Organisations
The Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems
abbreviation: CUDOS
type: public research body
location: Australia
WWW: www.cudos.org.au
description
CUDOS is a collaborative project combining the established expertise of researchers at the University of Sydney, ANU, Macquarie University, Swinburne University, the University of Technology, Sydney and CSIRO. It also builds on research links with photonics research groups at other Australian universities and CRCs, and with international partners such as Bell Labs and OFS Laboratories in the USA, and CNRS in France.
The vision of CUDOS is to develop the experimental and theoretical expertise to design and build linear and nonlinear all-optical signal processing devices, and to miniaturize these, leading to a "photonic chip" believed to be the building blocks for the next generation of optical systems. The miniaturization is a technical advance that is the photonic equivalent of the great leap forward that occurred in electronics when bulky, inefficient thermo-ionic valves and tubes were replaced by small, cheap, mass-produced integrated circuits and computer chips. Such miniaturization will be achieved using a range of novel optics, including photonic crystals, microphotonic structures, microstructured optical fibers, nonlinear photonic materials and will rely on advanced fabrication techniques, new material systems and possibly entirely new principles.
| acronym | project name |
|---|---|
| COST 299 | Optical Fibres for New Challenges Facing the Information Society |
