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At the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS), we are redefining what is possible with light.

Our work in meta-optics is advancing a new generation of compact, lightweight and highly capable optical technologies, with applications spanning healthcare, communications, sensing, artificial vision and immersive display technologies.

We foster the talent, partnerships and pathways needed to move innovation through collaboration, technology development and capability building and help accelerate the translation of discoveries into products, services and solutions by connecting researchers with industry, investors, entrepreneurs and strategic partners.

Industrial impact

Meta-optics—an emerging technology with links to metasurfaces, nano-optics and precision optics—have the potential to transform a vast array of industries, similar to the way wi-fi and transistors have changed every aspect of the way we live. TMOS is dedicated to making new discoveries in this field and translating them to real-world applications.

The Centre is focusing its initial research translation efforts on five key areas:

Space

We are developing meta-optical surfaces for SWIR-TIR spectral ranges that will replace heavy glass lenses with lightweight, thin film-based optics, reducing manufacturing, launch and operating costs.

Defence

Our sensing technology includes thin-film infrared up-conversion technology that will replace current bulky night vision sensors as well as quantum communication systems for secure information transfer.

Agriculture

We are applying MEMS-based spectroscopic sensing technology in the Ag-Tech space to assess plant health, water stress, soil health, etc. Our on-chip microspectrometer technology, which is extremely robust and has an extremely small size and weight, allows the sensors to be on-farm field-deployable on any suitable platform, such hand-held, robotic vehicle, and/or airborne UAV (drone).

Medtech

Meta-optics has a vast array of applications in the medtech field. Two of our current projects focus on improving diagnostics with flexible, wearable sensors and the development of microscope coverslips that enable the user to view transparent cells without staining.

Entertainment

The holography techniques that underpin much of the Centre’s research will lead to next generation light-weight, compact augmented reality and virtual reality devices. Dynamic, tunable holograms will change entertainment as we know it.