Mid-infrared optical fibres for sensing and imaging in healthcare and medicine

该项目将首先在诺丁汉的洁净室套房内接受中红外光纤制造方面的培训，该套房内有一座专用的拉丝塔。这将包括首先制造玻璃，然后挤压和拉伸成低光学损耗的中红外纤维。具体地说，光纤将被配制成发光的以便用于传感。最终目标是尝试制造光纤激光器。这项工作将补充目前EPSRC COOL资金(2017-2020年)。光纤激光器将被用于新的光纤激光器手术波长。此外，他们还将泵浦超连续谱激光，用于细胞和组织的成像。我攻读生物工程硕士的背景将有助于我对这项研究的医学和保健方面的理解和追求。

The Project will first entail being trained in mid-infrared optical fibre making in the CleanRoom suite at Nottingham housing a dedicated fibredrawing tower. This will involve first glass-making and then extruding and drawing to low optical loss mid-infrared fibre. In particular the fibre will be formulated to be luminescent in order to be used for sensing. The end-goal is to try to make the fibre lase. This work will complement the current EPSRC COOL funding (2017-2020). Fibre lasers will be used for new fibre laser surgery wavelengths. In addition they will pump the supercontinuum lasers for imaging of cells and tissues. My background from studying for the MSc in Bioengineering will help my understanding and pursuance of the medical and healthcare aspects of this research.