Nd-doped silicate glass is a kind of laser glass with neodymium as active ion and silicate glass as the base body. It has larger stimulated emission cross section and wider effective fluorescence line width. Also, it has good laser performance and gain performance. It can be widely used in the manufacture of lasers. This wider line of glass and the availability of narrower ultrashort pulses make it the first choice for lasers with high energy and high peak power.
| Cross section for stimulated emission (1020cm2) | 2.7±0.1 |
| Lifetime at 1053nm(μsec) | ≥380(Nd2O3:0.5wt%) |
| ≥360(Nd2O3:1.0wt%) | |
| ≥330(Nd2O3:2.0wt%) | |
| ≥270(Nd2O3:3.0wt%) | |
| Effective bandwidth(nm) | 34 |
| Fluorescence peak wavelength(nm) | 1060 |
| Absorption coefficient(cm-1) | ≤0.0015(1053nm) |
| Non-linear refraction index coeff.n2(10-13e.s.u) | ≤ 1 . 6 |
| Refractive Index(1053nm) | 1.560±0.003 |
| Abbe value | 59 |
| dn/dT(10-6/℃)(20-100℃) | 2 |
| Transformation temp.(℃) | 485 |
| Softening temp.(℃) | 530 |
| Coeff.of linear thermal expansion(10-2/K)(30~100℃) | 95 |
| Coeff.of linear thermal expansion(10-2/K)(30~300℃) | 102 |
| Thermal coeff.of optical path length(10-6/K)(50~100℃) | 7 |
| Thermal conductivity(25℃) (W/Mk) | 1.2 |
High ultraviolet transmission
Low concentration emission lifetime
High emission cross-section
Low thermal expansion coefficient
Good thermal mechanical properties
Diode lasers
Laser glasses
Compact Single-Mode Nd-Doped Silicate Glass Multitrench Fiber(MTF)
Ultrafast Laser Inscribed Nd-Doped Silicate Glass Waveguide Laser