Capabilities
List of Available Tools
Tool Make and Model
Key Differentiator
Node
Universal Laser Systems PLS6MW (UoW)
Laser cutter
Materials Node
Materials Node
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Description
Laser cutter
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Related Information
Optimised for cutting polymers that are up to 10 mm thick.
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Tool Owner
3DMicroMac Picosecond micromachining facility (MQ)
Picosecond laser system
Optofab
Optofab
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Description
Picosecond laser machining facility using a SuperRapidHE laser and galvo scanners. 266nm, 532nm, 1064nm.
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Related Information
SuperRapidHE laser system. Scanlan galvo scanners
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Tool Owner
Custom Nanosecond micromachining facility (MQ)
532nm nanosecond laser with trepanning head
Optofab
Optofab
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Description
532nm, 2mJ, nanosecond laser, Stages and Drilling optics. 266nm option available.
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Related Information
Drilling and cutting of metals and ceramics to 1mm thickness. Perforation of glass and polymers using the 266nm option
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Tool Owner
Custom Femtosecond micromachining facility (MQ)
Femtosecond laser writing system
Optofab
Optofab
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Description
800nm, 1030nm, 515nm, 257nm femtosecond laser sources, precision stages, objective lens delivery.
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Related Information
Pharos and RegA laser systems. Photonic inscription, micromachining, surface process
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Tool Owner
Coherent Chameleon (MQ)
Femtosecond laser source
Optofab
Optofab
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Description
Tuneable Ti:Saphire laser for optical charactersation and laser development tasks.
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Related Information
Tuneable across most of the Ti:Sapphire bandwidth. Multi-Watt level 76MHz oscillator
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Tool Owner
Custom Ultrafast laser facility (MQ)
Ultrafast laser writing system
Optofab
Optofab
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Description
Ti:Sapphire laser writing system (In-Kind facility)
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Related Information
Spectra Physics Hurricane, 1kHz laser. Fibre Bragg gratings in variety of optical fibres
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Tool Owner
Trotec Speedy 360 (UQ)
Trotec laser engraver
QLD
QLD
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Description
Engrave or cut a variety of materials using a CO2 laser
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Related Information
Create microfluidic device on PDMS and PMMA with a resolution of ~5µm
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Tool Owner
