YCOB
Yttrium calcium oxyborate, YCa₄O(BO₃)₃ (YCOB), is a nonlinear crystal with a nonlinear optical coefficient comparable to those of BBO and LBO. It has stable physical and chemical properties, including resistance to deliquescence, and good machinability. It can be obtained by the pulling method in a relatively short growth cycle and has become one of the most extensively studied nonlinear optical crystals. Its ease of growing large single crystals of high optical quality, broad transmission band, large phase-matching range, high damage threshold, and resistance to deliquescence have made YCOB a focus of frequency-conversion device research. Y can be replaced by most rare-earth activator ions in any proportion, giving the crystal both laser and nonlinear optical properties and allowing it to serve as a self-frequency-doubling laser crystal. The greatest advantage of YCOB is its combination of excellent nonlinear optical absorption and the ability to fabricate large-aperture devices.
Overview
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Crystal Structure | Monoclinic, point group m |
| Lattice parameters | a=8.0770 Å, b=16.0194 Å , c=3.5308 Å , β=101.167º, Z=2 |
| Melting point | Approximately 1510ºC |
| Mohs hardness | 6~6.5 |
| Density | 3.31 g/cm³ |
| Thermal conductivity | 2.6 W/m/K (||X), 2.33 W/m/K (||Y), 3.1 W/m/K (||Z) |
| Effective second-order nonlinear optical effect in YCOB crystal - deff [Phase-matching direction :θ =90˚,Φ=35.3˚ (XY plane)] | 0.39 pm/V |
| Effective second-order nonlinear optical effect in YCOB crystal - deff [Phase-matching direction :θ =90˚,Φ=35˚ (XY plane)] | 0.42 pm/V |
| Effective second-order nonlinear optical effect in YCOB crystal - deff [Phase-matching direction :θ =31.7˚,Φ=0˚ (XZ plane)] | 0.78 pm/V |
| Effective second-order nonlinear optical effect in YCOB crystal - deff | 1.03 pm/V |
| Effective second-order nonlinear optical effect in YCOB crystal - deff [Phase-matching direction :θ =148.3˚,Φ=0˚ (XZ plane)] | 1.36 pm/V |
| Effective second-order nonlinear optical effect in YCOB crystal - deff | 1.44 pm/V |
| Effective second-order nonlinear optical effect in YCOB crystal - deff [Phase-matching direction :θ =65˚,Φ=36.5˚] | 1.14 pm/V |
| Effective second-order nonlinear optical effect in YCOB crystal - deff [Phase-matching direction :θ =65.9˚,Φ=36.5˚] | 0.91 pm/V |
| Effective second-order nonlinear optical effect in YCOB crystal - deff [Phase-matching direction :θ =66.3˚,Φ=143.5˚] | 1.45 pm/V |
| Effective second-order nonlinear optical effect in YCOB crystal - deff [Phase-matching direction :θ =67˚,Φ=143.5˚] | 1.73 pm/V |
| Effective second-order nonlinear optical effect in YCOB crystal - deff [Phase-matching direction :θ =66˚,Φ=145˚] | 1.8 pm/V |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - Φpm [XY plane, θ =90◦ / SHG, o+o ⇒ e / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642⇒0.5321 / Δϕint[deg]:0.09] | 35 deg |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - Δϕint [XY plane, θ =90◦ / SHG, o+o ⇒ e / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642⇒0.5321 / Φpm [deg]:35] | 0.09 deg |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - Φpm [XY plane, θ =90◦ / SHG, e+o ⇒ e / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642⇒0.5321 / Δϕint[deg]:0.32] | 73.4 deg |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - Δϕint [XY plane, θ =90◦ / SHG, e+o ⇒ e / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642⇒0.5321 / Φpm [deg]:73.4] | 0.32 deg |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - Φpm [XY plane, θ =90◦ / SFG, o+o ⇒ e / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642+0.5321⇒0.3547 / Δϕint[deg]:0.11] | 73.2 deg |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - Δϕint [XY plane, θ =90◦ / SFG, o+o ⇒ e / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642+0.5321⇒0.3547 / Φpm [deg]:73.2] | 0.11 deg |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - θpm [YZ plane, φ =90◦ / SHG, e+o ⇒ o / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642⇒0.5321 / Δθint[deg]:0.74] | 58.7 deg |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - Δθint [YZ plane, φ =90◦ / SHG, e+o ⇒ o / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642⇒0.5321 / θpm [deg]:58.7] | 0.74 deg |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - θpm [YZ plane, φ =90◦ / SFG, e+e ⇒ o / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642+0.5321⇒0.3547 / Δθint[deg]:0.19] | 58.7 deg |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - Δθint [YZ plane, φ =90◦ / SFG, e+e ⇒ o / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642+0.5321⇒0.3547 / θpm [deg]:58.7] | 0.19 deg |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - θpm [XZ plane, Φ=0◦,θ_Z / SHG, o+o ⇒ e / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642⇒0.5321 / Δθint[deg]:0.08] | 31.7 deg |
| Internal angular bandwidth for SHG and SFG in the principal planes of YCOB - Δθint [XZ plane, Φ=0◦,θ_Z / SHG, o+o ⇒ e / Interaction wavelengths [μm]:1.0642⇒0.5321 / θpm [deg]:31.7] | 0.08 deg |
| Phase-matching angle - Φₑₓₚ [XY plane, θ=90˚ / SHG, o+o → e / Interaction wavelengths [µm]:1064 → 532] | 35 deg |
| Phase-matching angle - Φₑₓₚ [XY plane, θ=90˚ / SHG, o+o → e / Interaction wavelengths [µm]:738 → 369] | 77.3 deg |
| Phase-matching angle - Φₑₓₚ [XY plane, θ=90˚ / SHG, type Ⅰ, along Y / Interaction wavelengths [µm]:724 → 362] | 90 deg |
| Phase-matching angle - Φₑₓₚ [XY plane, θ=90˚ / SFG, o+o → e / Interaction wavelengths [µm]:1064+532 → 355] | 75.2 deg |
| Phase-matching angle - Φₑₓₚ [XY plane, θ=90˚ / SHG, type Ⅱ, along Y / Interaction wavelengths [µm]:1030 → 515] | 90 deg |
| Phase-matching angle - Φₑₓₚ [XY plane, θ=90˚ / SFG, e+o → e / Interaction wavelengths [µm]:1908+1064 → 683] | 81.2 deg |
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