Itterbio (YB) Ytterbium

Industrial Laser

Ytterbium-doped fiber lasers offer an electro-optical conversion efficiency of more than 30 percent, much higher than other laser technologies. This characteristic has made them dominant in precision metal cutting and welding, with applications ranging from automotive to consumer electronics.

Special Alloys for Aerospace

Ytterbium (Yb) is a rare earth element with unique properties that make it valuable for the aerospace industry. Indeed, small additions of ytterbium can significantly improve the mechanical properties of special alloys used in critical components. These ytterbium-reinforced alloys offer increased strength, hardness and stability in the high temperatures and extreme conditions to which aerospace components are subjected. This allows for more reliable and safer structures for vehicles, satellites and other advanced applications.

Atomic Clocks

Ytterbium-based atomic clocks represent an incredible technological breakthrough. Thanks to the extraordinary properties of this rare earth element, unprecedented accuracy can be achieved, with errors of only one second over billions of years. This extraordinary accuracy is essential for satellite navigation systems, which require extremely precise time synchronizations to function properly. In addition, ytterbium clocks are critical for basic research in physics, enabling experiments and measurements of the highest quality.