Transparency Range: 189 - 3500 nm |

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° |