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GTR-KTP - Gray-Track Resistance KTP

CASTECH's GRT-KTP, as an excellent NLO crystal, has lower absorption and higher damage threshold than the conventional KTP, which we can conclude it possesses a higher gray track resistance.

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Introduction

KTP is an excellent nonlinear crystal, but its gray tracking phenomena limits its use in high repetition rate and high power laser systems. CASTECH's GTR-KTP crystal has higher gray tracking resistance than the regular flux grown KTP crystal. Through Photo-thermal Common-path Interferometer, the occurrence of gray tracking can be measured by an increase of bulk absorption through a strong CW 532 nm green laser within several minutes.

1. Bulk absorption measurements before gray tracking testing:

It appears that the absorption of CASTECH's GTR-KTP at 1064 nm is only 1/10 of conventional KTP.

2. Gray Tracking Testing:

When a green laser beam (400 mW, beam diameter 0.07 mm, power density 10 KW/cm²) goes through the crystal, it causes an increase in the IR absorption of the crystal. This phenomenon is correlated with “gray tracking effect”. The following graphs show the absorption level changes over time at 1064 nm for CASTECH's GTR-KTP and the conventional KTP separately

3. Bulk absorption measurements at 1064 nm after gray tracking testing

4. Bulk absorption measurements at 532 nm after gray tracking testing

5. Damage threshold testing:

After testing a group of GTR-KTP and the conventional KTP crystals (polished only) with laser condition of 10 ns, 1 Hz, we found that CASTECH's GTR-KTP has laser damage threshold around 1.8 GW/cm² at 1064 nm, which is much higher than the conventional KTP (450 MW/cm² in the same condition).

6. Transmission curves in visible and UV region:

Apparently CASTECH's GTR-KTP has lower absorption than the conventional KTP in the range of 350-550 nm. We can conclude that CASTECH's GTR-KTP is expected to have a higher gray tracking resistance than the regular flux grown KTP crystals.

CASTECH offers GTR-KTP with

　　Strict quality control
　　Large crystal size up to 7 × 7 × 20 mm³
　　Quick delivery (3 weeks for polished only, 4 weeks for coated)
　　Unbeatable price and quantity discount
　　Technical support
　　AR, HR-coating, mounting and re-working service

GTR-KTP's Parameters

Table 1. Specifications
Dimension Tolerance	(W ± 0.1 mm) × (H ± 0.1 mm) × (L + 0.5/-0.1 mm) × (L≧2.5 mm) (W ± 0.1 mm) × (H ± 0.1 mm) × (L + 0.1/-0.1 mm) × (L＜2.5 mm)
Clear Aperture	Central 90% of the diameter
Internal Quality	No visible scattering paths or centers when inspected by a 50 mW green laser
Flatness	≦λ/8 @633 nm
Transmitted Wavefront Distortion	≦λ/8 @633 nm
Surface Quality (Scratch/Dig)	10/5 (Polished) to MIL-PRF-13830B 20/10 (AR-coated) to MIL-PRF-13830B 40/20 (HR-coated) to MIL-PRF-13830B
Parallelism	20 arc sec
Perpendicularity	≦15 arc min
Angle Tolerance	≦0.25 °
Chamfer	≦0.2 mm × 45 °
Chip	≦0.1 mm

AR-coatings

CASTECH provides the following AR-coatings:

　　Dual Band AR-coating (DBAR) of GTR-KTP for SHG of 1064 nm
　　low reflectance (R<0.2% @1064 nm and R<0.5% @532 nm)
　　High damage threshold (˃1 GW/cm² @1064 nm, ˃300 MW/cm² @532 nm, at 10 ns, 10 Hz), long durability.
　　High reflectivity coating: HR1064 nm & HT 532 nm, R˃99.8% @1064 nm, T˃95% @532 nm.
　　Broad Band AR-coating (BBAR) of GTR-KTP for OPO applications.
　　Other coatings are available upon request.

