OptoFab Node - Australian National Fabrication Facility Limited

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Overview

Optofab offers specialist facilities and dedicated staff that are on hand to provide services and technical support to users in microprocessing, microfabrication and characterisation of fibre, planar and bulk materials which include silica, metals, ceramics, silicon, polymers and crystals.

Optofab services have proved beneficial for applications in telecoms, biotechnology, biomedicine, microelectronics, optical sensing, industrial processing, defence and security.

The Node consists of centres at Macquarie University (headquarters), the Adelaide University, the Australian National University, and the University of Sydney.

Node Competencies

Laser micromachining and processing; speciality and functional optical materials; laser inscription of photonic devices; photolithography; diamond CVD and nanoparticles; speciality optical fibre production.

Contact

Node Director: A/Prof Simon Gross
Email: simon.gross@mq.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9850 7056

Facility Manager: Dr Benjamin Johnston
Email: benjamin.johnston@mq.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9850 8960

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Location

Macquarie University

Address

Australian Hearing Hub (Building W1A)
Level 4, 16 University Avenue
Macquarie University
North Ryde NSW 2109

Adelaide University

Address

The Braggs Building
Adelaide University
SA 5005, Australia

Australian National University

Address

Research School of Physics
building #160, Level 3, End of Mills Road
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 2601
+61 2 6125 8574

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Experts

A/Prof Simon Gross

(SIGH-muhn gross)

Node Director

Simon received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering and M.Sc. degree in microelectronics from Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria, in 2008 and 2009, respectively. In 2013, he received the PhD in physics from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He was a Macquarie University Research Fellow, an ARC DECRA Research Fellow, and was awarded a Menzies Foundation Entrepreneur Fellowship and an ARC Future Fellowship. Simon is one of the founding members and CTO of Modular Photonics - a multi-award-winning spin-off from Macquarie University that commercialises 3D photonic waveguide devices. Simon’s research interests are the fundamental interaction of ultrashort laser pulses with dielectrics and the application of ultrafast lasers to optical materials processing in particular laser direct-writing of photonic waveguide devices for the use in telecommunication, astronomy, sensing, and information processing applications.

Administrative / Managerial, CAD, Direct Write Lithography, Laser Processing, Manufacturing and machining, Microscopy, Packaging, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly, Printing 3D, Profilometry, Spectroscopy, Surface Characterisation

Macquarie University

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Dr Benjamin Johnston

(BEN-juh-muhn JON-stuhn)

Node Manager & POC

With a background spanning optoelectronics and laser-based fabrication, Ben oversees the cutting-edge facilities at the Optofab node. He specialises in utilising ultra-fast laser systems to solve technical hurdles for commercial clients, ensuring the delivery of high-accuracy micromachining solutions.

Manufacturing and machining, Materials Synthesis and Modification, Packaging

Macquarie University

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Dr Martin Ams

(MAR-tuhn ams)

Business Development Manager

Dr Martin Ams received the B.Sc. degree in physics and the Ph.D. degree in optical laser physics from Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia, in 2001 and 2008, respectively. He then worked as a Research Associate at the MQ Photonics Research Centre and the Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), Macquarie University until mid-2011. Following this Dr Ams took a 2 year post-doctoral position at City University London in advanced optical fibre sensors and their applications. He is currently the business development manager for the OptoFab node of the Australia National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) at Macquarie University, Sydney.

Macquarie University

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