3photon - LBO (Lithium triborate crystal)

LBO crystals are widely used in various laser systems, diode-pumped, medium and high-power lasers:

• Industrial Lasers for material processing, cutting, engraving;


• Research and development (R&D) lasers used by Universities, research centers;


• Medical lasers, especially in ophthalmology applications and hair or tattoo removal;


• Military and defense lasers.

Applications in lasers:

Lasers with Neodymium-doped medium (Nd:YAG, Nd:YLF, Nd:YVO4, Nd:YAP, Nd:KGW)

• High power and/or widely tuned optical parametric amplifiers (OPA) and oscillators (OPO) of both Type I and Type I phase-matching;


• Frequency doubling and tripling (2nd and 3rd harmonic generation)

CW lasers

• Efficient and broad non-critical phase-matching (NCPM) frequency conversion of CW and quasi-CW;

Ti:Sapphire (Ti3+:Al2O3), Alexandrite (Cr3+:BeAl2O4), Cr:LiSAF (Cr3+:LiSrAlF6), Cr:LiSAF (Cr3+:LiCaAlF6), and Dye lasers

• Frequency doubling (2nd harmonic generation)

• Transparency range from 160 nm to 2600 nm;


• Low absorption @ 340-1064 nm;


• No Gray-tracking problem, best for high power second harmonic generations (SHG);


• Broadband or multi-wavelength anti-reflective (AR) or Protective (P) coatings for OPA/OPO applications;


• High Laser-Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) for a third harmonic generation (THG) >10 J/cm² @ 355 nm, 10 ns; 10 Hz;


• Non-Critical Phase-Matching (NCPM) conditions for SHG @ 1064 nm (150 deg.C), with no walk-off displacement (ovens available upon request).


• Technical consultation or performance simulations for particular application available upon request