Professor David Lancaster

EOS Chair in Laser Physics / Professor UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (F2-41)
tel +61 8 830 25538

email David.Lancaster@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

About me

David is the EOS Chair of Laser Physics and the Director of the 'Laser Physics and Photonics Devices Laboratories' (LPPDL) group. His research is in the broad field of experimental laser physics, photonic sensors, and ultrafast laser fabrication. His current research areas include advanced fibre and waveguide lasers; photonic manufacturing techniques; and advanced remote sensors for defence and the mining sectors.

His academic outputs include > 90 journal papers, a book chapter, and holds 2 granted patents.

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Research

Research focus

Optical Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Engineering
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry

Highlights

Waveguide lasers

Short to mid-infrared fibre lasers

Ultra-fast laser modification of materials

Non-linear frequency conversion

Research

Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

EOS Chair in Laser Physics, Electro Optic Systems Pty. Limited, 23/08/2021 - 23/08/2026
ARC Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources, ARC - Industrial Transformation Training Centres, 27/08/2020 - 26/06/2026
Unlocking complex resources through lean processing, BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd, 01/06/2018 - 31/08/2024
Unlocking complex resources through lean processing, SA Dept of Innovation and Skills (formerly DSD), 01/06/2018 - 31/08/2024
Ultrashort-pulse direct laser writing of optical interconnects for 1.3 μm in silica glass: Phase 1, Innolume GmbH, 23/11/2023 - 02/02/2024
ARC Research Hub for integrated device for end-user analysis at low-levels (IDEAL), ARC - Industrial Transformation Research Hubs, 24/03/2017 - 31/12/2023
PTNR Alcolizer - Evidentiary Alcohol Breath testing unit - ARC IDEAL HUB IH150100028, Alcolizer Pty Ltd, 24/03/2017 - 23/03/2022
High Power Durability of Soft Glasses for Laser Applications, Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development, 24/06/2016 - 30/06/2020
2.1 um laser-array chip module, Defence Science and Technology Group, 05/02/2020 - 30/05/2020
Extreme temperature monitoring for minerals and metals processing, ARC - Linkage Project, 01/07/2015 - 30/06/2019
Feasibiity and Automotive Application of New White Lasers, Innovation Voucher Program (DSD), 06/06/2016 - 31/01/2018

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year	Output
2012	Jackson, SD & Lancaster, DG 2012, 'Fiber lasers that bridge the shortwave to midwave regions of the infrared spectrum', in OG Okhotnikov (ed.), Fiber Lasers, Wiley-Blackwell, Germany, ch. 7, pp. 233-267. 4

