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Nd: YAG-Neodymium Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
Neodymium Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Nd:YAG) is the earliest and most famous laser host crystal. Since it combines great advantages in many basic properties, Nd:YAG is the ubiquitous presence for near-infrared solid-state lasers and their frequency-doubler, tripler, and higher order multiplier.
Advantage:
High gain
Low threshold
High optical quality
High efficiency
Low loss at 1064nm
Good thermal conductivity and thermal shock characteristics
Mechanical strength
Material characteristics that allow for various modes of operation
(CW, pulsed, Q-switched, mode locked)
Key Parameters:
