Table 1 Linear and NLO properties of typical UV and DUV NLO crystals
From: Deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical crystals: concept development and materials discovery
Crystals | Eg (eV) | dij (pm V−1) | ×KDP | Δn @ 400 nm | λUV (nm) | λPM (nm) | deff a (×KBBF) | |
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KH2PO4 | Exp. | 7.14 | d36 = 0.39 | 1.0 | 0.045 | 174 | 262 | n/a |
Cal. | 7.05 | d36 = 0.40 | 1.0 | 0.046 | 176 | 261 | n/a | |
LiB3O5 | Exp. | 7.85 | d31 = 0.98; d32 = 1.05 | 2.7 | 0.043 | 158 | 277 | n/a |
Cal. | 7.75 | d31 = 0.67; d32 = −0.72 | 1.8 | 0.051 | 160 | 251 | n/a | |
β-BaB2O4 | Exp. | 6.56 | d22 = 1.60 | 4.1 | 0.125 | 189 | 205 | n/a |
Cal. | 6.49 | d22 = 1.57 | 4.1 | 0.113 | 191 | 196 | n/a | |
KB5O12H8 | Exp. | 7.72 | d33 = 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.064 | 162 | 217 | n/a |
Cal. | 7.43 | d33 = 0.08 | 0.2 | 0.061 | 167 | 207 | n/a | |
KBe2BO3F2 | Exp. | 8.45 | d22 = 0.47 | 1.2 | 0.088 | 147 | 161 | 1.00 |
Cal. | 8.31 | d22 = 0.41 | 1.1 | 0.059 | 150 | 172 | 0.50 | |
RbBe2BO3F2 | Exp. | 8.18 | d22 = 0.45 | 1.2 | 0.078 | 152 | 174 | 0.48 |
Cal. | 8.21 | d22 = 0.40 | 1.0 | 0.057 | 151 | 185 | n/a | |
CsBe2BO3F2 | Exp. | 8.23 | d22 = 0.50 | 1.3 | 0.064 | 151 | 202 | n/a |
Cal. | 8.23 | d22 = 0.38 | 1.0 | 0.055 | 151 | 210 | n/a | |
NH4Be2BO3F2 | Exp. | 8.12 | ~1.2×KDP | 1.2 | 0.091 | 153 | 174 | 0.46 |
Cal. | 8.37 | d22 = 0.40 | 1.0 | 0.053 | 148 | 188 | n/a | |
γ-Be2BO3F | Exp. | ≥6.30 | ~2.3×KDP | 2.3 | – | ≤200 | – | – |
Cal. | 8.88 | d12 = 0.63 | 1.6 | 0.094 | 140 | 149 | 1.87 | |
NH4B4O6F | Exp. | 7.97 | ~3×KDP | 3.0 | 0.130 | 156 | 158 | 2.27 |
Cal. | 7.87 | d32 = 0.72; d33 = −0.91 | 1.8 | 0.112 | 158 | 164 | 1.40 | |
KCaCO3F | Exp. | ≥6.30 | ~3.3×KDP | 3.3 | – | ≤200 | – | – |
Cal. | 6.31 | d11 = 1.33 | 3.4 | 0.112 | 197 | 197 | n/a | |
CaB8O15H4 | Exp. | ≥6.30 | ~1.4×KDP | 1.4 | – | ≤200 | – | – |
Cal. | 7.43 | d23 = 0.41 | 1.1 | 0.093 | 165 | 174 | 0.42 | |
Be2BO5H3 | Cal. | 8.20 | d22 = 0.52 | 1.3 | 0.087 | 152 | 175 | 0.44 |
PNF2 | Cal. | 8.80 | d32 = 0.44; d33 = 0.86 | 1.2 | 0.164 | 142 | 142 | 1.60 |
Be2CO3F2 b) | Cal. | 8.43 | d22 = 0.87 | 2.2 | 0.111 | 147 | 155 | 2.37 |
KAlCO3F2 b) | Cal. | 8.43 | d22 = 0.73 | 1.9 | 0.108 | 147 | 148 | 2.35 |
PB3O6F2 b) | Cal. | 9.05 | d16 = 0.45 | 1.2 | 0.099 | 137 | 137 | 1.52 |
BeB2O4 b) | Cal. | 9.05 | d36 = 0.34 | 0.9 | 0.133 | 137 | 152 | 1.44 |