Frequently Asked Questions

LBO crystal has both type I and type II non-critical phase matching (NCPM) in a wide wavelength range, as well as spectral NCPM near 1300nm.

LBO crystal is used for frequency doubling and tripling of Nd:YAG, Nd:YLF, Nd:YVO4 lasers, as well as for SHG of Ti:Sapphire, Cr:LiSAF and Alexandrite lasers, OPA and OPO.

LBO crystal has a high damage threshold of 18.9 GW/cm2 for a 1.3ns laser at 1053nm.

LBO crystal has a relatively large effective SHG coefficient, which is about three times that of KDP.

LBO crystal has a broad transparency range from 160nm to 2600nm.

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