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28 July 2010
RMIT plays role in $23.8m ARC Centre of Excellence
Professor Arnan Mitchell.
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RMIT University is participating in the Australian Research Council’s new Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems, or CUDOS.
The ARC is funding the Centre with a grant of $23.8 million over seven years, with the University of Sydney the administering organisation.
RMIT’s Professor Arnan Mitchell from the Microplatforms Research Group and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering will be a Chief Investigator.
Optical communications technologies relate to developments in telecommuting, email, online commerce and the world wide web.
Professor Xinghuo Yu, Director of RMIT’s Platform Technologies Research Institute, said that the outcomes of the grant would fuel R&D programs for decades.
“It will harness links between fundamental research and commercial applications through industry partners and start-up companies, and develop strong linkages between Australian and overseas universities and companies.
“The Centre of Excellence’s work will lead to a substantial growth in employment in advanced manufacturing and the ICT sector, and will optimise the economic and social value to Australia of the National Broadband Network.
“Congratulations to Professor Mitchell for the success of this grant application.
“It will help build a world-leading research centre to create technology that will revolutionise information systems, create and develop Australian industry, and train and mentor young researchers in the science and application of this transformational technology.”
Professor Mitchell said: “Our strategic role within the Centre will draw on our expertise in the design and fabrication of silicon photonic and lithium niobate devices.
“We will combine these technology platforms with novel nonlinear optical materials from the Australian National University to form hybrid integrated optic systems.
“We will also work with researchers from the Nonlinear Physics Group at ANU in the field of optical metamaterials and with Monash University and the University of Sydney in ultra-fast photonic signal processing including analogue to digital conversion systems.
“Through this collaboration we look forward to helping shape photonic technologies, enabling the revolutionary transition from large scale bench-top optical fibres systems to integrated circuits on a chip.”
