PUBLIC TALK: Photonic integrated circuits for the new information age: Faster, smaller and smarter

A public lecture by Professor Benjamin J. Eggleton, Director, ARC Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS)

Photonic integrated circuits use light rather than electrons to perform a wide variety of optical functions. Recent developments in nanotechnology have expanded the range of possible functionalities for these highly integrated optical chips. This lecture will review our recent progress in developing photonic circuits that exploit nanophotonics and optical nonlinearity to generate and manipulate light, down to the single photon level with a focus on emerging applications in quantum information processing, microwave photonics and midinfrared photonics.

This event is part of LightTALKS, a lecture series where scientists and artists talk about optics, organized to celebrate the 2015 International Year of Light. IYL2015 is a global initiative adopted by the United Nations to raise awareness of how optical technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to worldwide challenges in energy, education, agriculture, communications and health. IYL2015 at UWA is co-sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Studies, Lions Eye Institute, The Optical Society and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.

Cost: Free, but RSVP required via the IAS webpage