Crystal Structure:

  Zircon Tetragonal, space group D_4h-I4/amd
  a=b=7.1193A,c=6.2892A

  Density;

  4.22g/cm³

  Mohs Hardness:

  4-5(Glass-like)

  Thermal Expansion Coefficient(300K):

  α_a=4.43x10^-6/K
  α_c=11.37x10^-6/K

  Thermal Conductivity Coefficient(300K):

  //C:0.0523W/cm/K
  ⊥C:0.0510W/cm/K

  Thermal optical coefficient (300K):

  dn_o/dT=8.5×10^-6/K
  dn_e/dT=2.9×10^-6/K

  Stimulated emission cross-section:

  25×10^-19cm² @ 1064nm

  Fluorescent lifetime:

  90μs(1% Nd doping)

  Absorption coefficient:

  31.4cm^-1 @810nm

  Intrinsic loss:

  0.02cm^-1 @1064nm

  Gain bandwidth:

  0.96nm@1064nm

  Polarized laser emission:

  π polarization; parallel to optic axis(c-axis)

  Diode pumped optical to optical efficiency:

  >60%

  Sellemeier equations (λ in um)

  n₀²=3.77834+0.069736/(λ²-0.04724)-0.010813λ²

  n_e²=4.59905+0.110534/(λ²-0.04813)-0.012676λ²