Exploring the limits of glass optical fibers

拟议的5年研究计划涉及特种玻璃纤维(SGF)的非凡发现潜力，这是一项融合了物理学、光纤和材料科学的创新研究领域，为广泛的知识用户带来了革命性的概念、新的应用范例和技术影响。该研究计划的目标包括对SGF的长期研究，以及材料科学、物理和化学之间的相互关系，为这一研究领域赋予创造力和创新，这是最近在电信、医疗保健、能源生产和环境监测方面许多高影响力研究进展的核心。这项研究计划将在提高最佳实践标准的研究单位内，培训光学、光子学、化学、材料科学和物理领域的高素质人才。

The proposed 5-year research program relates to the exceptional discovery potential of Specialty Glass Fibers (SGF), an innovative line of research where Physics, Fiber optics, and Materials sciences converge, bringing transformative concepts, new application paradigms, and technological impact to a wide range of knowledge-users. The objective of the research program consists of the long-term study of SGFs, and of the interrelation between Materials science, Physics, and Chemistry, that imparts creativity and innovation to this line of inquiry which is at the heart of many recent high-impact research advances in telecommunications, health care, energy production, and environmental monitoring. This research program will involve the training of highly qualified personnel in the field of optics, photonics, chemistry, materials sciences, and physics, within research units that raise the standard for best practice.