Facilities

Facilities at CMMPE

Located in the heart of the West Cambridge expansion site, the CMMPE is located in the state-of-the-art CAPE facility.

CMMPE's research activities are diverse and spanning the fields of chemistry, physics and engineering. CMMPE's facilities include dedicated laboratories for chemical synthesis, device fabrication, materials and device characterisation, as well as the development of end-product applications. In addition, through industrial and academic collaboration, the group can also draw upon a wide array of practical expertise and external facilities.

Facilities

Chemical Synthesis

The CMMPE chemistry laboratory is a synthetic organic laboratory with all the necessary modern facilities. The main objectives are: (1) Synthesising new compounds having specific liquid crystalline properties and to characterise them. (2) Examining r...

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Device Characterisation

CMMPE has at its disposal a wide variety of experimental eqipment and techniques with which to characterise liquid crystalline materials and their associated devices. These experiments allow for virtually all of the physical properties (i.e. elastic ...

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Device Fabrication

CMMPE mostly use the CAPE cleanrooms to fabricate complex bespoke electrical and optical devices. Custom-made liquid crystal and optical telecommunication devices are constructed with unique electrode configurations and alignment layers. These device...

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Device Characterisation

Our low power laser labs are used to construct and test our latest developments in optical engineering, including computer generated holography, optical correlation, adaptive optics for ophthalmics and optical telecommunications. We also have several...

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Building and Offices

Built in 2006, the CAPE building is a modern laboratory and office facility. Located on the West Cambridge site, just off the Madingley Road, it is easily accessible by car (junction 13 of the M11), bus (Citi and Uni 4 services) and only a short taxi...