BiBO (Bismuth Borate, BiB3O6)

BiBO is a newly developed nonlinear optical crystal. It possesses large effective nonlinear coefficients (3.5 - 4 times higher than that of LBO, 1.5 - 2 times higher than that of BBO ), high damage threshold and inertness with respect to moisture. It has been identified to be an efficient NLO crystal, especially for producing blue light through second harmonic generation of CW Nd lasers or ultrafast TiS lasers.

Properties and Applications

Standard Products and Specifications

Guide to Product Handling

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BiBO used for efficient SHG of femtosecond pulses from Ti:S lasers to produce
  375-425nm in blue
990 mW average power, 52% efficient, high-repetition-rate 2.4 ps generation in
  the blue with BiBO crystal
BiBO crystals used for fs OPO pumped by 400nm for tunable visible light
  or fs OPA pumped by 800nm for tunable IR light 
BiBO for femtosecond frequency conversions - a review
SHG in BiBO produces 2.8W of blue @ 473nm