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α-BBO

α-BBO

Introduction -BBO (-BaB2O4) is a negative uniaxial crystal which has large birefringence over a broad transparent range of 190nm to 3500nm. -BBO is an excellent crystal especially in UV and high powe..

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Introduction

α-BBO (α-BaB2O4) is a negative uniaxial crystal which has large birefringence over a broad transparent range of 190nm to 3500nm. α-BBO is an excellent crystal especially in UV and high power applications. The physical, chemical, thermal and optical properties of α-BBO crystal are similar to those of β-BBO. However, the nonlinear optical properties of α-BBO crystal are nonexistent due to the centric symmetry with its crystal structure. α-BBO crystal is not recommended for NLO processes.

Advantages of α-BBO

  • High UV transmittance;
  • Large birefringence;
  • High damage threshold;
  • Stable physical and mechanical properties.

Basic Properties of α-BBO

Transparency Range:
190-3500nm
Density:
3.85g/cm3
Hygroscopic Susceptibility :
Low
Hardness (Mohs) :
4.5
Thermal Expansion Coefficients (/℃):
-9.3x10-6 (C)
-9.5x10-6 (A)
Damage Threshold:
1GW
Refractive Indices:
No=1.6776, Ne=1.5534, 532nm No=1.6579, Ne=1.5379, 1064nm
Sellmeier Equation (λin μm) :

no 2=2.7471+0.01878/(λ2-0.01822)-0.01354λ2


no 2=2.37153+0.01224/(λ2-0.01667)-0.01516λ2