PersonalStatementWANGLinguangAsearlyasaseniormiddleschoolstudent,IheldingreatadorationofChenningYangandTsung-daoLee,twomostprominentChinese-bornphysicistswhohavewonNobelPrizes.Thenceforward,IhavecherishedtheconstantaspirationofbecomingarenownedphysicistmyselfthewaythesetwoNobellaureatesdid.Evenonedecadelater,IcanstillrecallthefirstexperimentIdidinthephysicscoursewhenatransmitterinonecornerofthelabwasconnectedwithelectricity,alittlebulbconnectedtoareceptionantennainanothercornerlitup.Thoughbynomeansdazzlinginitself,thislightwithitsstunningmagicusheredmeasifintoawonderland,aworldrepletewithintriguingmysteriesthatonlybelongtotherealmofphysics.IbelievethatIbelongedtothisspecialworld.ThatmarkedtheturningpointinmylifeandwithitIcommencedmyquestsforanswerscapableofunravelingthosemysteries.Withanunusuallysolidfoundationinphysicslaidduringseniormiddleschool(IreceivedstraightA’sinvirtuallyeveryphysicsexam),IenteredthePhysicsDepartmentofDalianMarineUniversity.BythetimeIgraduatedinfouryears,whichcouldonlybedescribedastransitory,IfoundthatIhadbecomeemotionallyattachedtothisdiscipline.Realizingthatundergraduatestudieshadonlyexposedmetotherelativelyfundamentalknowledgeofthissubject,IembarkedonaMaster’sprogram,throughverycompetitiveentranceexamination,infiber-opticalcommunicationattheCollegeofTelecommunicationEngineering,theUniversityofBeijingPostsandTelecommunications(UBPT).ThemomentIcameintocontactwiththisbrand-newfieldrepresentedbytelecommunications(Chinatendstolagbehindwesterncountriesinscientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentinanygivenfieldbymanyyearsorevendecades),Iwasfilledwithexcitementoverthewonderfulprospectthatthisindustrycouldenjoyrapiddevelopment.Iyearnedtobesatiatedwithnewconcepts,newknowledge,andnewexpertiseandIdevotedmyselftomyprogramwithindefatigableefforts.Tomyregret,aftercompletingourshareofresearchresponsibilitiesinthe863Projectunderthedirectionofmysupervisor,wehadnofurtheropportunitiestoparticipateinanymeaningfulprojects.IhadnoalternativebutnoduplicatetheNo