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Khalid, M, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H & Lancaster, DG 2025, 'Performance evaluation of ∼2.1 μm microchip laser operation in Ho³⁺ doped germanate glass', Optics Communications, vol. 575, pp. 1-8.
2024	Fernandez, TT, Hwang, Y, Mahmodi, H, Otten, D, Plenecassagne, L, Cozic, S, Gross, S, Kabakova, I, Withford, M, Poulain, M, Fuerbach, A & Lancaster, D 2024, 'Ultrafast laser-fabricated fluoride glass waveguides with exceptionally high positive refractive index change for mid-infrared integrated optics', Optics Express, vol. 32, no. 24, pp. 42938-42950. Open access 2
2024	Guan, B, Kok, T-W, Riesen, N, Lancaster, D, Suu, K & Priest, C 2024, 'Microsphere-enabled micropillar array for whispering gallery mode virus detection', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 12042-12051. Open access 3 2
2024	Rozenberga, L, Bloch, W, Gillam, TA, Lancaster, DG, Skinner, W, Krasowska, M, Blencowe, A & Beattie, DA 2024, 'Europium metal-organic framework polymer composites with enhanced luminescence and selective ferric ion sensing', ACS Applied Polymer Materials, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 3544-3553. 3 3 1
2024	Sarkar, MNI, Nguyen, LV, Kilpatrick, AD, Lancaster, DG & Warren-Smith, SC 2024, 'Dynamic multimode fiber specklegram sensor smart bed enabled by deep learning', Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 6342-6350. Open access
2024	Zhang, WQ, Nguyen, LV, Reja, MI, Lancaster, DG & Warren-Smith, SC 2024, 'Multimode microstructured optical fiber hydrophone', IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 6251-6256. 2 1
2023	Fontana, FF, van der Hoek, B, Tassios, S, Tiddy, C, Stromberg, J, Francis, N, Uvarova, YA & Lancaster, DG 2023, 'Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for whole rock geochemistry', Journal of Geochemical Exploration, vol. 246, article no. 107160, pp. 1-13. Open access 10 7
2023	Riesen, N, Priest, C, Lancaster, DG, Badek, K & Riesen, H 2023, 'Ultra-high-resolution greyscale fluorescence images via UV-exposure of thin flexible phosphor films', Nanoscale, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 4863-4869. 6 6
2022	Otten, DE, Harris, L, Hwang, Y, Stepanov, DY & Lancaster, DG 2022, 'Fiber-coupled multiplexed independent Ho:ZBLAN waveguide chip lasers in a single substrate', Photonics, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1-9. Open access 2 2
2022	Riesen, N, Peterkovic, ZQ, Guan, B, François, A, Lancaster, DG & Priest, C 2022, 'Caged-sphere optofluidic sensors: whispering gallery resonators in wicking microfluidics', Sensors, vol. 22, no. 11, article no. 4135. Open access 5 4 1
2022	Rozenberga, L, Skinner, W, Lancaster, DG, Bloch, WM, Blencowe, A, Krasowska, M & Beattie, DA 2022, 'A europium metal-organic framework for dual Fe3+ ion and pH sensing', Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, article no. 11982. Open access 18 17 1
2021	Chen, GY, Fox, S, Lancaster, DG & Soe, S 2021, 'Temperature-compensated interferometric torque sensor with bi-directional coiling', Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 4166-4173. 3 3
2021	Gill, KK, Riesen, N, Priest, C, Phillips, N, Guan, B & Lancaster, DG 2021, 'On-chip absorption spectroscopy enabled by graded index fiber tips', Biomedical Optics Express, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 181-190. Open access 5 5 1
2021	Khalid, M, Chen, GY, Ebendorff-Heidepreim, H & Lancaster, DG 2021, 'Femtosecond laser induced low propagation loss waveguides in a lead-germanate glass for efficient lasing in near to mid-IR', Scientific Reports, vol. 11, article no. 10742, pp. 1-12. Open access 13 12
2021	Peng, L, Nguyen, LV, Li, J, Riesen, N, Otten, D, Lancaster, DG, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H & Warren-Smith, SC 2021, 'Two-dimensional mapping of surface scatterers on an optical fiber core using selective mode launching', APL Photonics, vol. 6, no. 2, article no. 026105, pp. 1-8. Open access 1 1 3
2021	Riesen, N, Phillips, N & Lancaster, DG 2021, 'Design guidelines for collimating or focusing graded-index fiber tips', Optics Express. vol. 29, no. 19, pp. 29982-29995. Open access 5 5
2021	Riesen, N, Phillips, N, Nguyen, L V, Warren-Smith, SC, Priest, C & Lancaster, DG 2021, 'Design considerations for graded index fiber tip Fabry-Perot interferometers', Measurement Science and Technology, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 1-6. 5 4 3
