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LiNbO3 Lithium Niobate Crystals and Wafers,  MSE Supplies

MSE PRO LiNbO3 Lithium Niobate Crystals and Wafers

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Lithium Niobate (LN) is a ferroelectric material with excellent electro-optic, nonlinear, and piezoelectric properties. Lithium niobate crystals are important materials for optical waveguides, mobile phones, piezoelectric sensors, optical modulators and various other linear and non-linear optical applications. Find lithium niobate crystals and wafers for sale at MSE Supplies. 

The largest use of Lithium Niobate (LN) is in SAW devices used in telecommunication devices. When voice communication and data communication are performed, SAW devices such as SAW filters and SAW duplexers are mounted in communication devices as filters for preventing noise and interference.  Lithium Niobate (LN) crystals are also used in optical applications.

Main Parameters
Growth method
Czochralski method
Crystal structure
M3
Unit cell constant
a=b=5.148Å     c=13.863 Å
Melting point (℃)
1250
Density(g/cm3
4.64
Hardness
5 (Mohs)
Refractive index
no=2.286 ne=2.203  at 632.8nm
Nonlinear coefficient
d33=-0.27, d31=d15=-4.5, d22=2.1 (pmv-1)
Denko coefficient
γ13=8.6, γ22=3.4, γ33=30.8, γ51=28.0 (pmv-1)
Optical transmittance
370 ~ 5000nm and >68% at 632.8nm
Product Specification
Size
<4 inch diameter
Surface quality
S/D = 10/5 or customized
Size tolerances
Z: +/- 0.3mm
X, Y: +/- 0.1mm
Plane degrees
v8 (632.8nm)
Rotating angles
less than 0.5mm, 45 º±5 º
coating film
R<0.2% (1064nm)
Orientation precision
Z: 5′
X, Y: <10′
distorted
<N4 (633nm)
Package
sealed in class 100 clean bag in class 1000 clean room

 Custom machining is available for different size crystals and wafers.

For X-cut LiNbO3 wafers, the primary flat is Z orientation, the Y orientation is perpendicular to the flat.

Related Publications:

Lithium niobate: summary of physical properties and crystal structure

RS Weis, TK Gaylord - Applied Physics A, 1985 - Springer

Non-volatile holographic storage in doubly doped lithium niobate crystals

K Buse, A Adibi, D Psaltis - Nature, 1998 - nature.com

Increased optical damage resistance in lithium niobate

DA Bryan, R Gerson, HE Tomaschke - Applied Physics Letters, 1984 - scitation.aip.org

Holographic storage in lithium niobate

FS Chen, JT LaMacchia, DB Fraser - Applied Physics Letters, 1968 - scitation.aip.org