Nano-optics: Colour matching on-a-chip

纳米光学：芯片上的颜色匹配。该项目旨在利用纳米光学的最新进展，开发一种用于精确光谱测量的小型、轻量和低成本芯片。光谱仪广泛用于科学和工业，但体积大、重量重且价格昂贵。新芯片可以使手持设备的性能与大型实验室仪器相当。它对于颜色匹配来说可能是革命性的，即确定材料的颜色，在给定设备的尺寸、重量和成本的情况下，提供前所未有的准确性和对照明条件的鲁棒性。这项技术预计将促进使用芯片的新产品的开发，并使澳大利亚成为纳米光学研究的领导者。

Nano-optics: Colour matching on-a-chip. This project aims to develop a small, lightweight and low cost chip for accurate spectral measurements, using recent advances in nano-optics. Optical spectrometers are widely used in science and industry but are large, heavy and expensive. The new chip could enable hand-held devices with performance comparable to large laboratory instruments. It could be revolutionary for colour matching, i.e. determining the colours of materials, offering unprecedented accuracy and robustness to illumination conditions given the size, weight and cost of the device. This technology is anticipated to foster the development of new products using the chip; and make Australia a leader in nano-optics research.