Guided Wave Optics and Photonic Devices

5	Materials and Fabrication Technology of Rare-Earth-Doped Optical Fibres Mukul Chandra Paul, Anirban Dhar, Mrinmay Pal, Shyamal Bhadra and Ranjan Sen CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute

CONTENTS

5.1    Introduction

5.2    MCVD Process

5.2.1    Material Selection

5.2.1.1    Reactions Involved

5.2.2    Tube Set-Up

5.2.3    Etching

5.2.4    Deposition

5.2.5    Sintering/Consolidation

5.2.6    Collapsing

5.2.7    Summary

5.3    MCVD-Solution Doping Process

5.3.1    Optimization of Soot Deposition Parameters

5.3.1.1    Characterization Technique Employed

5.3.1.2    Result and Optimization

5.3.2    Optimization of Solution-Doping Parameters

5.3.2.1    Viscosity

5.3.2.2    Selected Solvent

5.3.2.3    Dipping Period

5.3.2.4    Al/RE ...