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Yb:YAG Crystal

Yb:YAG Crystal

 It is more suitable for diode-pumping than the traditional Nd-doped systems. It can be pumped at 0.94 μm laser output. Compared with the commonly used Nd:YAG crystal, Yb:YAG crystal has a much larger absorption bandwidth to reduce thermal management requirements for diode lasers, a longer upper-state lifetime, three to four times lower thermal loading per unit pump power. Yb:YAG crystal is expected to replace Nd:YAG crystal for high power diode-pumped lasers and other potential applications.

Yb:YAG Crystal
Yb:YAG Crystal

 Advantages:

•   Very low fractional heating, less than 11%
•   Very high slope efficiency
•   Broad absorption bands, about 8nm@940nm
•   No excited-state absorption or up-conversion
•   Conveniently pumped by reliable InGaAs diodes at 940nm(or 970nm)
•   High thermal conductivity and large mechanical strength
•   High optical quality
 

Yb:YAG specifications

Doping(atm%): 
1.0% ~ 35% 
Orientation: 
 <111> or  <100>  crystalline direction 
Wavefront Distortion: 
λ/10 per inch @ 632.8 nm 
Dimension Tolerances: 
rods with diameter: +0.0/-0.05 mm , Length: ±0.1 mm 
Surface Quality: 
10/5 Scratch/Dig MIL-O-1380A 
Parallelism: 
< 10″
Perpendicularity: 
< 5′ 
Clear Aperture: 
> 90% 
Surface Flatness: 
< λ/10 @ 632.8 nm 
Chamfer: 
< 0.1 mm @ 45o
Barrel Finish:
50-80 micro-inch (RMS) ,
Size
Upon customer request
Coating
AR/HR/PR coating upon customer’s request
Damage Threshold
750MW/CM2 at 1064nm, TEM00, 10ns, 10Hz
Quality Warranty Period
   One year under proper use
Slabs, thread rod, Er:YAG, Nd:YAG, Cr:YAG,Ce:YAG, Tm:YAG,Ho:YAG and other ion doped YAG crystals are also available upon request.