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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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Humidity Sensor Trial
Ams, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Withford, M. (Chief Investigator) & Dekker, P. (Chief Investigator)
14/05/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Consultancy
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2022/23 NCRIS NSW support: NSW Consortium of Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) Nodes
Boreland, M. (Chief Investigator), Beirne, S. (Chief Investigator), Withford, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Johnston, B. (Chief Investigator) & Verinder, A. (Other)
8/05/24 → 7/05/26
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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Commonwealth NCRIS ANFF Optofab support
Withford, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Johnston, B. (Other) & Verinder, A. (Other)
9/06/23 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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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
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