Lithium Triborate (LBO) Crystals for Nonlinear Optical Applications

Lithium Triborate (LBO) is a nonlinear optical crystal that has several distinctive features. LBO crystal can be used for a variety of nonlinear optical applications:

Key Features

The product features of the Lithium Triborate crystals are:

Wide acceptance angle

Wide transparency region

Small walk-off angle

High optical homogeneity

High damage threshold

Broad Type 1 and Type 2 non-critical phase-matching range

Applications

Frequency doubling and tripling of high peak power pulsed Ti-Sapphire lasers, Nd doped lasers and Dye lasers

Non-critical phase-matching for conversion of CW and quasi-CW radiation

Optical parametric oscillators of Type 1 and Type 2 phase-matching

EKSMA OPTICS provides the following products and services:

Thin crystals less than 10 µm thickness

LBO crystal of up to 50 mm in length and aperture up to 40×40 mm

Thin crystals less than 10 µm thickness

AR, BBAR, P-coating

Different mounting and repolishing services

Precise quality control

Attractive prices and prompt delivery