The application relates to the technical field of special optical material preparation, in particular to a full-
solid-state three-clad
zinc fluoride-based glass
optical fiber and a preparation method thereof. The
optical fiber comprises, from inside to outside, an
optical fiber core layer, an optical
fiber inner clad layer, an optical
fiber middle clad layer and an outer clad layer; the optical
fiber core layer, the optical fiber inner clad layer and the optical fiber middle clad layer are all
zinc fluoride-based glass and have the same component types; the
refractive index of the optical fiber core layer is greater than that of the optical fiber inner clad layer; the materials of the optical fiber core layer, the optical fiber inner clad layer and the optical fiber middle clad layer all comprise the following components: ZnF2, BaF2, GaF3, SrF2, LiF, YF3, LaF3, PbF2, NaF and 0-12 mol% of
rare earth fluoride; and the material of the outer clad layer is
polytetrafluoroethylene. The prepared optical fiber has the advantages of
high transmittance, low
phonon energy, small loss, stable structure, high
mechanical strength, simple preparation process, good
repeatability, suitability for
mass production and application in the fields of communication and the like.