LASER RODS

New Source Technology is a major supplier of this important Crystal for Industrial, Medical, Military and Scientific products. We maintain the highest standards of quality and can deliver products to your exact specifications from our Pleasanton Ca. location. You are assured of the highest possible consistency and precision every time.

Advantages

  • High Gain
  • Low Threshold
  • High efficiency
  • High Optical Quality
  • Low Loss
  • Good Thermal Conductivity
  • High Mechanical Strength
  • Suitable for High Average Power Lasers

 

Materials and Specifications

Dopent Concentration: Nd 0.6 ~ 1.3at%
Orientation: (111) or (100) within 5°
Waveform: see table below
Extinction Ratio: see table below
Rod Size: dia. 2 ~ 15mm, length 3~200 mm
Dimensional Tolerance: dia. +0.000"/-0.002, length ± 0.02"
Barrel Finish: ground finish 400# grit
Parallelism: ≤10"
Perpendicularity: ≤5'
Flatness: λ/10
Surface Quality: 10 -5(MIL-O-13830A)
Chamfer: 0.006" ± 0.002" @45°± 5°
AR Coating Reflectivity: ≤ 0.25% (@1064nm)

 

 

Extinction Ratio & Wavefront Distortion

Rod Size (mm) SIQ Grade Select Grade
Special Grade
3 to 6.5 Dia. ≤ 0.25 λ / inch ≤ 0.125 λ / inch
≤ 0.05 λ / inch
≥25 dB ≥28 dB
≥30 dB
7 to 10 Dia. ≤ 0.35 λ / inch ≤ 0.125 λ / inch
≤ 0.08 λ / inch
≥ 22 dB ≥28 dB
≥ 28 dB
11 to 13 Dia. ≤ 0.5 λ / inch ≤ 0.3 λ / inch
≤ 0.1 λ / inch
≥ 20 dB ≥23 dB
≥26 dB
14 to 16 Dia. ≤ 0.6 λ / inch ≤ 0.4 λ / inch
≤ 0.125 λ / inch
≥ 18 dB ≥ 20 dB
≥ 23 dB

Wavefront Distortion

Cross Section
(H x W mm)
Standard Grade
(λ / inch.)
Select Grade
(λ / inch.)
Special Grade
(λ / inch.)
3 - 6 x 5 - 9
≤ 0.25
≤ 0.20
≤ 0.10
3 - 6 x 10 - 15
≤ 0.30
≤0.25
≤ 0.15
7 – 10 x 10 – 15
≤ 0.35
≤ 0.30
≤ 0.20
7 – 10 x 16 - 20
≤ 0.50
≤ 0.35
≤ 0.25
10 – 15 x 12 –15
≤ 0.50
≤0.35
≤ 0.30
7 – 11 x 21 – 30
≤ 0.75
≤0.45
≤ 0.35

 

Contact us to discuss your laser application and optical requirements.

 

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