Laser glass

ALUMINUM-POTASSIUM BARIUM PHOSPHATE LASER GLASS CODE KGSS 1080/35

Application area

These glasses are used in the construction of high-power high-energy laser systems.

Specifications

Characteristic Value
Dimensions of the individual disc element 450 × 250 × 40 mm3
Luminescence quantum yield up to 75 %
Luminescence lifetime for concentration of [Nd3+] = 3.5 × 1020 cm-3 up to 310 μs
Striae, inclusions absent
Decimal coefficient of inactive absorption at the wavelength of 1.053 μm ≤ 0.0009 cm-1
including Nd3+ ≤ 0.00017 cm-1
Co, Ni, V ≤ 0.00016 cm-1
Cu2+, Fe2+ ≤ 0.00053 cm-1
Bubbles ≤ 0.5 mm2/100 cm3
Laser damage threshold for a pulse duration of 3-5 ns up to 33 J/cm2