About us...

The Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) commenced operation in January 2003 and is seeking research staff to join its exciting program of research. The Centre’s research is directed by Professor Benjamin Eggleton of the University of Sydney, with Professor Yuri Kivshar of the Australian National University as Deputy Director.

CUDOS will take the next big step in optical systems by transforming photonic integrated circuits into a technology that will have a profound effect on economies and lifestyles around the world. This will enable the Internet to transfer vast amounts of data with significantly improved energy efficiency; it will lead to secure transmission using quantum photonics-based devices, and to the detection of mid-infrared signatures of light from distant stars and complex molecules of environmental or biochemical importance. We will achieve this by developing new materials with optical properties to control light and engineering them into miniature photonic processors.

CUDOS is an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence. CUDOS is a collaborative project combining the established expertise of researchers at the University of Sydney, Australian National University, Macquarie University, Swinburne University, RMIT University, the University of Technology, Sydney and Monash University. 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.