Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3) is widely used as electro-optic modulator and Q-switch for Nd:YAG, Nd:YLF and Ti:Sapphire lasers as well as modulator for fiber optics, etc. The transverse modulation is mostly employed for LiNbO3 crystal. Also LiNbO3 Crystal is widely used as frequency doublers for wavelength >1um and optical parametric oscillators (OPO) pumped at 1064 nm as well as quasi-phase-matched (QPM) devices.
Main Features |
· Large Electro-Optic (E-O) coefficients · Large Acousto-Optic (A-O) coefficients |
Typical Applications |
· Frequency doublers · Optical parametric oscillators (OPO) · Quasi-phase-matched (QPM) device · Q-switches and modulator |
Specifications |
Dimensional Tolerance | ±0.1mm |
Angle Tolerance | ±0.5deg |
Wavefront Distortion | <λ/4 at 633nm |
Surface Flatness | <λ/8 at 633 nm |
Surface Quality | 20/10 Scratch and Dig |
Parallelism | <20 arc seconds |
Perpendicularity | <5 arc minuntes |
Clear Aperture | >Central 90% |
AR-Coating | dual waveband AR coating at 1064/532 nm on both surfaces, with R < 0.2% at 1064 nm and R < 0.5% at 0.532 nm per surface |
