BBO Crystals

BBO Crystals

Keywords: Beta-barium borate (BBO), crystals , BBO
Aug 18, 2021 View: 2063 Data Sheet

Beta-barium borate (BBO) is a versatile nonlinear crystal ideally suited for nonlinear laser interactions. BBO crystals combine very wide transparency, moderately high nonlinear coupling, high damage threshold and good chemical and mechanical properties. BBO phase matches over a wide range, yielding SHG, SFD and OPO from 190 to 1780 nm.

SRC Series BBO Crytals

Beta-barium borate (BBO) is a versatile nonlinear crystal ideally suited for nonlinear laser interactions.

BBO crystals combine very wide transparency, moderately high nonlinear coupling, high damage threshold and good chemical and mechanical properties. BBO phase matches over a wide range, yielding SHG, SFD and OPO from 190 to 1780 nm.

Advantages:

  • Very wide transparency range

  • High damage threshold

  • Moderately high nonlinear coefficient

  • High optical homogeneity

  • Wide temperature-bandwidth

Common Applications:

  • Second, third, fourth, and fifth harmonic generation of Nd:Yag lasers

  • Second, third, and fourth harmonic generation of Ti:Sapphire and Alexandrite lasers

  • SHG of Argon, Cu Vapor and Ruby lasers

  • OPO of UV and visible wavelengths

  • Electro-optics based on BBO crystals

Typical Specifications for BBO:

Aperture

Up to 15x15mm²

Length

Up to 20mm

Flatness

Up to λ/10 @633nm

Perpendicularity

Up to 5arc min.

Parallelism

Up to 5arc sec.

Scratch/Dig

10/5

AR Coatings

AR/AR, DBAR

Absorption Coefficient

dual band R<0.2%

Wave Front Distortion Control

< 50ppm cm-1 @1064nm
  < 100ppm cm-1 @532nm

Guaranteed Laser Induced

λ/8 @633nm

Threshold

1GW/cm² @1064 nm
  500MW/cm² @532 nm
  For 10ns pulses


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