Frequently Asked Questions

Er,Cr:YSGG is a laser crystal that generates 2800nm light in an important water absorption band. It is used in dentistry, environmental researching, optical communication, remote sensing technology, and military.

Er,Cr:YSGG has the lowest threshold and highest slope efficiency of common Erbium doped crystals, high conversion efficiency, operates CW, free-running or Q-switched, high optical quality, and long fluorescent lifetime.

Er,Cr:YSGG can be flash lamp pumped via Cr bands or diode pumped via Er bands.

The basic properties of Er,Cr:YSGG include a 1400µs fluorescent lifetime of 5.2×10-21, emission cross-section of 12.3 cm2, thermo-optical factor of 8 (dn/dT)(10-6/K), hardness of 8 (Mohs), thermal conductivity of 8.1x10-6/K, thermal expansion coefficient of 1.92 at 1000nm, refractive index of 5.67g/cm3 (Cr & Er doped), density of Cr:0.5×1020, Er:4×1021, doping content of 12.42 Å, lattice constant of cubic, garnet crystal structure of Er:Cr:YSGG Y2.93Sc1.43Ga3.64O12, and chemical formula of Czochralski Growth Method.

The absorption coefficient of Er,Cr:YSGG can be found in Figure1.

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