λ/10 Optical Crystals
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Alexandrite (Cr3+:BeAl2O4, chromium-doped beryllium aluminate) is a laser gain material used in solid-state lasers for applications such as dermatology and Lidar, etc. Alexandrite is produced via the Czochralski growth method. It has a thermal shock resistance five times that of Nd:YAG and a wide... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10
- Material: Alexandrite
- Type: Laser
- Transparency Range: 755
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Beta-Barium Borate ( β-BaB2O4 or BBO) is grown with the flux method, it is a negative uniaxial crystal with ordinary refractive-index (no) larger than extraordinary refractive-index (ne). Both type I and type II phase-matching can be reached by angle-tuning. BBO is of particular importance in... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10
- Material: BBO
- Type: Nonlinear
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
CTH:YAG is a triple doped Laser gain material. It is an efficient solid-state laser medium for 2100nm generation, widely used in medical, meteorological, and military fields. High spectral overlap of pump radiation (lamp or diode) with the Cr3+ and Tm3+ absorption bands, and a highly efficient... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10
- Material: YAG
- Type: Laser
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Diffusion Bonded Crystals consist of two or three different crystals. Usually, undoped crystal is bonded on one end or both ends of the doped crystal. They are combined by special thermal bonding technique. Diffusion Bonded Crystals can decrease thermal lensing effect considerably, It can improve... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
- Type: Laser
- Features: AR-Coated
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Er:Yb:Glass is an active gain medium, it generates 1535nm laser, which is an eye-safe wavelength. This wavelength is favorable in laser range finding and telecommunication applications. Er,Yb:Glass can be used together with Cobalt Spinel to form a passive Q-switched laser, which can generate short... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10
- Material: Glass
- Type: Laser
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Potassium Titanyl Arsenate (KTiOAsO4 or KTA) is an excellent nonlinear optical crystal for Optical Parametric Oscillation (OPO) application. It has better non-linear optical and electro-optical coefficients, significantly reduced absorption in the 2.0-5.0 µm region, broad angular and temperature... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10
- Material: KTA
- Type: Nonlinear
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Potassium Titanyl Phosphate (KTiOPO4 or KTP) is an excellent nonlinear optical material suitable for use in many optical systems. It has high nonlinear coefficient and stable physical property. Its most popular application is as a frequency doubler utilizing the 1064nm output of a Nd:YAG laser and... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10
- Material: KTP
- Type: Nonlinear
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Nd:YAG is a four-level gain medium (except for the 946nm transition), offering substantial laser gain even for moderate excitation levels and pump intensities. It allows for high gain efficiency and thus low threshold pump power. Nd:YAG lasers can be diode pumped or lamp pumped. Flash lamp pumping... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10
- Material: YAG
- Type: Laser
- Damage Threshold: 1.00E6
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Neodymium Doped Yttrium Vanadate (Nd:YVO4) is the most efficient laser crystal for diode pumping among the current commercial laser crystals, especially, for low to medium power Lasers. This is mainly due to its absorption and emission features which surpass Nd:YAG. It has the characteristics of... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10
- Material: YVO4
- Type: Laser
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig
from HG Optronics, Inc.
alpha;-BBO ( α-BaB2O4) is a negative uniaxial crystal which has large birefringence over a broad transparent range of 190nm to 3500nm. α-BBO is an excellent crystal especially in UV and high power applications. The physical, chemical, thermal, and optical properties of alpha-BBO crystal... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10; λ/10 @ 632.8nm
- Material: BBO
- Type: Birefringent
- Optical Application: Ultraviolet
from Fairfield Crystal Technology, LLC.
Fairfield Crystal provides component manufacturing for your most challenging designs and applications. Combined with our expertise in crystal growth our component fabrication team is able to manufacture highly polished single crystal lenses, prisms, wedges, waveplates and other optical components to... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/2; λ/4; λ/5; λ/8; λ/10; λ/20
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig; 20-10 Scratch / Dig; 40-20 Scratch / Dig; 60-40 Scratch / Dig; 80-50 Scratch / Dig
- Transparency Range: 121 to 12000
from HG Optronics, Inc.