2020	Boobhun, JT, Otten, DE, Skinner, W & Lancaster, DG 2020, 'Short-wavelength infrared reflectance spectroscopy of minerals by supercontinuum illumination and speckle reduction', Minerals Engineering, vol. 156, article no. 106528, pp. 1-7. Open access 6 6
2020	Chen, GY, Wang, J & Lancaster, DG 2020, 'Fiber-Optic Skew Ray Sensors', Sensors, vol. 20, no. 9, article no. 2499, pp. 1-23. Open access 2 1
2020	Khalid, M, Lancaster, D & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H 2020, 'Spectroscopic analysis and laser simulations of Yb3+/Ho3+ co-doped lead-germanate glass', Optical Materials Express, vol 10, no. 11, pp. 2819-2833. Open access 19 17
2020	Wang, J, Chen, GY, Wu, X, Xu, H, Monro, TM, Liu, T & Lancaster, DG 2020, 'Light-sheet skew ray-enhanced localized surface plasmon resonance-based chemical sensing', ACS Sensors, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 127-132. 6 6 2
2019	Chen, GY, Francois, A, Wu, X, Zhang, WQ, Codemard, CA, Xu, H, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2019, 'Light-sheet skew-ray enhanced pump-absorption for sensing', Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 37, no. 9, pp. 2140-2146. 8 7
2019	Chen, GY, Wu, X, Codemard, CA, Yu, L, Liu, X, Xu, H, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2019, 'Optical hygrometer using light-sheet skew-ray probed multimode fiber with polyelectrolyte coating', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: International Journal Devoted to Research and Development of Physical and Chemical Transducers, vol. 296, article no. 126685, pp. 1-6. Open access 11 11
2019	Chen, GY, Xuan, W, Schartner, E, Shahnia, S, Hebert, NB, Yu, L, Liu, X, Afshar , S, Newson, T, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Xu, H, Lancaster, DG & Monro, TM 2019, 'Short-range non-bending fully distributed water/humidity sensors', Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 37, no. 9, pp. 2014-2022. Open access 12 9
2019	Guay, P, Genest, J, Michaud-Belleau, V, Hebert, NB & Lancaster, DG 2019, 'Single-frequency mid-infrared waveguide laser', Optics Express, vol. 27, no. 23, pp. 33737-33744. Open access 2 2
2019	Guay, P, Hebert, NB, Michaud-Belleau, V, Lancaster, DG & Genest, J 2019, 'Methane spectroscopy using a free-running chip-based dual-comb laser', Optics Letters, vol. 44, no. 17, pp. 4375-4378. 12 9
2019	Khalid, M, Chen, G, Bei, H, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H & Lancaster, D 2019, 'Microchip and ultra-fast laser inscribed waveguide lasers in Yb3+germanate glass', Optical Materials Express, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 3557-3564. Open access 19 17
2019	Lancaster, D, Otten, D, Cernescu, A, Hebert, N, Chen, G, Johnson, C, Monro, T & Genest, J 2019, 'An ultra-stable 2.9 μ m guided-wave chip laser and application to nano-spectroscopy', APL Photonics, vol. 4, no. 11, article no. 110802, pp. 1-7. Open access 1 1 2
2019	Shahnia, S, Rehmen, J, Lancaster, DG, Monro, TM, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Evans, D & Afshar, S V 2019, 'Towards new fiber optic sensors based on the vapor deposited conducting polymer PEDOT:Tos', Optical Materials Express, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 4517-4531. Open access 5 5 2
2019	Warren-Smith, SC, Schartner, EP, Nguyen, L V, Otten, DE, Yu, Z, Lancaster, DG & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H 2019, 'Stability of grating-based optical fiber sensors at high temperature', IEEE Sensors Journal, 19, no.8, article no. 8600347, pp. 2978-2983. Open access 38 31
2018	Chen, G, Shahnia, S, Monro, T & Lancaster, D 2018, 'Force sensors using the skew-ray-probed plastic optical fibers', IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, article no. 6802208, pp. 1-8. Open access 10 2
2018	Chen, GY, Lancaster, DL & Monro, TM 2018, 'Optical microfiber technology for current, temperature, acceleration, acoustic, humidity and ultraviolet light sensing', Sensors, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 1-25. Open access 25 23
2018	Chen, GY, Lee, T, Kang, YQ, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2018, 'Double edge-diffraction mediated virtual shadow for distance metrology', New Journal of Physics, vol. 20, pp. 1-9. Open access 2 2 1