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Gray track resistance

KTP

potassium titanyl phosphate

high damage threshold

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GTR-KTP - Gray-Track Resistance KTP
CASTECH's GRT-KTP, as an excellent NLO crystal, has lower absorption and higher damage threshold than the conventional KTP, which we can conclude it possesses a higher gray track resistance.

Description

Cas'Tech Class

Parameters

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Introduction

KTP is an excellent nonlinear crystal, but its gray tracking phenomena limits its use in high repetition rate and high power laser systems. CASTECH's GTR-KTP crystal has higher gray tracking resistance than the regular flux grown KTP crystal. Through Photo-thermal Common-path Interferometer, the occurrence of gray tracking can be measured by an increase of bulk absorption through a strong CW 532 nm green laser within several minutes.

1. Bulk absorption measurements before gray tracking testing:

It appears that the absorption of CASTECH's GTR-KTP at 1064 nm is only 1/10 of conventional KTP.

2. Gray Tracking Testing:

When a green laser beam (400 mW, beam diameter 0.07 mm, power density 10 KW/cm²) goes through the crystal, it causes an increase in the IR absorption of the crystal. This phenomenon is correlated with “gray tracking effect”. The following graphs show the absorption level changes over time at 1064 nm for CASTECH's GTR-KTP and the conventional KTP separately

3. Bulk absorption measurements at 1064 nm after gray tracking testing

4. Bulk absorption measurements at 532 nm after gray tracking testing

5. Damage threshold testing:

After testing a group of GTR-KTP and the conventional KTP crystals (polished only) with laser condition of 10 ns, 1 Hz, we found that CASTECH's GTR-KTP has laser damage threshold around 1.8 GW/cm² at 1064 nm, which is much higher than the conventional KTP (450 MW/cm² in the same condition).

6. Transmission curves in visible and UV region:

Apparently CASTECH's GTR-KTP has lower absorption than the conventional KTP in the range of 350-550 nm. We can conclude that CASTECH's GTR-KTP is expected to have a higher gray tracking resistance than the regular flux grown KTP crystals.

CASTECH offers GTR-KTP with

　　Strict quality control
　　Large crystal size up to 7 × 7 × 20 mm³
　　Quick delivery (3 weeks for polished only, 4 weeks for coated)
　　Unbeatable price and quantity discount
　　Technical support
　　AR, HR-coating, mounting and re-working service

GTR-KTP's Parameters

Table 1. Specifications
Dimension Tolerance	(W ± 0.1 mm) × (H ± 0.1 mm) × (L + 0.5/-0.1 mm) × (L≧2.5 mm) (W ± 0.1 mm) × (H ± 0.1 mm) × (L + 0.1/-0.1 mm) × (L＜2.5 mm)
Clear Aperture	Central 90% of the diameter
Internal Quality	No visible scattering paths or centers when inspected by a 50 mW green laser
Flatness	≦λ/8 @633 nm
Transmitted Wavefront Distortion	≦λ/8 @633 nm
Surface Quality (Scratch/Dig)	10/5 (Polished) to MIL-PRF-13830B 20/10 (AR-coated) to MIL-PRF-13830B 40/20 (HR-coated) to MIL-PRF-13830B
Parallelism	20 arc sec
Perpendicularity	≦15 arc min
Angle Tolerance	≦0.25 °
Chamfer	≦0.2 mm × 45 °
Chip	≦0.1 mm

AR-coatings

CASTECH provides the following AR-coatings:

　　Dual Band AR-coating (DBAR) of GTR-KTP for SHG of 1064 nm
　　low reflectance (R<0.2% @1064 nm and R<0.5% @532 nm)
　　High damage threshold (˃1 GW/cm² @1064 nm, ˃300 MW/cm² @532 nm, at 10 ns, 10 Hz), long durability.
　　High reflectivity coating: HR1064 nm & HT 532 nm, R˃99.8% @1064 nm, T˃95% @532 nm.
　　Broad Band AR-coating (BBAR) of GTR-KTP for OPO applications.
　　Other coatings are available upon request.