YbPO4 crystals in as-drawn silica-based optical fibers

Zhuorui Lu; Natalia Vakula; Michèle Ude; Martiane Cabié; Thomas Neisius; François Orange; Franck Pigeonneau; Laeticia Petit; Wilfried Blanc

doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2023.113644

YbPO₄ crystals in as-drawn silica-based optical fibers

Zhuorui Lu, Natalia Vakula, Michèle Ude, Martiane Cabié, Thomas Neisius, François Orange, Franck Pigeonneau, Laeticia Petit, Wilfried Blanc

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Abstract

MCVD germanosilica glass embedded with YbPO₄ crystals were for the first time drawn into optical fibers. Solution doping was used to embed the crystals in the silica soot prior to the collapsing step. We demonstrate, using scanning/transmission electron microscopes and confocal Raman microscope, that YbPO₄ crystals survive not only the MCVD process but also the drawing process despite the high temperature involved (up to 2100 °C) during fabrication processes. The fiber contains 100 nm-crystals with the same composition and structure as the as-prepared crystals. During the drawing process, these crystals tend to have a preferential orientation of their c-axis along the drawing direction. These results open a new route to fabricate glass-based composite fibers containing crystalline particles without additional post heat-treatment.

Original language	English
Article number	113644
Journal	Optical Materials
Volume	138
Early online date	4 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2023.113644
Publication status	Published - 2023
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

Chemical vapor deposition
Fiber
Scanning electron microscopy
Silica
Transmission electron microscopy

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Spectroscopy
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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