HGO grows BBO Nonlinear crystals using flux technology. BBO crystal transparency ranges from 188 nm to 5,2 µm, which includes reasonable transparency from 3-5,2 µm for few tens µm thick crystals, while their phase-matchable range spans almost over the entire transparency range. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10; λ/10 @ 632.8nm
- Material: BBO
- Type: Nonlinear
- Optical Application: Ultraviolet
from HG Optronics, Inc.
Co2+:MgAl2O4 Cospinel is a relatively new material for passive Q-switching in lasers emitting from 1.2 to 1.6 μm, in particular, for eye-safe 1.54 μm Er:glass laser, but also works at 1.44 μm and 1.34 μm wavelengths. Spinel is a hard, stable crystal that polishes well. Cobalt substitutes... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10; < λ/10 @ 632.8 nm
- Material: Cobalt-doped magnesium aluminate spinel
- Type: Q-Switch
- Damage Threshold: 750000
from HG Optronics, Inc.
Cr4+:YAG (Y3Al5O12) crystal is ideal for passive Q-switch operation of Nd:YAG and other Nd3+ or Yb3+ doped laser crystals in the wavelength range of 900 nm to 1200 nm. Passive Q-switches or saturable absorbers provide high power laser pulses without electro-optic Q-switches, thereby reducing the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10; < λ/10 @ 632.8 nm
- Material: Chromium Doped Yttrium AIuminum Garnet
- Type: Q-Switch
- Damage Threshold: 750000
from HG Optronics, Inc.
Diffusion bonded crystals consist of one laser crystal and one or two undoped material. They are combined by optical contact method and further bonded under high temperature. Diffusion Bonded Crystal helps to decrease thermal lens effect considerably of laser crystals, provides integral components... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10; λ/10 @ 632.8nm
- Features: AR-Coated
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig; 10/5 per MIL-O-13830A
from HG Optronics, Inc.
HGO grows Ho:YLF laser crystals using Czochralski technology. Ho:YLF is a very attractive laser material, because the lifetime of the upper laser level is much longer ( ~ 14 ms) than in Ho:YAG and the emission cross sections are higher. Additionally the thermal lens in Ho:YLF is much weaker, which... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10; < λ/10 @ 632.8 nm
- Material: Ho:YLF crystal Holmium-doped Yttrium Lithium Fluoride
- Type: Laser
- Damage Threshold: 750000
from HG Optronics, Inc.
KDP Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate and KD*P or DKDP Potassium Dideuterium Phosphate are among the most widely-used commercial NLO materials, characterized by good UV transmission, high damage threshold, and high birefringence, though their NLO coefficients are relatively low. They are usually used... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10; λ/10 @ 632.8nm
- Optical Application: Ultraviolet
- Material: KDP and KD*P; KDP Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate and KD*P or DKDP Potassium Dideuterium Phosphate
- Damage Threshold: 750000
from HG Optronics, Inc.
Potassium Titanyl Phosphate (KTiOPO4 or KTP) is widely used in both commercial and military lasers including laboratory and medical systems, range-finders, lidar, optical communication and industrial systems. Descriptions: KTP Nonlinear crystal Potassium Titanyl Phosphate is the most commonly used... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10; λ/10 @ 632.8nm
- Material: KTP; KTP Nonlinear crystalPotassium Titanyl Phosphate
- Type: Nonlinear
- Optical Application: Infrared; Visible
from HG Optronics, Inc.
HGO grows LBO Nonlinear crystals using flux technology. LBO crystals is an excellent nonlinear crystal.For frequency doubling(SHG),tripling(THG) of Nd:YAG,Nd:YLF,Nd:YVO4 lasers, it is one of the most useful nonlinear optical materials in ultraviolet and visible laser applications. Descriptions... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10; λ/10 @ 632.8nm
- Material: LBO; Lithium Triborate
- Type: Nonlinear
- Optical Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
from HG Optronics, Inc.
LiNbO3 is widely used as electro-optic modulators and Q-switches for Nd:YAG, Nd:YLF and Ti:Sapphire lasers as well as modulators for fiber optics. Descriptions: Lithium niobate (LiNbO3, LN) is a multi-purpose material in photonics and optoelectronics fields. It features excellent nonlinear,... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/10; λ/10 @ 632.8nm
- Material: LiNbO3
- Type: Q-Switch
- Damage Threshold: 750000