Caesium lithium borate or cesium lithium borate (CsLiB
6O
10), also known as CLBO, is a
non-linear crystal
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macros ...
for
ultraviolet
Ultraviolet radiation, also known as simply UV, is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays. UV radiation is present in sunlight and constitutes about 10% of ...
applications and generates the fourth and fifth
harmonics of the
Nd:YAG fundamental laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word ''laser'' originated as an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radi ...
wavelength
In physics and mathematics, wavelength or spatial period of a wave or periodic function is the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.
In other words, it is the distance between consecutive corresponding points of the same ''phase (waves ...
(1064
nm).
Nonlinear optical properties of CLBO
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External links
Non-linear Crystal Cesium Lithium Borate (CsLiB6O10 or CLBO)from MolTech GmbH
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Nonlinear optical materials