Where to Buy Saturable Absorbers
Saturable absorbers are mostly used for passive Q switching and mode locking of lasers. For Q switching, one often uses certain doped crystals like Cr4+:YAG or V3+:YAG, while for mode locking it is common to use semiconductor absorbers (SESAMs).
More general products: Q switches, mode locking devices
More specific products: semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors
Related product category: various devices
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 Your reliable partner for photonics innovations! Dvarcioniu St. 2B LT-10233 Vilnius Lithuania ISO 9001:2015 |  The excellent optical, mechanical and thermal properties of Co2+:MgAl2O4 (Co:spinel) and Cr4+:YAG passive Q-switching crystals give an opportunity to design compact and reliable solid state laser sources. See us at CLEO 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, May 7–9 (booth 305)! |
 Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd. A635, Boke Mansion No. 9 Xiyuan Road Xihu District, Hangzhou 310030 China ISO 9001:2015 |  Shalom EO offers a series of passive Q-switch crystals including Cr4+:YAG crystals, Co2+:MgAl2O4 (Co2+:spinel) crystals and V3+:YAG crystals. Cr4+:YAG crystals work well in Nd:YAG lasers, while Co:MgAl2O4 (or Co:spinel) crystals are suitable for erbium lasers and V3+:YAG crystals are a good choice for 1.3-μm lasers. |
 Lasers, Optics, Electronics. Made in Germany. Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 5 37085 Göttingen Germany |  ALPHALAS offers Cr4+:YAG, V3+:YAG and Co-spinel (Co2+:MgAl2O4) saturable absorber crystals for passive Q-switching of lasers with wavelengths in the range of 900 … 1100 nm and 1200 … 1600 nm. Different apertures and thicknesses as well as AR-coatings are available from stock and upon request. A special product group is our Brewster-cut Cr4+:YAG crystals for very high peak power applications and serving as a polarizer inside the laser cavity. |
 Kauhakorvenkatu 53B 33710 Tampere Finland |  Our saturable absorbers are semiconductor-based mirrors (SESAM, SEmiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror). In contrast to bulk absorbers, SESAMs offer low saturation fluences and fast relaxation dynamics. Reflekron offers customized SESAMs for laser systems along a wide wavelength range of 620 nm to 3.5 µm, for both mode-locked and Q-switched lasers. Contact us for the optimal customized SESAM for your application. |
 (4Lasers) Mokslininku str. 6B 08412 Vilnius Lithuania ISO 9001:2015 |  Optogama offers Co:MgAl2O4, Cr:YAG and V:YAG passive Q-switch crystals. Co:MgAl2O4 (Co:spinel) is a very efficient passive Q-switch for lasers emitting in the range of 1.2 µm–1.6 µm due to good mechanical and optical properties. Co:dpinel has a high absorption cross-section, which permits Q-switch operation of Er:glass laser (both flash-lamp and diode-laser pumped) without an intracavity focusing. Negligible excited-state absorption results in a high contrast Q-switch operation. Cr4+:YAG crystals are ideal for passive Q-switch operation of Nd:YAG and other Nd- or Yb-lasers emitting in the wavelength range from 900 nm to 1200 nm. A remarkable feature of Cr4+:YAG is the high damage threshold of >10 J/cm2 at 1064 nm, 10 ns. |
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Electro-Optics Technology, Inc. 3340 Parkland Ct. Traverse City, MI 49686 United States | www.eotech.com E-mail: |
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P. O. Box 2032 Mountain View, CA 94042 United States | |
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31948 E. Frontage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715 United States | www.scientificmaterials.com E-mail: |
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177 Mount Vernon ave. Montreal, QC, H8R 1K2 Canada | |
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40–1110 Finch Avenue West Suite 1172 Toronto, ON M3J 2T2 Canada | |
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Lasers, Optics, Electronics. Made in Germany. Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 5 37085 Göttingen Germany | ALPHALAS offers Cr4+:YAG, V3+:YAG and Co-spinel (Co2+:MgAl2O4) saturable absorber crystals for passive Q-switching of lasers with wavelengths in the range of 900 … 1100 nm and 1200 … 1600 nm. Different apertures and thicknesses as well as AR-coatings are available from stock and upon request. A special product group is our Brewster-cut Cr4+:YAG crystals for very high peak power applications and serving as a polarizer inside the laser cavity. |
