QUESTION: What wt. % of rare earth is possible in the fiber?
ANSWER:
For preforms requiring high concentration, values of Tm3+ have been reported at ≈ 8.5 wt.%. This is by no means the limit of what is achievable.
Answered by AskFOC Fiber Process Development and Manufacturing Technical Team, March 4, 2024
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