Nano-Engineered Glass for Next Generation Optical Fibre Devices and Systems

光纤及光纤设备是信息技术革命的重要技术平台。全球光电子市场价值2200亿美元，其中澳大利亚产业为澳大利亚经济贡献了约5亿美元。1.58亿美元来自通信光子公司，主要是中小企业，约占全球电信光子市场的1%。对于澳大利亚来说，要在这个竞争激烈的环境中发挥重要作用，该行业需要持续不断的研究创新。该研究项目的突破性科学将扩展澳大利亚世界领先的特种光纤和光纤设备能力，创新将帮助不断增长的澳大利亚工业，确保在光子技术的下一波部署中占有一席之地。

Optical fibre and fibre devices are a major technology platform of the IT revolution. The global photonics market is valued at $220bn, with Australian industry contributing ~$500m to the Australian economy. $158m is from communications photonics companies, largely SMEs, and comprises roughly 1% of the global telecoms photonic market. For Australia to be a significant player in this very competitive environment, the industry needs a continuing flow of research innovations. The breakthrough science in this research project will extend Australia's world leading speciality fibre and fibre device capabilities and the innovation will succour the growing Australian industry, ensuring a place on the next wave of deployment of photonic technology.