Cesium-lithium-borate crystal and its application to frequency conversion of laser light
AssigneeResearch Development Corporation of Japan
InventorsTakatomo Sasaki, Akio Hiraki, Yusuke Mori, Sadao Nakai
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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: Cs1−xLi1−yMx+yB6O10 or Cs2(1−z)Li2LzB12O20 (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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A cesium-lithium-borate crystal having a chemical composition consisting of CsLiB6O10.
A cesium-lithium-borate crystal having a chemical composition consisting of Cs1−xLi1−yMx+yB6O10 wherein M is at least one alkali metal element other than Cs and Li, and wherein x and y satisfy the relationship of 0<x<1 and 0<y<1.
A cesium-lithium-borate crystal having a chemical composition consisting of Cs2(1−z)Li2LzB12O20, wherein L is at least one alkaline earth metal ion, Mg or Be and wherein 0<z<1.
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