Unioriental grows Nd,Pr,Er,Ho and no doped YLF crystals using the Czochralski technique. The use of high quality starting materials for crystal growth , whole boule interferometry and precise measurement of bulk losses using tranmission spectroscopy assures that each crystal will perform to customer specifications.
Capabilities
1. Dopant concentrations between 0.5 and 3.0mol%;
2. Rod sizes from 1mm to 25.4mm in diameter and from 1mm to 180mm in length;
3. Large rod and slab dimensions and non-standard dopant concentrations are
available upon request;
4. AR, HR and HT coating are available upon request;
5. Orientation of rod axis to crystal a-axis or c-axis within 2 degrees.
Specifications
Dopant Concentration Tolerance--------0.1%
Parallelism ------<10 arc seconds
Perpendicularity ---------<5 arc minutes
Chamfer------------0.1mm @45°
Clear Aperture-----95%
Surface Quality-------10/5
Surface Flatness--------λ/10 @ 633nm
Wavefront Distortion----<7mm diameter:@ 633nm
≥7mm diameter: λ/8@633nm
Damage Threshhold--------over 15J/CM2 TEM00, 10NS, 10HZ
Physical Properties
Chemical Formula |
LiY1.0-× Nd×F4 |
Lattice Parameters |
a=5.16; c=10.85 |
Crystal structure |
tetragonal |
Space Group |
141/a |
Nd atoms/cm3 |
1.40×1020 atoms/cm3 For 1% Nd doping |
Knoop hardness |
300kg /mm 2 |
Melting Point |
819°C |
Density |
3.99g /cm3 |
Modulus of Elasticity |
85GPa |
Thermal Expansion |
8.3×10-6/k along c axis |
Coefficient |
13.3×10-6/k along c axis |
Thermal Conductivity |
0.063 W/cm K |
Specific Heat |
0.79 J/g K |
Optical Properties
Transparency Region |
180nm to 6.7µm |
Peak Stiulated Emission |
1.8×10-19cm2 (E || C) at 1.047mm |
Cross Section |
1.2×10-19cm2 (E ⊥ C) at 1.053mm |
Spontaneous Fluorescence |
485µs for 1% Nd |
Scatter Losses |
<0.2%/cm |
Peak Absorption Coefficient |
α=10.8cm-1 (792.0 nm E || C) |
(for 1.2% Nd) |
α=3.59cm-1 (797.0 nm E ⊥ C) |
Sellmeier Equation |
dN/dT
Wavelength |
E|| c |
E⊥c |
436 mm |
-2.44×10-6 /°C |
-0.54×10-6 /°C |
578nm |
-2.86×10-6 /°C |
-0.91×10-6 /°C |
1.06 µm |
-4.30×10-6/°C |
-2.00×10-6 /°C |
Index of Refraction
Wavelength |
n° |
ne |
262 |
1.485 |
1.51 |
350 |
1.473 |
1.49 |
525 |
1.456 |
1.479 |
1050 |
1.488 |
1.470 |
2065 |
1.442 |
1.464 |
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