Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0775668
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$210,000.00
Summary
Direct write - microphotonics fabrication facility. Direct write-microfabrication, where an ultrafast laser is focussed to a small, intense spot and translated under computer control with respect to a target sample, has emerged as a significant enabling technology creating new opportunities in microphotonics. The proposed facility will enable researchers to modify the internal properties of glass blocks and write 'optical wires' (or waveguides). By combining waveguides with other laser written f ....Direct write - microphotonics fabrication facility. Direct write-microfabrication, where an ultrafast laser is focussed to a small, intense spot and translated under computer control with respect to a target sample, has emerged as a significant enabling technology creating new opportunities in microphotonics. The proposed facility will enable researchers to modify the internal properties of glass blocks and write 'optical wires' (or waveguides). By combining waveguides with other laser written functional components researchers will develop devices capable of processing optical information. Outcomes will include demonstrations of compact lasers and slow light generation.Read moreRead less
Extending the spectrum and performance of ultra-stable frequency generation. Precision oscillators developed at the University of Western Australia have application in telecommunications, advanced radar, optical to microwave links, frequency and time standards, VLBI, tests of fundamental physics etc., and have attracted worldwide interest. This project will strengthen Australian 'know how' and extend our expertise into new frequency bands essential for space communications and high frequency rad ....Extending the spectrum and performance of ultra-stable frequency generation. Precision oscillators developed at the University of Western Australia have application in telecommunications, advanced radar, optical to microwave links, frequency and time standards, VLBI, tests of fundamental physics etc., and have attracted worldwide interest. This project will strengthen Australian 'know how' and extend our expertise into new frequency bands essential for space communications and high frequency radio Astronomy. This will include necessary international collaboration with world elite institutes.Read moreRead less
Micro-engineered Optical Fibre Clocks. Clocks and oscillators are crucial components of all communication, navigation and computing technologies. Improvements in the performance of these internal clocks results in improvement in the performance of the dependent system, and are thus of high economic and technological value. A great need presently exists for compact and high performance clocks for improving optical fibre communication systems. The goal of this project is join the expertise of t ....Micro-engineered Optical Fibre Clocks. Clocks and oscillators are crucial components of all communication, navigation and computing technologies. Improvements in the performance of these internal clocks results in improvement in the performance of the dependent system, and are thus of high economic and technological value. A great need presently exists for compact and high performance clocks for improving optical fibre communication systems. The goal of this project is join the expertise of the University of Western Australia group with that of the University of Bath team to develop a new type of clock to fulfil this need.Read moreRead less
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL0992016
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,064,351.00
Summary
Frontiers of Precision Time and Frequency. Devices for precise frequency and time metrology invented at the University of Western Australia have application in telecommunications, advanced radar, optical to microwave links, frequency and time standards, astronomy, tests of fundamental physics and have attracted worldwide interest. This project will strengthen Australian "know how" and expertise, and place us in a position to participate in current and future space missions. Moreover, this repres ....Frontiers of Precision Time and Frequency. Devices for precise frequency and time metrology invented at the University of Western Australia have application in telecommunications, advanced radar, optical to microwave links, frequency and time standards, astronomy, tests of fundamental physics and have attracted worldwide interest. This project will strengthen Australian "know how" and expertise, and place us in a position to participate in current and future space missions. Moreover, this represents an opportunity for high profile involvement as the only southern hemisphere user of the most accurate space clock ever developed, which will likely involve the order of 30 institutes worldwide. This work necessarily includes collaboration with the world's elite metrological institutes.Read moreRead less
Exploring Synergies between Frontier Microphotonics and Advanced Time and Frequency Technology. Recently scientists have developed the means to manufacture objects that are on the same microscopic scale as light itself. These structures can deliver exquisite control of the properties of the light beams. Our existing research has been aimed at developing some of the world's most precise measurement tools based on clocks and the pure colours generated by lasers. By combining these two technologie ....Exploring Synergies between Frontier Microphotonics and Advanced Time and Frequency Technology. Recently scientists have developed the means to manufacture objects that are on the same microscopic scale as light itself. These structures can deliver exquisite control of the properties of the light beams. Our existing research has been aimed at developing some of the world's most precise measurement tools based on clocks and the pure colours generated by lasers. By combining these two technologies, both of which lie at the extreme limit of precision, we will develop a new generation of technology for fundamental science objectives as well as for industrial needs.Read moreRead less
