Perovskite Laser Rods, Vintage Soviet YAP Crystals

Perovskite Laser Rods, Vintage Soviet YAP CrystalsThese are partial and complete laser rods of yttrium aluminum perovskite (YAP). As far as we know these are offcuts and failed rods that didn't quite make it into final production or usage. These laser rods were meant for use in solid state lasers. They would have had light pumped into them from the side, either by a lamp or by another laser, absorbed that energy and converted it into the powerful coherent beam that lasers are known for. Perovskite is

but we've been able to buy a few old collections that contained some of this material

Each one is a little different because the causes can vary

only commercially available for technical applications in 2014

master is YAG and grandmaster is moissanite--I'll be making sure we have a variety of each type available here

A few of these stones also glow in the dark to some extent

This is what we call 'honey' rutile since it has a strong base color- it's a custom commission so the experimental crystals have varying color intensity

designed to help detect invisible radiation

These should be a great gift for any science-loving relative

This is a new material for us from an old collection

'Phantom YAG':  An unusual material that occurs from contamination at the edges of HDSM boules of laser YAG

The compound syringes are the most economical option--they can be applied directly to a lap without any extender

This means the green base color does not have to compete with a red glow