All-optical technologies, nanophotonics, and metamaterials

该计划将支持一个在纳米光子学和超材料领域处于世界领先地位的团队。它将引入和展示在特殊设计的纳米结构中操纵光脉冲的新概念，朝着创造执行快速切换和处理光信号的全光学设备迈出重要的一步。这些发展将为下一代高性能网络奠定基础，有望给全球通信带来革命性的变化。这一研究项目将使澳大利亚保持在国际研究的前沿，并为学生提供光子学和纳米技术突破性应用方面的培训，为澳大利亚行业吸收前沿技术做出贡献。

This program will support a world-leading team in nanophotonics and metamaterials. It will introduce and demonstrate novel concepts for manipulating optical pulses in specially designed nanoscale structures, making an essential step towards the creation of all-optical devices which perform fast switching and processing of optical signals. These developments will underpin the next generation of high-performance networks promising to revolutionize global communications. This research program will keep Australia at the forefront of international research and provide training for students in breakthrough applications of photonics and nanotechnology, contributing to the uptake of frontier technologies by Australian industries.