Nd:YAG is the earliest and most famous laser host crystal, and it has been widely used laser crystal for solid-state laser.
Since it combines great advantages in many basic properties, Nd:YAG is the ubiquitous presence for near-infrared solid-state lasers and their frequency-doubler, tripler, and higher order multiplier.
Featured
High gain, High efficiency, Low threshold, Low loss at 1.06 µm
Good thermal conductivity and thermal shock characteristics
Mechanical strength, High optical quality
Various modes of operation (CW, pulsed, Q-switched, mode locked)
Optical Parameter of Nd:YAG crystal
Diameter (mm)
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Standard grade
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Excellence grade
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Superexcellence grade
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φ3-6.35
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≤0.5 fringes/ inch
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≤0.25 fringes/ inch
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≤0.1 fringes/ inch
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≥25dB
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≥28dB
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≥30dB
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φ7-10
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≤0.7 fringes/ inch
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≤0.4 fringes/ inch
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≤0.16 fringes/ inch
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≥22dB
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≥25dB
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≥28dB
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φ11-13
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≤1 fringes/ inch
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≤0.6 fringes/ inch
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≤0.2 fringes/ inch
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≥20dB
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≥23dB
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≥26dB
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φ14-16
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≤1.2 fringes/inch
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≤0.8 fringes/inch
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≤0.25 fringes/inch
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≥18dB
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≥20dB
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≥23dB
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Specifications
Nd Dopant Level
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0.3-2 atm%
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Orientation
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<111> crystalline direction (±0.5deg)
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Dimension Tolerances
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Diameter: ±0.05mm
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Length: ±0.5mm
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Wavefront Distortion
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λ/8@633nm
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Surface Flatness
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λ/10@633nm
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Parallelism
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<10 arc seconds
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Perpendicularity
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<5 arc minutes
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Surface Quality
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10/5 Scratch and Dig
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Clear Aperture
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>95%
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Chamfer
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<0.1mmx45°
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AR Coating
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Reflectivity R<0.25%@1064 nm per surface
Damage threshold over 750 MW/cm2@1064nm, 10 ns and 10 Hz
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HR Coating
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Standard R>99.8%@1064nm and R<5%@808nm, Other coatings are available per your request
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Thread rod, slabs, Er:YAG,Yb:YAG, Ce:YAG, Cr:YAG, Tm:YAG,Ho:YAG and other ion doped YAG crystals are also available.