Optical microsystem design, simulation, manufacturing, characterization and applications.
Optical characterization (500 nm to 2 μm spectrometry), mechanical characterization (modal warping, surface roughness) and electrical characterization.
Environmental optical profilometry, laser vibrometry, environmental rotary table for accelerometer and gyroscope characterization, CO2 laser glass remelting
- Aerospace and satellites
- Agriculture, animal science and food
- Automotive
- Chemical industries
- Clean technology
- Consumer durables
- Consumer non-durables
- Defence and security industries
- Education
- Energy (renewable and fossil)
- Environmental technologies and related services
- Healthcare and social services
- Information and communication technologies and media
- Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
- Manufacturing and processing
- Mining, minerals and metals
- Ocean industries
Specialized labs and equipment
Equipment |
Function |
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White light interferometer (Fogale Photomap 3D) with sub-nanometer vertical resolution, including dynamic (100 Hz to 2 MHz) and environmental (10 to 1 millibar; -30ºC to +100ºC) features |
No-contact topographical and roughness measuring |
Supercontinuum source (Leukos SM-20); 400 to 2,200 nm; >10 microW/nm |
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Spectrometer (Acton Research Corporation SpectraPro-2750) |
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InGaAs IR camera (VDS Vosskühler NIR-610PGE) |
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Broadband source (Newport BBS-430); 1,520 to 1,620 nm; 13 dBm |
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Optical spectrum analyser (Agilent 86140A) |
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Optical fibre fusion splicer (Fitel S182A) |
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Tunable laser (Agilent 81600B # 200); 1,440 to 1,640 nm |
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High sensitivity power sensor (Agilent 81634B); 110 dBm to +10 dBm |
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Dispersion analyser (Agilent 86038B) |
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Rotary table (Ideal Aerosmith 1291BL) |
Accelerometer and gyroscope characterization (with environmental chamber) |
Laser scanning vibrometer (Polytec MSA-500-PM2-20-D) |
Modal dynamic mechanical characterization |
Private and public sector research partners
- Meglab
- Huawei
- Teledyne Dalsa
- Nanometrix
- MPB Communications
- Canadian Space Agency
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont