BBO crystal Brief description:
BBO crystal is an efficient NLO crystal for the second, third and fourth harmonic generation of Nd:YAG lasers, and the best NLO crystal for the fifth harmonic generation at 213 nm. Conversion efficiencies of more than 70% for SHG, 60% for THG and 50% for 4HG, and 200 mW output at 213 nm (5HG) have been obtained, respectively.
Bbo Crystal
a-BBO, high temperature phase of BaB2O4, is an excellent birefringent crystal
Bbo Crystal Specifications:
| Angle tolerance: | Δθ< ± 0.5°; Δφ< ±0.5° |
| Dimensional Tolerance: | (W ± 0.1mm) x (H ± 0.1mm) x (L + 0.2mm/-0.1mm) |
| Flatness: | <λ/8 at 633nm |
| Surface Quality: | 10/5 S/D |
| Parallelism: | < 20 arc seconds |
| Perpendicularity: | < 5 arc minutes |
| Wavefront Distortion: | <λ/8 at 632.8nm |
| Clear Aperture: | Central 95% |
| Chamfer: | 0.15×45° |
| Coating: | * Protective coating is required to prevent polished surfaces from fogging. * Anti-reflective coating should be considered if low reflectivity is required. |
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