Titanium:Sapphire (Ti:Sapphire) Laser Rods
Titanium:Sapphire (Ti:Sapphire) can be configured to lases over the range 660-1050nm. With pumping wavelength of 490nm Ti:Sapphire is very well suited to diode-pumping. Excellent thermal, physical and optical properties.

Key strengths:
  • Tunability over range 660-1050nm
  • Well suited to femtosecond pulse generation configurations
  • Excellent thermal, physical and optical properties
  • Long term high stability
Ti:Sapphire Laser - Availability
Doping Levels: 1 - 10%
Format: Rods, Discs and Slabs
Sizes: Diameters - 30mm max., Length - 100mm max.
Nd:YVO4 Laser Rod Properties
Laser / Optical Properties Units Value
Laser Wavelength Range / Peak nm 660-1050 / 795
Emission Linewidth nm
Absorption Band Range / Peak nm 400-600 / 488
Absorption Bandwidth nm 200
Emission Cross-section (@532nm) 10‾²º cm² 4.9
Fluorescent Lifetime µs 3.2
Absorption Coefficient @532nm cm‾¹ 0.60 - 4.10
Refractive Index (nD) @ 589nm
Refractive Index (n) @ 800nm 1.76
Nonlinear Index N2
Abbe Value
dn/dT (20~100ºC) 10‾⁶/ºC
Thermal Coeff. of Optical Path Length (20~100ºC) 10‾⁷/ºC 90
Physical / Thermal Properties Units Value
Chemical Formula Al₂O₃:Ti
Melting Point ºC 2050
Thermal Expansion Coeff. (0~250ºC) 10‾⁷/ºC 82
Thermal Conductivity Coeff. @20ºC W/m/ºK 14.0 (@20C)
Specific Heat J/g K 0.59
Chemical Durability (@100ºC weigh loss rate distilled water) μg/hr.cm² 52
Density g/cm³ 3.98
Durability Knoop Hardness kgf/mm²
Mohs Hardness 9
Young's Modulus 10³ N/mm²
Poisson's Ratio
Damage Threshold (1ns) J/cm²