See LBO device manufacturing standards in "Optical Fabrication" section

Our LBO has standard properties, with the exception of its very low residual optical absorption. The availability of LBO boules as large as 100mm permits the fabrication of large devices, such as 10x10x50mm.

 



LBO Crystal of 420g weight,
110 mm size


LBO devices

LBO optical properties:
 

Transparency range: 160-2600nm

Refraction index, average: 1.6

Residual absorption <2ppm/cm at 1064nm

Bulk damage threshold at 1064nm, 10ns: >10GW/cm2

Phase matching range:
        Type I SHG: 554-2600nm
        Type II SHG: 790-2150nm

NCPM temperature at Type I, 1064nm: 149 C

Wavelength (w) dependence of NCPM temperature (T), Type I:
        T(w)=-1.893w4 +8886.6w3-13019.8w2+5401.5w+863.9

Walk-off angle for Type I SHG, 1064nm: 4mrad

Angular acceptance:
        6.5 mradxcm (Type I SHG, 1064nm)
        248 mradxcm (Type I NCPM SHG, 1064nm)
 

LBO physical properties:
 

Chemical formula: LiB3O5

Crystal structure: orthorombic

Point group: mm2

Lattice parameters, Angstroms:      a=8.44
                                                        b=7.37
                                                        c=5.14

Mohs Hardness, average: 5.5

Density: 2.47 g/cm3

Specific heat: 1060 J/kg.K

Thermal conductivity: 35 mW/cm.C

Hygroscopicity: low

 

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