{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT250100565"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"FT250100565","attributes":{"code":"FT250100565","administering-organisation":"Monash University","announcement-administering-organisation":"Monash University","scheme-name":"ARC Future Fellowships","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2025,"years-funded":4,"project-start-date":"2025-12-11","anticipated-end-date":"2029-12-10","grant-summary":"Reconfigurable Integrated Meta-Photonic Platform On-a-Chip. This project aims to develop a chip-scale meta-photonic platform by integrating multifunctional reconfigurable metasurfaces with on-chip optical waveguides. This project expects to generate new knowledge of meta-waveguide designs and laser-induced reconfigurability in phase-change materials through advancing metasurface functionality and applicability. Expected outcomes include new photonic functions for both off- and on-chip applications such as active spatial light modulation, ultracompact endoscopes, integrated light detection and ranging, reconfigurable photonic circuits, and sensitive photonic sensors. This should provide significant benefit by transforming practical photonic applications in manufacturing, healthcare, and security.","funding-current":996506.00,"funding-at-announcement":975401,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Haoran","familyName":"Ren","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-2885-875X "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Haoran","familyName":"Ren","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-2885-875X "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"Monash University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"Monash University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4018","name":"Nanotechnology","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"401805","name":"Nanofabrication, Growth and Self Assembly","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"401809","name":"Nanophotonics","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"510204","name":"Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"241201","name":"3d Printers and Printing","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"280110","name":"Expanding Knowledge In Engineering","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"280120","name":"Expanding Knowledge In the Physical Sciences","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["England","Germany","South Africa","United States of America"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"Optical (or photonic) systems are essential in communication, imaging, energy, and quantum technologies, where miniaturisation can reduce costs and unlock new applications. Metasurfaces, just a few hundred nanometres thick, offer a novel approach to miniaturising optical systems, significantly advancing fields like flat lens imaging, holographic displays, LiDAR, and virtual/augmented reality. However, most metasurfaces are passive and static, and integrating them with light sources, waveguides, detectors, and other components remains challenging, hindering functionality and translational impact. This project aims to create the first integrated meta-photonic platform by combining multifunctional reconfigurable metasurfaces with on-chip optical waveguides. The resulting meta-photonic chips will enable groundbreaking functions, including ultracompact endoscopes for imaging small, delicate organs, integrated LiDAR for high-resolution imagery and environmental monitoring, and highly sensitive chips for enhancing quantum emission. The project will develop advanced manufacturing capabilities for cost-effective metasurface photonic chips with laser-induced reconfigurability. Research outcomes will be shared at conferences, industry workshops, and through social media and outreach programs. These efforts promise economic benefits for Australia by translating this new optical chip manufacturing platform to local photonics companies, with the potential for global market reach."}}}