Cesium-lithium-borate crystal and its application to frequency conversion of laser light
US6296784A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2201/16
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a cesium-lithium-borate crystal, which can be used as a high-performance wavelength converting crystal, having a chemical composition expressed as CsLiB6O10, and substituted cesium-lithium-borate crystals expressed by the following formula: EQU Cs.sub.1-x Li.sub.1-y M.sub.x+y B.sub.6 O.sub.10 or EQU Cs.sub.2(1-z) Li.sub.2 L.sub.z B.sub.12 O.sub.20 (where, M is an alkali metal element, and L is an alkali earth metal element); a method for manufacturing same by heating and melting; and an optical apparatus using such crystals
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