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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Capabilities
Fabrication Capabilities ................................... 3
Gain Materials
Background Information ................................. 38
Nd:YAG .......................................................... 39
Optics
Birefringent Polarization Product Overview ..... 7
Nd:YLF .......................................................... 40
Waveplates
Nd:YVO4 ........................................................ 41
Multiple Order Waveplates ........................ 9
Ruby .............................................................. 42
Zero Order Waveplates ........................... 10
Cr:LiSAF, Cr:LiSGaF, Cr:LiCAF ..................... 43
Dual Wavelength Waveplates .................. 11
Laser Rod Refurbishing ................................. 44
Polarization Rotators ..................................... 14
Linear Materials
Thin Film Polarizers ....................................... 15
KNbO3 ............................................................ 45
Birefringent & Lyot Filters .............................. 16
KTP ............................................................... 46
Etalons
Monolithic Crystal Assemblies .......................47
Background Information .......................... 17
Solid Etalons ........................................... 18
Air-spaced Etalons .................................. 19
Windows
Plane Parallel .......................................... 20
Brewster .................................................. 21
Mirror Substrates
Plano-concave ......................................... 22
Plano-convex ........................................... 23
Flat, Highly Parallel ................................. 24
Flat, Nominally Parallel ............................ 25
Flat Wedged ............................................ 26
Nd:YAG & Ruby High Reflectors .................... 27
Nd:YAG & Ruby Output Couplers .................. 28
Unstable Resonator Output Couplers ............ 29
Prisms ........................................................... 30
Lenses
Background Information .......................... 31
Fused Silica plano-convex ...................... 32
Fused Silica plano-concave .................... 33
Lens Ducts
Lens Ducts ................................................... 34
Flow Tubes
Flow Tubes .......................................................... 36
Non-linear Materials Processing.....................48
Optical Coatings
Coating Capabilities ....................................... 49
Specifying Coatings .......................................50
Anti-reflection Coatings
Single Wavelength ................................... 51
Broadband ............................................... 52
Dual Wavelength ..................................... 53
High Reflector Coatings
Ultraviolet ................................................ 54
Visible / Near Infrared .............................. 54
Fundamental / Second Harmonic ............54
Dichroic ................................................... 55
Ultrafast Reflectors .................................. 56
Metallic .................................................... 57
Beamsplitter & Output Coupler Coatings ...... 58
Materials Reference
Nd:YAG .......................................................... 59
Nd:YVO4 ........................................................ 60
Nd:YLF .......................................................... 61
Cr:LiSAF, Cr:LiSGaF, Cr:LiCAF ..................... 62
Sapphire & Ruby ............................................ 63
KNbO3 ............................................................ 64
Crystal Quartz ............................................... 66
Fused Silica ................................................... 67
BK-7 ............................................................... 68
Calcium Fluoride ............................................ 69
Laser Wavelengths Table ............................... 70
Purchasing Information
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