LBO – Lithium triborate

• 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) >20 J/cm² @ 355 nm, 10 ns; 10 Hz (old data in graph for 5 ns, updating)
• High Laser-Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) for a four harmonic generation (FHG) >15 J/cm² @ 266 nm, 10 ns; 10 Hz (1064 nm with 355 nm mixing is require)
• 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.

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

• Industrial Lasers for material processing, cutting, engraving with 532 nm or 355 nm;
• 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.

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

• Frequency doubling, tripling or quadrupling (2^nd, 3^rd or 4^th harmonics generation)
• High power and/or widely tuned optical parametric amplifiers (OPA) and oscillators (OPO) of both Type I and Type I phase-matching pumped by Second (SH) or Third (THG) harmonics.

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 (2^nd harmonic generation)