BIBO Crystals

We offer BIBO (BiB3O6) crystals in various specifications. BIBO crystal is a newly developed nonlinear optical crystal. It has a large effective nonlinear coefficient, a high damage threshold and inertness to moisture. Its nonlinear coefficient is 3.5-4 times higher than that of LBO.

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Catalog Number

ACMA00027723

Product Name

BIBO Crystals

Molecular Formula

BiB3O6

Melting Point

726°C

Flatness

less than λ/8 @ 633nm

Parallelism

better than 20 arc seconds

Perpendicularity

≤5 arc minutes

Angle Tolerance

Δθ≤0.25°, ΔΦ≤0.25°

Surface Quality

10/5 S/D

ClearAperture

central 90% of the diameter

Crystal Structure

Monoclinic, Point group 2

Lattice Parameters

a=7.116Å,b=4.993Å, c=6.508Å, β=105.62° ,Z=2

Density

5.033 g/cm³

Transparency Region

286-2500nm

Expansion Coefficient

(Thermal expansion coefficient) αa=4.8x10^-5 /K, αb=4.4x10^-6 /K, αc=-2.69x10^-5 /K

Chamfers

≤0.2mmx45°

Moh'sHardness

5～5.5

MSDS

COA

Spec Sheet

Features And Benefits

High damage threshold; wide light transmission range from 286nm to 2500nm; large effective SHG coefficient (approximately 9 times KDP)

Application

1. SHG and THG of medium and high power Nd: 1064nm laser 2. SHG and THG of high power Nd: 1342nm and 1319nm lasers 3. SHG for Nd: 914nm and 946nm laser 4. Optical Parametric Amplifier (OPA) and Oscillator (OPO) Applications

• Catalog Number: ACMA00027723
• Product Name: BIBO Crystals
• Molecular Formula: BiB3O6
• Melting Point: 726°C
• Flatness: less than λ/8 @ 633nm
• Parallelism: better than 20 arc seconds
• Perpendicularity: ≤5 arc minutes
• Angle Tolerance: Δθ≤0.25°, ΔΦ≤0.25°
• Surface Quality: 10/5 S/D
• ClearAperture: central 90% of the diameter
• Crystal Structure: Monoclinic, Point group 2
• Lattice Parameters: a=7.116Å,b=4.993Å, c=6.508Å, β=105.62° ,Z=2
• Density: 5.033 g/cm³
• Transparency Region: 286-2500nm
• Expansion Coefficient: (Thermal expansion coefficient) αa=4.8x10^-5 /K, αb=4.4x10^-6 /K, αc=-2.69x10^-5 /K
• Chamfers: ≤0.2mmx45°
• Moh'sHardness: 5～5.5