The invention relates to a preparation process of doped optical fibers, and discloses a preparation method of high-uniformity and high-concentration Pr < 3 + > doped
quartz-based glass optical fibers, which comprises the following steps of: weighing
rare earth oxide Pr2O3,
silicon dioxide
powder SiO2 and aluminum
oxide Al2O3, mechanically mixing, performing ball milling,
drying and sieving treatment, performing pre-
sintering treatment to convert into
cristobalite phase, and
sintering to obtain the high-uniformity and high-concentration Pr < 3 + > doped
quartz-based glass optical fibers. The method comprises the following steps: drawing a glass rod containing a
fiber core by using an in-tube melting method,
processing to remove an
external cladding of the glass rod to obtain a
fiber core rod with an adjustable
diameter, combining the
fiber core rod with a high-purity
quartz tube by using a tube-rod method to form an
optical fiber preform, and finally drawing the high-uniformity, low-loss and high-concentration Pr < 3 + >-doped silica
optical fiber. Aluminum
oxide Al2O3 is introduced, so that the
solubility of
rare earth ions Pr < 3 + > in quartz glass is improved, the
melting point of a quartz
raw material is reduced, and the
doping concentration of
rare earth is adjustable; the raw materials are converted into
cristobalite phases through pre-
sintering treatment, and the effects of reducing bubbles of the fiber core glass and improving the uniformity of the fiber core glass are remarkable in combination with a
vacuum tube inner melting method.