MOGLabs make constant power (cw) tuneable lasers for a variety of applications in Defence, communication testing, physics, and metrology. The heart of their systems is an edgeemitting semiconductor diode laser, but unfortunately there is no Australian supplier of these. Thus, MOGLabs is at the mercy of supply-chain variabilities and national interests abroad to obtain the critical components of their tuneable lasers. This becomes more of a problem because their order size is not large, further diminishing their leverage. In addition, MOGLabs would like to assess a small but fast turn-around time on semiconductor diode lasers to investigate new products.

This project will use molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE) and cleanroom a fabrication process to produce edge-emitting diode lasers at various wavelengths. These lasers will be characterised to insure they meet MOGLabs specifications. Once the lasers have been fabricated and tested to meet specification, they will be sent to RMIT to be mounted and enclosed in rugged mounts.