CUDOS student makes light work of an ANU communications challenge
In only 10 minutes CUDOS ANU PhD student Amrita Prasad was able to explain and simplify the complexities of her research so well that she took out the $2000 prize in the recent Physics Students Uncovered 2008 competition. Read about it in the Canberra Times.
Photonics research at the Swinburne node of CUDOS is world-class
This Optics & Photonics News article by Visiting Professor Barry R. Masters highlights the globally significant expertise of Professor Min Gu and his group. Click here to read the article online or download the pdf version.
Sunday on Channel 9 showcases CUDOS
Professors Ben Eggleton and Barry Luther-Davies explain how CUDOS is leading the way towards "unclogging cyberspace" and Telstra's Hugh Bradlow, Chief of Technology comments on broadband in Australia. Click here to see the story "The Glass Switch" and click on Watch our report.
Seeking Laboratory Manager and Optical Scientist for CUDOS at University of Sydney
A rare opportunity to become a critical part of CUDOS research activities is now available.
Chasing terabit processing
CUDOS's photonic chip potential is discussed in this article on fibresystems.org
Welcome to CUDOS!
Proud host of
Sydney, April 5-9th, 2009
CUDOS is a research consortium between five Australian Universities:
The University of Sydney, Macquarie University, University of Technology Sydney, Australian National University and Swinburne University of Technology.
From left to right: Neil Baker, Snjezana Tomljenovic-Hanic, Ben Eggleton and Jamie Vahn in the lab at Sydney University.
We are funded by the Australian Research Council under the Centres of Excellence program.
The Research Director is Professor Ben Eggleton, with Professor Yuri Kivshar as Deputy Director.
The CUDOS research program has two central themes: micro-photonics and nonlinear photonics. Our goal of achieving ultrahigh-speed all-optical signal processing on a single photonic chip is addressed by combining these two themes to develop micron-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 fibres, 2D and 3D photonic crystals and photonic devices and applications. We have strong programs in nonlinear optical theory, modeling and simulation. Our experimental programs include the fabrication of micro-structured guided-wave optical devices and studies of nonlinear optical effects in periodic guided wave geometries. We have a comprehensive set of test and measurement capabilities, including a 40 Gb/s optical bit error rate test system (BERT).
