Light-matter interactions using optical fibres

该计划将使澳大利亚能够在光子学领域建立卓越的基础上，将光纤的影响力从电信扩展到整个科学领域。在材料和结构方面的开创性工作将形成一个平台技术，使水质监测和腐蚀检测等不同领域的创新成为可能。此外，还将开发新的光纤，以满足澳大利亚国防军和相关行业的需求。以纤维为基础的方法解决生物学问题将最终导致对分子结构的更好理解和操纵生物分子的新工具。

This program will allow Australia to build on established excellence in photonics to extend the impact of optical fibres beyond telecommunications to applications throughout the sciences. Pioneering work on materials and structures will form a platform technology enabling innovations in areas as diverse as water quality monitoring and corrosion detection. In addition, new optical fibres will be developed for the needs of the Australian Defence Force and associated industries. Fibre-based approaches to problems in biology will ultimately lead to an improved understanding of molecular structures and new tools for manipulating biomolecules.