PhD Projects in Microphotonics: Direct writing of 2- and 3-D photoniccircuits in glass, Sydney, Australia

Ultrafast laser direct-writing of embedded lightwave devices in glass hasemerged as a significant enabling technology creating new opportunities inmicrophotonics. At the Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for OpticalSystems (CUDOS), Macquarie University, Australia we have projects bothinvestigating the mechanisms leading to the internal modification of glasssubstrates and utilising these to write waveguides, and discrete componentssuch as amplifiers and filters. Integrated photonic circuitry enabled bythis fabrication platform promise to overcome future bottlenecks in opticalfibre networks.

PhD opportunities exist to play a primary role in developing next generationoptical technology whilst enjoying the benefits of a young, dynamic team ona green campus in Sydney. Attractive PhD scholarships and cotutellearrangements are available for suitably qualified candidates. For furtherinformation please contact Kali Madden (mailto: kali@ics.mq.edu.au) andA/Prof Mick Withford (mailto: withford@ics.mq.edu.au), and visithttp://www.ics.mq.edu.au/cudos/.