浙江省重点扶持学科通信与信息系统学科带头人，宁波市光通信工程技术中心主任，宁波大学通信与信息系统硕士点的带头人，宁波大学信息学院光纤通信与光纤传感技术研究所所长，浙江省光学学会、物理学会常务理事。中科院上海技术物理研究所博士生导师、中科院宁波材料所和上海光学精密机械研究所兼职博士生导师，2000年享受国务院政府特殊津贴，2002年获教育部高校优秀骨干教师资助计划优秀完成人员，宁波市4321人才培养人员。长期从事光学精密测量、光纤通信、特种光纤和红外光学材料等领域的研究工作。现为《Chinese Physic Letter》、《物理学报》等刊物担任特约评审员。主持了973计划前期研究项目（No.2006CB708607）项目1项，国家科技部973计划子项目一项（No. 2004CB719805） ， 2项国家自然基金面上项目（No.60677015，60978058），1 项浙江省科技厅重点攻关项目（No.60677015）。曾获2007 年浙江省科技进步二等奖（排名第一）和2007年宁波市科技进步一等奖（排名第一）。出版专著3部，近5年来发表论文70余篇，获国家专利11项。

近年来发表的部分论文和授权发明专利： 

1. Q. H. Nie, Y. Gao, T. F. Xu, and X. Shen, "Investigation of thermal stability and spectroscopic properties in Er3+/Yb3+-codoped TeO2-Li2O-B2O3-GeO2 glasses," Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 61, 1939-1943 (2005).
2. Q. H. Nie, C. Jiang, X. S. Wang, T. F. Xu, and H. Q. Li, "Frequency upconversion properties of Er3+/Yb3+-codoped lead-germanium-bismuth oxide glasses," Mater. Res. Bull. 41, 1496-1502 (2006).
3. Q. H. Nie, C. Jiang, X. S. Wang, T. F. Xu, and H. Q. Li, "Upconversion and fluorescence spectral studies of Er3+/Yb3+-codoped Bi2O3-GeO2-Ga2O3-Na2O glasses," Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 66, 278-281 (2007).
4. Q. H. Nie, X. J. Li, S. X. Dai, T. F. Xu, Z. Jin, and X. H. Zhang, "Energy transfer and upconversion luminescence in Tm3+/Yb3+ co-doped lanthanum-zinc-lead-tellurite glasses," J. Lumin. 128, 135-141 (2008).
5. Q. H. Nie, X. J. Li, S. X. Dai, T. F. Xu, Z. J. Jin, and X. H. Zhang, "Investigation of concentration quenching and 1.3 μm emission in Nd3+-doped bismuth glasses," Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 70, 537-541 (2008).
6. Q. H. Nie, L. J. Lu, S. X. Dai, T. F. Xu, X. Shen, X. D. Zhang, X. W. Liang, and X. H. Zhang, "Investigation of thermal stability and spectroscopic properties in Er3+ doped bismuth-boron-germanium glasses," Physica B-Condensed Matter 392, 195-199 (2007).
7. Q. H. Nie, L. J. Lu, T. F. Xu, S. X. Dai, X. Shen, X. W. Liang, X. D. Zhang, and X. H. Zhang, "Upconversion luminescence of Er3+/Yb3+-codoped natrium-germanium-bismuth glasses," J. Phys. Chem. Solids 67, 2345-2350 (2006).
8. Q. H. Nie, L. J. Lu, T. F. Xu, S. X. Dai, X. Shen, X. W. Liang, X. D. Zhang, and X. H. Zhang, "Effect of hydroxyl groups on Er3+ doped Bi2O3-B2O3-SiO2 glasses," J. Phys. Chem. Solids 68, 477-481 (2007).
9. Q. H. Nie, G. X. Wang, X. S. Wang, S. X. Dai, S. W. Deng, T. F. Xu, and X. A. Shen, "Glass formation and properties of GeTe4-Ga2Te3-AgX (X = I/Br/Cl) far infrared transmitting chalcohalide glasses," Opt. Commun. 283, 4004-4007 (2010).
10. Q. H. Nie, G. X. Wang, X. S. Wang, T. F. Xu, S. X. Dai, and X. A. Shen, "Effect of Ga on optical properties of novel Te-based far infrared transmitting chalcogenide glasses," Acta Physica Sinica 59, 7949-7955 (2010).
