Low power optical limiting for laser receiver protection

该项目将使澳大利亚成为世界上软玻璃光子带隙光纤科学和技术的领导者之一，这是一个在医学，国防，通信等领域具有大量应用的研究领域。激光测距仪广泛用于国防工业，因此在保护澳大利亚方面具有国家利益。该项目也将成为教育澳大利亚年轻物理学家和工程师的绝佳工具。由于目前光子学物理学家的短缺，这本身就具有国家的重要性。

This project will place Australia as one of the leaders in the world in both science and technology of soft glass Photonic Band Gap Fibres, which is an enabling field of research with enormous number applications in Medicine, Defence, communication, etc. The project will develop a critical component (receiver protection) for laser range finders, which are widely being used in defence industries, therefore having national benefit in terms of safeguarding Australia. The project will also be an excellent vehicle for educating young physicists and engineers in Australia. This is of national importance in itself due to the current shortage of photonics physicists.