TGG is an excellent magneto-optical crystal used in various Faraday devices (Rotator and Isolator) in the range of 400nm-1100nm, excluding 475-500nm.
Advantages of TGG:
Large Verdet constant (35 Rad T-1 m-1)
Low optical losses (<0.1%/cm)
High thermal conductivity (7.4W m-1 K-1).
High laser damage threshold (>1GW/cm2)
TGG of Properties:
| Chemical Formula | Tb3Ga5O12 |
| Lattice Parameter | a=12.355Å |
| Growth Method | Czochralski |
| Density | 7.13g/cm3 |
| Mohs Hardness | 8 |
| Melting Point | 1725℃ |
| Refractive Index | 1.954 at 1064nm |
Applications:
| Orientation | [111],±15′ |
| Wavefront Distortion | <λ/8 |
| Extinction Ratio | >30dB |
| Diameter Tolerance | +0.00mm/-0.05mm |
| Length Tolerance | +0.2mm/-0.2mm |
| Chamfer | 0.10mm @ 45° |
| Flatness | <λ/10 @633nm |
| Parallelism | <30″ |
| Perpendicularity | <5′ |
| Surface Quality | 10/5 |
| AR coating | <0.2% |