Yb:YAG Laser Crystals
Ytterbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet or Yb:YAG is a laser media used in DPSS laser of very good overall performance. It is more suitable for diode-pumping than the traditional Nd-doped systems. It can be pumped at 0.94μm 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.
Feature
-Very low frictional heating;
-The very high slope efficiency;
-Broad absorption bands, about 8nm@940nm;
-Conveniently pumped by reliable InGaAs diodes at 940nm(or 970nm);
-High thermal conductivity and large mechanical strength;
-High optical quality;
Specifications:
| Yb-dopant Concentration |
0.2%---30% at% (Tolerance 10% of concentration) |
Diameter |
20 mm (+0.0/ -0.025mm) |
| Length |
1~70mm, (+/-0.05mm) |
Coating Specification |
AR @ 940nm or HR @940nm
AR @ 1053nm or AR @1030nm or HR @1053nm
|
| Parallelism |
< 10 arc seconds |
Perpendicularity |
< 5 arc minutes |
| Chamfer |
0.15x45° |
Barrel Finish |
ground or polished |
| Wavefront Distortion |
<λ/10 per inch at 632.8nm for <7mm |
Surface Flatness |
<λ/10 at 632.8nm |
| Surface Quality |
better than 20/10 |
Clear Aperture |
Central 95% |
Physical and Optical Properties:
| Chemical Formula |
Yb: Y3Al5O12 |
Crystal Structure |
Cubic |
| Lattice Constants |
12.01 Å |
Melting Point |
1970℃ |
| Density |
4.56 g/cm3 |
Mohs Hardness |
8.5 |
| Thermal Expansion Coefficient |
7.8x10-6/K, [111], 0-250℃ |
Thermal Conductivity |
14 W.s /m /K @ 20℃ |
| Loss Coefficient |
0.003 cm-1 |
Index of Refraction |
1.82 |
| Lasing Wavelength |
1030nm |
Pump Wavelength |
940nm |
| Absorption band about pump wavelength |
10nm |
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