11. G. X. Wang, Q. H. Nie, M. Barj, X. S. Wang, S. X. Dai, X. A. Shen, T. F. Xu, and X. H. Zhang, "Compositional dependence of the optical properties of novel Ge-Ga-Te-CsI far infrared transmitting chalcohalide glasses system," J. Phys. Chem. Solids 72, 5-9 (2011).
12. G. X. Wang, Q. H. Nie, X. S. Wang, F. Chen, S. X. Dai, T. F. Xu, X. A. Shen, D. G. Wang, and X. Lv, "Effect of KI/AgI on the thermal and optical properties of the GeS2-In2S3 chalcogenide glasses," Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 77, 821-824 (2010).
13. G. X. Wang, Q. H. Nie, X. S. Wang, S. X. Dai, T. F. Xu, X. A. Shen, and X. H. Zhang, "Composition dependence of optical band gap of the Se-Ge-Te far infrared transmitting glasses," Physica B-Condensed Matter 405, 4424-4428 (2010).
14. G. X. Wang, Q. H. Nie, X. S. Wang, S. X. Dai, T. F. Xu, X. A. Shen, and X. H. Zhang, "Research on the novel GeSe2-In2Se3-KBr chalcohalide optic glasses," Mater. Res. Bull. 45, 1141-1144 (2010).
15. G. X. Wang, Q. H. Nie, X. S. Wang, S. X. Dai, M. X. Zhu, X. Shen, K. Bai, and X. H. Zhang, "Research on optical band gap of the novel GeSe2-In2Se3-KI chalcohalide glasses," Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 75, 1125-1129 (2010).
16. X. Shen, Q. H. Nie, T. F. Xu, S. X. Dai, G. P. Li, and X. S. Wang, "Effect of Ce3+ on the spectroscopic properties in Er3+ doped TeO2-GeO2-Nb2O5-Li2O glasses," J. Lumin. 126, 273-277 (2007).
17. X. Shen, Q. H. Nie, T. F. Xu, S. X. Dai, and X. S. Wang, "Optical transitions and upconversion luminescence of Er3+-doped tellurite glass," Physica B-Condensed Matter 381, 219-223 (2006).
18. X. Shen, Q. H. Nie, T. F. Xu, S. X. Dai, and X. S. Wang, "Investigation on energy transfer from Er3+ to Nd3+ in tellurite glass," J. Rare Earths 26, 899-903 (2008).
19. X. Shen, Q. H. Nie, T. F. Xu, T. Peng, and Y. Gao, "Green and red upconversion emission and energy-transfer between Er3+ and Tm3+ ions in tellurite glasses," Phys. Lett. A 332, 101-106 (2004).
20. X. A. Shen, Q. H. Nie, T. F. Xu, S. X. Dai, and X. S. Wang, "Temperature dependence of upconversion luminescence in erbium-doped tellurite glasses," J. Lumin. 130, 1353-1356 (2010).
21. X. S. Wang, Q. H. Nie, T. F. Xu, S. X. Dai, X. Shen, and L. R. Liu, "Optical spectroscopy and energy transfer of Er3+/Ce3+ in B2O3-doped bismuth-silicate glasses," Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics 24, 972-978 (2007).
22. X. S. Wang, Q. H. Nie, T. F. Xu, X. Shen, S. X. Dai, and N. Gai, "Tm3+-doped tellurite glass with Yb3+ energy sensitized for broadband amplifier at 1400-1700 mm bands," J. Rare Earths 26, 907-911 (2008).
23. H. P. Xia, Q. H. Nie, J. L. Zhang, and J. H. Wang, "Preparation and optical spectroscopy of Na2O-TeO2-ZnO glasses containing divalent europium ions," Mater. Lett. 57, 3895-3898 (2003).
24. 一种激光棒热透镜焦距测量装置；发明人：聂秋华，杨燕，徐铁峰，黄国松；专利号：ZL200420037493.8；
25. 一种特种光纤的制备方法；发明人：王训四，聂秋华，徐铁峰，杨燕，沈祥；专利号：ZL 2005100493368；
26. 低膨胀系数的碲酸盐玻璃及其制作方法；发明人：徐铁峰， 聂秋华，茅森，沈祥，杨燕；专利号：ZL 200510048996.4