Nd YAG Crystal
• Various options of Nd-doping ratio (0.1%~1.3at%)
• Various options of rods or slabs (flat, wedged, Brewster, grooved, etc)
• High optical homogeneity
• High processing accuracy
• High quality coating, high damage threshold
• Very competitive price, quick delivery
Nd:YAG (Neodimium Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet) has been and continue to be the most widely used laser crystal for solid-state lasers. Good fluorescence lifetime (twice more than that of Nd:YVO4) and thermal conductivity, as well as robust nature, make Nd:YAG crystal very suitable for high-power continuous wave, high-energy Q-switched and single mode operations.
WISOPTIC provides Nd:YAG rods with the following features: different doping levels, high optical homogeneity, high processing accuracy, precise barrel grooving and wedge angle, various end cuts, various dielectric coatings, high damage threshold.
WISOPTIC Standard Specifications* - Nd:YAG
Standard Doping Ratio | Nd%=0.1%~1.3at% |
Orientation | <111> or <100> or <110> |
Orientation Tolerance | +/-0.5° |
Dimensions | Diameter: 2~15 mm, Length: 3~220 mm |
Dimension Tolerance | Diameter (±0.05)×Length (±0.5) mm |
Barrel Finish | Ground with 400# grit, or polished |
Flatness | < λ/10 @ 632.8 nm |
Surface Quality | < 10/5 [S/D] |
Parallelism | < 10” |
Perpendicularity | ≤ 5' |
Chamfer | 0.15 ± 0.025mm @ 45° |
TransmittedWavefront Distortion | < λ/10 @ 632.8 nm |
Clear Aperture | > 90% central area |
Extinction Ratio | > 30 dB |
Coating | AR-Coating: R<0.10% @1064nm |
Laser Damage Threshold | > 800 MW/cm2 for 1064nm, 10ns, 10Hz (AR-coated) |
* Products with special requirement upon request. |
Main Features - Nd:YAG
• High gain, low threshold, high efficiency
• Homogeneous distribution of Nd with subtle concentration gradient
• High thermal conductivity, high thermal shock resistance
• High homogeneity, low wavefront distortion
• High optical quality, low single pass loss (especially at 1064nm)
• Various modes of operation (CW, pulsed, Q-switched, mode locked)
Physical Properties - Nd:YAG
Chemical formula | Y3-3xNd3xAl5O12 (x=Nd doping ratio) |
Crystal structure | Cubic |
Lattice constants | 12.01 Å |
Density | 4.55 g/cm3 |
Rupture stress | 1.3~2.6×103 kg/cm2 |
Melting point | 1970 °C |
Mohs hardness | 8~8.5 |
Thermal conductivity | 14 W/(m·K) @20°C, 10.5 W/(m·K) @100°C |
Thermal expansion coefficients | 7.8x10-6 /K @<111>, 7.7x10-6 /K @<110>, 8.2x10-6 /K @<100> |
Thermal shock resistance | 790 W/m |
Optical Properties - Nd:YAG
Laser transition | 4F3/2 → 4I11/2 @ 1064 nm |
Photon energy | 1.86×10-19 J |
Emission linewidth | 4.5Å @ 1064 nm |
Stimulated emission cross-section | 2.7~8.8x10-19 /cm2 @ Nd%=1.0at% |
Loss coefficients | 0.003 /cm @ 1064 nm |
Fluorescence lifetime | 230 µs @ 1064 nm |
Refractive index | 1.818 @ 1064 nm |
Pump wavelength | 807.5 nm |
Absorption band at pump wavelength | 1 nm |
Polarized emission | Unpolarized |
Thermal birefringence | High |