Low Thermal Lensing

  large fluorescence, linewidth, Birfringent

  Capable of High Power or Modelocked Operation

 

Nd:YLF Crystal Nd:YLF (1047nm and 1053nm) (Neodymium doped Yttrium Lithium Fluoride) Advantages Low Thermal Lensing, Large Fluorescence, Linewidth, Birfringent, Capable of High Power or Modelocked Operation Applications High Power, Short Pulse, Amplifiers Ordering Options and Specifications %Nd Concentration Range (±0.2%) 1%, 1.5%, or 2.0% Wavefront Distortion (per inch of rod length) l/4 End Face Parallelism <10 arc seconds Material Properties Formula Nd: LiYF4 Crystal Structure Tetragonal Growth Direction Along a axis [100] Moh Hardness 4-5 Melting Point 825°C Density 3.95 g/cm3 Thermal Conductivity 0.06 W /cm°C Heat Capacity 0.79 J g-1 K-1 Thermal Expansion (x 10-6 °C-1) 13 (along a axis) 8 (along c axis) Index of Refraction at 633 nm 1.453 (e ray) 1.476 (o ray) Index of Refraction at 1064 nm 1.448 (e ray) 1.470 (o ray) Young’s Modulus 7.65x108  g/cm2 Poisson’s Ratio 0.33 Available Rod Lengths 3 mm - 101.6 mm