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Erbium-ytterbium co-doped fluorothiophosphate glass single-mode optical fiber as well as preparation method and application thereof

A technology of fluorothiophosphate and single-mode optical fiber, which is applied in glass manufacturing equipment, clad optical fiber, manufacturing tools, etc. It can solve the problems of unfavorable optical fiber device miniaturization, intensification, slow improvement of fiber gain curve, and small unit gain. , to achieve the effect of simple and safe melting process, enhanced transition performance, and low threshold value

Active Publication Date: 2021-10-15
SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH
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However, the traditional quartz glass rare earth solubility is low (~10 19 ions / cm 3 ), so the unit gain is small, which is not conducive to the miniaturization and intensification of optical fiber devices
Another method uses phosphate glass as the matrix glass, but the unit gain of the produced single-mode fiber at 1535nm is 4.20dB / cm, which needs further improvement
In addition, its fiber gain curve increases slowly with the increase of pump power, and reaches a peak value of ~4.20dB / cm at ~270mW. lead to a higher threshold

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[0057] The present invention also provides a method for preparing the above-mentioned erbium-ytterbium co-doped fluorothiophosphate glass single-mode optical fiber, comprising the following steps:

[0058] Obtain cladding glass blanks and fiber core glass blanks;

[0059] Making the core glass blank material into a core preform, and then preparing the core rod by heating and thinning the core preform;

[0060] The cladding preform is prepared by mechanical cold processing of the cladding glass stock;

[0061] The core rod and the cladding preform rod are assembled, and the erbium-ytterbium co-doped fluorothiophosphate glass single-mode optical fiber is prepared by using a heating and thinning process.

[0062] It can be understood that the fiber core is formed after the core rod is drawn, and the cladding covering the surface of the fiber core is formed after the cladding preform is drawn.

[0063] In some specific examples, the method for obtaining cladding glass stock incl...

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[0077] This embodiment is an erbium-ytterbium co-doped high-gain fluorothiophosphate glass single-mode optical fiber. The preparation process is as follows:

[0078] (1) Weigh the cladding and core glass raw materials according to the molar percentage, and the cladding component is: KPO 3 55%, Zn(PO 3 ) 2 10%, AlF 3 25%, Na 2 SO 4 10%. The core glass components are: KPO 3 55%, Zn(PO 3 ) 2 10%, AlF 3 22%, Na 2 SO 4 10.5%, ErF 3 1%, YbF 3 1.5%.

[0079] (2) Melt the cladding and core glass respectively, put the raw material (cladding or core glass) weighed in step (1) into an agate mortar and mix thoroughly, then transfer to a platinum crucible and melt at 900°C 4 hours, continuous stirring during the melting process, after that, after homogenization and clarification, the glass liquid was obtained, and then poured into a graphite mold preheated to 250°C for molding, and quickly transferred to an annealing furnace for precision annealing, and kept at 330°C...

Embodiment 2

[0082] This embodiment is a high-gain erbium-ytterbium co-doped fluorothiophosphate glass single-mode optical fiber. The preparation process is as follows:

[0083] (1) Weigh the cladding and core glass raw materials according to the molar percentage, and the cladding component is: KPO 3 44.5%, Zn(PO 3 ) 2 20%, AlF 3 25.5%, Na 2 SO 4 10%. The core glass components are: KPO 3 35%, Zn(PO 3 ) 2 25%, AlF 3 24%, Na 2 SO 4 13.5%, ErF 3 1%, YbF 3 1.5%.

[0084] (2) Melt the cladding and core glass respectively, put the raw material (cladding or core glass) weighed in step (1) into an agate mortar and mix thoroughly, then transfer to a platinum crucible and melt at 950°C After 4 hours of continuous stirring during the melting process, the molten glass was obtained after homogenization and clarification, and then poured into a graphite mold preheated to 320°C for molding, and quickly transferred to an annealing furnace for precision annealing, and kept at 330°C ...

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Abstract

The invention relates to an erbium-ytterbium co-doped fluorothiophosphate glass single-mode optical fiber as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The erbium-ytterbium co-doped fluorothiophosphate glass single-mode optical fiber comprises a fiber core and a cladding wrapping the surface of the fiber core. The cladding is made of fluorothiophosphate glass, and the fiber core is made of erbium-ytterbium co-doped fluorothiophosphate glass. The erbium-ytterbium co-doped fluorothiophosphate glass single-mode optical fiber is high in gain, and can realize low-threshold and high-efficiency laser output.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of optical fiber technology, in particular to an erbium-ytterbium co-doped fluorothiophosphate glass single-mode optical fiber and its preparation method and application. Background technique [0002] Optical fiber devices refer to optical electronic devices that process optical fibers into certain functions. Among them, fiber optic devices based on single-mode fiber are widely used. The fiber optic devices that can be applied in fiber optic communication mainly include fiber amplifiers, fiber lasers, fiber couplers, fiber polarizers and fiber filters. Among them, fiber amplifiers and fiber lasers are widely used. [0003] Fiber lasers have the advantages of compact structure, easy realization of single-mode laser output, and easy maintenance, and are widely used. The optical fiber amplifier is doped with rare earth ions in the core of the optical fiber, and through the stimulated radiation of the rare earth ions o...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): C03C13/04C03C6/06C03B37/027C03B37/012G02B6/02
CPCC03C13/048C03C1/00C03B37/027C03B37/012G02B6/02
Inventor 张勤远邝路东肖永宝王伟超叶诣琛
Owner SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH