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Nd:YAG Crystals SKU: E-Y-3-0.8-A/A
Neodymium Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet - Nd:YAG laser crystal is the most popular lasing media for solid-state lasers. Good fluorescence lifetime, thermal conductivity and robust nature make Nd:YAG laser crystal suitable for high power continuous wave, high intensity q-switched…
Variant specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Aperture | Ø 3 mm |
| Length | 65 mm |
| Doping | 0.8 % |
| Wedge of the ends, deg | 0/0 |
| Coating | AR/AR @ 1064 nm |
| Group | Standard Nd:YAG rods |
Shared product specifications
These specifications apply across the Nd:YAG Crystals product family.
Properties of 1.0% Nd:YAG at 25°C
| Formula | Y₂.₉₇Nd₀.₀₃Al₅O₁₂ |
| Crystal structure | Cubic |
| Density | 4.55 g / cm³ |
| Melting point | 1970oC |
| Mohs hardness | 8.5 |
| Transition | ⁴F₃ / ₂→⁴I₁₁ / ₂ @ 1064 nm |
| Fluorescence lifetime | 230 μsec for 1064 nm |
| Thermal conductivity | 0.14 Wcm⁻¹ K⁻¹ |
| Specific heat | 0.59 J g⁻¹ K⁻¹ |
| Thermal expansion | 6.9 x 10⁻⁶°C⁻¹ |
| dn / dt | 7.3 x 10⁻⁶°C⁻¹ |
| Young’s modulus | 3.17 x 10⁴ Kg / mm⁻² |
| Poisson ratio | 0.25 |
| Thermal shock resistance | 790 Wm⁻¹ |
| Refractive index | 1.818 @ 1064 nm |
| Doping | 0.8% or 1.1% |
| Orientation | <111> crystalline direction |
| Surface quality | 10-5 scratch / dig as per MIL-O-13830A |
| Surface flatness | λ / 10 at 633 nm |
| Parallelism | < 10 arcsec |
| Perpendicularity | < 5 arcmin for plano / plano ends |
| Diameter tolerance | +0 / -0.05 mm |
| Length tolerance | +1 / -0.5 mm |
| Clear aperture | > 90 % of full aperture |
| Chamfers | 0.1 mm at 45 deg |
| Coating | both sides coated AR @ 1064 nm, R < 0.2%, AOI = 0 deg |
| Barrel grooving | all dia 6.35, 8, 10, 12 mm rods with barrel groowing |
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