Barium and Strontium Tungstate-Molybdate Crystals
EKSMA Optics can now offer nominally pure and neodymium doped Barium tungstate, Strontium tungstate and Strontium molybdate single crystals: • Ba(MoO4)x(WO4)1-x, 0<x<0.01 • Sr(MoO4)x(WO4)1-x, 0<x<0.01 … Read more →
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| SKU | Dimensions · Orientation · Coating · Surface quality | |
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| BaWO-501 | 5 x 5 x 20 mm·a-cut·Uncoated·Polished |
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| BaWO-502 | 5 x 5 x 30 mm·a-cut·Uncoated·Polished |
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| BaWO-503 | 5 x 5 x 50 mm·a-cut·Uncoated·Polished |
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Specifications
PHYSICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES
| Barium tungstate Ba(MoO4)x(WO4)1-x 0 < x < 0.01 | Strontium tungstate Sr(MoO4)x(WO4)1-x 0 < x < 0.01 | Strontium molybdate Sr(MoO4)x(WO4)1-x 0.99 < x < 1 | |
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| Crystal structure | Tetragonal, space group I41/a | Tetragonal, space group I41/a | Tetragonal, space group I41/a |
| Density | 6.35 g/cm3 | 6.26 g/cm3 | 4.65 g/cm3 |
| Thermal conductivity | 2.3 W/m·K | 3 W/m∙K | 4 W/m∙K |
| Transparency range | 0.45 - 5.4 um | 0.25 - 5.4 um | 0.25 - 5.4 um |
| Refractive index | no =1.806, ne = 1.804 at 1064 nm no =1.848, ne = 1.846 at 532 nm | no =1.84, ne = 1.85 at 1064 nm no =1.87, ne = 1.88 at 532 nm | no =1.878, ne = 1.88 at 1064 nm no =1.919, ne = 1.924 at 532 nm |
| Stokes shift | 925 cm-1 | 921.5 cm-1 | 888 cm-1 |
| Steady-state Raman gain at 1064 nm | 8.5 cm/GW | 5 cm/GW | 5.5 cm/GW |
| Nd3+ concentration in the crystal | 0 – 0.15 at. % (on Ba site) | 0 – 1.5 at. % (on Sr site) | 0 – 1.5 at. % (on Sr site) |
| Surface optical damage threshold (1064 nm, 4.2 ns) | 2 GW/cm2 | 1.9 GW/cm2 | 0.8 GW/cm2 |
| Mohs hardness | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Description
EKSMA Optics can now offer nominally pure and neodymium doped Barium tungstate, Strontium tungstate and Strontium molybdate single crystals:
- Ba(MoO4)x(WO4)1-x, 0<x<0.01
- Sr(MoO4)x(WO4)1-x, 0<x<0.01
- Sr(MoO4)x(WO4)1-x, 0.99<x<1
New Barium and Strontium tungstate-molybdate single crystals feature higher Raman gain as compared to KGW or CaCO3 and relatively higher thermal conductivity as compared to a Ba(NO3)2.
Barium and Strontium tungstate-molybdate single crystals are grown and provided with cut along a-direction. Active elements do not require precise positioning since stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) threshold slightly depends on the crystal orientation relative to pump polarization (within a few percent) and minimum threshold is reached at E||c. In this case, the polarization of the pump and stokes pulses are parallel to the optical axis (c-axis).
Applications:
- Raman converters - new crystals extend the capabilities of the Raman devices in addition to commercially available Ba(NO3)2, CaCO3, KGW crystals, since new crystals have different values of the Stokes shift and allow to obtain a laser radiation at the other wavelengths
- Raman lasers including self-Raman generation
- Laser pulse compressors based on stimulated Raman scattering effect
The crystals are water-insoluble and durable. Available sizes and shapes of active elements are rectangular up to 10 x 10 x 100 mm or with cylindrical cross-section up to dia 10 x 100 mm.
Literature:
1. Andrei V. Lebedev, Samvel A. Avanesov, Boris V. Ignatyev, Vladislav A. Isaev. Private Communications, Kuban State University, Russia, Krasnodar, 2016.
2. V.A Isaev, B.V. Ignatiev, A.V. Lebedev, S.A. Avanesov, P.G. Plautskiy. The Czochralski growth and structural investigations of Ba(MoO4)x(WO4)1-x solid solution single crystals // Journal of Crystal Growth. – 2013. – Vol. 363. – P. 226–233.
3. B.V. Ignatyev, V.A. Isaev, A.V. Lebedev, P.G. Plautskiy. Simultaneous dual-wavelength stimulated Raman scattering in Ba(MoO4)x(WO4)1-x solid solution single crystals // Optics Letters. - 2014. - Vol. 39. - P. 5479-5482.
4. Basiev T. T., Osiko V. V., Prokhorov A. M., Dianov E. M. Crystalline and fiber Raman lasers, in: Solid State Mid-Infrared Laser Sources // Springer, Berlin. - 2003. - 558 p.
5. Zverev P.G., Basiev T.T., Ivleva L.I., Osiko V.V., Polozkov N.M., Voronina I.S. Raman laser on strontium tungstate crystal // OSA Proc. TOPS. – 2002. – Vol. 68. – P. 70-73.
6. Basiev T., Doroshenko M., Ivleva L., Voronina I., Konjushkin V., Osiko V., Vasilyev S. Demonstration of high self-Raman laser performance of a diode-pumped SrMoO4:Nd3+ crystal // Optics Letters. – 2009. – Vol. 34. – P. 1102–1104.