BBO crystal

Beta-Barium Borate (β-BaB2O4,BBO)Beta-Barium Borate (b-BaB2O4or BBO), discovered and developed by FIRSM, CAS (Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences), now is manufactured and marketed byCRYSTECH Inc. The high-quality crystal boule is steadily available from CRYSTECH.CRYSTECH’s BBO is featured by • Broad phase matchable range from 409.6 nm to 3500 nm; • Wide transmission region from 190 nm to 3500 nm; • Large effective second-harmonic-generation (SHG) coefficient about 6 times greater than that of KDP crystal; • High damage threshold; • High optical homogeneity with dn » 10-6/cm; • Wide temperature-bandwidth of about 55°C. CRYSTECH offers BBO of• Strict quality control; • Crystal length from 0.02mm to 25mm and size up to 15x15x15 mm3; • P-coatings, AR-coatings, and mounts services; • A large quantity of crystals in stock • Fast delivery (3 weeks for polished only, 4 weeksfor AR-coated).