratings, to conduct a range of measurements inside industrial furnace environments that are impossible using existing technology. This device will also be validated within the furnaces located at the minerals and metals p ....Extreme temperature monitoring for minerals and metals processing. This project aims to extend the capabilities of the optical fibre temperature sensor technology developed by the research team, based on microstructured optical fibres and femtosecond laser ablation fibre Bragg gratings, to conduct a range of measurements inside industrial furnace environments that are impossible using existing technology. This device will also be validated within the furnaces located at the minerals and metals processing facility operated by Nyrstar in Port Pirie. This project is designed to enable smelter operators to improve production efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and minimise equipment failure.Read moreRead less