Nd:YLF

Nd:YLF

Supplier
Crylink
Category
Laser Crystals
Origin
China

Our Nd:YLF crystal, or neodymium-doped lithium yttrium fluoride, offers excellent overall performance for mode-locked lasers, continuous lasers and materials processing. Nd:YLF is an alternative to Nd:YAG for near-infrared operation, producing laser emission at -1047nm and 1053nm. It can be lamp- or diode-pumped at 808nm. It offers a very broad fluorescence linewidth, low thermal-lens effects and natural polarization. Its main advantages include emission at -1047nm and 1053nm, a relatively long fluorescence lifetime and high pulse energy. Applications include linearly polarized resonators, mode-locked lasers, diode-pumped Nd:YLF lasers and Ti:sapphire chirped-pulse amplifiers. Nd:YLF gain and emission wavelength depend on polarization: π polarization is stronger at 1047nm and σ polarization is weaker at 1053nm. The 1053 nm line closely matches the Nd:glass gain peak, so Nd:YLF lasers are commonly used as preamplifiers for Nd:YLF laser generators and subsequent Nd:glass amplifiers.

Specification Snapshot
Crystal Structure
Quadrilateral
Surface Quality
10-5 S-D
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Overview

Our Nd:YLF crystal, or neodymium-doped lithium yttrium fluoride, offers excellent overall performance for mode-locked lasers, continuous lasers and materials processing. Nd:YLF is an alternative to Nd:YAG for near-infrared operation, producing laser emission at -1047nm and 1053nm. It can be lamp- or diode-pumped at 808nm. It offers a very broad fluorescence linewidth, low thermal-lens effects and natural polarization. Its main advantages include emission at -1047nm and 1053nm, a relatively long fluorescence lifetime and high pulse energy. Applications include linearly polarized resonators, mode-locked lasers, diode-pumped Nd:YLF lasers and Ti:sapphire chirped-pulse amplifiers. Nd:YLF gain and emission wavelength depend on polarization: π polarization is stronger at 1047nm and σ polarization is weaker at 1053nm. The 1053 nm line closely matches the Nd:glass gain peak, so Nd:YLF lasers are commonly used as preamplifiers for Nd:YLF laser generators and subsequent Nd:glass amplifiers.

Specifications

ParameterValue
Absorption peak wavelength792 nm
Peak Absorption coefficient10 cm⁻¹
Peak Absorption bandwidth~5 nm
Laser Wavelength1047,1053 nm
⁴F₃/₂ Neodymium energy-level lifetime485μs
Emission cross section [@1047nm 10×10⁻²⁰(e⊥C)cm²@1053 nm]15×10⁻²⁰(e∥C)cm²@1047nm 10×10⁻²⁰(e⊥C)cm²@1053 nm
Refractive Index [@1064 nm]nₒ=1.448 nₑ=1.470
Crystal StructureQuadrilateral
Density3.95g/cm³
Mohs Hardness5
Thermal conductivity6Wm⁻¹K⁻¹
Coefficient of thermal expansion8×10⁻⁶(∥c)K⁻¹, 13×10⁻⁶(∥a)K⁻¹
Doping concentration1-2 at.%
Orientationa-cut, c-cut
Transparent Aperture>90%
Face dimension tolerance+0/-0.1mm
Length Tolerance±0.1mm
Parallelism error<10 arcsec
Perpendicularity error<10 arcmin
Protective groove [@45˚]<0,1 mm @ 45˚
Surface Quality10-5 S-D
Surface Flatness [@632.8 nm]<λ/8@632.8 nm
Wavefront distortion [@632.8 nm]λ/4@632.8 nm
Coating [@790-810 nm + R<0.2%@1047-1053 nm]R<0.5%@790-810 nm + R<0.2%@1047-1053 nm
Laser Damage threshold [@1064 nm,10 ps]>10 J/cm²@1064 nm,10 ps

Applications

Mode-locked lasers; ultrashort-pulse lasers; materials processing, welding and cutting; Ti:Sapphire chirped-pulse amplifiers; diode-pumped Nd:YLF lasers; Q-switching and frequency doubling in linearly polarized resonators; continuous-wave pulse operation at 1047nm and 1053 nm.

Key Features

Natural polarization; very broad fluorescence linewidth; low thermal lensing; high ultraviolet transparency; long lifetime of the neodymium ⁴F₃/₂ level; much softer and more brittle than Nd:YAG; low excitation-light threshold for continuous-wave laser applications; high power, low beam divergence and efficient single-mode operation.

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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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