Acentric lithium borate crystals, method for making, and applications thereof
US7374616B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2982
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Acentric, tetragonal lithium borate crystals are disclosed along with a hydrothermal method for forming such crystals. The crystals possess unique optical, non-linear optical, and other photonic properties and may be formed of sufficient size to be useful in a wide variety of photonic devices. In addition, the disclosed crystals are very hard and can be used in specialty grinding applications such as for grinding optical components for deep UV applications.
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