Tailoring ultrafast pulses for Tb/s transmission with advanced modulation formats. Ultrahigh bandwidth communications technologies will play an increasingly important role in the social and economic development of Australia. The potential benefit is emphasised by the recent decision to build a broadband network valued at $8 B that will link the vast majority of Australian homes and businesses by high speed optical fibre. In this project we will investigate innovative approaches for optical trans ....Tailoring ultrafast pulses for Tb/s transmission with advanced modulation formats. Ultrahigh bandwidth communications technologies will play an increasingly important role in the social and economic development of Australia. The potential benefit is emphasised by the recent decision to build a broadband network valued at $8 B that will link the vast majority of Australian homes and businesses by high speed optical fibre. In this project we will investigate innovative approaches for optical transmission of data at the ultrahigh bit rates required by these next generation networks. These approaches will be based on technology developed in Australia by the Partner Organisation Optium Corporation, leading to further growth opportunities within the Australian manufacturing operation of this company.Read moreRead less
Novel optical dispersion compensation techniques in an optical transmission system. The outcomes of the project will lead to crucial innovations in reconfigurable ultrahigh bit rate optical networks whose deployment in Australia will lead to widespread availability of broadband data communications services to individuals and businesses. This crucial infrastructure will create a platform for services and products from the Australian ICT sector in areas including e-education, e-health and telecomm ....Novel optical dispersion compensation techniques in an optical transmission system. The outcomes of the project will lead to crucial innovations in reconfigurable ultrahigh bit rate optical networks whose deployment in Australia will lead to widespread availability of broadband data communications services to individuals and businesses. This crucial infrastructure will create a platform for services and products from the Australian ICT sector in areas including e-education, e-health and telecommuting.
The outcomes of the project will be commercialized, leading to significant exports and employment opportunities for photonics scientists and engineers.Read moreRead less
VHF wireless technologies for last-mile Internet access in regional Australia. One of Australia's most vexing social issues is the provision of the last-mile Internet connection in regional Australia. The BushLAN team will solve this problem at minimal cost by developing a cellular wireless local area network operating on the TV band I channels (45-70 MHz). We will do this by developing a wireless modem whose design takes into account the properties of radio propagation in the Australian enviro ....VHF wireless technologies for last-mile Internet access in regional Australia. One of Australia's most vexing social issues is the provision of the last-mile Internet connection in regional Australia. The BushLAN team will solve this problem at minimal cost by developing a cellular wireless local area network operating on the TV band I channels (45-70 MHz). We will do this by developing a wireless modem whose design takes into account the properties of radio propagation in the Australian environment. We are collaborating with Internet service providers in regional Australia to trial systems currently being developed. In the process we will develop a new technology that will provide training for young engineers.Read moreRead less