The Centre for Emerging Device Technologies (CEDT) is an organization that facilitates study of the optical, electrical, mechanical, and biological properties of semiconductors and related materials. We also promote the development of devices and technology based on these materials.
The CEDT works primarily with photonic materials and devices, however, the approaches, applications and research areas are extremely diverse. We develop lasers, MEMS, biosensors, photodetectors, photovoltaics, waveguides, photonic integrated circuits, and much more. Industrial collaborations take place frequently and new initiatives are always welcome.
Information
About the Centre
The CEDT is made up of faculty members and graduate students from various departments under both the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Sciences:
Departments
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics and Astronomy
Facilities
BUILDINGS
Directions to CEDT main office (JHE A327)
LABS
Nanofabrication Lab
(JHE-A306)
ISO Class 10000 cleanroom with micro- and nanofabrication tools.
Organics Lab
(JHE-A305)
Micro- and large-scale organic chemical spray coating.
Characterization Lab
(JHE-A317)
Characterization of optical properties of thin film materials.
Compound Semiconductor Lab
(TAB-110, -205)
Deposition of III-V semiconductors and metal and dielectric thin films.
Terahertz Lab
(JHE-A312)
Electromagnetic testing facility in RF to THz range.
News and Events
Summer Seminar Series
Tiancheng Wu — 25 June
“Positron Annihilation Study of Defect Dynamics in Si/SiO2 MOS Structures and Development of the Intense Positron Beam”
Greg Thomas — 11 June
“Engineering Material Properties for Next-Generation Silicon Photonics”
Phuc Dihn Nguyen — 28 May
“Monolithic Integration of III-V Optoelectronic Devices”
• We have added a Terahertz Lab to our facility! Please contact us for more details.
• The atomic layer deposition (ALD) system is up and running with TMA for Al2O3, BTBAS for SiO2.
History
The CEDT was established in 1987 and originally named the Centre for Electrophotonic Materials and Devices.
Since 1989, development of the facility and research group has accelerated with the acquisition of cutting-edge equipment funded by various organizations, including :
- Ontario Centre for Materials Research (OCMR)
- Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Bell-Northern Research
- Lumonics Inc.
- Ontario Photonics Consortium (OPC)
- EG&G Optoelectronics and Northern Telecom
The formation of the CEDT enabled McMaster to acquire facilities necessary for all significant aspects of optoelectronics research, including materials growth, characterization, device fabrication, and characterization.
In 2005, the name of the Centre was changed to CEDT to better reflect the diversified range of research topics in which group members have become increasingly involved.
Success Stories
Contact the CEDT
Jon Bradley
Director
bradljd@mcmaster.ca
Doris Stevanovic
Research Engineer
stevanov@mcmaster.ca
Nebile Isik Goktas
Principle Research Engineer
isikgokn@mcmaster.ca
Mailing Information
JHE A315
McMaster University
1280 Main St. W
L8S 4L7
Hamilton, ON, Canada