Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems
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The Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems is an Australian Research Council
Centre of Excellence
CUDOS is a research consortium between 6 groups at 5 Australian Universities: The University of Sydney
, Australian National University
, Macquarie University
, Swinburne University of Technology
and University of Technology Sydney
The Research Director is Professor Ben Eggleton
and the Deputy Director is Professor Yuri Kivshar.
The CUDOS research program has two central themes: microphotonics
and nonlinear photonics
. The goal of achieving ultrahigh-speed all-optical signal processing on a single Photonic Chip
is addressed by combining these two themes to develop micrometre-scale photonic components incorporating nonlinear photonics processes. These all-optical signal processors will be the key enabling technology for the next generation of ultrahigh bandwidth optical communication systems.
The Centre has active research programs in photonic circuitry, microstructured optical fiber
s, 2D and 3D photonic crystal
s and photonic devices and applications. It has strong programs in nonlinear optical theory, modeling and simulation. Experimental programs include the fabrication of micro-structured guided-wave optical devices and studies of nonlinear optical effects in periodic guided wave geometries. It has a comprehensive set of test and measurement capabilities, including a 160 Gbit/s optical bit error rate test system (BERT).
Researchers have developed optical circuitry which could result in much faster speeds for data transmission.
Australian Research Council
The Australian Research Council is the Australian Government’s main agency for allocating research funding to academics and researchers in Australian universities. Its mission is to advance Australia’s capacity to undertake research that brings economic, social and cultural benefit to the...
Centre of Excellence
CUDOS is a research consortium between 6 groups at 5 Australian Universities: The University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
, Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
, Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology is an Australian public dual sector university based in Melbourne, Victoria. The institution was founded by the Honourable George Swinburne in 1908 and achieved university status in June 1992...
and University of Technology Sydney
The Research Director is Professor Ben Eggleton
Ben Eggleton
Benjamin Eggleton is professor of physics at the University of Sydney where he directs the Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems, a research team with more than 100 members. He also currently serves as the president of the Australian Optical Society and is a fellow of Institute...
and the Deputy Director is Professor Yuri Kivshar.
The CUDOS research program has two central themes: microphotonics
Microphotonics
Microphotonics is a branch of technology that deals with directing light on a microscopic scale. It is used in optical networking.Microphotonics employs at least two different materials with a large differential index of refraction to squeeze the light down to a small size. Generally speaking...
and nonlinear photonics
Photonics
The science of photonics includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, detection and sensing of light. The term photonics thereby emphasizes that photons are neither particles nor waves — they are different in that they have both particle...
. The goal of achieving ultrahigh-speed all-optical signal processing on a single Photonic Chip
Photonic Chip
A photonic chip uses light instead of electricity and is being developed for the "production of ultra-fast quantum computers with capabilities far beyond today’s devices." The Financial Times stated that with the chip "data can be processed according to the counterintuitive rules of quantum physics...
is addressed by combining these two themes to develop micrometre-scale photonic components incorporating nonlinear photonics processes. These all-optical signal processors will be the key enabling technology for the next generation of ultrahigh bandwidth optical communication systems.
The Centre has active research programs in photonic circuitry, microstructured optical fiber
Optical fiber
An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made of a pure glass not much wider than a human hair. It functions as a waveguide, or "light pipe", to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber. The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of...
s, 2D and 3D photonic crystal
Photonic crystal
Photonic crystals are periodic optical nanostructures that are designed to affect the motion of photons in a similar way that periodicity of a semiconductor crystal affects the motion of electrons...
s and photonic devices and applications. It has strong programs in nonlinear optical theory, modeling and simulation. Experimental programs include the fabrication of micro-structured guided-wave optical devices and studies of nonlinear optical effects in periodic guided wave geometries. It has a comprehensive set of test and measurement capabilities, including a 160 Gbit/s optical bit error rate test system (BERT).
Researchers have developed optical circuitry which could result in much faster speeds for data transmission.