Research Interests within the CLA
Lasers, first discovered in 1960, have evolved from being a technological curiosity to an essential component of our daily lives. At its outset in 1988, the Centre for Lasers and Applications (CLA) concentrated on the science and technology of developing forms of laser, such as high-power metal-vapour lasers, and laser applications in areas as diverse as medical therapy, machining and molecular science. These initial interests soon grew to encompass R&D on solid-state lasers, microsurgery, flow cytometry, efficient wavelength conversion, and laser-based systems for use in industrial, defence and biomedical applications.
The CLA has made distinctive contributions to Australia's technological standing - for instance, we drilled precision orifices in the torches used to herald the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. The CLA has developed significant intellectual property, some of which is now being commercially exploited (e.g., ultraviolet-visible copper vapour laser technology licenced to Oxford Lasers; assignment of its biomedical laser solder technology). We in the CLA place high value on our research students, assisting them to be part of the international scientific community and, where appropriate, to engage in industrial collaboration. There is a wide range of research interests that are currently active within the CLA, as follows:
| Laser and Optical Physics | Laser and Optical Engineering | Laser Applications |
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In 2007, CLA has been incorporated into MQ Photonics Research Centre.
Presentation Slides for Open Day 2007
The following slides are in Microsoft Powerpoint format. If your computer does not have this software, please click here to download Powerpoint Viewer 2003.
- Professor Brian Orr
- Professor Ewa Goldys
- Professor Deb Kane and Dr Robert Carman
- Associate Professor David Coutts and Dr David Spence
- Associate Professor Judith Dawes
- Associate Professor Andrei Zvyagin
- Dr Alex Fuerbach
- Dr James Rabeau