LBO 非線形 (NLO) 結晶

Lithium Triborate (LiB3O5, LBO)
LBO結晶(Lithium Triborate, LiB3O5)は、リチウム、ホウ素、酸素から成る無機結晶で、非線形光学(NLO)特性を有する材料です。主にレーザー技術において倍波発生(SHG)、和周波発生(SFG)、および光パラメトリック発振(OPO)に使用されます。

特徴

主な用途

化学的および構造的性質

Crystal Structure Orthorhombic, Space group Pna21, Point group mm2
Lattice Parameter a = 8.4473 Å, b = 7.3788 Å, c = 5.1395 Å, Z = 2
Melting Point About 834℃
Mohs Hardness 6
Density 2.47 g/cm3
Thermal Conductivity 3.5 W/m/K
Thermal Expansion Coefficient ax = 10.8 × 10-5/K, ay = -8.8 × 10-5/K, az = 3.4 × 10-5/K

光学および非線形光学特性

Transparency Range 160 - 2600 nm
SHG Phase Matchable Range 551 - 2600 nm (Type I)
790 - 2150 nm (Type II)
Therm-optic Coefficient (℃, λ in µm) dnx/dT = -9.3 × 10-6
dny/dT = -13.6 × 10-6
dnz/dT = (-6.3 - 2.1λ) × 10-6
Absorption Coefficient <0.1%/cm at 1064 nm
<0.3%/cm at 532 nm
Angle Acceptance 6.54 mrad-cm (φ, Type I, 1064 SHG)
15.27 mrad-cm (θ, Type II, 1064 SHG)
Temperature Acceptance 4.7℃-cm (Type I, 1064 SHG)
7.5℃-cm (Type II, 1064 SHG)
Spectral Acceptance 1.0 nm-cm (Type I, 1064 SHG)
1.3 nm-cm (Type II, 1064 SHG)
Walk-off Angle 0.60° (Type I 1064 SHG)
0.12° (Type II 1064 SHG)
NLO Coefficients deff(I) = d32cosΦ (Type I  in XY plane)
deff(I) = d31cos2θ + d32sin2θ (Type I  in XZ plane)
deff(II) = d31cosθ (Type II in YZ plane)
deff(II) = d31cos2θ + d32sin2θ (Type II in XZ plane)
Non-vanished NLO susceptibilities d31= 1.05 ± 0.09 pm/V
d32= -0.98 ± 0.09 pm/V
d33= 0.05 ± 0.006 pm/V
Sellmeier Equations (λ in µm) nx2 = 2.454140 + 0.011249 / (λ2 - 0.011350) - 0.014591λ2 - 6.60 × 10-5λ4
ny2 = 2.539070 + 0.012711 / (λ2 - 0.012523) - 0.018540λ2 + 2.0 × 10-4λ4
nz2 = 2.586179 + 0.013099 / (λ2 - 0.011893) - 0.017968λ2 - 2.26 × 10-4λ4