2018	Chen, GY, Piantedosi, F, Otten, D, Kang, YQ, Zhang, WQ, Zhou, X, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2018, 'Femtosecond-laser-written microstructured waveguides in BK7 glass', Scientific Reports, vol. 8, article no. 10377, pp. 1-7. Open access 34 29 27
2018	Hébert, NB, Lancaster, DG, Michaud-Belleau, V, Chen, GY & Genest, J 2018, 'Highly coherent free-running dual-comb chip platform', Optics Letters, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 1814-1817. 28 21
2018	Piantedosi, F, Chen, GY, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2018, 'Widely tunable, high slope efficiency waveguide lasers in a Yb-doped glass chip operating at 1 μm', Optics Letters, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 1902-1905. Open access 16 12
2018	Zhang, WQ, Lancaster, DG, Monro, TM & Vahid, SA 2018, 'Synchronised dual-wavelength mode-locking in waveguide lasers', Scientific Reports, vol. 8, pp. 1-12. Open access 15 12 1
2017	Alhmoud, H, Cifuentes-Rius, A, Delalat, B, Lancaster, DG & Voelcker, NH 2017, 'Gold-decorated porous silicon nanopillars for targeted hyperthermal treatment of bacterial infections', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 39, pp. 33707-33716. 49 47 2
2017	Chen, GY, Otten, D, Kang, YQ, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2017, 'Measuring the radial position of defects within optical fibers using skew rays', Journal of Sensors, vol. 2017, article no. 4879528, pp. 1-5. Open access 5
2017	Chen, GY, Wu, X, Kang, YQ, Yu, L, Monro, TM, Lancaster, DG, Liu, X & Xu, H 2017, 'Ultra-fast hygrometer based on U-shaped optical microfiber with nanoporous polyelectrolyte coating', Scientific Reports, vol. 7, article no. 7943, pp. 1-8. Open access 31 23 3
2017	Chen, GY, Wu, X, Liu, X, Lancaster, DG, Monro, TM & Xu, H 2017, 'Photodetector based on Vernier-Enhanced Fabry-Perot Interferometers with a photo-thermal coating', Scientific Reports, vol. 7, article no. 41895, pp. 1-9. Open access 8 5 2
2017	Hébert, NB, Genest, J, Deschênes, J-D, Bergeron, H, Chen, GY, Khurmi, C & Lancaster, DG 2017, 'Self-corrected chip-based dual-comb spectrometer', Optics Express, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 8168-8179. Open access 118 94 10
2017	Khurmi, C, Thoday, S, Monro, T, Chen, G & Lancaster, D 2017, 'Visible laser emission from a praseodymium-doped fluorozirconate guided-wave chip', Optics Letters, vol. 42, no. 17, pp. 3339-3342. Open access 8 9
2017	Yu, L, Xu, H, Monro, TM, Lancaster, DG, Xie, Y, Zeng, H, Chen, GY & Liu, X 2017, 'Ultrafast colorimetric humidity-sensitive polyelectrolyte coating for touchless control', Materials Horizons, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 72-82. Open access 56 54
2016	Chen, GY, Codemard, CA, Zervas, MN, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2016, 'Enhanced pump absorption of active fiber components with skew rays', Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol.34, no. 24, pp. 5642 - 5650. 6 6 3
2016	Chen, GY, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2016, 'Detection of microscopic defects in optical fiber coatings using angle-resolved skew rays', Optics Letters, vol. 41, no. 17, pp. 4036-4039. 6 5
2016	Khurmi, C, Hébert, NB, Zhang, WQ, Afshar V, S, Chen, G, Genest, J, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2016, 'Ultrafast pulse generation in a mode-locked Erbium chip waveguide laser', Optics Express, vol. 24, article no. 275830, pp. 27177-27183. Open access 37 30 3
2016	Lancaster, D, Li, Y, Duan, Y, Gross, S, Withford, M & Monro, T 2016, 'Er3+ Active Yb3+Ce3+ Co-Doped Fluorozirconate Guided-Wave Chip Lasers', IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol.28, no. 21, pp. 2315-2318. Open access 13 11
2016	Ng, SWS, Lancaster, DG, Monro, TM, Henry, PC & Ottaway, DJ 2016, 'Air-clad holmium-doped silica fiber laser', IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 1-8. Open access 5 4
2015	Lancaster, DG, Stevens, VJ, Michaud-Belleau, V, Gross, S, Fuerbach, A & Monro, TM 2015, 'Holmium-doped 2.1 μm waveguide chip laser with an output power > 1 W', Optics Express, vol. 23, no. 25, pp. 32664-32670. Open access 16 16
2014	Lancaster, DG, Gross, S, Withford, MJ & Monro, TM 2014, 'Widely tunable short-infrared thulium and holmium doped fluorozirconate waveguide chip lasers', Optics Express, vol. 22, no. 21, pp. 25286-25294. Open access 11 10
