Calendar 2006–07

340 Part 4 • Research Units and University Extensions Institute of Optical Science and Technology Tel.: 2609 8370 Fax.: 2603 7210 E-mail: chinlon@ie.cuhk.edu.hk kntsang@ie.cuhk.edu.hk The institute was formed in October 2002 to promote research excellence in all areas of advanced photonic science and technology as well as industrial application. It oversees several existing photonics-related laboratories in the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Science. Its two major research centres are the Centre for Advanced Research in Photonics (CARP) and the Centre of Optical Sciences (COS). CARP focuses on R&D and engineering applications of photonics in components, devices, modules, subsystems, systems and networks, whereas COS concentrates on basic research in photonic physics, optical spectroscopy, novel photonic materials, and new processes. Centre for Advanced Research in Photonics Tel.: 2609 8370 Fax.: 2603 7210 E-mail: chinlon@ie.cuhk.edu.hk The centre’s mission is to promote research excellence in all areas of advanced photonics technology and their engineering application. Areas of interest include optoelectronic devices, components, subsystem modules, optical communication systems, optical networks as well as photonic sensors for biomedical applications. Much of the research is interdisciplinary, involving collaboration of researchers from different speciality areas in the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Science. Affiliated with the centre are several laboratories such as the Lightwave Communications Laboratory, the Optoelectronics Laboratory, the Solid State Electronics Laboratory, the Photonics Packaging Laboratory, the MOVPE Laboratory, and the Centre for Micro and Nano Systems. Centre of Optical Sciences Tel.: 2609 6103 Fax.: 2603 5204 E-mail: hqlin@phy.cuhk.edu.hk The centre, supported by the University and the C.N. Yang Foundation, has a mission to promote research and teaching excellence in all areas of optical sciences. Due to the wide range of technological applications of optical sciences, much of the research is interdisciplinary, involving participation and collaboration of researchers from different speciality areas, namely, physics, chemistry, biology, electronic and information engineering. Student training with a focus on optical sciences is provided in the form of postgraduate studentships. The centre has laser light sources that operate from the VUV to mid-IR, with corresponding radiometric and spectroscopic detection systems. Additional hardware includes materials characterization instrumentation such as SEM and TEM for a comprehensive investigation of novel optical materials.

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