CLA Research Areas
The Centre for Lasers and Applications (CLA) is organised to encourage cross-talk between its various research interests. Some of the research "groups" listed below are clearly defined, whereas others are integrated to span a wide range of the CLA structure.
- Biological and medical applications
- Guided wave optics and photonics (Dept of Electronics)
- Laser microfabrication and photonics (including the CUDOS Centre of Excellence)
- Molecular and optical physics (formerly Chemistry Laser Applications Laboratory)
- Raman lasers
- Solid-state lasers (including the CUDOS Centre of Excellence)
- Ultraviolet and visible laser applications
- Tunable ultraviolet lasers
- New mode locked laser sources
The CLA also maintains regular contact with several other affiliated research groups and units in Macquarie University's Division of Information and Communication Sciences, predominantly within the Department of Physics. We also maintain links with many other research organisations in Australia and internationally.
MQ Photonics Research Centre
In 2007, CLA has been incorporated into MQ Photonics Research Centre.
Activities in this area comprise world-class research in laser physics, optics, photonics, optoelectronics, optical engineering, quantum electronics and their wide-ranging applications, particularly in medical, industrial and communications technology.
The MQ Photonics Research Centre is based on an active group of researchers at Macquarie University. MQ Photonics aims to achieve and maintain the University's international prominence in the following seven central areas of research acitivities:
Special emphasis is placed on faciliating postgraduate training in laser physics and photonic science. MQ Photonics operates in several specialised research laboratories located within the Department of Physics and of Electronic Engineering in the Division of Information and Communication Sciences.
Please visit the MQ Photonics Research Centre for more details.