Optical quality lithium niobate doped with magnesium oxide (MgO:LN) is available from Crystal Technology, LLC This high purity, laser damage resistant lithium niobate can withstand optical intensities hundreds of times as great as undoped, congruent composition lithium niobate without photorefractive damage. It has been shown that the concentration of MgO strongly affects this performance and therefore needs to be tightly controlled.
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Orientation: Z-axis (all dimensions in mm) |
| Part # | A | B | Thickness | Ø; | -Z/+Z | MgO mol% |
| 97-03044-01 | 20.3 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 76.2 | polished/polished | 5.0 |
| 97-03044-02 | 20.3 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 76.2 | polished/polished | 5.0 |