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Ti:Sapphire Crystal

Ti:Sapphire Crystal

 Ti:Sapphire crystal is the most widely used tunable solid-state laser material combining the supreme physical and optical properties with the extremely broad lasing range.  Its lasing bandwidth can support pulses < 10fs making it the crystal of choice for femtosecond mode-locked oscillators and amplifiers.  The absorption band of Ti:Sapphire centers at ~ 490 nm so it may be conveniently pumped by various laser sources such as argon ion lasers or frequency doubled Nd:YAG, Nd:YLF, Nd:YVO4 lasers at ~ 530nm. 

Applications

• The tunable wavelengths that cover a broad range from 700 to 1000 nm make Ti:Sapphire an   excellent substitute for dye lasers in many applications. 
• Doubling by NLO crystals such as BBO in an ultra-thin, Ti:Sapphire can be used to generate UV and DUV (up to 193 nm ) laser with ultrafast pulses below 10fs. 
• Ti:Sapphire is also widely usedas the pump source of OPOs to expand the tunable range.
Ti:Sapphire Crystal
Ti:Sapphire Crystal

 Basic Properties

Chemical formula
Ti3+:Al2O3 
Crystal structure 
Hexagonal a=4.758, c=12.991 
Density
3.98 g/cm
Melting point 
2040o
Mohs hardness 
Thermal conductivity 
52 W/m/K
Laser action
4-level vibronic 
Fluorescence lifetime
3.2 µs (T=300K) 
Tuning range
660 - 1050 nm 
Absorption range 
400 - 600 nm 
Emission peak
795 nm 
Absorption peak 
488 nm 
Refractive index 
1.76 @ 800 nm 
 

Ti:sapphire specifications:

Orientation:
Optical axis C normal to rod axis
Ti2O3 concentration:
0.06 - 0.5wt %
Figure Of Merit (FOM):
150~250 Upon customers request
End configurations:
Flat/Flat or Brewster/Brewster ends
Flatness:
 l /8 @ 633 nm
Parallelism:
10 arc sec
Surface finishing:
10/5 scratch/dig to MIL-O-13830A
Wavefront distortion:
l /4 per inch