Ho:YLF

Ho:YLF

Supplier
Crylink
Category
Laser Crystals
Origin
China

Ho:YLF, also called holmium-doped lithium yttrium fluoride, is a laser crystal with excellent overall performance. It is widely used in industry, medicine, and scientific research. It features a low nonlinear refractive index, small thermo-optic constants, and a long lifetime of the ⁵I₇ energy level. It can be used in solid-state laser products for remote sensing and pollutant monitoring.

Specification Snapshot
Laser Wavelength
2060nm
Crystal Structure
Tetragonal
Surface Quality
10-5 S-D
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Overview

Ho:YLF, also called holmium-doped lithium yttrium fluoride, is a laser crystal with excellent overall performance. It is widely used in industry, medicine, and scientific research. It features a low nonlinear refractive index, small thermo-optic constants, and a long lifetime of the ⁵I₇ energy level. It can be used in solid-state laser products for remote sensing and pollutant monitoring.

Specifications

ParameterValue
Absorption peak wavelength1940nm
Absorption bandwidth at peak wavelength-18nm
Laser Wavelength2060nm
Lifetime of the ⁵I₇ level10ms
Refractive Index [@1064nm]n₀=1.448,nₑ=1.470
Crystal StructureTetragonal
Density3.95g/cm³
Mohs hardness5
Thermal conductivity6 Wm⁻¹K⁻¹
Coefficient of thermal expansion10.1×10⁻⁶(||c)K⁻¹、 14.3×10⁻⁶((||a)K⁻¹
Typical doping level0.5-1%
Orientationa-cut
Clear Aperture Dimension>90%
Face dimension tolerance+ 0/-0.1mm
Length Tolerance±0.1mm
Parallelism error<10arcsec
Perpendicularity error<10arcmin
Protective chamfer [@45˚]<0.1mm @45˚
Surface Quality10-5 S-D
Surface flatness [@632.8 nm]<λ/10@632.8 nm
Double-sided coating [@1900-2100nm]R<0.35%@1900-2100nm
Laser Damage threshold [@2060nm, 10ns]>10J/cm²@2060nm, 10ns

Key Features

High emission cross section; long lasing-level lifetime; naturally birefringent material; low dn/dT → weak thermal lensing; efficient Q-switched operation (up to 37 mJ per pulse); continuous-wave output from a 2 μm Ho:YLF laser up to 21 W.

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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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