LBO Crystals and Components

Lithium Triborate (LiB3O5 or LBO) is an excellent nonlinear crystal with wide transparency range, relative large effective nonlinear coefficient, high damage threshold and good chemical and mechanical properties. LBO allows temperature-controlled Non-Critical Phase-Matching (NCPM) for 1.0-1.3 μm, Type I SHG, and also provides room temperature NCPM for Type II SHG at 0.8-1.1 μm. It also possesses a relatively large angular acceptance bandwidth, reducing the beam quality requirements for pump lasers.

ULTI Crystal can provide large aperture LBO crystals which can be used for harmonic generation and OPO of high average/peak power Q-switched Neodymium lasers, where other crystals can't withstand. Non-critical phase matching in wide range achievable by temperature tuning allows to employ long crystals without any walk-off influence on nonlinear interaction efficiency. Especially this application is attractive for CW and quasi-CW lasers.

We offer Positioning Mount for Nonlinear Crystal Housing.

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	Notes
	»| LBO has a very low susceptibility to moisture. Users are advised to provide dry conditions for both the use and preservation of LBO.
	»| Polished surfaces of LBO requires precautions to prevent any damage.
	»| 149 °C temperature is required to achieve Non-Critical Phase Matching (NCPM) in LBO at type 1 SHG of 1064 nm application.
	»| For thin LBO crystal, ULTICRYSTAL can provide free holder for you.
	»| The custom sizes is available upon requested