Translating laser research to commercial applications

Macquarie’s collaboration with M Squared has the potential to impact in the fields of quantum technology, biophotonics and chemical sensing.

Making an impact through laser technology

Our research collaboration work with M Squared is hoped to have impacts in dermatology treatment, ophthalmic surgery, remote sensing, astronomical guide stars, atom cooling, neurosurgery and photodynamic cancer therapy.

Owing to diamond’s high Raman gain, outstanding thermal conductivity and very broad optical transmission, diamond is very promising for realising miniature devices of high average output power and very wide wavelength range from the so-called terahertz region to the deep ultraviolet.

Macquarie’s Raman laser group has been very involved in the relationship with M Squared. The group is a world-leader in solid-state Raman laser technology, including continuous wave and pulsed laser sources for the ultraviolet, blue, green, yellow, orange, red and infra-red spectral regions.

M Squared supplies advanced photonics platforms to researchers around the world and collaborates with Macquarie in order to explore new light-based applications. Their high performance systems are critical enablers of fundamental physics research and have supported a number of world firsts, including the first demonstration of ‘teleportation’ and the first stable ultra-cold molecules.

M squared has been involved with four Macquarie patents and Macquarie is very excited to continue to create impact with the company. Our academics have collaborated on distinct research projects and three separate linkage projects have been funded.

Macquarie’s Raman laser group has received significant funding from M Squared since the beginning of the collaboration and it is envisaged that this investment will only increase.