Month: May 2026

Our state-of-the-art Queensland Photon Detector Characterisation Facility (QPDC) is open for business. The facility provides the development of next-generation visible and near-infrared photon detectors based on advanced semiconductor materials. Bringing together continuous-wave, transient and single-photon measurement capabilities, the facility provides an integrated platform for device characterisation, performance validation and prototype development for quantum and advanced technology applications.

Designed as a one-stop shop for modular testing, QPDC offers streamlined and cost-effective access to specialised low photon-detection hardware and measurement capabilities that are unique in Australia. Our team is using the facility to develop smaller, lower-cost and more application-ready detector technologies for areas including lightweight drones, agricultural sensing, conformal-surface integration and quantum data transfer.

DETSI Website: https://science.qld.gov.au/industry/quantum/programs/infrastructure-program/qcip-facilities

The Queensland Photon Detector Characterisation Facility is proudly funded through the Queensland Government’s Quantum and Advanced Technologies Commercialisation Infrastructure Program

We are excited to share our latest work on tuning oligophenylenes for highly efficient organic lasing, now published in J. Am. Chem. Soc.

By integrating rigid and planar molecular architectures, we achieved ultrafast excited state dynamics with exceptionally fast radiative decay rates (>2 × 10⁹ s^-1), ultrahigh emission cross-sections (up to 1.01 × 10⁻¹⁵ cm²) and short fluorescence lifetimes (<0.5 ns). These characteristics enabled excellent solid-state amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) thresholds (0.67−0.80 μJ cm⁻²).

These state-of-the-art photophysical and lasing properties further expand the performance limits of organic laser materials and provide new molecular design for next-generation organic photonics technologies.