Modelling and Measurement of Flow-Structure Dynamics in the Human Upper Airway. Sleep disruption due to the common and disabling conditions of snoring and obstruction of the human upper airway can result in chronic fatigue, lost work and accidents caused by daytime drowsiness. To date the behaviour of the upper airway has not been adequately studied in terms able to reveal the mechanical causes of these conditions. This deficiency is addressed through the development and use of simulation tools ....Modelling and Measurement of Flow-Structure Dynamics in the Human Upper Airway. Sleep disruption due to the common and disabling conditions of snoring and obstruction of the human upper airway can result in chronic fatigue, lost work and accidents caused by daytime drowsiness. To date the behaviour of the upper airway has not been adequately studied in terms able to reveal the mechanical causes of these conditions. This deficiency is addressed through the development and use of simulation tools and measurement techniques that will elucidate the flow-structure dynamics leading to new diagnostic and improved treatment methods. Simulating the effect of treatment on any individual will permit it to be chosen to maximise its efficacy for a problem that costs the nation an estimated $2 Billion per year in lost productivity.Read moreRead less
Verification and prototypes of Opto-ULSI Processors for MicroPhotonic Applications. The aim of the program is to establish efficient linkage between Australia and Korea by stimulating research towards the rapid integration of VLSI systems into photonic components, hence creating a new platform in intelligent MicroPhotonic systems, which are core elements for future-generation reconfigurable telecommunication networks. Our ultimate target is to (1) design a low-power 256-phase Opto-ULSI processor ....Verification and prototypes of Opto-ULSI Processors for MicroPhotonic Applications. The aim of the program is to establish efficient linkage between Australia and Korea by stimulating research towards the rapid integration of VLSI systems into photonic components, hence creating a new platform in intelligent MicroPhotonic systems, which are core elements for future-generation reconfigurable telecommunication networks. Our ultimate target is to (1) design a low-power 256-phase Opto-ULSI processor, (2) experimentally verify various reconfigurable MicroPhotonic architectures for optical telecommunication applications, (3) develop efficient software for the various MicroPhotonic systems, and (4) develop and verify working prototypes.Read moreRead less
Reconfigurable MicroPhotonic Processor. This research aims to study a new reconfigurable MicroPhotonic processor capable of performing many optical functions simultaneously. In this project, research is particularly focused on reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexing (ROADM) for future Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed (DWDM) optical networks. The significance of the MicroPhotonic architecture is that it can add/drop a single or multiple wavelength channels, and can scale to tens of chan ....Reconfigurable MicroPhotonic Processor. This research aims to study a new reconfigurable MicroPhotonic processor capable of performing many optical functions simultaneously. In this project, research is particularly focused on reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexing (ROADM) for future Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed (DWDM) optical networks. The significance of the MicroPhotonic architecture is that it can add/drop a single or multiple wavelength channels, and can scale to tens of channels while maintaining low insertion loss and low crosstalk. The outcome will be a new reconfigurable MicroPhotonic ROADM architecture which overcomes existing scaling bottlenecks for processing hundreds of DWDM channels.Read moreRead less
Developing New Clocks for Australia: Testing the Assumptions of Modern Physics. Clocks lie at the heart of all precise measurement devices; for example, they are the crucial elements in modern navigation and telecommunications systems. This project will develop three new clocks for Australia: a laser clock at the leading edge of technology, a novel and compact clock with commercial potential, and a microwave clock for use in the next generation of satellites. The performance advantage conferre ....Developing New Clocks for Australia: Testing the Assumptions of Modern Physics. Clocks lie at the heart of all precise measurement devices; for example, they are the crucial elements in modern navigation and telecommunications systems. This project will develop three new clocks for Australia: a laser clock at the leading edge of technology, a novel and compact clock with commercial potential, and a microwave clock for use in the next generation of satellites. The performance advantage conferred by our new devices can deliver economic benefits while also giving the possibility for scrutinizing the laws of physics for evidence that there is something beyond our present formulation.Read moreRead less