The invention provides a preparation method for an
optical fiber preform. The preparation method is characterized by comprising the steps of preparing a cladding and a
fiber core, and specifically comprises the steps that (1) raw materials of the cladding and raw materials of the
fiber core are prepared; (2) the raw materials of the cladding and the
fiber core are ground in an agate
mortar and areeach put into a
corundum crucible with a cover, after melting is carried out in an electric furnace, cladding
molten glass is poured into a preheated
copper film, and protective gas is introduced into a hollow
glass tube; (3) fiber core
molten glass is poured into the
glass tube of the cladding, and pouring is carried out so as to form an
optical fiber preform body; (4) the poured
optical fiber preform together with a mold is clamped and drawn into the electric furnace for annealing treatment, and after annealing treatment is finished, natural cooling is carried out to reach
room temperature;and (5) the optical fiber preform body is taken out for
flame polishing, then mixed
hydrofluoric acid and
nitric acid are added for acid
pickling, washing is repeatedly carried out with deionized water, and
drying is carried out so as to obtain the processed optical fiber preform. According to the preparation method, fiber breaking is not liable to occur for an optical
fiber drawing tower wire after the
wire drawing process, and the fiber breaking rate in the disc dividing process is relatively low.