Study on the Thickness Change of Nickel-Plated Layer in Fabrication of the Silver Hollow Nickel Waveguides by the Outer-Coating Method of the Liquid Phase Process

TL;DR

This study investigates how the thickness of the nickel-plated layer varies during the fabrication of silver hollow nickel waveguides using an outer-coating liquid phase method, combining experimental and analytical approaches.

Contribution

It provides new insights into the thickness variation of nickel layers during waveguide fabrication, enabling more uniform and reliable waveguide production.

Findings

Thickness variation along the waveguide length was characterized.

Uniform nickel layer thickness was successfully fabricated.

Analytical models matched experimental results.

Abstract

A metallic hollow waveguide is promising fiber for the delivery of laser radiation. Thickness of the nickel plated layer for supporting of the waveguide in fabrication of a dielectric coated silver hollow nickel waveguide is very important factor. In this paper, the change characteristic in the thickness of the nickel plated layer along the length of the silver coated glass mandrel during fabricating the silver hollow nickel waveguide by the outer-coating method of the liquid phase process has been studied both experimentally and analytically. Waveguides with uniform thickness of the nickel plated layer along the length of the silver coated glass mandrel have been fabricated.