AOG Crystal Technology Co, Ltd. Room 1204 No. 3, Xiangwu Sanli, Xiang’An Xiamen, 361102, Fujian China | www.aogcrystal.com E-mail: |
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3rd Floor, Building No 18 Juyuanzhou Industrial Zone No 618, Jinshan Boulevard Fuzhou 350002 China | www.azurephotonics.com E-mail: |
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Stockholmer Str. 14 07747 Jena Germany | |
Beijing JIEPU TREND Technology Room 8303, No. 8 Building, Yongchang Industrial Park No. 3, Yongchang North Road Beijing Economic and Development Area Beijing China | |
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20 Fuxing Street 350014 Fuzhou, Fujian China | www.casix.com E-mail: |
Crystrong Photonics Technology Co., Ltd F1–7–701, Innovation Factory No. 2016 Feiyue Avenue, High-tech Zone Jinan, Shandong China | en.crystrong.com E-mail: |
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Na Lukách 2283 51101 Turnov Czech Republic | www.crytur.com E-mail: |
Your reliable partner for photonics innovations! Dvarcioniu St. 2B LT-10233 Vilnius Lithuania ISO 9001:2015 | The excellent optical, mechanical and thermal properties of Co2+:MgAl2O4 (Co:spinel) and Cr4+:YAG passive Q-switching crystals give an opportunity to design compact and reliable solid state laser sources. See us at CLEO 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, May 7–9 (booth 305)! |
Erbium Technology (Chengdu) Co., Ltd Room 1012， Building A No. 1098 of Middle Section Jiannan Avenue Chengdu 610095 China | www.erbiumglass.com E-mail: |
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Unterlungitz 18 8230 Hartberg Austria | www.evalite.eu E-mail: |
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Struthstr. 2 55743 Idar-Oberstein Germany | |
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3F， Bldg4, M9511 Industrial Park No. 18 Majiang Rd Mawei, Fuzhou, Fujian 350015 China | |
Komlas Optische Komponenten und Lasersysteme GmbH Schwarzschildstrasse 12 12489 Berlin Germany | www.komlas.de E-mail: |
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Add. No. 28, Wantang Road Xihu District, Hangzhou City, 310013 China | |
Sichuan MetalMiracle Industry Corp. Huangtianba, Chengdu, Sichuan China | www.loyalaser.com E-mail: |
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Room 724, Hengyuan Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone Nanjing China | |
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Rudower Chaussee 29–31 (OWZ) 12489 Berlin Germany | |
(4Lasers) Mokslininku str. 6B 08412 Vilnius Lithuania ISO 9001:2015 | Optogama offers Co:MgAl2O4, Cr:YAG and V:YAG passive Q-switch crystals. Co:MgAl2O4 (Co:spinel) is a very efficient passive Q-switch for lasers emitting in the range of 1.2 µm–1.6 µm due to good mechanical and optical properties. Co:dpinel has a high absorption cross-section, which permits Q-switch operation of Er:glass laser (both flash-lamp and diode-laser pumped) without an intracavity focusing. Negligible excited-state absorption results in a high contrast Q-switch operation. Cr4+:YAG crystals are ideal for passive Q-switch operation of Nd:YAG and other Nd- or Yb-lasers emitting in the wavelength range from 900 nm to 1200 nm. A remarkable feature of Cr4+:YAG is the high damage threshold of >10 J/cm2 at 1064 nm, 10 ns. |
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3F， Bldg 3 23 Majiang Rd Mawei, Fuzhou China | www.rayseroptronics.com E-mail: |
Kauhakorvenkatu 53B 33710 Tampere Finland | Our saturable absorbers are semiconductor-based mirrors (SESAM, SEmiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror). In contrast to bulk absorbers, SESAMs offer low saturation fluences and fast relaxation dynamics. Reflekron offers customized SESAMs for laser systems along a wide wavelength range of 620 nm to 3.5 µm, for both mode-locked and Q-switched lasers. Contact us for the optimal customized SESAM for your application. |
Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd. A635, Boke Mansion No. 9 Xiyuan Road Xihu District, Hangzhou 310030 China ISO 9001:2015 | Shalom EO offers a series of passive Q-switch crystals including Cr4+:YAG crystals, Co2+:MgAl2O4 (Co2+:spinel) crystals and V3+:YAG crystals. Cr4+:YAG crystals work well in Nd:YAG lasers, while Co:MgAl2O4 (or Co:spinel) crystals are suitable for erbium lasers and V3+:YAG crystals are a good choice for 1.3-μm lasers. |
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Yuan Chuang Yue Fu, Qiche Zone Changchun 130000 China | |
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