Yb:CALGO

Yb:CALGO

Supplier
Crylink
Category
Laser Crystals
Origin
China

Our Yb:CALGO crystal, or ytterbium calcium gadolinium aluminum oxide with formula Yb³⁺:CaGdAlO₄, is a laser-gain crystal with good overall performance. Yb:CALGO is used in high-power and ultrashort femtosecond lasers, and Yb-doped CaGdAlO₄ has shown excellent performance for high-power, ultrashort pulses. Its thermal, spectral and mechanical properties support efficient, safe generation of short-duration continuous-wave radiation and ultrafast pulses. Excellent thermo-optic properties and high conversion efficiency enable high-power operation, while a high nonlinear coefficient benefits optimization of mode-locked lasers. Its ultrabroad, flat-top emission band supports complex structured light with excellent tunability. Main features include a high absorption coefficient at 979 nm, a high stimulated-emission cross section, a low laser threshold, an extremely low quantum defect, a broad 994–1050 nm emission spectrum and high slope efficiency under diode pumping. Yb³⁺:CaGdAlO4 has recently attracted interest for diode-pumped short-pulse mode-locked lasers. Unlike Ti:sapphire crystals, which have been used since the early 90s in ultrashort laser systems using chirped-pulse amplification for very short, intense pulses and require green-laser pumping, Yb:CALGO can be pumped directly by efficient, high-power semiconductor lasers.

Specification Snapshot
Surface Quality
20/10
Crystal Structure
Tetragonal crystal system with a K₂NiF₄-type structure
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Overview

Our Yb:CALGO crystal, or ytterbium calcium gadolinium aluminum oxide with formula Yb³⁺:CaGdAlO₄, is a laser-gain crystal with good overall performance. Yb:CALGO is used in high-power and ultrashort femtosecond lasers, and Yb-doped CaGdAlO₄ has shown excellent performance for high-power, ultrashort pulses. Its thermal, spectral and mechanical properties support efficient, safe generation of short-duration continuous-wave radiation and ultrafast pulses. Excellent thermo-optic properties and high conversion efficiency enable high-power operation, while a high nonlinear coefficient benefits optimization of mode-locked lasers. Its ultrabroad, flat-top emission band supports complex structured light with excellent tunability. Main features include a high absorption coefficient at 979 nm, a high stimulated-emission cross section, a low laser threshold, an extremely low quantum defect, a broad 994–1050 nm emission spectrum and high slope efficiency under diode pumping. Yb³⁺:CaGdAlO4 has recently attracted interest for diode-pumped short-pulse mode-locked lasers. Unlike Ti:sapphire crystals, which have been used since the early 90s in ultrashort laser systems using chirped-pulse amplification for very short, intense pulses and require green-laser pumping, Yb:CALGO can be pumped directly by efficient, high-power semiconductor lasers.

Specifications

ParameterValue
Doping concentration1-10%
Parallelism10〞
Perpendicularity10ˊ
Surface Quality20/10
Surface Flatness [@632.8nm]<λ/10@632.8nm
Clear Aperture Dimension>90%
Chamfer [@45°]0.1mm@45°
Thickness / Diameter Tolerance±0.05 mm
Chemical formulaYb:CaGdAlO₄ (Yb:CALGO)
Crystal StructureTetragonal crystal system with a K₂NiF₄-type structure
Melting point1840°C
Thermal conductivity6.3(2% Yb:CALGO)
Thermal conductivity5(5% Yb:CALGO)
Thermal shock resistance>4.5 W.m⁻¹ / 2
Thermal expansion rate35 10⁻⁶·K⁻¹
Emission bandwidth *(FWHM)80 nm
Emission wavelength1018-1052 nm
Minimum theoretical duration14 fs
Central emission peak1050 nm
Absorption (usual pumping)980 nm
Emission cross section0.8 10-20 cm2
Fluorescence lifetime420 μs
Quantum defect<0.8%

Key Features

High thermal conductivity; large gain bandwidth; broad emission bandwidth; low temperature gradient of the refractive index; absorption band covered by high-power InGaAs laser diodes.

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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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