BGSe
BaGa₄Se₇ (barium gallium selenide), abbreviated BGSe, belongs to the monoclinic space group Pc (No. 7). It has a large bandgap (2.64eV), a broad transmission range (0.47~18μm), a strong nonlinear effect (d₁₁=24.3 pm/V, d₁₃=20.4 pm/V), moderate birefringence (Δn=0.06@2μm), and a high laser damage threshold. BGSe has good crystal-growth properties, making large, high-quality single crystals readily obtainable and suitable for high-power output. BGSe can be pumped by 1~3μm lasers to generate tunable mid- and far-infrared output extending to 18 μm. Compared with ZnGeP₂, BGSe can be pumped by a 1μm laser source and is easier to fabricate into large-aperture devices. BGSe is currently the best-performing nonlinear optical crystal for frequency downconversion of mature 1μm lasers to mid- and far-infrared output.
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Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Chemical formula | BaGa₄Se₇ |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic crystal system, point group m, space group Pc |
| Unit-cell parameters | a=7.6252(15)Å,b=6.5114(13)Å,c=14.702(4)Å,β=121.24(2),Z=2 |
| Transmission range | 0.47-18μm |
| Nonlinear coefficient d₁₁ | d₁₁ = 24 pm/V |
| Birefringence [@2μm] | 0.07@2μm |
| Damage Threshold [μm, 5ns] | 550MW/cm² |
| Bandgap | 2.64eV |
| Sellmeier equation | nₓ²=5.952953+0.250172/(λ²-0.081614)-0.001709λ² |
| Sellmeier equation | n_y²=6.021794+0.256951/(λ²-0.079191)-0.001925λ² |
| Sellmeier equation | n_z²=6.293976+0.282648/(λ²-0.094057)-0.002579λ² |
| Orientation accuracy | <+-0.1° |
| Surface finish | 60/40 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 |
| Parallelism | 30 ″ |
| Perpendicularity | 10′ |
| Edge bevel | <0.2mm×45° |
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