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Nd:YAG Laser Rod


         
  Applications Nd:YAG can produce blue laser with the frequency-doubling of 946nm  
    Nd:YAG can be operated in a very high power laser up to kw level  
    Nd:YAG can be Q-switched with Cr4+YAG directly  
    Due to the cubic symmetry and high quality, Nd:YAG is easy to operate with TEM00 mode  
         
  Features Its laser parameters are a good compromise between the strengths and weaknesses of its competition.  
    Compared with others laser crystals, its fluorescence lifetime is twice more than Nd:YVO4, and thermal conductivity is also better.  
         
         
Main Specification Nd dopant concentration
Dopant tolerance
0.3~2.0(±0.1)atm%  
Diameter 3 ~ 14mm  
Length 1~ 160mm  
Coating HR-Coating: R>99.8%@1064nm and R<5%@808nm
AR-Coating (Single layer MgF2): R<0.25% per surface (@1064nm)
Other HR coating or wavelengths are also available
 
Orientation <111> crystalline direction (+/-5)  
Wavefront Distortion <λ/10 per inch at 632.8nm for 3 ~7mm
>λ/10 per inch at 632.8nm for >=7mm
 
Surface quality  Scratch/Dig < 20/10 Scratch/Dig per MIL-O-1380A  
Parallelism < 10 arc sec  
Perpendicularity < 5 arc min  
Surface flatness <λ/10 at 632.8nm  
Clear aperture Central 95%  
Chamfer 0.15x45°  
Damage Threshold >500MW/cm2  
Physical and Chemical Properties Chemical Formula Nd:Y3A15O12  
Lattice Constants 12.01Å  
Dimensional tolerances +0/-0.05 mm, Length ±0.1 mm  
Concentration ~ 1.2 x 1020 cm-3  
Melting Point 1970°C (2240K)  
Density 4.56 g/cm3  
Mohs Hardness 8.5  
Refractive Index 1.82  
Thermal Expansion Coefficient 7.8 x 10-6 /K [111], 0 - 250 °C  
Thermal Conductivity 14 W/m /K @20 °C, 10.5 W /m /K @100 °C  
Optical properties Lasing Wavelength 1064 nm  
Extinction Ratio >28 dB  
Stimulated Emission Cross Section 2.8×10-19 cm-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 10-19 cm2  
Pump Wavelength 807.5 nm  
Absorption band at pump wavelength 1 nm  
Linewidth 0.6 nm  
Polarized Laser Emission Unpolarized  
Thermal Birefringence High