Caesium lithium borate
Names
IUPAC name
caesium oxide—lithium oxide—boron oxide (1/1/6)
Identifiers
Properties
CsLiB6O10
Molar mass 364.71 g/mol
Structure
tetragonal, point group 4m2
a = 1049.4 pm, c = 893.9 pm
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Caesium lithium borate or cesium lithium borate (CsLiB6O10), also known as CLBO, is a non-linear crystal for ultraviolet applications and generates the fourth and fifth harmonics of the Nd:YAG fundamental laser wavelength (1064 nm).

Nonlinear optical properties of CLBO

Harmonics wavelength
(nm)
Phase-matching angle
(°)
Calculated deff
(pm/V)
Walk-off angle
(°)
Angular bandwidth
(mrad·cm)
Spectral bandwidth
(nm·cm)
Temperature bandwidth
(°C·cm)
266 61.6 0.84 1.83 0.49 0.13 8.3
213 67.3 0.87 1.69 0.42 0.16 5.1

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