LiNbO3 Crystal has unique electro-optical , piezoelectric , photoelastic and nonlinear optical properties.
They are strongly birefringent .
They are used in laser frequency doubling , nonlinear optics , Pockels cells , optical parametric oscillators , Q-switching devices for lasers, other acousto-optic devices, optical switches for gigahertz frequencies, etc.
It is an excellent material for manufacture of optical waveguides , etc.
Usually LiNbO3 wafer is indexed as X cut, Y cut or Z cut with trigonal structure, it also can be indexed with hexagonal structure.
Conversion from the trigonal -index system to hexagonal as [u ' v ' w ' ] ---> [u v t w] is accomplished by the following formulas:
○ X-cut (110) = (11-20) or (22-40) XRD 2theta is 36.56 or 77.73 degrees ○ Y-cut (010) = (10-10),(20-20) or (30-30)XRD 2theta ○ is 20.86,42.46,65.83 degrees.
For typical physical and optical properties of LiNbO3 crystal, please click here. For MSDS, please click here. For stoichiometric LiNbO3 properties, please click here. For The XRD Data of LiNbO3,please click here.
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