BBO CRYSTAL

BBO Crystals (Beta-Barium Borate) from Raicol are renowned for their high optical homogeneity and extremely low bulk absorption from the IR to DUV range. With a high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) and minimal absorption, these crystals are the ideal choice for high-order harmonic conversions. Raicol’s in-house coating for BBO offers very high LIDT; its low absorption makes it ideal for high-power applications and high-order harmonic conversions. BBO phase matches over a wide range, yielding 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th Harmonic generation and OPO from 190 to 1780 nm. BBO’s transparency up to 185nm makes it ideal for high power and DUV Pockels cells and modulators.