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Nd:YAG Lasers

We provide a large range of flashlamp and diode pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers from some of the best known manufacturers in the field. You can compare the specifications of the various Quantel Nd:YAG lasers and Big Sky Nd:YAG lasers below to choose the correct system for your application.


Quantel YG980 Nd:YAG laser

Quantel manufacture an extensive range of flashlamp pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers for scientific and industrial use. Backed up by 32 years experience in the field of solid-state pulsed Nd:YAG lasers, the name of Quantel has come to mean reliability and innovation throughout the world. Their compact, modular Nd:YAG lasers are available with a range of harmonic generators and options to suit your particular needs. They also manufacture dual systems for PIV , dye lasers & OPOs

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Quantel Nd:YAG Laser Selection Table

Laser Energy @ 1064nm Repetition rate Pulse length Harmonics
Brio 120mJ 20Hz 4 - 6ns 532nm, 355nm, 266nm
Brilliant EaZy 330mJ 10Hz 4 - 5ns 532nm, 355nm, 266nm
Brilliant 360mJ 10, 20 or 50Hz 4 - 6ns 532nm, 355nm, 266nm, 213nm
Brilliant B 850mJ 10 or 20Hz 5 - 6ns 532nm, 355nm, 266nm, 213nm
YG980 420mJ - 2.4J 10, 20, 30 or 50Hz 6 - 11ns 532nm, 355nm, 266nm
YG900 150mJ 10, 20 or 30Hz 35 - 100ps 532nm, 355nm, 266nm
Yasmin 415mJ (50W) 50 or 120Hz 10ns 532nm, 355nm




BigSky Ultra Nd:YAG laser

Big Sky Laser is part of the Quantel group and are renowned for their compact, rugged Nd:YAG laser systems for real-world applications. Their unique Compact Folder Resonator (CFR) Nd:YAG laser design ensures their rugged lasers are perfect for military, medicine, ranging, imaging, restoration, remote sensing, environmental sciences, process control, spectroscopy and many other applications.

Big Sky Nd:YAG Laser Selection Table

Laser Energy @ 1064nm Repetition rate Pulse length Harmonics
Ultra 50mJ 0 - 20Hz 6 - 8ns 532nm, 355nm, 266nm, 1.57µma
CFR200 200mJ 0 - 30Hz, 50Hz, 100Hz 7 - 14ns 532nm, 355nm, 266nm, 1.57µma
CFR400 400mJ 0 - 20Hz, 30Hz 7 - 10ns 532nm, 355nm, 266nm, 1.57µma
CFR800 800mJ 0 - 20Hz 9 - 10ns 532nm, 355nm, 266nm, 1.57µma
Centurion 45mJ 100Hz 7 - 8ns 532nm, 355nm, 266nm
a Fixed wavelength CFR & Ultra OPO


Nd:YAG Laser Applications

Nd:YAG lasers are used in many sciencific, industrial, military and medical applications, often with their own acronym. Below is a list of some of these applications, acronyms and suggested Nd:YAG lasers from our range suitable for each application.

Application Acronym Recommended Product
Ablation Quantel Brilliant
Circuit Deflashing Quantel Yasmin
Coherent Antistoke Raman Scattering CARS Quantel Brio
Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy CRDS Quantel YG980
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance EPR Quantel Rainbow
Electron Spin Resonance ESR Quantel Rainbow
Holography Quantel Brilliant B SLM
Hyperspectral Imaging Opotek Opolette
Jet-REMPI Trace Analysis Opotek Vibrant
Laser Flash Photolysis LFP Quantel Brilliant B
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy LIBS Big Sky CFR400
Light Detection and Ranging LIDAR Quantel Brilliant
Laser Induced Fluorescence LIF Quantel TDL90
Laser Induced Incandescence LII Big Sky Ultra
Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation MALDI Quantel Brio
Particle Image Velocimetry PIV Quantel Twins
Pulsed Laser Deposition PLD Quantel Brilliant B
Solar Panel Manufacture & Testing Gentec Ultra 19k W5
Spectroscopy Quantel TDL90
Thomson Scattering Custom Nd:YAG Laser
Ultrasound Generation Quantel Yasmin