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Basic Properties of alpha-BBO Crystal

Transparency Range: 189 - 3500 nm

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Transmission Curve

Crystal Symmetry: Hexagonal R3c

Lattice Symmetry: a=b=7.2351A,c=39.192A

Density: 3.85 g/cm3
Thermo-Optic Coefficients:
dno/dT= - 9.3 x 10-6 /oC
dne/dT= - 1 6 .6 x 10-6/oC
Damage Threshold ( 10ns, 10Hz)
at 1064 nm 1GW/cm2
at 532 nm 500 MW/cm2
Optical Homogeneity: Δn < 10-6/cm
Mohs Hardness: 4.5
Thermal Expansion Coefficients
(in the range of 25–900oC)
αa = 4 x 10-6/K
αc = 36 x 10-6/K
Linear Absorption Coefficients: α<0.005cm-1 from 300 to 2300 nm

Sellmeier Equations (λ in µm) :
no2=2.7471+0.01878/(λ2-0.01822)-0.01354λ2
ne2=2.3715+0.01224/(λ2-0.01667)-0.01516λ2

 Wavelength(nm) no ne Birefringence
(Δn=ne -no)
Walk-off Angle
 at 45°
1550 1.6499 1.5298 -0.120 4.32°
1064 1.6579 1.5380 -0.120 4.29°
800 1.6639 1.5432 -0.121 4.30°
775 1.6647 1.5438 -0.121 4.30°
632.8 1.6706 1.5483 -0.122 4.34°
532 1.6776 1.5534 -0.124 4.39°
400 1.6963 1.5667 -0.130 4.54°
355 1.7087 1.5753 -0.133 4.64°
266 1.7617 1.6114 -0.150 5.08°


 

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