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Erol Harvey
Research Leader:

Prof. Erol Harvey
Email: eharvey@swin.edu.au
PhD: Monash University, 1989
B.Sc.: Monash University, 1985


Research Activities:

Excimer Laser Micromachining Technology
Microsensors
Micro Optics
UV Material Modification
MEMS, MST, MOEMS and Microengineering


A/Prof Erol Harvey received his Ph.D in Physics from Monash University in 1988. He moved to the UK where he became Operations Manager of the SPRITE laser facility of the SERC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford. In 1991 he moved to Exitech Limited, a spin-out company from the Rutherford Laser Facility, where he was Principal Development Engineer and Head of System Design and Fabrication of the Advanced Excimer Laser Micromachining systems. In this role he has been the project co-ordinator for Workstation Design and fabrication for customers throughout Japan, Europe, Asia and the Far East, and has worked closely with customers around the world developing applications

Manufacturing Technologies
CRC for Manufacturing Technologies

Typical Publication and Patents:
  1. E C Harvey, T R mackin, R E Scholten "Micro optical structures for atom lithography" SPIE Vol 3892, 28 Oct 1999, pp
  2. M Ghantasala, E Harvey and D Sood "Excimer laser micromachining of structures using SU-8", SPIE Vol 3874, 20 Sep 1999, pp85-91
  3. N.H.Rizvi, E.C. Harvey, P.T. Rumsby, J.P.H. Burt, M.S. Talary, J.A. Tame and R. Pethig, "An Excimer Laser Micromachining System for the production of Bioparticle Electromanipulation Devices" SPIE Vol 3224, 29 Sept 1997, pp266 - 272
  4. P.T. Rumsby, N.H. Rizvi, E.C. Harvey and D. Thomas "Excimer laser patterning of thick and thin films for high-density packaging", in "Microelectronic Packaging and Laser Processing" SPIE Vol 3184, 25 June 1997, pp 176 - 185
  5. E.C. Harvey and P.T. Rumsby "Fabrication techniques and their application to produce novel micromachined structures and devices using excimer laser projection" in "Micromachining and microfabrication process technology III" SPIE Vol 3223, 25 June 1997, pp26 - 33
  6. P.T. Rumsby, E.C. Harvey and D.W. Thomas "Laser Microprojection for Micromechanical Device Fabrication" SPIE Vol 2921, 4 Dec 1996, pp684 – 692
  7. Erol C Harvey, Phil T Rumsby, Malcolm C Gower and Jason L Remnant "Microstructuring by Excimer Laser" SPIE Vol 2639, 23 Oct 1995, pp266 – 276
  8. Erol C Harvey, Phil T Rumsby and Malcolm C Gower "Excimer laser projector for materials processing applications", Proc. Laser Advanced Materials Processing LAMP92, High Temperature Soc. Japan, 1992, pp1047-1052
  9. E C Harvey, C J Hooker, M H Key, A K Kidd, M D Lister, M J Shaw and W T Leyland "Picosecond gain and saturation measurments in a KrF laser amplifier depumped by amplified spontaneous emission:, J.Appl.Phys, 70(10), 1991, pp5238-5245
  10. J M D Lister, M J Shaw, C J Hooker and E C Harvey "Uniform target illumination by spatial incoherence in a multiplexed KrF laser system", Optics.Comm,84(1,2), 1991, pp55-60
  11. I N Ross, M J Shaw, C J Hooker, M H Key, E C Harvey, J M D Lister, J E Andrew, G J Hurst and P A Rogers "A high performance excimer pumped Raman Laser" Opt.Comm, 78(3,4), 1990, pp263-270
  12. E C Harvey and M J Shaw "A simple kinetic model for electron beam-pumped KrF lasers", Laser&Part. Beams, Feb2 1990
  13. E C Harvey, P T Rumsby, T Wheelwright, Coinventors Patent Application "Laser engraving of integlio printing plates for bank notes and security printing" (Europe, 20 Feb 1996)
  14. R C Tobin, E C Harvey, A K Anders Coinventors Patent "Room temperature metal vapour laser:, USA 4771435, Sept 13, 1998
  15. R C Tobin, E C Harvey, A K Anders, Coinventors Patent "Room temperature metal vapoyr laser" Australia 65352/86, Europe 87100909.8
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