2013	Englich, F V, Grabka, M, Lancaster, DG & Monro, TM 2013, 'Magnetic field interaction with guided light for detection of an active gaseous medium within an optical fiber', Optics Express, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 2491-2499. Open access 6 5
2013	Gross, S, Lancaster, DG, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Monro, TM, Fuerbach, A & Withford, MJ 2013, 'Femtosecond laser induced structural changes in fluorozirconate glass', Optical Materials Express, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 574-583. Open access 43 37
2013	Lancaster, DG, Gross, S, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Withford, MJ, Monro, TM & Jackson, SD 2013, 'Efficient 2.9 μm fluorozirconate glass waveguide chip laser', Optics Letters, vol. 38, no. 14, pp. 2588-2591. Open access 50 44
2013	Palmer, G, Gross, S, Fuerbach, A, Lancaster, DG & Withford, MJ 2013, 'High slope efficiency and high refractive index change in direct-written Yb-doped waveguide lasers with depressed claddings', Optics Express, vol. 21, no. 14, pp. 17413-17420. Open access 36 34
2012	Gross, S, Ams, M, Lancaster, DG, Monro, TM, Fuerbach, A & Withford, MJ 2012, 'Femtosecond direct-write überstructure waveguide Bragg gratings in ZBLAN', Optics Letters, vol. 37 no. 19, pp. 3999-4001. 29 22
2012	Gross, S, Ams, M, Palmer, G, Miese, CT, Williams, RJ, Marshall, GD, Fuerbach, A, Withford, MJ, Lancaster, DG & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H 2012, 'Ultrafast Laser Inscription in Soft Glasses: A Comparative Study of Athermal and Thermal Processing Regimes for Guided Wave Optics', International Journal of Applied Glass Science, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 332-348. 59 49
2012	Lancaster, D, Gross, S, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Fuerbach, A, Withford, M & Monro, T 2012, '2.1 µm waveguide laser fabricated by femtosecond laser direct-writing in Ho³+, Tm³+:ZBLAN glass', Optics Letters, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 996-998. Open access 57 49
2012	Lancaster, D, Gross, S, Fuerbach, A, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Monro, T & Withford, M 2012, 'Versatile large-mode-area femtosecond laserwritten Tm:ZBLAN glass chip lasers', Optics Express, vol. 20, no. 25, pp. 27503-27509. Open access 67 57
2012	Oermann, MR, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Ottaway, DJ, Lancaster, DG, Veitch, PJ & Monro, TM 2012, 'Extruded microstructured fiber lasers', IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 578-580. 19 16
2011	Lancaster, D, Gross, S, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Kuan, K, Monro, TM, Ams, M, Fuerbach, A & Withford, MJ 2011, 'Fifty percent internal slope efficiency femtosecond direct-written Tm 3+:ZBLAN waveguide laser', Optics Letters, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 1587-1589. Open access 146 126
2010	Hemming, A, Richards, J, Bennetts, S, Davidson, A, Carmody, N, Davies, P, Corena, L & Lancaster, D 2010, 'A high power hybrid mid-IR laser source', Optics Communications, vol. 283, no. 20, pp. 4041-4045. 31 22
2009	Lancaster, DG & Jackson, SD 2009, 'In-fiber resonantly pumped Q-switched holmium fiber laser', Optics Letters, vol. 34, no. 21, pp. 3412-3414. 10 9
2009	Lancaster, DG 2009, 'Efficient Nd:YAG pumped mid-IR laser based on cascaded KTP and ZGP optical parametric oscillators and a ZGP parametric amplifier', Optics Communications, vol. 282, no. 2, pp. 272-275. 26 21
2009	McNamara, P, Lancaster, D, Bailey, R, Hemming, A, Henry, P & Mair, R 2009, 'A large core microstructured fluoride glass optical fibre for mid-infrared single-mode transmission', Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, vol.355, no. 28-30, pp. 1461-1467. 20 20
2009	Wu, KS, Ottaway, D, Munch, J, Lancaster, DG, Bennetts, S & Jackson, SD 2009, 'Gain-switched holmium-doped fibre laser', Optics Express, vol. 17, no. 23, pp. 20872-20877. Open access 58 52
2008	Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Foo, T-C, Moore, RC, Zhang, W, Li, Y, Monro, TM, Hemming, A & Lancaster, DG 2008, 'Fluoride glass microstructured optical fiber with large mode area and mid-infrared transmission', Optics Letters, vol. 33, no. 23, pp. 2861-2863. Open access 69 49
2008	Jovanovic, N, Marshall, G, Fuerbach, A, Town, G, Bennetts, S, Lancaster, D & Withford, M 2008, 'Highly narrow linewidth, CW, all-fiber oscillator with a switchable linear polarization', IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 809-811. 21 15

