Laser Rods
Quality , Reliability and Service
New Source Technology designs and manufactures high quality laser rods for a variety of laser applications covering all solid-state wavelengths. Designed using robust solid state materials for high reliability, excellent efficiency and thermal properties. Available in a wide variety of lengths and diameters to meet laser manufacturer’s demanding performance requirements. You can rely on New Source for your high volume manufacturing needs along with custom designs for R&D requirements. Quality products, delivered on time, at a competitive price.
Standard Laser Rods
CTH:YAG Rods (2080 nm)
- High-efficiency 2 µm source
- Operate well at room temperature
- Flashlamp or diode pumped
- Laser diode sources can pump the strong 780 nm
- Chromium doping not necessary for diode-pumped applications
- Operate in a relatively eye-safe wavelength range
- Rod Lengths: 3 mm – 152.4 mm
- Rod Diameters: 2 mm – 12.7 mm
CTH:YAG Absorption Coefficient
0.2nm SBW, Corrected Fresnel Loss
Nd: YAG Rods (1064nm)
- High Gain, Low Threshold, High Efficiency
- Low Loss at 1064 nm
- High Optical Quality
- Good Mechanical and Thermal Properties
- Rod Lengths: 3 mm – 152.4 mm
- Rod Diameters: 2 mm – 12.7 mm
- Slab Size Max: 7 mm x 26 mm x 250 mm
- Nd Concentration Range(±0.1%): 0.6%-1.3%
Nd:YAG Absorption Coefficient
1%-doped, Corrected for Fresnel loss
Alexandrite Rods (710 nm – 800 nm)
- Broad wavelength tuning range
- Robust solid-state laser material
- Thermal shock resistance five times that of Nd:YAG
- Rod Lengths: 3 mm – 152.4 mm
- Rod Diameters: 2 mm – 12.7 mm
Alexandrite Absorption Coefficient
Ruby Rods (694 nm)
- Robust solid-state laser materials
- Thermal shock resistance three times that of Nd:YAG.
- Two broad absorption bands appropriate for pumping by flashlamp
- Rod Lengths: 3 mm – 152.4 mm
- Rod Diameters: 2 mm – 12.7 mm
Ruby 0.03% Cr Unpolarized
Er:YAG Rods (2940 nm)
- A wide pump band of 600 nm – 800 nm
- High optical quality
- Operate in a long-wavelength, high water peak region
- Rod Lengths: 3 mm – 152.4 mm
- Rod Diameters: 2 mm – 12.7 mm
Er:YAG, Erbium Absorption Coefficeint
