BBO Electro-optic crystal

BBO Electro-optic crystal

Supplier
Crylink
Category
Optical Crystals
Origin
China

BBO, or barium metaborate with formula BaB₂O₄, is a high-performance electro-optic and nonlinear crystal. Applications include third-, fourth- and fifth-harmonic generation of Nd:YAG lasers at 355nm, 266nm and 213nm, respectively, and second- and third-harmonic generation of Ti:Sapphire amplifiers at 400nm and 266.7nm. BBO offers an extremely broad transmission range, very low absorption, weak piezoelectric ringing, a higher extinction ratio than other electro-optic modulation crystals, a large phase-matching angle, a high optical-damage threshold, a broad temperature-matching range and excellent optical homogeneity. These properties improve laser-output power stability, particularly in Nd:YAG third-harmonic generation. Other applications include OPO configurations, optical parametric oscillators and electro-optic operation from the near-infrared to deep ultraviolet.

Specification Snapshot
Surface Quality
20/10 S/D
Crystal Structure
Trigonal crystal system , 3m
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Overview

BBO, or barium metaborate with formula BaB₂O₄, is a high-performance electro-optic and nonlinear crystal. Applications include third-, fourth- and fifth-harmonic generation of Nd:YAG lasers at 355nm, 266nm and 213nm, respectively, and second- and third-harmonic generation of Ti:Sapphire amplifiers at 400nm and 266.7nm. BBO offers an extremely broad transmission range, very low absorption, weak piezoelectric ringing, a higher extinction ratio than other electro-optic modulation crystals, a large phase-matching angle, a high optical-damage threshold, a broad temperature-matching range and excellent optical homogeneity. These properties improve laser-output power stability, particularly in Nd:YAG third-harmonic generation. Other applications include OPO configurations, optical parametric oscillators and electro-optic operation from the near-infrared to deep ultraviolet.

Specifications

ParameterValue
Dimensional tolerance(width ±0.1mm) × (height ±0.1mm) × (length ±0.2mm)
Angle Tolerance∆θ<0.5°,∆φ<0.5°
Surface Quality20/10 S/D
Clear Aperture Dimension>90% Central region
Surface Flatness [@633nm]<λ/8@633nm
Wavefront distortion [@633nm]<λ/4@633nm
Parallelism<20 arcsec
Perpendicularity<5 arcmin
Chamfer [@45°]<0.1mm @45°
Chemical formulaBaB₂O₄
Crystal StructureTrigonal crystal system , 3m
Lattice parametersa=b=12.532Å,c=12.717Å, Z=6
Mass density3.85 g/cm³
Mohs hardness4
Melting pointApproximately 1095°C
Thermal conductivity1.2 W/m/K (⊥c); 1.6 W/m/K (//c)
Coefficient of thermal expansionα:4×10⁻⁶/K; c:36×10⁻⁶/K
BirefringenceNegative uniaxial
Emission range196-2200nm
Refractive index [@1064nm]1.6551(nₒ)
Refractive index [@1064nm]1.5425(nₑ)
Refractive index [@532nm]1.6749(nₒ)
Refractive index [@532nm]1.555(nₑ)
Refractive index [@266nm]1.75711(nₒ)
Refractive index [@266nm]1.6146(nₑ)
Sellmeier equationnₒ²=2.7359+0.01878/(λ²-0.01822)-0.01354λ²
Sellmeier equationnₑ²=2.3753+0.01224/(λ²-0.01667)-0.01516λ²
Thermo-optic coefficientdnₒ/dT=-9.3 dnₑ/dT=-16.6
Absorption coefficient [@1064nm]a<0.1%/cm@1064nm
Half-Wave Voltage [1064nm]48kv(1064nm)
Electro-optic coefficient r₁₁r₁₁=2.7pm/V,r₂₁,r₃₁<0.1r₁₁
Damage Threshold [@1064nm / 10ns / 1.3ns]5GW/cm² (10ns) ; 10GW/cm²(1.3ns)
Damage Threshold [@532nm / 10ns / 250ps]1GW/cm²(10ns) ; 7GW/cm²(250ps)
Coefficient of thermal expansion𝑎:4×10⁻⁶/K,c:36×10⁻⁶/K

Key Features

Good physical properties; suitable mechanical properties; temperature bandwidth of approximately 55℃; high optical homogeneity; transmission range from 190 nm to 3500nm; phase-matching range from 6 nm to 3500nm; large effective SHG (second-harmonic generation) coefficient; damage threshold of 10 J/cm² at 1064 nm for 100 ps pulses.

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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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