“…The metals can be coated on the silica optical fiber through several coating methods such as the evaporation method (Sekar et al, 2012), chemical plating (or electroless plating; Benounis et al, 2003; Li et al, 2009a; Shiue et al, 2005), electroplating (Chang and Sirkis, 1993; Feng et al, 2009; Li et al, 2001, 2009a, 2009b, 2012), and the dipping method (Inada and Shiota, 1985; Seo et al, 1998). The thickness of a metallic coating can be precisely controlled by adjusting experimental parameters such as temperature, reaction time, chemical concentration, and dipping reservoir dimensions.…”