Nd:YLF
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