Conferences

Year	Output
2024	Lancaster, D, Otten, D, Choi, J & Hall, C 2024, 'Short-pulse GHz class chip lasers for comb applications', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim, IEEE.
2023	Guan, B, Kok, T-W, Riesen, N, Lancaster, DG, Suu, K & Priest, C 2023, 'A pump-free optofluidic biosensing platform based on whispering gallery mode microspheres', 2023 IEEE SENSORS, IEEE, pp. 1-4. Open access
2023	Lancaster, DG, Otten, DE, Hwang, Y & Stepanov, D 2023, 'A multi-wavelength hybrid waveguide-fiber cavity 2.1 µm laser', Solid State Lasers XXXII: Technology and Devices 2023, SPIE, vol. 12399, article no. 1239907, pp. 1-3.
2023	Zhang, WQ, Nguyen, LV, Reja, MI, Lancaster, DG & Warren-Smith, S 2023, 'Machining learning assisted microstructured multimode optical fiber hydrophone', in (eds), 28th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, OFS 2023, Optical Society of America, article no. Th6.35.
2021	Riesen, N, Gill, K, Priest, C, Phillips, N, Guan, B & Lancaster, DG 2021, 'Graded-index fiber on-chip absorption spectroscopy', in J Kang et al. (eds), Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2021, IEEE, paper AW3T.7. Open access 3
2020	Khalid, M, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H & Lancaster, D 2020, '2 μm laser characteristics and spectroscopic properties of Yb³⁺/Ho³⁺ co-doped GPGN', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2020, OSA Publishing, paper no. C3A_4.
2020	Shahnia, S, Evans, D, Lancaster, DG, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H & Afshar, V 2020, 'Nitrate sensing using optical properties of PEDOT at the tip of the fibre', in (eds), 14th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO PR 2020), Optical Society of America, paper P3_21, pp. 1-3. 1 1
2019	Chen, GY & Lancaster, DG 2019, 'Sensitized light pipes: multimode fibers empowered by skew rays', Optical Sensors 2019: Optics and Photonics for Sensing the Environment, OSA Publishing, pp. 1-2.
2019	Guay, P, Genest, J, Michaud-Belleau, V, Hebert, N & Lancaster, D 2019, 'Narrow linewidth single-mode chip laser operating at 2.9 µm', Frontiers in Optics, FiO_2019, The Optical Society, article no. FTu5C.3.
2019	Guay, P, Hebert, N, Genest, J & Lancaster, D 2019, 'Versatile waveguide chip laser for 2.9 µm emission', The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO_Europe_2019b, The Optical Society, vol. Part F140-CLEO_Europe 2019, article no. 2019-ca_3_5. 1
2019	Guay, P, Hebert, N, Michaud-Belleau, V, Lancaster, D & Genest, J 2019, 'Broadband dual-comb spectroscopy of methane with a free-running erbium chip laser', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019, IEEE, article no. 8873047, pp. 1.
2019	Guay, P, Hébert, NB, Genest, J & Lancaster, DG 2019, 'Versatile waveguide chip laser for 2.9 μm emission', 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019, IEEE, article no. 8872785, pp. 1.
2019	Guay, P, Hébert, NB, Michaud-Belleau, V, Lancaster, DG & Genest, J 2019, 'Free-running optical frequency combs for remote sensing', Optics and Photonics for Sensing the Environment 2019, Optical Society of America. 1
2019	Lancaster, D, Hebert, N, Zhang, W, Piantedosi, F, Monro, T & Genest, J 2019, 'A multiple-waveguide mode-locked chip-laser architecture', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019, IEEE, article no. 8872918, pp. 1. Open access 1
2019	Lancaster, D, Otten, D, Bourbeau Hebert, N, Piantedosi, F & Genest, J 2019, 'Mode-locked chip-lasers with multiple waveguides', AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, ACOFT 2019 and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy, ACOLS 2019, SPIE, vol. 11200, article no. 112001F, pp. 1-2.
2019	Nguyen, L, Schartner, E, Otten, D, Yu, Z, Lancaster, D, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H & Warren-Smith, S 2019, 'Multi-point optical fiber pressure sensor', AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, ACOFT 2019 and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy, ACOLS 2019, SPIE, vol. 11200, article no. 11200X, pp. 1-2. 3
2019	Piantedosi, F, Chen, G, Monro, T & Lancaster, D 2019, 'Passive mode-locked Yb fluorozirconate glass waveguide laser', AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, ACOFT 2019 and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy, ACOLS 2019, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 11200, article no. 112001H, pp. 1-2. Open access
2019	Piantedosi, F, Chen, GY, Monro, T & Lancaster, D 2019, 'Passively mode-locked depressed-cladding waveguide laser in Yb fluorozirconate glass', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019, IEEE, article no. 8872186, pp. 1.
2019	Schartner, EP, Nguyen, L V, Otten, D, Yu, Z, Lancaster, DG, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H & Warren-Smith, SC 2019, 'Multi-point high temperature optical fiber sensor', in Arnan Mitchell and Rubinsztein-Dunlop (eds), AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) 2019, SPIE, vol.11200, article no. 1120038, pp. 1-2. 1
2019	Shahnia, S, Rehmen, J, Lancaster, DG, Evans, D & Afshar, S 2019, 'Toward a new sensing platform based on conducting polymer: thickness measurement and the effect of different oxidant solution on damage threshold', in A Mitchell and H Rubinsztein-Dunlop (eds), AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) 2019, SPIE, vol. 11200, pp. 1-2.
