Growing the Czochralski Technique

  High Gain, Low Threshold, High Efficiency

  Low Loss at 1.06 mm, High Optical Quality

  Good Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Nd:YAG Crystal

Nd:YAG (1064nm)
(Neodymium doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet) Advantages
- High Gain, Low Threshold, High Efficiency,
- Low Loss at 1.06 mm,  High Optical Quality,
- Good Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Applications
Industrial, Medical, Military, Scientific

Ordering Options and Specifications
%Nd Concentration Range (±0.1%)	0.6% - 1.3%
Wavefront Distortion (per inch of rod length)	Standard Grade = l/4 Opto-Lase Grade = l/16
End Face Parallelism	<10 arc seconds
Extinction Ratio	25 dB Minimum

Material Properties (1%Nd)
Formula	Y2.97Nd0.03Al5O12
Crystal Structure	Cubic [111]
Moh Hardness	8-8.5
Melting Point	1950°C (3540°F)
Density	4.55 g/cm3
Thermal Conductivity	0.14 W cm-1K-1
Thermal Expansion	6.9 x 10-6 o C-1
dn/dT	7.3 x 10-6 o C-1
Index of Refraction	1.8197 at 1.0 mm
Poisson Ratio	0.25
Fluorescent Lifetime	230 ms
Cross Section	7.6 x 10-19 cm2
Young’s Modulus	3.17x104 kg/mm2
Thermal Shock Resistance	790 Wm-1

Available Rod Lengths
3 mm - 250 mm

Available Rod Diameters