Er:YLF
Er:YLF, also called erbium-doped lithium yttrium fluoride, is a crystal with excellent overall performance. It is widely used in industry, medicine, and scientific research. It offers a low nonlinear refractive index, low phonon frequency, and a long-lived laser-emitting energy level. Applications include 2940nm erbium lasers, 3μm laser Q-switches, upconversion visible lasers, and laser ranging.
Specification Snapshot
Surface Quality
10-5 S-D
Laser Wavelength
2810nm
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Overview
Er:YLF, also called erbium-doped lithium yttrium fluoride, is a crystal with excellent overall performance. It is widely used in industry, medicine, and scientific research. It offers a low nonlinear refractive index, low phonon frequency, and a long-lived laser-emitting energy level. Applications include 2940nm erbium lasers, 3μm laser Q-switches, upconversion visible lasers, and laser ranging.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Orientation | A-cut |
| Parallelism | <10〞 |
| Perpendicularity | <10ˊ |
| Surface Quality | 10-5 S-D |
| Wavefront distortion [@632.8 nm] | <λ/4 per inch@632.8 nm |
| Flatness [@632.8 nm] | <λ/10 @632.8 nm |
| Clear Aperture Dimension | >90% |
| Face dimension tolerance | +0.0/-0.1 mm |
| Length Tolerance | ±0.1mm |
| Chamfer [@45°] | <0.1mm@45° |
| Structural symmetry | Tetragonal |
| Lattice constant [@1.5%] | a=5.173, c=10.747 Å@1.5% |
| Density | 3.95g/cm³ |
| Melting point | 819°C |
| Thermal conductivity | ~5 |
| Specific heat | 0.79 J·g⁻¹·K⁻¹ |
| Thermal expansion | 8 10⁻⁶·K⁻¹ |
| Hardness [@Mohs] | 5 kg/mm² |
| cm²) | 7.65 |
| Typical doping level | 15% |
| Refractive Index [@2070nm] | n₀=1.442, nₑ=1.464 |
| Thermo-optic coefficient | -2(∥a), -4.1(∥c) |
| Lifetime of the erbium ⁴I₁₁/₂ level | 4 ms |
| cm²) [@2800nm] | 1.5@2800nm |
| Absorption peak wavelength | 972nm |
| Absorption coefficient at peak wavelength | 28cm⁻¹ |
| Absorption bandwidth at peak wavelength | ~1nm |
| Laser Wavelength | 2810nm |
Key Features
Low phonon frequency; negative thermo-optic coefficient; long lifetime of the laser-emitting energy level; broad transparency range (from VUV to the 10μm region).
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Supplier Information
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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