2018	Chen, GY, Wu, X, Yu, L, Xu, H, Liu, X, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2018, 'Recent progress in advanced humidity sensors', 22nd World Congress of the International Measurement Confederation, IMEKO 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing, vol. 1065, no. 25, article no. 252008, pp. 1-5. Open access
2018	Hebert, NB, Lancaster, DG, Chen, GY & Genest, J 2018, 'Low-noise dual-comb platform based on mode-locked lasers in a multi-waveguide chip', CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO_SI 2018, OSA, vol. Part F94-CLEO_SI 2018, pp. 1-2.
2018	Schattner, E, Warren-Smith, S, Nguyen, LV, Otten, D, Lancaster, D & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H 2018, 'High Temperature Stability of Femtosecond Written Ablation Fiber Bragg Gratings in Microstructured Optical Fibers', 17th IEEE SENSORS Conference, SENSORS 2018, IEEE, vol. 2018 October, article no. 8589937, pp. 336-339. Open access
2017	Bourbeau-Hebert, N, Deschênes, J-D, Bergeron, H, Chen, G, Khurmi, C, Lancaster, D & Genest, J 2017, 'Transform-limited dual-comb spectroscopy using free-running waveguide lasers', CLEO: Science and Innovations 2017, Optical Society of America, paper no. SM4D.1, pp. 1-2.
2017	Chen, GY, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2017, 'Skew rays analysis to determine radial position of defects within optical fibers', 25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, SPIE, vol. 10323, article no. 103236A, pp. 1-4. Open access
2017	Chen, GY, Wu, X, Liu, X, Lancaster, DG, Monro, TM & Xu, H 2017, 'Photodetector with photothermal cascaded Fabry-Perot etalons', 25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, SPIE, vol. 10323, article no. 103230F, pp. 1-4. Open access 1 1
2017	Lancaster, DG, Khurmi, C, Bourbeau-Hebert, N, Genest, J, Chen, G, Zhang, W, Afshar, S & Monro, TM 2017, 'Mode-locked sub 200 fs laser pulses from an Er-Yb-Ce ZBLAN waveguide laser', Solid State Lasers XXVI: Technology and Devices, SPIE, vol. 10082, article no. 100821A, pp. 1-8. Open access
2017	Zhang, WQ, Afshar, S V, Lancaster, DG & Monro, TM 2017, 'A numerical study of single-pulse dual-wavelength mode-locked waveguide laser', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), IEEE, pp. 1-2.
2016	Chen, GY & Lancaster, DG 2016, 'Angle-resolved skew rays for microscopic fault detection in optical fiber coatings', Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology 2016, Optical Society of America, paper no. AW3C.5.
2016	Khurmi, C, Chen, GY, Zhang, W, Monro, T & Lancaster, DG 2016, 'Mode-locked 305 fs laser pulses from an Er-Yb-Ce ZBLAN waveguide laser', Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology 2016, Optical Society of America, paper no. ATh4C.3.
2016	Zhang, WQ, Chen, GY, Lancaster, DG & Monro, T 2016, 'Negative to positive refractive index change in borosilicate BK7 glass through MHz femtosecond laser writing', Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology 2016, Optical Society of America, paper no. AM5C.6.
2015	Michaud-Belleau, V, Gross, S, Genest, J & Lancaster, D 2015, 'Watt-Level in-band pumped Ho: ZBLAN waveguide chip laser at 2.1 μm', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Europe and the European Quantum Electronics Conference, 2015, OSA Publishing.
2014	Lee, JH, Gross, S, Cunning, B, Brown, C, Kielpinski, D, Monro, T & Lancaster, D 2014, 'Graphene-based passive Q-switching of a Tm3+ : ZBLAN short-infrared waveguide laser', CLEO: Applications and Technology 2014, IEEE, paper no. JTu4A.128. pp. 1-2. 7
2013	Englich, F V, Grabka, M, Lancaster, DG & Monro, TM 2013, 'Guided-mode based Faraday rotation spectroscopy within a photonic bandgap fiber', Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures III, SPIE, vol. 8632, article no. 86320L, pp. 1-6. 1
2013	Grabka, M, Englich, F V, Lancaster, DG, Gawlik, W & Monro, TM 2013, 'Theoretical modeling of the Faraday effect within a gas-filled photonic bandgap fiber', in L Jaroszewicz (ed.), 5th European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, EWOFS 2013, SPIE, vol. 8794, paper no. 87942M, pp. 1-6.
2013	Gross, S, Lancaster, D, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Monro, T, Fuerbach, A & Withford, M 2013, 'Direct-write depressed cladding waveguide Bragg-gratings in ZBLAN glass', Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides, BGPP 2012, OSA, paper no. BM3D.3, pp. 1-2.
2012	Fuerbach, A, Gross, S, Alberich, M, Lancaster, D, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Monro, T & Withford, M 2012, 'Femtosecond laser direct-written microstructured waveguides in passive as well as in novel active glasses', in J López-Higuera et al. (eds), 14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, IEEE, pp. 1-4. 1
2011	Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Lancaster, D, Kuan, K, Moore, R, Sarker, S & Monro, TM 2011, 'Extruded fluoride fiber for 2.3µm laser application', International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, IEEE, pp. 621-623. 1
2011	Fuerbach, A, Gross, S, Miese, C, Palmer, G, Jovanovic, N, Koehler, W, Ganz, T, Lancaster, D, Monro, TM & Withford, M 2011, 'Femtosecond Chirped Pulse Oscillators for high-speed Photonic device fabrication', 2011 International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011, IEEE, pp. 1159-1160. 2
2011	Lancaster, D, Gross, S, Ng, S, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Monro, TM, Fuerbach, A & Withford, MJ 2011, 'A new class of 2µm waveguide lasers produced by fs direct-writing of Tm3+ and Ho3+ doped ZBLAN glass', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim 2011, Optical Society of America, paper no. C888, pp. 989-991.

