Large Area Pulsed Laser Fabrication Facility 

This facility is primarily used for high peak power laser fabrication and ablation to create photonic periodic structures and solar cells. Femtosecond pulses with pulse width at 200 fs with pulse energies reaching up to 1 mJ can be generated at broad wavelength range from visible to mid-infrared. 

Location: ATC201A 

Equipment:  

  • Spectra Physics MaiTai Deepsee (4W, 650-1100nm, 80MHz, 50-150fs) 
  • Spectra Physics Spitfire Pro (4W, 800nm, 1KHz,100fs) 
  • Spectra Physics Empower (20W,527nm, 1KHz,100-300ns) 
  • Spectra Physics Topas-C (x2) (1W, 200-20,000 nm, 1KHz, 200fs 
  • Research Electro-Optics Helium-Neon Laser (35mW, 633nm,CW).
     

Multidimensional Optical Data Storage Material Characterisation Facility 

This facility is used for optical data storage material characterisation including multidimensional data storage, multilayered data storage and high capacity recording using nanoparticles, nanomaterials and nonlinear polymer materials. 

Location: ATC201B 

Equipment:  

  • Titanium Sapphire femtosecond laser in tuneable near-infrared range (350 nm ~ 2000 nm) 
  • Spectra Physics MaiTai (4W, 650-1100nm, 80MHz, 50-150fs) 
  • Spectra Physics Inspire (1.1W, 345-2500nm, 80MHz, 200fs) 
  • Spectra Physics Opal (400mW, 1100-2000nm, 82MHz, 130fs) 
  • Spectra Physics Millennia Prim (10W, 532nm, CW) 
  • Spectra Physics Model 3900S (3.5W, 675-1100nm, CW) 
  • OptoTech Diode Laser (75mW, 488nm, CW) 
  • OptoTech Diode Laser (100mW, 638nm, CW) 
  • Melles Griot Diode Laser (5mW, 594.1nm, CW). 
     

Superresolution and Raman Microscopy Facility 

This facility is equipped with Nikon Super-Resolution Microscope (N-STORM), Atomic Force Microscopy/Raman Spectroscopy/Scanning Near Field Optical Microscopy (AFM-Raman-SNOM, NT-MDT) for 2D material and single biomolecules characterisation for biomedical applications. 

Location: ATC201C 

Equipment: 

  • Spectra Physics MaiTai Deepsee (4W, 650-1100nm, 80MHz, 50-150fs) 
  • Spectra Physics Spitfire Pro (4W, 800nm, 1KHz, 100fs) 
  • Spectra Physics Empower (20W, 527nm, 1KHz, 100-300ns) 
  • Spectra Physics Topas-C (x2) (1W, 200-2000nm, 1KHz, 200fs) 
  • Research Electro-Optics Helium-Neon Laser (35mW, 633nm, CW) 
  • Spectra Physics MaiTai (4W, 650-1100nm, 80MHz, 50-150fs) 
  • Spectra Physics Inspire (1.1W, 345-2500nm, 80MHz, 200fs) 
  • Spectra Physics Opal (400mW, 1100-2000nm, 82MHz, 130fs) 
  • Spectra Physics Millennia Prime (10W, 532nm, CW) 
  • Spectra Physics Model 3900S (3.5W, 675-1100nm, CW) 
  • OptoTech Diode Laser (75mW, 488nm, CW) 
  • OptoTech Diode Laser (100mW, 638nm, CW) 
  • Melles Griot Diode Laser (5mW, 594.1nm, CW) 
  • Nikon Super-Resolution Microscope (N-STORM) 
  • Atomic Force Microscopy/Raman Spectroscopy/Scanning Near Field Optical Microscopy (AFM-Raman-SNOM, NT-MDT).
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    Optical Sciences Centre

    The Optical Sciences Centre conducts research addressing scientific and technological challenges in the domain of optical sciences spanning classical and quantum photonics, light–matter interactions, nanotechnology, biomedical and biosciences, quantum gases and quantum materials. 

Contact the Optical Data Storage and Laser Fabrication Laboratory team

If you have any questions about this facility please contact Dan Kapsaskis, Operations Manager for the Optical Sciences Centre facilities, on +61 3 9214 4884 or via dkapsaskis@swinburne.edu.au.

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