Welcome to OptoFab

Welcome to the OptoFab homepage for the microfabrication and microprocessing facilities offered through the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF). OptoFab is one of the 8 nationwide nodes that form ANFF which provides researchers and industry with access to state-of-the-art fabrication facilities across Australia. The Node offers specialist dedicated staff that are on hand to provide services & technical support to users where appropriate in microprocessing and microfabrication of fibre, planar and bulk optical materials which include silica, silicon, lithium niobate and polymers. There are also a number of post-processing capabilities e.g. surface functionalisation and advanced characterisation. These techniques have been used to produce artefacts for use in telecoms, biotechnology, biomedicine, microelectronics, optical sensing, industrial processing, defence and security applications.

OptoFab consists of four centres of facilities and expertise based at Macquarie University, Bandwidth Foundry International, University of Sydney and the University of Adelaide with the headquarters at Macquarie University. We offer services in four key areas of expertise. To learn more click on one of the four images below.