Page 4 - Not Applicable Nonlinear Crystals

ZnGeP2(Zinc germanium phosphide)crystal has many good properties and is an mid-IR nonlinear crystal. The nonlinear susceptibility of ZnGeP2 (ZGP) crystal is approximately 160 times large (d36~75 pm/V) as KDP,.ZGP shows good optical transparency over the 0.74–12 mm and relatively high laser damage threshold, and is ...

Specifications

Crystal Type: ZnGeP2 (ZGP)
Phase Mathcing Type: Not Applicable
Mounting: Unmounted
Width: 7 mm
Height: 5 mm
β-BBO Nonlinear Crystal—a widely used nonlinear crystal for frequency conversion in the ultraviolet, visible and near-infraredBBO is a negative uniaxial crystal, which provides phase matching for various second-order interactions almost over its entire transparency range (from 185 nm to 3.3 µm, as deduced from the ...

Specifications

Crystal Type: BBO (Beta Barium Borate)
Phase Mathcing Type: Not Applicable
Mounting: Unmounted
Width: 3 mm
Height: 3 mm
BBO is a new ultraviole frequency doubling crystal.

Specifications

Crystal Type: BBO (Beta Barium Borate)
Phase Mathcing Type: Not Applicable
Mounting: Unmounted
Width: 5 mm
Height: 5 mm
Potassium Titanyl Phosphate (KTiOPO4 or KTP) is widely used in both commercial and military lasers including laboratory and medical systems, range-finders, lidar, optical communication and industrial systems.

Specifications

Crystal Type: KTP (KTiOPO4)
Phase Mathcing Type: Not Applicable
Mounting: Unmounted
Width: 5 mm
Height: 5 mm
Potassium Titanyle Arsenate (KTiOAsO4), or KTA crystal, is an excellent nonlinear optical crystal for Optical Parametric Oscillation (OPO) application. It has better non-linear optical and electro-optical coefficients, significantly reduced absorption in the 2.0-5.0 µm region, broad angular and temperature bandwidth, low ...

Specifications

Crystal Type: KTA (KTiOAsO4)
Phase Mathcing Type: Not Applicable
Mounting: Unmounted
Width: 5 mm
Height: 5 mm
BiB3O6 (BIBO) is a newly developed nonlinear optical crystal. It possesses large effective nonlinear coefficient, high damage threshold and inertness with respect to moisture. Its nonlinear coefficient is 3.5 - 4 times higher than that of LBO, 1.5 -2 times higher than that of BBO. It is a promising doubling crystal to produce blue ...

Specifications

Crystal Type: BIBO (BiB3O6)
Phase Mathcing Type: Not Applicable
Mounting: Mounted
Width: 10 mm
Height: 10 mm
LBO (Lithium Triborate - LiB3O5) is now the most popularly used material for Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) of 1064nm high power lasers (as a substitute to KTP) and Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) of 1064nm laser source to achieve UV light at 355nm.

Specifications

Crystal Type: LBO (Lithium Triborate)
Phase Mathcing Type: Not Applicable
Mounting: Mounted
Width: 5 mm
Height: 5 mm
AGSe2 AgGaSe2(AgGa(1-x)InxSe2) crystals have band edges at 0.73 and 18 µm. Its useful transmission range (0.9–16 µm) and wide phase matching capability provide excellent potential for OPO applications when pumped by a variety of different lasers. Tuning within 2.5–12 µm has been obtained when ...

Specifications

Crystal Type: AgGaSe2 (Silver Gallium Selenide)
Phase Mathcing Type: Not Applicable
Mounting: Mounted
Width: 8 mm
Height: 8 mm
AGS is transparent from 0.50 to 13.2 µm. Although its nonlinear optical coefficient is the lowest among the mentioned infrared crystals, high short wavelength transparency edging at 550 nm is made use of in OPOs pumped by Nd:YAG laser; in numerous difference frequency mixing experiments with diode, Ti:Sapphire, ...

Specifications

Crystal Type: AgGaS2 (Silver Gallium Sulfide)
Phase Mathcing Type: Not Applicable
Mounting: Mounted
Width: 5 mm
Height: 5 mm
Lithium niobate (LiNbO3) is an important material for optical modulators. It is a colorless solid insoluble in water. It has a trigonal crystal system and negative uniaxial birefringence which depends slightly on the stoichiometry of the crystal and on temperature. It is transparent for wavelengths ...

Specifications

Crystal Type: LiNbO3 (Lithium Niobate)
Phase Mathcing Type: Not Applicable
Mounting: Unmounted
Width: 3.4 mm
Height: 3.4 mm