Buying Rare-earth-doped Laser Gain Media
Rare-earth-doped laser gain media are used in fiber lasers and amplifiers. These media are glass fibers doped with ions like erbium, ytterbium, neodymium, or thulium, enabling efficient light amplification in various spectral regions.
Making Good Purchase Decisions
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Aspects to Consider Before Buying
Some aspects to consider before buying rare-earth-doped laser gain media: spectroscopic properties (complete data available?), efficiency, availability of spectroscopic data, thermal stability, robustness, environmental tolerance, pumping options, material purity, consistency of properties over multiple batches.
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Find Suppliers for Rare-earth-doped Laser Gain Media
40 suppliers for rare-earth-doped laser gain media are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 6 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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![]() Your reliable partner for photonics innovations! EKSMA Optics, UABDvarcioniu St. 2B LT-10233 Vilnius Lithuania | ![]() EKSMA Optics offers rare-earth-doped laser crystals according to your specific requirements. |
![]() 34, Rue de la Croix de Fer 78100 Saint Germain-en-Laye France | ![]() Exail (formerly iXblue) offers a wide range of specialty optical fibers for lasers and amplifiers. We master erbium, erbium/ytterbium, ytterbium, thulium, holmium, thulium/holmium, neodymium, dysprosium, and phosphorous gain media. PM versions are available, and Large Mode Area (LMA) or Very Large Mode Area (VLMA) versions as well. Depending of the requirement, single clad fibers are available for core pumping, double clad fibers for clad pumping. Triple clad and all-glass structures are also available. |
![]() P.O. Box 24190 Hilton Head Island, SC 29925–4190 United States | ![]() MegaWatt Lasers Inc. has a large inventory of Nd:YAG, Er:YAG and CTH:YAG laser rods. We also can assist in the design and modeling for various applications. |
![]() Innovation in every fiber Fibercore LimitedUniversity Parkway Chilworth Science Park Southampton SO16 7QQ United Kingdom | ![]() Fibercore's portfolio of erbium-doped fiber, PM erbium fiber, dual-clad erbium/ytterbium-doped fiber, triple-clad doped fiber and other doped fibers offers ideal suitability for high-power erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) and fiber lasers. |
![]() Leader in fluoride glass and optical fiber technology Le Verre FluoréRue Gabriel Voisin Campus de Ker Lann 35170 Bruz, Brittany France | ![]() Thanks to their high rare-earth solubility (up to 100,000 ppm) and low phonon energy, LVF fluoride fibers offer dozens of active transitions, enabling a broad range of applications from visible to the mid-infrared. LVF offers the largest range of rare-earth doped fibers in the world. LVF active fibers are available as rare-earth-doped single-mode fibers and rare-earth-doped double cladding fibers. |
![]() A635, Boke Mansion No. 9 Xiyuan Road Xihu District, Hangzhou 310030 China | ![]() Hangzhou Shalom EO offers various rare-earth-doped laser crystals, including:
Nd:YAG and Nd:YVO4 are popular crystals for 1064-nm lasers, Nd:Ce:YAG, CTH:YAG, and Er:YAG crystals are often used in the medical and cosmetic lasers, Ti:sapphire is for ultrafast lasers, alexandrite is for long-pulsed and picosecond 755-nm lasers, diffusion-bonded crystals are useful for OEM compact lasers. We ensure an extensive selection of specifications and consistent quality in every production stage from crystal growth, processing, and polishing to coating. |
Other Suppliers | |
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AZURE Photonics Co., Ltd. China | |
Bluebean Optical Tech Ltd. China | |
CASIX Inc. China | |
CASTECH China | |
Coherent Corp. United States | |
CorActive High-Tech Inc. Canada | |
Core Optronics Co., Ltd China | |
Crystal GmbH Germany | |
Crystech Inc. China | |
CYBEL, LLC United States | |
Dausinger & Giesen GmbH Germany | |
ELUXI Ltd. United Kingdom | |
Furukawa Electric Japan | |
Fuzhou Caston Optronics Co., Ltd. China | |
GAMDAN Optics Inc. United States | |
HAM Präzision - Hartmetallwerkzeugfabrik Andreas Maier GmbH Germany | |
IL Photonics Israel | |
Impex High Tech Germany | |
JG International China | |
Mountain Photonics GmbH Germany | |
Newlight Photonics Inc. Canada | |
nLight Photonics Corporation Canada | |
Northrop Grumman - Cutting Edge Optronics United States | |
nortus Optronic GmbH Germany | |
PHOTONICPARTS Germany | |
Prysmian Group Italy | |
Raybium AB Sweden | |
Roditi International Corporation Ltd. United Kingdom | |
Roithner LaserTechnik Austria | |
Schott AG Germany | |
Scientific Materials Corp. United States | |
Sintec Optronics Pte Ltd (HQ) Singapore | |
Vision Lasertechnik für Forschung und Industrie GmbH Germany | |
Hangzhou Yong Hee Photonics Co., Ltd. China |