N41 Nd Glass (Neodymium Glass) Description
N41 Nd Glass (Neodymium Glass) has a high exciting cross-section, low nonlinear refractive index, and good thermal characteristics, especially suitable for high-power laser equipment. N41 has a lower refractive index than N21 and N31.
N41 Nd Glass (Neodymium Glass) Specifications
Material Specifications
Transition temperature (℃)
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467
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Softening temperature (℃)
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503
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Linear thermal expansion coefficient (10-7 / K) (30 ~ 100℃)
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129
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Density g/cm3
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2.62
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Young's modulus (G Pa)
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52.4
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Poisson's ratio
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0.25
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Knoop hardness (kg/cm2)
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347
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Fracture toughness (MPa• m1/2)
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0.62
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Dw 98 ℃ (H2O) (mg/cm2 / day)
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0.41
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Optical and spectral properties
Nd2O3 (wt%)
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4.6
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Nd3+ conc.(1020ions/cm3)
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4.3±0.1
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Stimulated emission cross section (10-20cm2)
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(10-20cm2) 3.9±0.1
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1053nm (μ SEC) lifetime
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≥370(Nd2O3:0.5wt%)
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≥360(Nd2O3:1.2wt%)
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≥315(Nd2O3:3.5wt%)
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≥310(Nd2O3:4.6wt%)
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Effective bandwidth (nm)
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25.5
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Fluorescence peak wavelength (nm)
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1053
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Absorption coefficient (cm-1)
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≤0.0015(1053nm)
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≤0.25(400nm)
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≤1.5(3333nm)
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Nonlinear refractive index coefficient N2 (× 10-13E.s.U)
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≤1.04
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Refractive index (1053nm)
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1.504±0.003
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Abbe number
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68.2
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Absorption and emission spectra


N41 Nd Glass (Neodymium Glass) Applications
- High power laser
- Ultrashort pulse laser
- For nonlinear laser microscopy, practical, fiber-based, high-power, wide-band light sources and practical optical frequency comb systems
- Waveguide amplifier
- For femtosecond laser writing methods, optical communications
N41 Nd Glass (Neodymium Glass) Packaging
Our N41 Nd Glass (Neodymium Glass) is carefully handled during storage and transportation to preserve the quality of our product in its original condition.