Research

Patents

Details	Registry	Status
Element for the amplification of a light and method of making the same Lancaster, David; Gross, Simon; Monro, Tanya; Withford, Michael; Fuerbach, Alexander	EP	Filed
Element for the amplification of a light and method of making the same Lancaster, David; Gross, Simon; Monro, Tanya; Withford, Michael; Fuerbach, Alexander	US	Granted
Element for the amplification of a light and method of making the same Lancaster, David; Gross, Simon; Monro, Tanya; Withford, Michael; Fuerbach, Alexander	WO	Filed

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Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australian Astronomical Observatory	AUSTRALIA
Bob Seymour and Associates Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Defence Science and Technology Group	AUSTRALIA
Femtolasers Productions GmbH	AUSTRIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
Jagiellonian University	POLAND
Jilin University	CHINA
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	SWEDEN
Laval University	CANADA
Laval University (Canada)	CANADA
Macquarie University	AUSTRALIA
Maptek	AUSTRALIA
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics	GERMANY
MG Scientific Glassblowing	AUSTRALIA
Minomic Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
NeaSpec	GERMANY
Perkin Elmer Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Preg Tech Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Qilu University of Technology	CHINA
Shenzhen Technology University	CHINA
Shenzhen University	CHINA
Smr Australia	AUSTRALIA
SPI Lasers	UNITED KINGDOM
Tsinghua University	CHINA
ULVAC Technologies, Inc	UNITED STATES
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Alberta	CANADA
University of Laval	CANADA
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Paris-Saclay	FRANCE
University of Science and Technology of China	CHINA
University of Seoul	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH)
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Southampton	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Sydney	AUSTRALIA
Western Sydney University	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Editorial Board Member Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group)	2018
Member Australian Institute of Physics (AIP)	2017
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors	2017
Member Australian Institute of Physics (AIP)	2016
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors	2016
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors	2015
Member Australian Institute of Physics (AIP)	2015
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors	2014
Member Australian Institute of Physics (AIP)	2014
Windows on Science Grant US Air Force Office of Scientific Research	2013

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Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
109687 - Towards practical and resilient satellite-based quantum key distribution for space networks	Current
Learning to Sense. Next Generation Photonic Sensors Enabled by Machine Learning	Current
Sensing metal ions with polyelectrolyte multilayer films	Current
Development of fibre-based sensor of electrical and chemical stimuli using conducting polymer	Completed
Free-running chip-based dual-comb vibrometry	Completed
Germanate waveguide lasers for short to mid-IR laser applications	Completed
Heat transfer in laser irradiated retinal tissues	Completed
Metal organic framework based optical fibre sensor for Fe3+ concentration measurements	Completed
Plasma activated hydrogel dressing with integrated electrode and electronic sensor for healing and monitoring of chronic wounds	Completed
Pulp chemistry sensing and optimisation of flotation circuits	Completed

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