Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE140100062
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$240,000.00
Summary
Universal Optical Transmitter for rapid prototyping and system emulation. Universal optical transmitter for rapid prototyping and system emulation: This Project proposes an integrated, multi-user facility for the generation of extremely wide-bandwidth optical communication signals that will help to dramatically improve the data-handling capability of optical fibres and improve the energy efficiency of optical communication networks. The project will modulate the input of an advanced optical tran ....Universal Optical Transmitter for rapid prototyping and system emulation. Universal optical transmitter for rapid prototyping and system emulation: This Project proposes an integrated, multi-user facility for the generation of extremely wide-bandwidth optical communication signals that will help to dramatically improve the data-handling capability of optical fibres and improve the energy efficiency of optical communication networks. The project will modulate the input of an advanced optical transmitter with multi-level, multi-phase signals at multi-Gb/s rates to generate 'higher-order' modulation formats at multi- terra bits per second rates including orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM), Nyquist-wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM), regular WDM and Optical Time-Division Multiplexing (OTDM). With this transmitter the project will investigate advanced optical communications concepts including 'constellations' of phase and intensity, limitations of nonlinearity in optical fibres, signal regeneration, and all-optical routing.Read moreRead less
Optical wireless frontier: Design challenges of multi gigabit wireless. This project aims to improve the coverage, mobile access, miniaturisation, bandwidth and networking of optical wireless. As connected machines become the primary consumers of the Internet, technologies for wirelessly connecting devices, processors, storage and display devices at very high speeds become necessary for mission critical services and applications. Gigabit wireless access needs to overcome shortages in the radio-f ....Optical wireless frontier: Design challenges of multi gigabit wireless. This project aims to improve the coverage, mobile access, miniaturisation, bandwidth and networking of optical wireless. As connected machines become the primary consumers of the Internet, technologies for wirelessly connecting devices, processors, storage and display devices at very high speeds become necessary for mission critical services and applications. Gigabit wireless access needs to overcome shortages in the radio-frequency spectrum and provide scalable bandwidth and wider coverage. Optical wireless transmission is a real alternative to current wireless systems because its connection speed of tens of gigabits/second means it can work efficiently with wired optical networking technologies. This project is expected to lead to optical wireless technology.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150100373
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$375,000.00
Summary
Dissect Fibre Nonlinearity in Few-mode Fibre Transmission. The exponential growth of internet traffic poses great challenges in the physical layer. This project aims to explore the fibre nonlinearity impact on few-mode fibre transmission through a mixture of theoretical analysis, computer simulation, and experimental demonstration. The scope of the research encompasses study of few-mode fibre nonlinear propagation in dispersive fibre optic channels, and advanced digital signal processing for fib ....Dissect Fibre Nonlinearity in Few-mode Fibre Transmission. The exponential growth of internet traffic poses great challenges in the physical layer. This project aims to explore the fibre nonlinearity impact on few-mode fibre transmission through a mixture of theoretical analysis, computer simulation, and experimental demonstration. The scope of the research encompasses study of few-mode fibre nonlinear propagation in dispersive fibre optic channels, and advanced digital signal processing for fibre nonlinearity characterisation. Successful execution of the project will provide valuable understanding of nonlinearity of few-mode fibre transmission.Read moreRead less
High-density mobile fronthaul optical interconnects using few-mode fibers. This project aims to develop a prototype of high-density optical interconnects for mobile fronthaul systems using few-mode transmission techniques. This is required to meet the high bandwidth demand from 5G mobile standard, which is to be rolled out worldwide in the near future. The project expects to advance knowledge of space-division-multiplexing techniques using cost-effective direct detection. The methodologies and t ....High-density mobile fronthaul optical interconnects using few-mode fibers. This project aims to develop a prototype of high-density optical interconnects for mobile fronthaul systems using few-mode transmission techniques. This is required to meet the high bandwidth demand from 5G mobile standard, which is to be rolled out worldwide in the near future. The project expects to advance knowledge of space-division-multiplexing techniques using cost-effective direct detection. The methodologies and technologies developed through this project will enhance the competitiveness of the Australian’s telecommunication sector, especially on the deployment of 5G services to the broader community. This technology will be critical to Australia’s digital economy, from supporting virtual reality to autonomous driving and will provide significant benefits to the Australian optical communication industry.
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Nanometric optical sensing for characterisation of microbioreactors. Microfabrication of microfluidic based microbioreactors is a novel technology that is creating advanced tools in the fields of biology and medicine. A critically important step in the development of a microbioreactor is the ability to characterise fluid shear stress of the microenvironment without impacting on the biological system. The development of a microbioreactor in which individual or multiple cells can be cultured and ....Nanometric optical sensing for characterisation of microbioreactors. Microfabrication of microfluidic based microbioreactors is a novel technology that is creating advanced tools in the fields of biology and medicine. A critically important step in the development of a microbioreactor is the ability to characterise fluid shear stress of the microenvironment without impacting on the biological system. The development of a microbioreactor in which individual or multiple cells can be cultured and manipulated will have a significant impact on study of biological systems in cancer research and stem cell research. Read moreRead less
Self-coherent detection for data centre. This project aims to explore the architecture of terabit data transport using self-coherent detection that addresses the tight constraints of power, space and cost in data centres. The project expects to create new knowledge in coherent detection based on optical equalisation rather than conventional power-hungry electronic equalisation. Expected outcomes of this project include advanced architecture of polarisation effect equalisers and all-optical equal ....Self-coherent detection for data centre. This project aims to explore the architecture of terabit data transport using self-coherent detection that addresses the tight constraints of power, space and cost in data centres. The project expects to create new knowledge in coherent detection based on optical equalisation rather than conventional power-hungry electronic equalisation. Expected outcomes of this project include advanced architecture of polarisation effect equalisers and all-optical equalisation algorithms as well as enhanced international collaboration with top experts in optical communications. The outcomes will contribute to maintaining Australia’s high reputation in the ICT arena.Read moreRead less
Next-Generation Optical Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) for long-haul telecommunications: building on recent research and commercialisation success. The provision of Broadband Internet services to the home also requires extremely-fast 'backbone' connections between cities to carry the additional traffic demands.
In a previous project funded by the ARC, Monash researchers developed Optical-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) technology to increase the information- ....Next-Generation Optical Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) for long-haul telecommunications: building on recent research and commercialisation success. The provision of Broadband Internet services to the home also requires extremely-fast 'backbone' connections between cities to carry the additional traffic demands.
In a previous project funded by the ARC, Monash researchers developed Optical-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) technology to increase the information-carrying capacity of optical fibers simply by plugging in new circuit boards at exchanges. This is now being commercialised by a new Australian company, to considerable international acclaim. This project aims to provide the next generation of this technology, which will support even faster internet and will ensure the long-term future of Australian telecommunications manufacturing.
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Embedded Dispersion Measurement for Fibre Optic Transport Systems. This project addresses an important problem in long-haul optical transport systems and a solution would simplify the deployment, faultfinding and operation of these systems. A positive outcome may lead to an opportunity to license the technology to existing equipment manufacturers. Furthermore, the proposed solution involves optical and electronic technology that is within the capability of Australian industry. There will also ....Embedded Dispersion Measurement for Fibre Optic Transport Systems. This project addresses an important problem in long-haul optical transport systems and a solution would simplify the deployment, faultfinding and operation of these systems. A positive outcome may lead to an opportunity to license the technology to existing equipment manufacturers. Furthermore, the proposed solution involves optical and electronic technology that is within the capability of Australian industry. There will also be the more certain but indirect benefit the research in this project will provide additional stimulus to active and established research community in Australia working on optical devices, subsystems and systems.Read moreRead less
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL130100041
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$3,094,000.00
Summary
The electro-photonic interchange: a new green platform for communications signal processing. This project will deliver the science for a new generation of green optical networks, by identifying optimum combinations of electronic and photonic signal processing to solve fundamental data bottlenecks. This project will implement these technologies in powerful electro-photonic chips, upon which superior energy-efficient internet switches can be built.
Fibre-based Small Cell Backhauling for Next Generation Wireless Networks. With an unprecedented 11-fold growth in mobile data services expected over the next five years, wireless networks are facing a fundamental challenge in supporting this enormous traffic. In meeting this challenge, next generation wireless networks need to offer services over smaller cells with a significantly larger number of base-stations, thus allowing high capacity connection to the global internet (backhaul). The aim of ....Fibre-based Small Cell Backhauling for Next Generation Wireless Networks. With an unprecedented 11-fold growth in mobile data services expected over the next five years, wireless networks are facing a fundamental challenge in supporting this enormous traffic. In meeting this challenge, next generation wireless networks need to offer services over smaller cells with a significantly larger number of base-stations, thus allowing high capacity connection to the global internet (backhaul). The aim of this project is to formulate optimisation methodologies for a sustainable energy-efficient small cell backhaul infrastructure. Through integration with the optical fibre infrastructure, the research will address network planning, design, and optimisation in terms of performance, cost-effectiveness, and energy efficiency.Read moreRead less