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Department of Physics and Engineering

Publications

Invited Refereed Journal Articles

  1. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker, M. Dubov, V. K. Mezentsev, I. Bennion and M. J. Withford, "Investigation of ultrafast laser-photonic material interactions: challenges for directly written glass photonics", IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 14, pp. 1370-1381, 2008 (0 Citations)

Contributed Refereed Journal Articles

  1. M. A. Sobhan, M. Ams, M. J. Withford and E. M. Goldys, "Formation of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles by Using Femtosecond Laser Ablation", International Journal of Nanoscience ??, pp. ??-??, Accepted 10th January 2009 (0 Citations)

  2. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker, J. A. Piper and M. J. Withford, "Ultrafast laser written active devices", Laser & Photonics Reviews ??, pp. ??-??, Accepted 29th October 2008 (0 Citations)

  3. M. Ams, P. Dekker, G. D. Marshall and M. J. Withford, "Monolithic 100 mW Yb waveguide laser fabricated using the femtosecond-laser direct-write technique", Opt. Letters 34, pp. 247-249, 2009 (0 citations)

  4. D. J. Little, M. Ams, P. Dekker, G. D. Marshall, J. M. Dawes and M. J. Withford, " Femtosecond laser modification of fused silica: the effect of writing polarization on Si-O ring structure", Opt. Express 16, pp. 20029-20037, 2008 (0 Citations)

  5. G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker, M. Ams, J. A. Piper and M. J. Withford, "Directly written monolithic waveguide laser incorporating a distributed feedback waveguide-Bragg grating", Opt. Lett. 33, pp. 956-958, 2008 (5 Citations)

  6. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall and M. J. Withford, "Study of the influence of femtosecond laser polarisation on direct writing of waveguides", Opt. Express 14, pp. 13158-13163, 2006 (10 Citations)

  7. G. D. Marshall, M. Ams and M. J. Withford, "Direct laser written waveguide-Bragg gratings in bulk fused silica", Opt. Letters 31, pp. 2690-2691, 2006 (23 Citations)

  8. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall, D. J. Spence and M. J. Withford, "Slit beam shaping method for femtosecond laser direct-write fabrication of symmetric waveguides in bulk glasses", Opt. Express 13, pp. 5676-5681, 2005 (40 Citations)

Invited Refereed Conference Papers

  1. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker and M. J. Withford, "Photonic waveguide devices directly written into dielectric materials using femtosecond laser pulses", Paper 4A2a-6 in Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Hangzhou, China, 2008

Contributed Refereed Conference Papers

  1. M. A. Sobhan, M. Ams, M. J. Withford and E. M. Goldys, "Formation of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles by Using Femtosecond Laser Ablation", Paper B-04-4 in the Asian Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (AsiaNANO), Biopolis, Singapore, 2008 (also published in the International Journal of Nanoscience)

  2. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall, J. A. Piper and M. J. Withford, "Active devices fabricated in bulk glass via femtosecond laser pulses", Paper M302 in Proceedings of the Pacific International Conference on Appl. Of Lasers and Optics (PICALO), Melbourne, Australia, 2006

  3. G. D. Marshall, M. Ams and M. J. Withford, "Point by point femtosecond laser inscription of fibre and waveguide Bragg gratings for photonic device fabrication", Paper M206 in Proceedings of the Pacific International Conference on Appl. Of Lasers and Optics (PICALO), Melbourne, Australia, 2006

  4. M. Ams, M. J. Withford, J. M. Dawes and J. A. Piper, "Characterisation of waveguides written in bulk materials with femtosecond laser pulses", Paper M207 in Proceedings of the Pacific International Conference on Appl. Of Lasers and Optics (PICALO), Melbourne, Australia, 2004

Invited Conference Papers

  1. M. Ams, D. Little, R. J. Williams, G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker, J. A. Piper, J. M. Dawes and M. J. Withford, "Overview of laser microfabrication techniques for photonic devices", Paper TuC-2 in the Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC) and the Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), Sydney, Australia, 2008

  2. G. D. Marshall, M. Ams, D. Little, N. Jovanovic, A. Fuerbach, P. Dekker, A. Rahmani, J. M. Dawes, J. A. Piper and M. J. Withford, "Direct writing of planar lightwave devices using ultrafast lasers", Paper TuC3-3 in the International Conference on the Optical Internet (COIN) and the Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), Melbourne, Australia, 2007

  3. M. J. Withford, A. J. Lee, B. F. Johnston, M. Ams, J. M. Dawes and J. A. Piper, "Fabrication of photonic devices using novel laser assisted methods", Paper ?? in the SPIE Conference on Microelectronics, MEMS and Nanotechnology, Perth, Australia, 2003

