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Nd:glass laser rod, 10 mm dia. x 160 mm length, Brewster ends, new, vintage
Nd:glass laser rod, 10 mm dia. x 160 mm length, Brewster ends, new, vintage
Nd:glass laser rod, 10 mm dia. x 160 mm length, Brewster ends, new, vintage

Nd:glass laser rod, 10 mm dia. x 160 mm length, Brewster ends, new, vintage

$ 89.23

Availability: 86 in stock
  • Rod/Crystal Diameter: 10 mm
  • Rod/Crystal Length: 160 mm
  • Condition: New – Open box
  • Host Crystal: Silicate Glass
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
  • Intended Use/Discipline: Physical Laboratory
  • Brand: Unbranded
  • Dopant: Neodymium
  • Model: GLS-1

    Description

    Professional, silicate type Nd:glass laser rod, 10 mm dia. x 160 mm length, ends at Brewster angle, less than 2 arcmin parallelism, new, in perfect, original condition, no original box (pictures #1 - #3). Vintage, mid 70', new, never used, silicate Nd:glass laser rod, type GLS-1, made in Russian Federation in 1976.
    The neodymium oxide (Nd
    2
    O
    3
    ) doping is about 2 % by mass (or 1.9 x 10
    -20
    cm
    -3
    Nd
    3+
    ion concentration) for this laser glass (From: B. Denker, E. Shklovsky, eds., Handbook of Solid-State Lasers: Materials, Systems, and Applications, Woodhead Publ. Ltd., UK, 2013, pp. 121, Table 5.2). Expect cca. 5 J - 10 J in free running, cca. 1 J - 2 J in Q-switch, appropriately pumped, as oscillator. Can be used also as a laser amplifier. Good for solid-state laser professional or hobbyists to use as an industrial, scientific, educational laser, or as laser history collectible.