BiBO (Bismuth Borate, BiB3O6)

BiBO is developed as a nonlinear optical crystal with a large effective nonlinear coefficient (3.5 - 4 times higher than that of LBO, 1.5 - 2 times higher than that of BBO ), high damage threshold and inertness to moisture. It has been identified over the past years to be an efficient NLO crystal for producing green or blue light through second harmonic generation of Nd lasers or ultrafast TiS lasers. It also has an important application in efficient generation of ultrabright entangled photons through blue pumped spontaneous parametric down conversions (SPDC).

Properties and Applications

Standard Products and Specifications

Guide to Product Handling

Hot Applications:

Paired BiBO crystals used for ultrabright polarization-entangled photon source with the
   highest fidelity to date (99%)
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