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Cesium-lithium-borate crystal and its application to frequency conversion of laser light

US6296784A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 1995
Grant dateOct 2, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2015

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  • 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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