| Doping Levels: | 3%, 5% and 8% (standard) |
|---|---|
| Format: | Rods, Discs and Slabs |
| Sizes: | Diameters: 25mm max. and Lengths: 50mm max. |
| Laser / Optical Properties | Units | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Laser Wavelengths | nm | 911, 1067, 1351 |
| Emission Linewidth | nm | 2.73 |
| Absorption Band Peak | nm | 808 |
| Absorption Bandwidth | nm | 12 |
| Emission Cross-section (@1067nm) | 10‾²º cm² | 43 |
| Fluorescent Lifetime (3% doping) | µs | 110 |
| Absorption Coefficient @810nm | cm‾¹ | 4.5 |
| Intrinsic Loss @1064nm | cm‾¹ | 0.02 |
| Refractive Index (n) @ 1067nm | 1.978 to 2.049 | |
| Thermal Optical Coeff. (dn/dT) @1060nm | 10‾⁶/ºC | -0.8 to -5.5 |
| Physical / Thermal Properties | Units | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Formula | LYF:Nd | |
| Melting Point | ºC | 1075 |
| Thermal Expansion Coeff. @20ºC | 10‾⁶/ºC | 3.5 to 8.5 |
| Thermal Conductivity Coeff. @20ºC | W/m/ºK | 2.2 to 3.5 |
| Specific Heat | J/g K | 0.79 |
| Chemical Durability (@100ºC weigh loss rate distilled water) | μg/hr.cm² | |
| Density | g/cm³ | 7.27 |
| Durability Knoop Hardness | kgf/mm² | |
| Mohs Hardness | 5 | |
| Damage Threshold (10ns) | J/cm² |