BIBO Crystals
BIBO( BiB3O6) crystal is a newly developed nonlinear Optical Crystal. It possesses large effective nonlinear coefficient, high damage threshold and inertness with respect to moisture. Its nonlinear coefficient is 3.5-4 times higher than that of LBO,1.5-2 times higher than that of BBO. It is a promising doubling crystal to produce blue laser. The top-seeded solution growth (TSSG) technique is used for the growth of BIBO single crystals. Large crystal size up to 10x10x15mm AR coating, mounts and re-polishing service
Feature
Broad transparent range from 286nm to 2500nm
Large effective SHG coefficient (~ 9 times that of KDP)
High damage threshold
Maximum aperture: 15x15mm
Specifications:
| Clear Aperture |
central 90% of the diameter |
Flatness |
less than λ/8 @ 633nm |
| Transmitting Wavefront Distortion |
less than λ/8 @ 633nm |
Chamfer |
≤0.2mmx45° |
| Chip |
≤0.1mm |
Surface Quality |
10/ 5 S/D to MIL-PRF-13830B |
| Parallelism |
better than 20 arc seconds |
Perpendicularity |
≤5 arc minutes |
| Angle Tolerance |
Δθ≤0.25°, ΔΦ≤0.25° |
Quality Warranty Period |
one year under proper use |
Chemical and Structure Properties:
| Crystal Structure |
Monoclinic, Point group 2 |
Lattice Parameter |
a=7.116Å,b=4.993Å, c=6.508Å, β=105.62° ,Z=2 |
| Melting Point |
726°C |
Mohs Hardness |
5-5.5 |
| Density |
5.033 g/cm3 |
Thermal Expansion Coefficient |
αa=4.8x10-5 /K, αb=4.4x10-6 /K, αc=-2.69x10-5 /K |
Optical and Nonlinear Optical Properties:
| Transparency Range |
286-2500nm |
Absorption Coefficient |
<0.1%/cm at 1064nm |
| Physical Axis |
X//b,(Z,a)=31.6°,(Y,c)=47.2° |
SHG of 1064/532 |
Phase matching angle:168.9° from z axis in YZ plane
Deff:3.0+/-0.1 pm/V
Angular acceptance:2.32 arad-cm
Walk-off angle :25.6 mrad
temperature acceptance:2.17°C-cm |
| Sellmeier Coefficients |
ni2(λ)=A+B / (λ2-C)-Dλ2 (λ in um) |
| |
A |
B |
C |
D |
| n1 |
3.6545(4) |
0.0511(2) |
0.0371(3) |
0.0226(1) |
| n2 |
3.0740(3) |
0.0323(1) |
0.0316(3) |
0.01337(6) |
| n3 |
3.1685(3) |
0.0373(1) |
0.0346(3) |
0.01750(8) |
Typical Applications:
| SHG and THG for middle and high power1064 nm Nd: lasers |
| SHG and THG for high power Nd: lasers at 1342 &1319 nm for red and blue laser |
| Over 2.8 W CW blue laser at 473 nm was obtained from frequency doubling of 4.6 W CW Nd: YAG at 946 nm with BiBO |
| Optical Parametric Amplifiers (OPA) and Oscillators (OPO) |
Comparison Of Nonlinear Optical Properties Of Crystals For SHG @ 946 Nm
| Crystals |
Length
(mm) |
Deff
(pm/V) |
Walk-off
(mrad) |
Output Power(W) |
Conversion Efficiency |
| BiBO |
10.4 |
3.3 |
40.7 |
2.8 |
63% |
| LBO |
10 |
0.81 |
11.3 |
1.52 |
33% |
| BBO |
8 |
2.0 |
60.3 |
2.1 |
47% |
WDQ Optics can provide the perfect polishing surface and do the coating according to the customer's requirements.
Capabilities:
| Aperture: |
2x2 ~ 25x25mm |
| Length: |
0.1 - 20mm |
| Cutting Angle q and f: |
Determined by different kinds of harmonic generation |
| Phase matching type: |
Type I or Type II |
| End Configuration: |
Plano/Plano or Brewster/Brewster or Specified |
WDQ Optics Offer Standard BIBO Crystal Within 5 Weeks.
| Dimension |
Application |
Coating |
Type |
| 3x3x5mm |
SHG or THG |
AR coating |
I |
| 3x3x7mm |
SHG or THG |
AR coating |
I |
| 3x3x10mm |
SHG or THG |
AR coating |
I |
| 4x4x10mm |
SHG or THG |
AR-coating |
I |