Transmission range | 0.4-5 μ m high penetration |
Crystal structure | Tetragonal system, space group D4h |
Lattice constant | a=b=7.12Åc=6.29Å |
Density | 4.22g/cm3 |
Moh's hardness | 5. Approximate glass |
Hygroscopy | Not easy to tide solution |
Coefficient of expansion due to heat | αa= 4.43×10-6/Kαc= 11.37 ×10-6/K |
Thermal conductivity coefficient | //C: 5.23 W/m/K ⊥C: 5.10 W/m/K |
Crystal class | Positive uniaxial no=na=nb, ne=nc |
Thermo-optical coeffecient | dna/dT = 8.5×10-6/Kdnc/dT = 3.0×10-6/K |
Refractive index Birefringent index (Δn = ne-no) Discrete angle @ 45° (ρ) | no= 1.9929, ne= 2.2154, Δn = 0.2225, ρ= 6.04°@630nm no= 1.9500, ne= 2.1554, Δn = 0.2054, ρ= 5.72°@1300nm no= 1.9447, ne= 2.1486, Δn = 0.2039, ρ= 5.69°@1550nm |
Sellmeier Equation (λ in μm) | no2= 3.77834 + 0.069736/(λ2- 0.04724) - 0.0108133λ2 ne2= 4.59905 + 0.110534/(λ2- 0.04813) - 0.0122676λ2 |
| | YVO4 | TiO2 | CaCO3 | LiNbO3 | |
Thermal dilation (/) | c-axle | 11.4×10-6 | 9.2×10-6 | 26.3×10-6 | 16.7×10-6 | |
| a-axle | 4.4×10-6 | 7.1×10-6 | 5.4×10-6 | 7×10-6 | |
Refractive index | no | 1.9447 @ 1550nm | 2.454 @ 1530nm | 1.6346 @ 1497nm | 2.2151 @ 1440nm | |
| ne | 2.1486 @ 1550nm | 2.710 @ 1530nm | 1.4774 @ 1497nm | 2.1413 @ 1440nm | |
Birefractive index (ne-no) | | 0.2039 @ 1550nm | 0.256 @ 1530nm | -0.1572 @ 1497nm | -0.0738 @ 1440nm | |
Moh's hardness | | 5 | 6.5 | 3 | 5 | |
Hygroscopy | | deny | deny | weak | deny | |
Transmission range | | 0.4-5μm | 0.4-5μm | 0.35-2.3μm | 0.4-5μm |
Aperture | 1.0×1.0 mm- 4 × 4 mm |
External diameter tolerance | +/-0.05mm |
Wedge angle tolerance | +/-0.1° |
Light axis orientation accuracy | +/-0.5° |
Flatness | λ/4 @ 632.8 nm |
Finish | 20/10 |
Reflection reducing coating | R <0.2% @1550 or 1310nm |
Regular size | 1.25mm 1.25mm 0.5mm 13° / 15° wedge angle, phi = 22.5 ° |