Contributed Conference Papers

  1. M. Ams, P. Dekker, G. D. Marshall and M. J. Withford, "Ultrafast Laser Written 102 mW Monolithic Waveguide Laser in Yb-doped Phosphate Glass", Paper MD5 in Advanced Solid State Photonics (ASSP), Denver, USA, 2009

  2. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker and M. J. Withford, "A compact, monolithic, 36mW Yb-doped DFB waveguide laser fabricated using femtosecond laser direct-write techniques", Post-deadline Paper 1677 in the European Optical Society Annual Meeting 2008, Paris, France, 2008

  3. G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker, M. Ams, J. A. Piper and M. J. Withford, "Monolithic Waveguide-Lasers Created in Bulk Glass Using the Direct Write Technique", Paper MD5 in Advanced Solid State Photonics (ASSP), Nara, Japan, 2008

  4. G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker, M. Ams, J. A. Piper and M. J. Withford, "Monolithic Waveguide-Laser Created Using the Direct Write Technique", Post-deadline Paper JWBPDP2 in Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity and Poling in Glass Waveguides (BGPP), Quebec, Canada, 2007

  5. G. D. Marshall, M. Ams and M. J. Withford, "Femtosecond inscription of wavelength specific features in optical waveguide structures", Paper 6183-27 in SPIE Photonics Europe, Strasbourg, France, 2006

  6. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall, J. A. Piper and M. J. Withford, "Femtosecond laser writing of symmetric, low loss waveguides in active glasses", Paper WBB2, 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers & Electro-Optics Society (LEOS), Sydney, Australia, 2005

  7. D. Little, G. D. Marshall, M. Ams and M. J. Withford, "Near field scanning optical microscopy of femtosecond laser written waveguides", Paper WB13 in Advanced Solid State Photonics (ASSP), Vienna, Austria, 2005

  8. M. Ams, M. J. Withford, J. M. Dawes and J. A. Piper, "Active waveguides written in rare earth doped materials with femtosecond laser pulses", Paper M606 in Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-optics (ICALEO), San Francisco, USA, 2004

Invited Conference Extended Abstracts

  1. A. Politi, J. C. F. Matthews, A. Laing, A. S. Clark, J. Fulconis, G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker, M. Ams, M. J. Withford, W. J. Wadsworth, T. Rudolph, M. J. Cryan, J. G. Rarity, A. Stefanov, S. Yu and J. L. O'Brien, "Quantum information science with photons on a chip," Paper 258 in the 18th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP), Adelaide, Australia, 2008

  2. J. C. F. Matthews, A. Politi, A. Laing, A. S. Clark, J. Fulconis, G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker, M. Ams, M. J. Withford, W. J. Wadsworth, T. Rudolph, M. J. Cryan, J. G. Rarity, A. Stefanov, S. Yu, and J. L. O'Brien, "Fabricating and identifying photonic quantum devices," Paper Su21A(Z)a in the XII International Conference on Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (ICQO'2008), Vilnius, Lithuania, 2008

  3. J. C. F. Matthews, A. Politi, A. S. Clark, J. Fulconis, A. Stefanov, M. J. Cryan, J. G. Rarity, T. Rudolph, S. Yu, G. D. Marshall, M. Ams, P. Dekker, M. Withford, and J. L. O'Brien, "Quantum Photonics on a chip," Paper 7092-46 in SPIE Proc. 7092 Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging VI, San Diego, USA, 2008

  4. A. Politi, J. C. F. Matthews, A. Laing, A. S. Clark, J. Fulconis, G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker, M. Ams, M. Withford, W. J. Wadsworth, T. Rudolph, M. J. Cryan, J. G. Rarity, A. Stefanov, S. Yu, and J. L. O'Brien, "Quantum information science with photons on a chip," Talk in Quantum Optics IV, Florianopolis, Brazil, 2008

  5. J. C. F. Matthews, A. Politi, A. Laing, A. S. Clark, J. Fulconis, G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker, M. Ams, M. J. Withford, W. J. Wadsworth, T. Rudolph, M. J. Cryan, J. G. Rarity, A. Stefanov, S. Yu, and J. L. O'Brien, "Integrated quantum photonics," Talk in Quantum-Atom Optics beyond Bells, Lorne, Victoria, 2008

  6. G. D. Marshall, M. Ams, R. J. Williams, P. Dekker and M. J. Withford, "A new approach to fabricating glass photonics", Paper 263 in the International Commission for Optics (ICO 21) Congress, Sydney, Australia, 2008

  7. M. J. Withford, G. D. Marshall, M. Ams, N. Jovanovic, P. Dekker, A. Fuerbach and J. A. Piper, "Ultrafast laser direct writing of resonant photonic devices", Paper 6879A-19 in SPIE Photonics West, San Jose, USA, 2008

