Influence of aluminum on doping of ytterbium in optical fiber synthesized by vapor phase technique

The process conditions of vapor phase doping technique for fabricating rare earth (RE) doped optical fiber have been systematically investigated to achieve better control over RE incorporation. Experimental results showed that the amount of RE incorporation can be precisely controlled by adjusting Al ion concentration in the inlet gas mixture. The extent of RE incorporation can also be predicted for any composition of inlet gas mixture if all other process parameters remain constant. The investigation helps to obtain the optimum conditions necessary to produce fibers of given specification and thus achieve greater reproducibility. For the first time co-operative phenomenon has been established through gas phase technique.