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Optical Property
Transmission Range, µm | 0.19 - 3.5 |
Refractive Index, at 1.064 µm
| ne = 1,5425; |
Optical Homogeneity, 1/cm | 10-6 cm3 |
NLO Coefficients, pm/V | d22 = 2.3 |
Phase-matchable output wavelengths: | 189 - 1750 nm |
Damage Threshold at 532 nm | 1 GW/cm2 (10 ns); 7 GW/cm2 (250 ps) |
Damage Threshold at 1064 nm | 5 GW/cm2 (10 ns); 10 GW/cm2 (1.3 ns) |
Absorption loss, %/cm at 1064 nm | < 0.1 |
Physical Property
Chemical formula | ß-BaB2O4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 3.85 |
Lattice Constants, Å | a=b= 12,532 |
Crystal Structure | Trigonal, space group R3c |
Melting Point, at °C | 1095 |
Hygroscopic Susceptibility | Low |
Thermal Conductivity, W/(m · K) | 1.2 parallel to a-axis |
Thermal Expansion, 1/°C | 0.5 *10-6 parallel to a-axis |
Mohs Hardness | 4.5 |
Transition Temperature, +/- 5 °C | 925 |
Relative Dielectric Constant, T11/e0: | 7.7 |
Relative Dielectric Constant, T33/e0: | 8.1 |
Conversion efficiency, % | 30 (1064 nm, 20 ns, 3 W) |
Spectrum |