  8. G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker and M. Ams, "Direct-write photonics: creating photonic circuitry on demand", Paper 6801-04 in the SPIE Conference on Microelectronics, MEMS and Nanotechnology, Canberra, Australia, 2007

Contributed Conference Extended Abstracts

  1. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall, P. Dekker and M. J. Withford, "Active waveguide devices directly written into glass materials using a femtosecond laser", Paper 237 in the 18th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP), Adelaide, Australia, 2008

  2. G. D. Marshall, M. Ams, J. C. F. Matthews, A. Politi, P. Dekker, J. L. O’Brien and M. J. Withford, "Optical Quantum Circuits Created Using the Femtosecond Laser Direct Write Technique", Paper 646 in the 18th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP), Adelaide, Australia, 2008

  3. J. C. F. Matthews, A. Politi, A. Laing, A. Stefanov, M. J. Cryan, J. G. Rarity, S. Yu, G. D. Marshall, M. Ams, M. J. Withford and J. L. O’Brien, "Multi-Photon Quantum Optics on a Chip", Paper P1-8 in Quantum Communication, Measurement & Computing (QCMC), Calgary, Canada, 2008

  4. G. D. Marshall, M. Ams, N. Jovanovic, A. Fuerbach, J. A. Piper and M. J. Withford, "Direct written Bragg grating structures in optical waveguides", Paper 6458A-22 in SPIE Photonics West, San Jose, USA, 2007

  5. A. Fuerbach, G. D. Marshall, N. Jovanovic, M. Ams and M. J. Withford, "Femtosecond Laser Fabrication Techniques for Nanophotonics Devices", Paper TUE1o.4 in the 1st European Topical Meeting on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, Seefeld, Austria, 2007

  6. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall and M. J. Withford, "Realising photonic circuitry for future optical networks", Paper WC0588 in the 17th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP), Brisbane, Australia, 2006

  7. M. Ams, "Studies of propagation loss reduction in femtosecond laser direct write waveguides", Paper 16 in the 1st International Workshop on Multiphoton Processes in Glass and Glassy Materials, Sydney, Australia, 2006

  8. G. D. Marshall, M. Ams, N. Jovanovic, A. Fuerbach, A. Rahmani and M. J. Withford, "Point-by-point gratings: Recent advances and applications", Paper 8 in the 1st International Workshop on Multiphoton Processes in Glass and Glassy Materials, Sydney, Australia, 2006

  9. A. Fuerbach, G. Marshall, M. Ams, N. Jovanovic, M. Withford, A. Fernandez, R. Graf, A. Isemann and T. Mueller, "High precision material processing using ultrashort laser pulses", Paper 02-2 in the ARNAM 2006 Annual Workshop, Brisbane, Australia, 2006

  10. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall, J. M. Dawes, J. A. Piper and M. J. Withford, "Photonic devices fabricated in bulk glass by femtosecond laser pulses", Paper ThP1 in the Australasian Conference for optics, lasers and spectroscopy (ACOLs), Rotorua, New Zealand, 2005

  11. M. Ams, M. J. Withford, G. D. Marshall, J. M. Dawes and J. A. Piper, "A novel beam delivery method for femtosecond laser based direct-write waveguide fabrication", Paper CJ-3-WED in CLEO-Europe (ECLEO), Munich, Germany, 2005

  12. M. Ams, M. J. Withford, J. M. Dawes and J. A. Piper, "Fabrication of optical waveguides in bulk materials using a femtosecond laser", Paper 62 in the Australasian Conference for optics, lasers and spectroscopy (ACOLs), Melbourne, Australia, 2003

  13. M. Ams and J. D. Cresser, "A quantum trajectory analysis of Berry's Phase in a dissipative environment", Paper M47 in the Australasian Conference for optics, lasers and spectroscopy (ACOLs), Brisbane, Australia, 2001

Other Publications

  1. M. Ams, G. D. Marshall, D. Spence, J. M. Dawes, J. A. Piper and M. J. Withford, "Direct writing of guided wave devices inside bulk glass using femtosecond lasers", Article in the Australian Optical Society News 19 (3), pp. 8-11, September 2005

Journals I Have Reviewed For

  • AIP Applied Physics Letters
  • IOP Measurement Science and Technology
  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Papers I Have Received an Aknowledgement

  1. T. J. McGregor, B. Jeffries, D. J. Spence and D. W. Coutts, "Three Dimensional Particle Image Velocimetry using Colour Coded Light Sheets", 4th Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Fluid Mechanics and Combustion, pp. 97-100, Adelaide, Australia, 2005 Pdf

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