Custom Fluoride Crystals & Rare-Earth Doped Fluorides

We provide custom-grown fluoride single crystals and rare-earth doped fluoride materials for solid-state lasers, scintillation detectors, and UV–IR optical components. Our services are optimized for research and prototype programs while remaining scalable for OEM production.

What We Provide

  • Custom crystal growth (R&D to small/medium batch)
  • Doping control (rare-earth and specialty dopants, tailored concentration)
  • Machining & optical polishing (windows, rods, plates, wafers)
  • Optical coatings (AR/HR/custom stack, wavelength & angle specified)
  • Basic characterization (dimensions, visual inspection, optional transmission/PL by request)

Material Families (Examples)

We support multiple fluoride hosts. Below are common examples; if your material is not listed, send your specification and we will review feasibility.

Host Material Typical Dopants Common Use
CaF2 Eu, Pr, Ce (custom) UV optics, scintillation, spectroscopy
BaF2 Ce (custom) Fast scintillation, timing applications
LiYF4 (YLF) Nd, Yb, Er, Ho, Tm Laser host crystals (CW/pulsed)
YF3 / LaF3 (and related) Rare-earth ions (custom) Spectroscopy, optical research
Other fluoride hosts Available upon request Custom laser/optical material development

Doping Capabilities

  • Dopants: Nd, Yb, Er, Ho, Tm, Dy, Pr, Ce, Eu (and others upon request)
  • Concentration range: customized per application (e.g., low-level spectroscopy to higher-level laser doping)
  • Uniformity target: defined case-by-case by boule size and application

Deliverable Forms

  • Crystal boules or cut blanks
  • Polished windows / plates / rods
  • Wafers or substrates (orientation and thickness specified)
  • Coated optics (AR/HR/custom)

How to Request a Quote (Fast RFQ)

  1. Material/host + dopant(s) + target concentration
  2. Form factor (boule, rod, plate, wafer) and dimensions
  3. Optical specs (polish grade, surface quality, flatness, parallelism)
  4. Coating specs (wavelength, AOI, S/P polarization if needed)
  5. Quantity and target lead time

Ready to proceed? Please submit your specs via our RFQ form and we will respond with feasibility, pricing, and lead time.

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