INDUSTRIAL TRAINING REPORT

on

CHEMICAL ETCHING OF OPTICAL

FIBER
at

Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute,

Kolkata-700032
(From May 10, 2010 to June 30, 2010)

Under the guidance of

Dr. Tarun Kumar Gangopadhyay
Scientist, E-II
Central Glass and Ceramic Research institute (CGCRI),
Kolkata-700032

By
STUDENT NAME
(Roll No.)

Report Submitted to
Department Of Electronics and Communication Engineering,
Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jhansi

July, 2010
 Certificate

This is to certify that the summer training has been completed on the subject
entitled “Chemical Etching of Optical Fiber”, which is very useful study and
research done by Mr. Dharmendra Kumar under the guidance of Dr. Tarun
Kumar Gangopadhyay at the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
(CGCRI), Kolkata, India. This training is the part of the course in 2 nd semester
of Master of Technology in Electronics & Communication Engineering, during
the academic year 2009-2011.

I wish him success in life and further higher study in his career.

Dr. Tarun Kumar Gangopadhyay

Scientist E-II
CGCRI, Kolkata
 Acknowledgement

I would like to express my deepest and sincere gratitude to Dr. Tarun Kumar
Gangopadhyay, Scientist E-II, Fiber Optics and Photonics Division, Central
Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata, who helped and
encouraged me a lot to carry out this work. The advice given by him was
worthy and valuable. Due to his inspiration and suggestion I have completed my
work.

I am very much thankful for the support of Dr. Kamal Dasgupta, Head of
Department (HOD) of Fiber Optics and Photonics division, Central Glass and
Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata, to give this opportunity to carry
out this work.

I am very much thankful to Dr. Mukul C. Paul, Scientist E-I, Mr. Shyamal Das,
Scientist B, Mr. Arindam Halder (Research Fellow), Mr. Tarun Mahanty
(Research Fellow), Mr. Sudipta Ghosh (Research Fellow), who helped me in the
experimental part and chemical characterization.

Finally, I am grateful to my parent for their support, endurance and fortitude.

Most of all I thank to almighty God for providing me the confidence to carry
out the training.

Student’s Name
 Contents
Abstract
Acknowledgement

Chapter 1 Introduction to fiber optics 1

1.1. Introduction 1
1.2. Basic structure of optical fiber 2
1.3. Material used for different layers 3
1.4. Dimensions of layers 3
1.5. Light propagation through optical fiber 3
1.6. Types of fiber 4
1.7. Optical windows 6
1.8. Bandwidth of fiber 7
1.9. Fiber fabrication technique and characterization 7
1.9.1. Preform fabrication 7
1.9.2. Preform analysis 9
1.9.3. Fiber drawing process 10
1.9.4. Fiber analysis 11
1.9.5. Fiber attenuation measurement 11
1.10. Types of Fiber fabrication at CGCRI 12
1.11. Advantage of optical fiber 12
1.12. Conclusion 13
1.13. References 13

Chapter 2 Review on Chemical etching of Optical Fiber 14

2.1. Introduction 14
2.2. Etching methods 14
2.2.1. Review of etching process 14
2.2.2. Etching work performed at CGCRI 18
2.3. Conclusion 19

Chapter 3 Etching work performed at CGCRI 20

3.1. Introduction 20
3.1.1. Experimental setup of chemical etching process 20
3.1.2. Theory 20
3.1.3. Etching procedure 21
3.1.4. Experimental results 22
3.2. Conclusion 24

Chapter 4 Conclusion and Future Scope

4.1. Outcome of present work 25
4.2. Future scope of the work 25
Appendixes
A. List of Symbols
B. List of Abbreviations
C. List of Figures
D. List of Tables

References