Postgraduate Study – CUDOS/NICTA collaborative projects

24-Oct-06

CUDOS, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems and NICTA, National ICT Australia, have commenced a collaborative program in nonlinear optical signal processing devices for next generation optical communications systems. There are exciting opportunities for postgraduate study leading to a Masters or PhD within this collaboration commencing in 2007. Examples include the development of optical performance monitors for use in dynamic provisioning and active compensation in high speed dynamic networks and development and application of Low Scale Integration (LSI) Opto-Processors for next generation optical networks. Students will join the CUDOS team at the School of Physics, University of Sydney and work under the co-supervision of academic staff of NICTA located at the University of Melbourne. Students will develop physical device concepts within CUDOS and then, in collaboration with NICTA staff, evaluate these using the NICTA terabit test bed at the University of Melbourne.

To join, you should have, or expect to achieve, a first class honours pass in Physics, Electrical or Telecommunications Engineering (or similar fields). You will hold a scholarship such as an Australian or University Postgraduate Award (scholarship support may also be available on a competitive basis from the School of Physics to students eligible for an APA/UPA award with a first class honours degree). CUDOS will provide a top up to this stipend of around $5,500 per year.

Other student benefits during the degree include travel support for the collaborative project as well as to local conferences and at least one overseas conference for PhD students.

Please contact Professor Ben Eggleton (egg@physics.usyd.edu.au, (02) 9351 3604) for further information or to discuss application procedures.