BBO(Electro-optic Crystal)

BBO(Electro-optic Crystal)
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BBO electro-optic crystal, also known as barium metaborate crystal, with the chemical formula BaB2O4. It is an electro-optical and nonlinear crystal with excellent overall performance.

It has a wide range of applications in related fields, such as:

  • The third, fourth, and fifth harmonics of Nd: YAG lasers (355 nm, 266 nm, and 213 nm, respectively)
  • The second and third harmonics of Ti: Sapphire amplifiers (400 nm and 266.7 nm), etc.

BBO electro-optic crystal has an extremely wide transmission range, a very low absorption coefficient, and a weak piezoelectric ringing effect.

Compared with BBO electro-optic crystals, it has the following characteristics:

  • Higher extinction ratio
  • Larger phase matching angle
  • Higher damage resistance threshold
  • Broadband temperature matching
  • Excellent optical uniformity

These are conducive to improving the stability of laser output power, especially in the triplet frequency of Nd: YAG lasers, which have many applications.

BBO electro-optic crystal can also be used in these fields:

  • OPO configurations
  • Optical parametric oscillators
  • Electro-optical applications from near-infrared to deep-ultraviolet

Feature of BBO electro-optic crystal:

  • Excellent physical properties
  • Appropriate mechanical properties
  • Temperature bandwidth approx 55 °C
  • High optical uniformity
  • Transmission range from 190 nm to 3500 nm
  • Phase matching range from 6 nm to 3500 nm

Crystal Specifications

Dimensional Tolerance
（W±0.1mm) ×（H±0.1mm)× (L±0.2mm）
Angle Tolerance
∆θ<0.5°，∆φ<0.5°
Surface Finish
20/10 S/D
Clear Aperture
>90% center
Flatness
<λ/8@633nm
Wavefront Distortion
<λ/4@633nm
Parallelism
<20“
Perpendicularity
<5’
Chamfer
<0.1mm @45°

Crystal Physical Properties

Property
Value
Chemical Formula
BaB2O4
Crystal Structure
Trigonal , 3m
Lattice Constant
a=b=12.532Å,c=12.717Å, Z=6
Mass Density3.85 g/cm3
Mohs Hardness
4
Melting Point
About 1095°C
Thermal Conductivity
1.2 W/m/K (⊥c); 1.6 W/m/K (//c)
Thermal Coefficient of Expansion
α:4×10-6/K; c:36×10-6/K
Birefringence
Negative uniaxial

Crystal Optical Properties

Transmitting Range
196-2200nm
Refractive Indices@1064nm1.6551(no）1.5425(ne)
@532nm1.6749(no)1.555(ne)
@266nm1.75711(no)1.6146(ne)
Sellmeier Equation
no2=2.7359+0.01878/(λ2-0.01822)-0.01354λ2
ne2=2.3753+0.01224/(λ2-0.01667)-0.01516λ2
Thermo-optical Coeffecient（10-6/℃）dno/dT=-9.3 dne/dT=-16.6
Absorption Coefficient
a<0.1%/cm@1064nm
<𝜆∕8@633nm
Half-wave Voltage
48kv(1064nm)
Electro-optic Coefficient
r11=2.7pm/V,r21,r31<0.1r11
Damage Threshold @1064nm5GW/cm2 (10ns） ； 10GW/cm2(1.3ns)
Damage Threshold @532nm1GW/cm2(10ns） ； 7GW/cm2(250ps)
Thermal Coefficient of Expansion
𝑎:4×10-6/K,c:36×10-6/K
Birefringence
Uniaxial negative crystal

Spectrum

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BBO transmission curveBBO phase tuning curve

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