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
Available Rod Diameters
2 mm - 9.525
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