Review Article
Borate Crystals for Nonlinear Optical and Laser Applications: A Review
Table 1
Selected properties of few borate crystals.
| | Crystals | Space group | Transparency range (nm) | Shortest SHG (nm) | Basic structure unit |
| | β-BaB2O4 (BBO) | R 3c | 190–3300 | 205 | B3O6 | | LiB3O5 (LBO) | Pnn 21 | 160–2600 | 277 | B3O7 | | CsB3O5 (CBO) | P212121 | 167–3400 | 273 | B3O7 | | KBe2BO3F2 (KBBF) | R 32 | 155–3660 | 185 | BO3 | | Sr2Be2BO7 (SBBO) | P 63 | 155–3780 | 200 | BO3 | | CsLiB6O10 (CLBO) | 142 d | 180–2750 | 237 | B3O7 |
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