| Format: | Rods, Discs and Slabs |
|---|---|
| Sizes: | Diameter: 25mm max and Length: 40mm max |
| Linear Optical Properties | Units | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission/Transparency Range | µm | 0.189 - 3.50 |
| Optical Homogeneity | cm‾¹ | δn ~ 10‾⁶ |
| Refractive Index (n) @213nm | n₀ = 1.8465 ne = 1.6742 |
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| @266nm | n₀ = 1.7571 ne = 1.6139 |
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| @355nm | n₀ = 1.7055 ne = 1.5775 |
|
| @532nm | n₀ = 1.6750 ne = 1.5555 |
|
| @1064nm | n₀ = 1.6551 ne = 1.5426 |
|
| Absorption Coefficient @1.06µm | cm‾¹ | <0.1 |
| @2.5µm | cm‾¹ | TBA |
| @5.0µm | cm‾¹ | N/A |
| @7.5µm | cm‾¹ | N/A |
| @10.0µm | cm‾¹ | N/A |
| @11.0µm | cm‾¹ | N/A |
| Thermo-optic Coefficients | 10‾⁶/ºC | dn₀/dt = -9.3 dne/dt = -16 |
| Physical / Thermal Properties | Units | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Formula | BaB₂O₄ | |
| Crystal Symmetry | Trigonal | |
| Space Group | R3c | |
| Point Group | 3m | |
| Cell Parameters | a = b=12.532Å c=12.717Å z=6 |
|
| Melting Point | ºC | 1095 |
| Thermal Expansion Coeff. @20ºC | 10‾⁶/ºC | a: 4 b: 36 |
| Thermal Conductivity Coeff. @20ºC | W/m/ºK | ┴ 1.2 ║ 1.6 |
| Specific Heat | cal/g K | 0.497 |
| Density | g/cm³ | 3.85 |
| Mohs Hardness | 4.5 | |
| Optical Damage Threshold @1.064,10ns | MW/cm² | 5000 |
| NLO Coefficients | d₁₁ = 5.8 x d₃₆ KDP d₃₁ = 0.05 x d₁₁ d₂₂ < 0.05 x d₁₁ |
|---|---|
| Effective Nonlinearity Expressions | TBA |
| Electro-optic Coefficients | y₁₁ = 2.7 pm/V y₂₂ < 0.1 x y₁₁ y₃₁ < 0.1 x y₁₁ |
| Half-wave Voltage | 48 kV @ 1064nm @10.0µm |
| Standard Applications/Cuts | Type | θº | φº |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHG@800nm/400nm | I | 29.2 | 90 |
| THG@800nm/266nm | I | 44.3 | 90 |
| SHG@1030nm/515nm | I | 23.4 | 90 |
| 4HG@1064nm/266nm | I | 47.6 | 90 |