Nd:Glass

Nd:Glass is a large family of materials. The properties of one of them is listed so far.

Q-246

Silicate Nd:Glass

• Wavelength 1063nm
• Cross Section 2.9x10^-20cm^2
• Flourescent Lifetime 330 u sec
• Linewidth FWHM 27.7nm
• Loss .002%-cm^-1
• Index of Refraction 1.572
• Index of Refraction @ 1063nm 1.561
• Nonlinear Index 1.4 N2 (10^-14 esu)
• dn/dt 2.9 (10^-6/deg C)
• Thermal Expansion 96 x 10 ^-7/ deg C
• Thermal Conductivity .82 W/m*K
• Specific Heat .80 J/g*K
• Density 3.206 g/cc
• Hardness (Knoop) 558
• Young's Modulus 7150 Kg/mm^2
• Poission's Ratio .24
• Damage Threshold >25 J/cm^2 (1ns)