CUDOS

Welcome to CUDOS at the University of Sydney. We are situated in the School of Physics, one of the oldest and most prestigious research schools in Australia. The School offers internationally recognized expertise in applied physics, astronomy, astrophysics, medical physics and theoretical physics. The CUDOS research group enjoys a rich complement of experimental and theoretical physicists working closely on some of the most exciting topics in photonic sciences. Professor Benjamin J. Eggleton is the Director of CUDOS, and a Federation Fellow; Professor Martijn de Sterke is the Associate Director and Professor Ross McPhedran is an ARC Professorial Fellow; Dr Boris Kuhlmey is an ARC Future Fellow and Professor Simon Fleming is CUDOS Chief Operations Officer. The research programs are conducted in state-of-the art laboratories, constructed to provide CUDOS with every technological advantage. CUDOS@USYD is a major participant in the Sydney University Institute of Photonics and Optical Science. The research programs are conducted in state-of-the art laboratories, constructed to provide CUDOS with every technological advantage.

Recent News

• New Positions Available

  

  New positions available! Postdoctoral Research Associate/Research Fellow - experimental guided wave optics and optical communication (up to 2 positions). More info here.

• CUDOS director wins Walter Boas medal

  

  Professor Ben Eggleton has won the 2011 Walter Boas Medal from the Australian Institute of Physics. Professor Eggleton will receive his medal at an awards ceremony in March 2012 in Melbourne. The Medal was established in 1984 to promote excellence in physics research and is awarded for physics research carried out in the five years prior to the date of the award, as demonstrated by both published papers and unpublished papers prepared for publication. Congratulations! More info here.

• CUDOS publishes invited paper in Laser & Photonics Review

  

  CUDOS researchers have just published an invited paper in Laser & Photonics Review., reviewing recent developments in photonic chip based optical processing devices with ultrahigh-bandwidth. The paper can be found here.

• CUDOS researchers grab the spotlight in Highlight Issue of OPN magazine

  

  A team of CUDOS researchers have demonstrated the generation of over 1 octave of bandwidth with a world record low threshold power. The work, which was published earlier this year in Optics Letters, has been recognized as one of the Highlights in Optics for 2011 by the Optics and Photonics News magazine. More info here.

Our director...

Benjamin Eggleton received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Sydney in 1996. He is currently a Federation Fellow, Professor of Physics and the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS). Previously, he was with Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies where he headed the Photonic Devices Research Department, and was Research Director at the Specialty Photonics Division.

The CUDOS vision: The Photonic Chip ...

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