Silica Glass and Rare Earth-Doped Silica Fiber
摘要
Silica glass has excellent mechanical, thermal, optical, and stability properties, and is widely used in semiconductor manufacturing, chemical smelting, electric light sources, photovoltaic industry, aerospace, precision optical instruments, large laser facilities, optical communication, and fiber lasers. Rare earth doped silica fiber is the key component of fiber lasers, which usually consists of a rare earth doped silica glass core, a pure silica inner cladding, and an epoxy resin outer layer cladding. Silica glass is an important component of rare earth doped silica fiber. To develop high-performance rare earth doped silica fiber, it is necessary to first systematically understand the structure and properties of silica glass.