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Nd:YAG Crystals
Wide doping range: 0.1-2.0 atm%
  • Optional shapes: Nd:YAG Rods, plates and disks 
  • Grooved barrel and convex end-surface accessible
  • Coating Options: AR@1064nm, PR@1064nm and HR@1064nm, HR@1064&HT@808nm, HR@1064&HR@532nm and customized
  • Nd:YAG rod refurbishing service (re-polishing and re-coating) available Inquire Us  
  • Specifications:

    Orientation <111> or <100> within 5 degree Wavefront Distortion ≤Lambda/8 @ 633nm
    Extinction Ratio ≥28 dB Parallelism ≤ 10 arc second
    Perpendicularity ≤ 5 arc minute Flatness ≤ Lambda/10 @ 633nm
    Surface Quality 10/5 S/D (per MIL-O-13830A) Chamfer <0.1mm x 45 degree

     

    Physical and Optical Properties:

    Laser Wavelength 1064nm Stimulate Emission Cross Section 2.8x10-19cm-2
    Relaxation Time of Terminal Lasing Level 30 ns Radiative Lifetime 550 ms
    Spontaneous Fluorescence 230 ms Loss Coefficient 0.003 cm-1 @ 1064 nm
    Effective Emission Cross Section 2.8 x 10-19cm2 Linewidth 0.6 nm
    Index of Refraction 1.82 Pump Wavelength 807.5nm
    Chemical Formula Nd:Y3A15O12 Crystal Structure Cubic
    Lattice Parameters 12.01Å Concentration ~ 1.2 x 1020 cm-3
    Melting Point 1970℃ Mohs Hardness 8.5
    Density 4.56g/cm3 Thermal Expansion Coefficient [111]Direction:7.8×10-6 /℃(0~250℃)
    Thermal Conductivity 14W/m/K(@20℃) and 10.5W/m/K(@100℃)

    Neodymium Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet - Nd: YAG laser crystals have been and will continue to be the most popular lasing media for solid-state lasers. Good fluorescence lifetime, thermal conductivity and robust nature make Nd: YAG laser crystals suitable for high-power continuous wave, high-intensity Q-switched, and single-mode operation. Shanghai North Optics offers the standard Nd: YAG rods with AR coating at 1064nm and customized rods or crystals upon the customer's special request.


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