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)