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Optical constants of BaB2O4 (Barium borate, BBO)
Tamošauskas et al. 2018: n(o),k 0.188–5.2 µm

Wavelength: µm
 (0.188–5.2)  
 

Complex refractive index (n+ik)[ i ]


n   k   LogX   LogY   eV

Derived optical constants

Dispersion formula [ i ]

$$n^2-1=\frac{0.90291λ^2}{λ^2-0.003926}+\frac{0.83155λ^2}{λ^2-0.018786}+\frac{0.76536λ^2}{λ^2-60.01}$$

Comments

Beta barium borate (ß-BaB2O4, BBO). Ordinary ray (o).

References

1) G. Tamošauskas, G. Beresnevičius, D. Gadonas, A. Dubietis. Transmittance and phase matching of BBO crystal in the 3−5 μm range and its application for the characterization of mid-infrared laser pulses, Opt. Mater. Express 8, 1410-1418 (2018)
2) G. Tamošauskas. β-barium borate (BBO) absorption in the 0.188-6.22 μm range, arXiv:2111.01212 [physics.optics] (2021) (Numerical data kindly provided by Gintaras Tamošauskas)

Data

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Barium borate, BaB2O4 (BBO)

Most common allotrope

  • Beta barium borate (ß-BaB2O4)

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