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Michael Withford is a laser physicist in the School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University, a Director of the Optofab Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility, a co-founder and CEO of start-up Modular Photonics, and a CSIRO ON alumni. His expertise includes laser based advanced manufacturing, microphotonics and smart sensing. Modular Photonics, a spin out from Macquarie University, manufactures award winning glass-microchip devices that increase data transmission rates and reach in both enterprise optical fibre networks and next generation long-haul networks.
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La Trobe led Project of ARC ITRH: Investigations into the effectiveness of improved ventilation strategies for mitigating concrete corrosion in sewers
Hogan, C. (Chief Investigator), Pilgram, P. (Chief Investigator), Petrovski, S. (Chief Investigator), Withford, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Kuen, T. (Partner Investigator) & Verinder, A. (Centre Member)
4/06/25 → 3/06/28
Project: Research
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Development of digital twin model based on physico-chemical and biosensors to estimate end-of-service life of sewers
Withford, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Ams, M. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Dekker, P. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/09/23 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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ANFF Optofab OPEX cofunding 2023-2027
Withford, M. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/07/23 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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SmartCrete CRC
Clark, S. (Primary Chief Investigator), Wu, S. (Associate Investigator), Salehi, F. (Chief Investigator), Bishop, M. (Associate Investigator), Trueck, S. (Chief Investigator), Linnenluecke, M. (Chief Investigator), Mukhopadhyay, S. (Chief Investigator), Sheng, M. (Chief Investigator), Beheshti, A. (Associate Investigator), Hansen, S. (Chief Investigator), Dekker, P. (Associate Investigator), Jackson, S. (Chief Investigator), Asadnia, M. (Chief Investigator), Wiggins, M. (Chief Investigator), Ams, M. (Associate Investigator), Withford, M. (Chief Investigator), Beheshti, A. (Associate Investigator), Dafforn, K. (Chief Investigator), Giri, P. (Associate Investigator), Sofronov, G. (Chief Investigator), Taheri, S. (Associate Investigator) & Abbassi, R. (Chief Investigator)
21/09/20 → 20/09/27
Project: Research
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SmartCrete CRC
Clark, S. (Primary Chief Investigator), Wu, S. (Associate Investigator), Salehi, F. (Chief Investigator), Bishop, M. (Associate Investigator), Trueck, S. (Chief Investigator), Linnenluecke, M. (Chief Investigator), Mukhopadhyay, S. (Chief Investigator), Sheng, M. (Chief Investigator), Beheshti, A. (Associate Investigator), Hansen, S. (Chief Investigator), Dekker, P. (Associate Investigator), Jackson, S. (Chief Investigator), Asadnia, M. (Chief Investigator), Wiggins, M. (Chief Investigator), Ams, M. (Associate Investigator), Withford, M. (Chief Investigator), Beheshti, A. (Associate Investigator), Dafforn, K. (Chief Investigator), Giri, P. (Associate Investigator), Sofronov, G. (Chief Investigator), Taheri, S. (Associate Investigator) & Abbassi, R. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Feasibility study of optical fiber surface condensation sensors for sewer pipelines
Anderson, L., Dekker, P., Kuen, T., Bustamante, H., Withford, M. & Ams, M., 1 Sept 2025, In: IEEE Sensors Journal. 25, 17, p. 32726-32732 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High fidelity waveguides through vitreous media recomposition for next generation photonic devices
Fernandez, T. T., Ross-Adams, A., Bakovic, M., Thomas, J. U., Hochrein, O., Mahmodi, H., Kabakova, I., Privat, K., Withford, M. & Gross, S., 11 Jul 2025, In: Advanced Optical Materials. 13, 20, p. 1-11 11 p., 2403427.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Passive achromatic phase shifter fabricated using ultrafast laser inscription
Douglass, G., Arcadi, E., Rossini-Bryson, S., Spalding, E., Martinod, M.-A., Tuthill, P., Withford, M. J., Norris, B., Guyon, O. & Gross, S., 1 May 2025, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 43, 9, p. 4416-4421 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Photonic chip with embedded data center fabric
Castro, J., Kose, B., Reid, R., Huang, P., Lane, B., Gross, S. & Withford, M., 2025, Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2025. Online: Optica Publishing Group, 3 p. W2A.36Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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Reaching the pinnacle of high-capacity optical transmission using a standard cladding diameter coupled-core multi-core fiber
van den Hout, M., S. Luís, R., Puttnam, B. J., Di Sciullo, G., Hayashi, T., Inoue, A., Nagashima, T., Gross, S., Ross-Adams, A., Withford, M. J., Dallachiesa, L., Fontaine, N. K., Ryf, R., Mazur, M., Chen, H., Sakaguchi, J., Antonelli, C., Okonkwo, C., Furukawa, H. & Rademacher, G., 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, p. 1-8 8 p., 3833.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile40 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)152 Downloads (Pure)