Introduction

CUDOS is a research consortium between five Australian Universities: The University of Sydney, Macquarie University, University of Technology Sydney, Australian National University and Swinburne University of Technology . It is funded by the Australian Research Council under the Centres of Excellence program. The CUDOS research program has two central themes: micro-photonics and nonlinear photonics. The goal of achieving ultrahigh-speed all-optical signal processing on a single photonic chip is addressed by combining these two themes to develop micron-scale photonic components incorporating nonlinear photonics processes.

The Melbourne node of CUDOS is situated in the Centre for Micro-Photonics, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology. Professor Min Gu is a member of the Executive Committee and a Co-ordinator of the Melbourne Node of CUDOS. The final aim of the Melbourne Node of the CUDOS is to fabricate photonic chips, which operates at telecommunication wavelengths and integrates a large variety of optical elements such as waveguides, superprisms, and switches.