Silicate Nd:glass laser rod, 11.5 mm dia. x 260 mm length, new, vintage

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  • Rod/Crystal Diameter: 11.5 mm
  • Model: GLS-1
  • Rod/Crystal Length: 260 mm
  • Dopant: Neodymium
  • Host Crystal: Silicate Glass
  • Condition: New – Open box
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation

    • Professional, silicate type Nd:glass laser rod, 11.5 mm dia. x 260 mm length, flat – flat ends, less than 10 arcsec parallelism, new, in perfect, original condition, no original box. No defect, pictured each end. Vintage, mid 70′, new, never used, silicate Nd:glass laser rod, type GLS-1, made in Russian Federation. 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. 17 – 35 J in free running, cca. 10 – 17 J in Q-switch, appropriately pumped, as oscillator. Can be used as amplifier, too. Good for industrial, scientific, educational lasers, or as laser history collectibles.

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