Lithium Niobate Crystals – Products
TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS
1. Piezoelectric transducers
Standard orientations :
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Y + 36° - cut - Longitudinal Mode;
41° rotated X-cut - Shear Mode;
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Orientation Tolerances:
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within 10 arc. min. or better;
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Typical sizes: |
from 5 x 5 mm2 to 40 x 60 mm° or 3" dia. with thickness from 0.05 mm to 1.5 mm ( tolerances up to 5 microns) |
Standard polishing |
one side polished 20/10 Scratch/Dig, flatness one wave per 25 mm. Another side is inspection polished. Parallelism < 1 arc. min.
Other specs are available on request. |
2. Electro-Optic Pockels Cells
| Sizes ( X, Y, Z )
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from 1 x 1 x 10 mm to 16 x 16 x 35 mm
Standard: 9 x 9 x 25 mm |
Tolerances
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Orientation ±10 arc. min; aperture ± 0.1 mm; length ± 0.2 mm
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Polishing: |
10/5 Scratch/Dig; λ/8 flatness; < 20 arc. Sec. Parallelism |
Coatings |
single wavelength, 1064 nm or other on request (R < 0.2% )
or broadband (R < 0.7%) |
Electrodes |
Cr+Au on X-faces |
3. Non-Linear Optical (OPO & SHG) and Acousto-Optical Elements
Sizes available
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from 2 ? 2 ? 5 mm to 15 ? 15 ? 50 mm |
Orientations tolerances |
±10 arc. min. |
Polish Quality |
10/5 Scratch/ Dig: λl/8flatness, 20 arc. sec. Parallelism |
Coatings |
single wavelength (R < 0.2%) or broadband (R < 0.7%) |
4. Optical Waveguide Substrates and Wafers
| Typical Sizes |
from 10 x 10 mm to 30 x 60 mm or dia. up to 3? |
Thickness |
Standard: 0.5 mm or 1.0 mm, other on request |
Standard Orientations |
X, Y, Z cuts or other on request, ± 10 arc.min. |
Polishing |
20/10 Scratch/ Dig, one wave flatness, TTV < 10 microns |
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