Tm:YLF

Tm:YLF

Supplier
Crylink
Category
Laser Crystals
Origin
China

Two-micrometer Tm³⁺ lasers are widely used in science, defense and medicine. Thulium can readily substitute into many crystal hosts suitable for high-average-power laser systems, with an absorption band near 0.8μm that permits excitation by commercial high-power laser diodes. Thulium-doped lithium yttrium fluoride has a low nonlinear refractive index and thermo-optic constant, making it well suited to optoelectronic applications in research, production and education. It is a negative uniaxial crystal with a negative temperature coefficient of refractive index, which can counteract thermal distortion and yield high beam quality. Pumping is at 792nm, and linearly polarized laser emission at 1900nm emerges along the axis. Light emitted along the c axis is nonlinearly polarized. Appropriate crystal size and doping concentration enable high-power laser output.

Specification Snapshot
Surface Quality
10⁻⁵ scratch & dig
Crystal Structure
Tetragonal crystal system
Quantum Efficiency
2
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Two-micrometer Tm³⁺ lasers are widely used in science, defense and medicine. Thulium can readily substitute into many crystal hosts suitable for high-average-power laser systems, with an absorption band near 0.8μm that permits excitation by commercial high-power laser diodes. Thulium-doped lithium yttrium fluoride has a low nonlinear refractive index and thermo-optic constant, making it well suited to optoelectronic applications in research, production and education. It is a negative uniaxial crystal with a negative temperature coefficient of refractive index, which can counteract thermal distortion and yield high beam quality. Pumping is at 792nm, and linearly polarized laser emission at 1900nm emerges along the axis. Light emitted along the c axis is nonlinearly polarized. Appropriate crystal size and doping concentration enable high-power laser output.

Specifications

ParameterValue
Concentration tolerance2-4 at.%
Orientationa-cut; other orientations also available
Parallelism<10”
Perpendicularity<5”
Surface Quality10⁻⁵ scratch & dig
Wavefront distortion [@633nm]λ/8 @ 633nm
Surface Flatness [@633nm]λ/10 @ 633nm
Clear Aperture Dimension95%
Length Tolerance±0.1 mm
Face dimension tolerance+0/-0,1 mm
Protective chamfer<0,1 mm at 45˚
Damage Thresholdover 15J/cm2 TEM00, 10ns, 10Hz
Crystal StructureTetragonal crystal system
Lattice constanta=5.16Å; c=10.85Å
Density3.99 g/cm³
Melting point819℃
Thermal conductivity6 Wm⁻¹K⁻¹
Thermo-optic coefficient dn / dTπ = 4.3 x 10⁻⁶ x °K⁻¹; σ = 2.0 x 10⁻⁶ x °K⁻¹
Thermal expansion rate [@ 25°C]10.1×10-6 (//c) K⁻¹, 14.3×10-6((//a) K⁻¹
Hardness5 Mohs
Shear modulus85 Gpa
Specific heat0.79 J/gK
Poisson's ratio0.3
Laser transition³F₄→³H₆
Laser Wavelengthπ:1880 nm; σ:1908 nm
Absorption bandwidth at peak wavelength16 nm
Absorption peak wavelength792 nm
³F₄ Thulium energy-level lifetime16 ms
Quantum Efficiency2
Nonlinear index n₂0.6 x 10⁻¹³
Optical quality< 0.3 x 10-5
Refractive Index [@1064 nm]nₒ=1.448, nₑ=1.470
Laser-induced damage threshold [@1900 nm, 10 ns]>10 J/cm²@1900 nm, 10 ns
Coating [@792 nm + R<0,15% @1800-1960 nm; @792 nm + R<0,15% @1800-1960 nm; custom coatings also available]R<0,5% on both sides @792 nm + R<0,15% @1800-1960 nm; custom coatings also available

Applications

Research; Defense

Key Features

Low nonlinear refractive index; low thermo-optic constant; low polarization loss; long upper-level fluorescence lifetime; low upconversion effect; no absorption loss from sensitizer ions.

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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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