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Product Introduction

Technical Parameter
Crystal StructureTrigonal, space group R3c
Cell Parametersa = b = 12.532Ã, c = 12.717Ã…, Z   = 6
Melting point1095+5°C
Transition temperature925+5°C
Optical homogeneityd n ~ 10-6/cm
Mohs hardness4
Density3.85 g/cm3
Absorption Coefficient < 0.1%/cm (at 1064nm)
Specific heat490 J/kg/°C
Hygroscopic susceptibilitylow
Thermal expansion coefficientsa, 4 x 10-6/K; c, 36 x 10-6/K
Thermal conductivityPerpendicular to c, 1.2   W/m/°C
Parallel   to c, 1.6 W/m/°C

Linear Optical Properties: 

Transparency range189-3500 nm
Refractive indices:ne = 1.5425, no = 1.6551 @ 1064 nm 
ne = 1.5555, no = 1.6749 @ 532 nm 
ne = 1.6146, no = 1.7571 @ 266 nm
Therm-optic coefficientsdno/dT = -9.3 x 10-6/°C
dne/dT = -16.6 x 10-6/°C
Sellmeier Equations (I in mm)

no2(l) = 2.7359-0.01354l2+0.01878/(l2-0.01822)

ne2(l) = 2.3753-0.01516l2+0.01224/(l2-0.01667)

Phase-matchable output wavelength189 - 1750 nm
NLO coefficientsd11 = 5.8 x d36 (KDP)
d31=   0.05 x d11
d22 <   0.05 x d11
Electro-optic coefficientsy11 = 2.7 pm/V
Half-wave voltage48 KV (at 1064 nm)
Damage threshold5 GW/cm2 (10 ns) @1064nm
10  GW/cm2 (1.3 ns) @ 1064 nm
1 GW/cm2  (10 ns) @532 nm
7 GW/cm2  (250 ps) @ 532 nm

Standard Specification
Materialβ-BBO Crystal
Thickness0.01mm-20mm
Surface Quality10/5
Optical Axis Orientation3 arc min
Parallelism<10 ace sec
Flatnessλ/10@633nm
Clear Aperture>95%
CoatingP-coating or AR coating
MountUpon Customer's Specification

Standard Product: 

Part No.Dimension(mm)theta(Deg)phi(Deg)CoatingApplication
BBO44724.0*4.0*7.022.80AR/AR@1064&532nmSHG@1064, Type I
BBO44744.0*4.0*7.047.60AR/AR@532&266nm4HG@1064, Type I
BBO44124.0*4.0*10.022.80AR/AR@1064&532nmSHG@1064, Type I
BBO44144.0*4.0*10.047.60AR/AR@532&266nm4HG@1064, Type I
BBO55225.0*5.0*2.029.20AR/AR@800&400nmSHG@800, Type I
BBO55125.0*5.0*1.029.20AR/AR@800&400nmSHG@800, Type I
BBO55025.0*5.0*0.3-0.529.20AR/AR@800&400nmSHG@800, Type I
BBO55125.0*5.0*0.129.20AR/AR@800&400nmSHG@800, Type I