Nd YLF Crystal
• Excellent internal quality
• Numerous options in size and doping level
• Precise orientation (deviation < 1°)
• Top quality of surface polishing
• Competitive price
• Mass production, quick delivery
Nd:YLF is an excellent crystal that is very suitable for working in mode-locked mode to obtain short pulse laser. Nd:YLF has very small thermal lens effect (much smaller than YAG crystal), wide fluorescent line, and can generate linear-polarized beam. The relatively small stimulated emission cross section of Nd:YLF makes it suitable for continuous work with low threshold. Nd:YLF crystal has obtained important applications in inertial confinement laser fusion research projects. WISOPTIC use high-purity raw materials, chemical reaction atmosphere and special equipment to grow high-quality Nd:YLF crystals, and provide various specifications of crystal rods and crystal strips.
WISOPTIC Standard Specifications - Nd:YLF
Orientation | [100] or [001] (deviation < 1°) |
Dopant concentration | 0.4~1.2 mol % |
Sizes | Diameter: 2~10 mm; Length: 1.0~150 mm |
Dimension tolerance | Diameter: +0.00/-0.05 mm; Thickness: +/- 0.5 mm |
Flatness | < λ/8 @ 632.8 nm |
Surface Quality | < 10/5 [S/D] |
Parallelism | < 10” |
Perpendicularity | ≤ 5' |
Transmitted Wavefront Distortion | < λ/4 @ 632.8 nm |
Chamfer | < 0.15 mm × 45° |
Coating | AR coating: R<0.2% @ 1047nm/1053nm |
Laser Damage Threshold | 500 MW/cm2 for 10ns, 10Hz pulse (AR-coated) |
Main Features and Application - Nd:YLF
• Much smaller thermal lens effect than YAG
• Relatively small stimulated emission cross section
• Suitable for continuous work with low threshold
• Suitable for mode-locked Q-switching with medium repetition rate and high average power
• Effective single-mode work to generate beam with high power and small divergence angle
• Linear polarized beam for high effective Q-switching and frequency doubling output
• Suitable for oscillator and preamplifier of high-power Nd:Glass laser system