Cr:ZnSe
Cr:ZnSe laser crystals offer several advantages: generally no excited-state absorption or upconversion, an extremely broad absorption band, a large emission cross section, excellent fluorescence quantum efficiency at room temperature, an ultrabroad emission bandwidth, and good chemical and mechanical properties. These characteristics make them excellent gain sources for efficient, powerful tunable mid-infrared lasers. Because the mid-infrared band is an atmospheric transmission window, Cr:ZnSe laser crystals have important application prospects in optical communication, pollutant-gas detection and industrial combustion-product testing.
Specification Snapshot
Crystal Structure
Cubic
Surface Quality
10-5(MIL-O-13830A)
Laser Wavelength
2150 – 2600 nm
Refractive Index n [@1650nm]
2.455
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Overview
Cr:ZnSe laser crystals offer several advantages: generally no excited-state absorption or upconversion, an extremely broad absorption band, a large emission cross section, excellent fluorescence quantum efficiency at room temperature, an ultrabroad emission bandwidth, and good chemical and mechanical properties. These characteristics make them excellent gain sources for efficient, powerful tunable mid-infrared lasers. Because the mid-infrared band is an atmospheric transmission window, Cr:ZnSe laser crystals have important application prospects in optical communication, pollutant-gas detection and industrial combustion-product testing.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Crystal Structure | Cubic |
| Poisson's ratio | 0.28 |
| Thickness / Diameter Tolerance | ±0.05mm |
| Orientation tolerance | < 0.5° |
| Surface Flatness [@632nm] | <λ/8@632nm |
| Wavefront distortion [@632nm] | <λ/4@632nm |
| Surface Quality | 10-5(MIL-O-13830A) |
| Parallelism | 30〞 |
| Perpendicularity | 15ˊ |
| Clear Aperture Dimension | >90% |
| Chamfer | <0.2×45° |
| Melting point | 1520 ºC |
| Coefficient of thermal expansion [@20ºC] | 1.5×10⁻⁶/ºC |
| Thermal conductivity [@20ºC] | 14 W/m/ºK |
| Specific heat | 0.79 J/g K |
| Density | 5.27 g/cm³ |
| Durability: Knoop hardness | 112 kgf/mm² |
| Mohs hardness | 8.5 |
| Young's modulus | 67 GPa |
| Modulus of rupture | 55 MPa |
| Orientation | <111>or <100> |
| Laser Wavelength | 2150 – 2600 nm |
| Emission linewidth | <1 nm |
| Intrinsic loss [@1064nm] | <0.003 cm⁻¹ |
| Refractive Index n [@1650nm] | 2.455 |
| Thermo-optic coefficient dn / dT [@nm] | 61×10⁻⁶/ºC |
Key Features
Broad tunability (emission from 2.1-3.1μm); broad absorption band; large gain cross section (σ emission 〜9 × 10-19 cm²); minimal excited-state absorption issues (spin transitions of the upper-level excited state are forbidden); higher thermal conductivity than YAG (18w/m·K for ZnSe versus 13w/m·K for YAG); high IR transparency (0.6-20μm).
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Shanghai Crylink Technology Co., Ltd. was jointly established by Shanghai Yangtze Delta Innovation Institute, Baoshan District state-owned platform, and Dr. Yongjun Dong's team. Located in Baoshan High-tech Industrial Park, the company focuses on R&D and production of laser materials and devices. Main products include laser crystals, nonlinear crystals, bonded crystals, and devices, with full-chain capabilities from crystal growth, optical polishing, laser coating to device packaging. Its subsidiary, Nanjing Guangbao Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., operates the 'Meta-laser' and 'Guangbao Optoelectronics' brands. Products are widely used in laser processing, medical aesthetics, LiDAR, optical communications, defense, scientific research, aerospace, and other fields.
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