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.
Chemical formula
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Ti3+:Al2O3
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Crystal structure
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Hexagonal a=4.758, c=12.991
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Density
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3.98 g/cm3
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Melting point
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2040oC
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Mohs hardness
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9
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Thermal conductivity
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52 W/m/K
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Laser action
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4-level vibronic
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Fluorescence lifetime
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3.2 µs (T=300K)
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Tuning range
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660 - 1050 nm
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Absorption range
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400 - 600 nm
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Emission peak
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795 nm
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Absorption peak
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488 nm
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Refractive index
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1.76 @ 800 nm
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Orientation:
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Optical axis C normal to rod axis
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Ti2O3 concentration:
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0.06 - 0.5wt %
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Figure Of Merit (FOM):
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150~250 Upon customers request
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End configurations:
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Flat/Flat or Brewster/Brewster ends
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Flatness:
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l /8 @ 633 nm
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Parallelism:
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10 arc sec
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Surface finishing:
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10/5 scratch/dig to MIL-O-13830A
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Wavefront distortion:
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l /4 per inch
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