Micro-photoluminescence (µ-PL) Facility for unique materials identification. There is demand for robust, field-deployable material characterisation technologies in multiple industries, e.g., mining &

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Micro-photoluminescence (µ-PL) Facility for unique materials identification. There is demand for robust, field-deployable material characterisation technologies in multiple industries, e.g., mining & mineral processing, advanced materials (laser & telecom glasses), Defence (CBRNe), Safety (asbestos sensing, toxic chemicals), pathogen detection & Food and Agriculture. Our unique Micro-photoluminescence facility enables spatially resolved analysis of samples using both conventional and multi-photon Upconversion Fluorescence (Novel Fluorescence, NF) excited by any wavelengths from UV to mid-IR. Machine learning analysis of the NF signals will train a library for rapid identification of unknown materials, delivering a new sensing capability, and enabling future low-cost devices to be developed to target these signals.. Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities. Field: 4009 - Electronics, Sensors and Digital Hardware. Lead: Prof Nigel Spooner