AgGaS₂

AgGaS₂

Supplier
Crylink
Category
Optical Crystals
Origin
China

AgGaS₂ (silver gallium sulfide, AGS) is a typical compound semiconductor with an I-Ⅲ-VⅥ₂ chalcopyrite structure. It is pale yellow at room temperature and has a broad infrared transparency range, a large nonlinear coefficient, substantial birefringence (~0.054), a bandgap of 2.75eV, a high figure of merit, and a high optical damage threshold. It can be used for second-harmonic generation, sum-frequency generation, and optical parametric oscillation. In particular, AgGaS₂ used as a parametric upconversion device can achieve 90° noncritical phase matching at room temperature and convert infrared light in the 10.2~11.6 μm band into 0.566μm green light over 0~100℃. This is significant for remote sensing, ranging, and spectroscopic measurement using tunable CO₂ lasers as probe sources. AgGaS₂ is an advanced infrared nonlinear optical material with excellent performance and research and application potential in infrared detection, infrared remote control, infrared monitoring, laser communication, national defense, science, and technology.

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Crystal Structure
Tetragonal crystal system
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AgGaS₂ (silver gallium sulfide, AGS) is a typical compound semiconductor with an I-Ⅲ-VⅥ₂ chalcopyrite structure. It is pale yellow at room temperature and has a broad infrared transparency range, a large nonlinear coefficient, substantial birefringence (~0.054), a bandgap of 2.75eV, a high figure of merit, and a high optical damage threshold. It can be used for second-harmonic generation, sum-frequency generation, and optical parametric oscillation. In particular, AgGaS₂ used as a parametric upconversion device can achieve 90° noncritical phase matching at room temperature and convert infrared light in the 10.2~11.6 μm band into 0.566μm green light over 0~100℃. This is significant for remote sensing, ranging, and spectroscopic measurement using tunable CO₂ lasers as probe sources. AgGaS₂ is an advanced infrared nonlinear optical material with excellent performance and research and application potential in infrared detection, infrared remote control, infrared monitoring, laser communication, national defense, science, and technology.

Specifications

ParameterValue
Chemical formulaAgGaS₂
Transmission range0.47 - 13µm
Crystal StructureTetragonal crystal system
Lattice constanta=5.756Å,c=10.301 Å
Density4.48g/cm³
Mohs hardness3.0 - 3.5
Nonlinear coefficient d₃₆ [@10.6 μm, pm/V]d₃₆ = 12.5 pm/V
Melting point993℃
Absorption coefficient [@1.064 µm]<0.05 cm⁻¹ @ 1.064 µm
Absorption coefficient [@10.6 µm]<0.02 cm⁻¹ @ 10.6 µm
Negative uniaxialnₒ>nₑ (nₑ>nₒ when λ<0.497µm)
Thermal conductivity1.0 W/M/℃
SHG phase matching1.8-11.2 µm
Damage threshold [@10 ns, 1.064 um]30 MW/cm²(surface)
Coefficient of thermal expansion||C: -8.1 x 10⁻⁶ /℃
Coefficient of thermal expansion⊥C: +19.8 x 10⁻⁶ /℃
Thermo-optic coefficientdnₒ/dt=15.4 x 10⁻⁵/℃
Thermo-optic coefficientdnₑ/dt=15.5 x 10⁻⁵/℃
Sellmeier equation (λ in μm) T=20℃nₒ²=3.3970+2.3982λ²/( λ²– 0.09311) +2.1640 λ² /(λ²-950);
Sellmeier equation (λ in μm) T=20℃nₑ²=3.5873+1.9533λ²/(λ² – 0.11066) + 2.3391λ²/(λ²-1030.7)
Bandgap2.7eV
Birefringence [@0.53 µm]0.0231@0.53 µm
Birefringence [@0.694 µm]0.0504@0.694 µm
Birefringence [@1.06 µm]0.0542@1.06 µm
Birefringence [@5.3 µm]0.0533@5.3 µm
Birefringence [@10.6 µm]0.0542@10.6 µm
Orientation accuracy<+-0.1°
Surface finish20/10 per MIL-O-13830A
Surface figure [@632.8nm for T>=1mm]λ/8@632.8nm for T>=1mm
Optical-face tolerance+0/-0.1mm
Length Tolerance±0.1mm
Parallelism30 ″
Perpendicularity10′
Edge bevel<0.2mm×45°

Key Features

Broad transmission range; low optical absorption and scattering; short-wavelength transmission; large nonlinear optical coefficient; high conversion efficiency.

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Shanghai Crylink Technology Co., Ltd. was jointly established by Shanghai Yangtze Delta Innovation Institute, Baoshan District state-owned platform, and Dr. Yongjun Dong's team. Located in Baoshan High-tech Industrial Park, the company focuses on R&D and production of laser materials and devices. Main products include laser crystals, nonlinear crystals, bonded crystals, and devices, with full-chain capabilities from crystal growth, optical polishing, laser coating to device packaging. Its subsidiary, Nanjing Guangbao Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., operates the 'Meta-laser' and 'Guangbao Optoelectronics' brands. Products are widely used in laser processing, medical aesthetics, LiDAR, optical communications, defense, scientific research, aerospace, and other fields.

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