BBO

BBO is an excellent nonlinear optical crystal for frequency doubling of visible and near IR wavelength.

PRODUCT FEATURE & SPECIFICATIONS

PRODUCT FEATURE

High nonlinear optical coefficient

Wide transmission range, suitable for high power laser systems

Good optical uniformity and mechanical strength

Excellent thermal properties

High damage threshold



SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensional  Tolerance

(W±0.1mm)×(H±0.1mm)×(L±0.2mm)

Angle  Tolerance

Δθ0.25°, Δφ0.25°

Parallelism

20″

Perpendicularity

5′

Clear  Aperture

≥Central 95% of the diameter

Surface  Quality

10/5 (MIL-PRF-13830B)

Flatness

λ/10 @633nm

Wavefront  Distortion

λ/8 @633nm

CHEMICAL  AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES

Crystal  structure

Orthorhombic

Lattice  parameters

a=12.532Å, b=6.71Å,  c=10.864Å

Melting  point

1090

Mohs  hardness

4.5

Density

3.85  g/cm³

Thermal  conductivity

10W/(m·K)

Thermal  expansion coefficient

a:4.4×10-6/K,  b:3.5×10-6/K, c:9.3×10-6/K

OPTICAL  AND NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES

Transmittance

95%(1064nm)

Optical  uniformity

0.1%

Temperature  stability

10-6/K

Nonlinear  optical coefficient

d11=2.2, d31=2.8, d22=0.5, d33=13.5

Thermal  coefficient

dn/dT=10-5/K

Refractive  index

no=1.655, ne=1.542(1064nm)

Nonlinear  Coefficien(pm/v)

2.45(SHG),  2.20(THG)

Effective  SHG coefficient (SHG, THG)

1.4(SHG),  0.8(THG)

Walk-off  Angle  (mrad·cm)

29.4(type  I), 47.2(type II)

Acceptance  Angle (mrad·cm)

18.5(type  I), 24.7(type II)

Phase  Matching Range (m)

266~291(SHG),  500~740(THG)

Temperature  Acceptance ()

55(SHG),  30(THG)

Damage  Threshold(GW/cm2)

~1(SHG),  ~0.3(THG)