Silica Fibre Fabrication 

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IPAS Silica Fibre Fabrication Facility

IPAS’ new silica glass fabrication facility will extend the research capability at IPAS and opens new opportunities as well as enhancing the range of applications for speciality silica fibres from photonics research in new lasers, telecommunications devices, nonlinear optics, sensing, electro-optic devices, to applications led research in industrial machining and medical treatments.

This facility located at the North Terrace and Thebarton Campuses of The University of Adelaide has taken 3 years and $4.5m to build and is staffed by world class glass fibre formulation and fabrication experts – it represents a state-of-the-art silica glass fabrication facility that further extends IPAS capabilities and opens new opportunities for Australian researchers within these fields.

The North Terrace Silica Preform Facility comprises silica preform production via MCVD, sonic milling and drilling equipment and preform characterisation instruments. The Thebarton Silica Fibre Drawing Facility houses a 6-meter fibre drawing tower and fibre characterisation instruments.

Commercial Services

As part of the OptoFab node of the ANFF, IPAS offers a variety of commercial services from the supply of custom glasses and fibres to theoretical modelling and development of novel sensor platforms. Academic groups and companies are encouraged to contact IPAS with their specific requirements or to access our specialised equipment and services.

Product Sheets

Contact

Luis Lima-Marques (IPAS Laboratory Manager)
Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005
Telephone:  +61 (0)8 8313 0760
Facsimile  :  +61 (0)8 8303 4380
Email: luis.lima-marques@adelaide.edu.au