yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) crystal

Ceramic YAG has many advantages over single crystal YAG for various high power applications. VLOC has internal capability to manufacture, fabricate and coat ceramic YAG. In addition, VLOC maintains a strategic source for the world's highest quality ceramic YAG blanks.

Advantages to Ceramic:
YAG Enhanced thermal-optical and opto-mechanical properties as compared to single crystal
Larger sizes available than with single crystal
5x higher Nd dopant densities available with no concentration gradient
Reduced insertion loss of bulk ceramic material as compared with single crystal
Unique composite designs possible without bonding processes
Other rare-earth dopants available
Other custom transparent ceramic materials available on a research& development basis