Cr:LiSAF crystals
Main features
- Broad absorption and emission bands
- Nonlinear refractive index is about four times lower than that of Ti:Sapphire
- Custom crystals available upon request
Application examples
- Femtosecond lasers and CPA laser systems
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- Description
- Properties
- Absorption and emission curves
- Standard specifications
Cr3+:LiSAF gain medium possesses a broad emission band in the near-infrared that allows a widely tunable laser operation and generation of ~10 fs light pulses via mode-locking technique. Cr:LiSAF crystals can be grown with a very low loss level (<0,2%/cm). It enables to construct of high-Q-cavities, resulting in lasing thresholds as low as 2 mW and slope efficiencies above 50%.
Moreover, the nonlinear refractive index of Cr:LiSAF is about four times lower than that of Ti:Sapphire, which reduces parasitic nonlinearities in the ultrashort pulse generation and amplification applications.
| Spectroscopic and thermo-mechanical properties | |
|---|---|
| Absorption peak wavelength | 670 nm |
| Absorption cross-section at peak | 5,5 × 10-20 cm2 |
| Absorption bandwidth at a peak wavelength | ~100 nm |
| Laser wavelength | 830 (780-920) nm |
| Lifetime of 4T2 energy level | 67 μs |
| Emission cross-section | 5 × 10-20 cm2 |
| Refractive index | 1,41 |
| Crystal structure | trigonal |
| Density | 3,45 kg/cm3 |
| Mohs hardness | 4 |
| Thermal conductivity | 4,6 (||a), 5,1 (||c) Wm-1K-1 |
| dn/dT | -4,2 × 10-6 K-1 (no), -4,6 × 10-6 K-1 (ne) |
| Thermal expansion coefficient | 22 × 10-6 (||a) K-1, 3,6 × 10-6 (||c) K-1 |
| Typical doping level | 0,8-3 at.% |
| Cr:LiSAF crystals | |
|---|---|
| Orientation | a-cut |
| Clear aperture | >90% |
| Face dimensions tolerance | +0,0/-0,1 mm |
| Length tolerance | ±0,1 mm |
| Parallelism error | <20 arcsec |
| Perpendicularity error | <10 arcmin |
| Protective chamfers | <0,1 mm at 45˚ |
| Surface quality | 10-5 S-D |
| Surface flatness | <λ/10@632,8 nm |
| Coatings | AR(R<1%)@670 nm + AR(R<0,5%)@700-1100 nm on both faces |
| Laser induced damage threshold | >10 J/cm2@1064 nm, 10 ns |
| Mount | Unmounted |
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Face dimensions
Length
End faces
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5x5 mm
12 mm
Right-angle cut
3%
AR/AR@670 nm + 700-1100 nm
7819
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5x5 mm
12 mm
Brewster cut
3%
uncoated
7820
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