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Alexandrite Lasers – Properties and Applications

Chromium doped chrysoberyl lasers are called alexandrite lasers. The synthetic alexandrite crystal is grown from the chrysoberyl mineral by the floating zone method. The alexandrite crystal displays its color based on the surrounding lighting.

From Lynton Lasers Ltd 5 Jun 2013

What is a Photodiode?

A photodiode can be described as a photo detector that is capable of converting incident light into voltage or current.

5 Jun 2013

What is a Beamsplitter?

Beamsplitters are elements that redirect a portion of the incident beam of light and allow the rest of the light to continue in the original direction.

From Reynard Corporation 5 Jun 2013

High-Transmission Precision Optics

Dr. Brian Manning, Application Scientist with Chroma Technology Corporation talks to AZoOptics about high-transmission precision optics.

From Chroma Technology Corp. 23 May 2013

Neodymium/Chromium Doped YAG (Nd/Cr:YAG) Lasers – Properties and Applications

The YAG (yttrium aluminium garnet) laser is doped with chromium and neodymium in order to enhance the absorption characteristics of the laser. The NdCrYAG laser is a solid state laser.

From CryLaS GmbH 21 May 2013

Ytterbium Oxide Lasers - Properties and Applications

Ytterbium oxide is a highly insoluble and thermally stable ytterbium source that is suitable for ceramic, optic and glass applications. Ytterbium-doped glasses and laser crystals have a simple electronic level structure, small quantum defect, long upper-state lifetimes and large gain bandwidth.

From NKT Photonics A/S 21 May 2013

Neodymium Glass Lasers - Properties and Applications

Neodymium glass (Nd:Glass) lasers are isotropic, and can be doped at high concentrations with excellent uniformity. All these properties distinguish Nd:glass lasers from other solid-state lasers.

From Quantel Technologies 21 May 2013

Strontium Vapor Lasers – Properties and Applications

Strontium vapour laser produces a high intensity pulsed wavelength having a wavelength of 430.5 nm. This wavelength falls in the blue-violet region of the visible region.

21 May 2013

Rhodamine Dye Lasers - Properties and Applications

Most of the commercially available dye lasers are either Fluorescein or Rhodamine laser dyes. Rhodamine dyes have efficient fluorescent characteristics, and can be detected using fluorometers.

15 May 2013

Er:YAG Lasers - Properties and Applications

Er:YAG lasers are solid-state lasers that have erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet as a lasing medium. These lasers emit infrared light at a wavelength of 2940 nm.

From MegaWatt Lasers, Inc. 15 May 2013