CUDOS seeks postdoc/research fellow for nonlinear optics in photonic nanowires.
Applications close 31 March 08
For more information on the position click here

CUDOS contributes an article to Optics and Photonics News:
"Chalcogenide Glass Photonic Chips, Signal processing for the next
generation of the Internet."
Steve J. Madden, Duk-Yong Choi, Michael R.E. Lamont, Vahid G. Ta’eed, Neil
J. Baker, Mark D. Pelusi, Barry Luther-Davies and Benjamin J. Eggleton

Dong-Il Yeom and Ben Eggleton contribute "News and Views" article to Nature
on the topic of optical rogue waves.
From the abstract:
"How do the freak waves that haunt seafarers’ nightmares arise? We don’t
know, is the short answer — but the discovery of a similar phenomenon in
optical waves might assist in getting to the bottom of the mystery. "
Get the full article here.

Applications are invited for two positions. Each of these can be filled either at Post Doctoral Fellow level (Level A) or at the level of Research Fellow (Level B). We require an experimentalist to investigate, characterise, and optimise supercontinuum generation in optical fibres with longitudinally varying parameters and a theorist to investigate, model, and optimise supercontinuum generation in these fibres.

Researchers at CUDOS, the Sydney-based Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems, announced their breakthrough today at an international optics conference - LEOS - in Sydney. They also announced a suite of other developments towards their ultimate goal – light-powered switching transistors and light-powered computers. Read the article in the Australian newspaper or see the original media press release.

Bandwidth is like computer memory; you live with what you’ve got, but more is always better. Read the rest of the article...

"Optics in Australia", a joint article by B. Eggleton and K. Baldwin on the outstanding contributions of the optical research community of Australia. Available online in the March edition of "OPN, Optics and Photonics News", the magazine of the Optical Society of America.

This paper represented a strong collaboration between the CUDOS group at the University of Sydney, the CUDOS group at Swinburne University of Technology and OFS Laboratories and benefited from the good links with RSoft Design Group, Inc. The paper entitled: "Lateral thinking with photonic crystal fibres" describes an entirely novel use of optical fibres. Rather than using the optical fibre as a light-pipe to transmit information, this paper describes a Tall-Microchip architecture in which the fibre is probed transversely. In the experiment a photonic crystal optical fibre comprising equally space air-holes was probed and modeled using finite-time difference technique. Highlights of this paper include: measurement of a fundamental bandgap in a photonic crystal fibre using FTIR, and the first demonstration of a microfluidic tunable photonic bandgap device. Researchers at CUDOS expect this demonstration will open possibilities for new microphotonic devices...

Research Scientist visits from OFS Laboratories
18-Sep-03

Inaugural workshop: Setting the directions
4-Jun-03

Nature: Fibres tune in with fluid plug
15-Apr-03

Its official! CUDOS, the ARC Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems, was launched. Over 80 attendees from all the CUDOS partner nodes, collaborating institutions and Australian photonic groups came to hear speakers Dr. Mike Sargent AM, Professor and Vice-Chancellor of Sydney University Gavin Brown, Dr Simon Poole and CUDOS Director, Prof. Ben Eggleton...

CUDOS@USyd has now almost completed the task of renovating its new laboratory space, the Photonic and Optical Physics Laboratory at the University of Sydney (POPLUS). The students and researchers within CUDOS have already begun their experiments in the light and spacious rooms, which are located on the ground floor of the historical Physics building, on the Camperdown campus of the University of Sydney...