LiNbO3

NLO Crystals

LiNbO3

  • LiNbO 3; Crystal is widely used as frequency doublers for wavelength 1 mm and optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) pumped at 1064 nm as well as quasi-phase-matched (QPM) devices. Due to its large El..

Description

 LiNbO 3; Crystal is widely used as frequency doublers for wavelength > 1 mm and optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) pumped at 1064 nm as well as quasi-phase-matched (QPM) devices. Due to its large Electro-Optic (E-O) and Acousto-Optic (A-O) coefficients。 

JYS provides high quality and large size LiNbO3 crystals for laser frequency doublers, OPOs and quasi-phase-matched doublers, as well as waveguide substrate and SAW wafers. High quality LiNbO 3; finished components with aperture of (2 - 15) x (2 - 15) mm2  and length up to 50 mm for frequency doublers and optical parametric oscillators (OPOs), 50x50x1 mm3 or Dia. 3" x 1 mm LiNbO3 substrate for waveguide optics, and Dia. 3" SAW wafers are available with high volume and at low price. 

Physical and Optical Properties 

Crystal Structure Trigonal, space group R 3c
Cell Parameters a = 0.515, c = 13.863, Z = 6
Melting Point 1255 +/-5℃
Curie Point 1140 +/-5℃
Mohs Hardness 5
Density 4.64 g/cm 3
Absorption Coefficient ~ 0.1%/cm @ 1064 nm
Solubility: insoluble in H 2 O
Relative Dielectric Constant
ε??T11/ε?0 : 85?
ε? T33/ε? 0 : 29.5
Thermal Expansion Coefficients at 25℃ ||a, 2.0 x 10 -6 /K @ 25℃ 
||c, 2.2 x 10 -6 /K @ 25℃
Thermal Conductivity
38 W /m /K @ 25℃
Transparency Range 420 - 5200 nm
Refractive Indices n e = 2.146, n o = 2.220 @ 1300 nm 
e = 2.156, n o = 2.322 @ 1064 nm 
e = 2.203, n o = 2.286 @ 632.8 m
Optical Homogeneity ~ 5 x 10 -5 /cm
Sellmeier Equations( l in m m) n o 2 (l ) = 4.9048+0.11768/(λ2- 0.04750) - 0.027169λ2
n e 2 ( l) = 4.5820+0.099169/( λ2 - 0.04443) - 0.021950 λ2
 
NLO Coefficients d 33 = 34.4 pm/V 
d 31 = d 15 = 5.95 pm/V 
d 22 = 3.07 pm/V
Electro-Optic Coefficients γT 33 = 32 pm/V, γS 33 = 31 pm/V 
γ T 31 = 10 pm/V, γ S 31 = 8.6 pm/V 
γ T 22 = 6.8 pm/V, γS 22 = 3.4 pm/V,
Half-Wave Voltage, DC 
Electrical field ||z, light ^ z :
Electrical field ||x or y, light || z:
3.03 KV 
4.02 KV
Damage Threshold 200 MW/cm 2 (10 ns)
Efficiency NLO Coefficients d eff =5.7pm/V or~14.6xd 36 (KDP) for frequency doubling 1300 nm; 
d eff =5.3pm/V or~13.6xd 36 (KDP) for OPO pumped at 1064nm; 
d eff =17.6pm/V or~45xd 36 (KDP) for quasi-phase-matched structure;