Materials World Network in Advanced Glasses for Novel Optical

这项工作汇集了一个由玻璃科学家、光学设计和激光物理学家组成的国际团队，研究用于新型光纤应用的先进玻璃。这个由科学家组成的网络研究了下一代玻璃在传统和新型纤维几何形状、模型中使用的内在限制，并通过实验验证了这种成分修改对玻璃的影响。热成型响应在纤维化和挤压，并评估后制造材料的稳定性和光学性能的所得纤维。硫化物和碲基玻璃是主要的研究重点，开发了玻璃粘度、热学和光学性能的新方面。该团队解决了材料科学问题，扩展了当前设计、加工和制造先进玻璃纤维的能力。大学研究人员受益于主要工业合作伙伴的支持，这些合作伙伴认识到这种进步的迫切需要。通过为来自四个国家（澳大利亚、法国、意大利和美国）的八个科学小组的教师和学生提供全球培训经验，将各种技能组合结合在一起，这对国际社会总体上是有益的。通过这种合作关系，美国团队通过夏季研究经验，教职员工交流以及学生参与者完成双博士学位的机会，为团队成员协调教育和研究经验。

This effort brings together an international team of glass scientists, and optical design and laser physicists to investigate advanced glasses for novel optical fiber applications. This network of scientists examines the intrinsic limits of next generation glasses for use in traditional and novel fiber geometries, models and experimentally verifies the impact of such compositional modification on the glass? hot-forming response during fiberization and extrusion, and assesses the post-fabricated material stability and optical performance of the resulting fibers. Chalcogenide and tellurite-based glasses form the primary focus of the effort, exploiting the novel aspects of the glasses visco-, thermal and optical properties. The team addresses materials science questions which extend current capabilities in the design, processing and manufacture of advanced glasses into glass fibers. University researchers benefit from the support of key industrial partners who recognize the critical need for such advances. There is an overall benefit to the international community in bringing diverse skill sets together through global training experiences for faculty and students across a team of eight scientific groups from four countries (Australia, France, Italy and the US). Through this partnership, the US team coordinates education and research experiences for team members via summer research experiences, faculty and staff exchanges, as well as opportunities for student participants to complete dual PhD degrees.