KDP and KD*P are among the most widely-used commercial NLO materials, characterized by good UV transmission, high damage threshold, and high birefringence.
They are usually used for doubling, tripling and quadrupling of a Nd:YAG laser at the room temperature. In addition, they are
also excellent electro-optic crystals with high electro-optic coefficients, widely used as electro-optical modulators, such as Q- switches, Pockels Cells, etc.
Product Presentation
Applications:
u Second, third, and fourth harmonic generation of Nd:lasers.
u Frequency doubling of dyer laser
u High power laser frequency conversion materials
u Shutter for high speed photography
u Electro-optical modulator and Q switches
Baisc properties:
Chemical Formula | KH2PO4 | KD2PO4 |
Transparency range, μm | 0.174-1.57 | 0.2-2.1 |
Symmetry class | 42m | 42m |
Lattice parameters,A | a=b=7.453; c=6.975 | a=b=7.469; c=6.976 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.338 | 2.355 |
Mohs hardness | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Refractive index at 407.8 nm : | no =1.52301; ne =1.47898 | no =1.5185; ne=1.4772 |
at 632.8 nm | no =1.50737; ne =1.46685 | no =1.5044; ne=1.4656 (at 623.4 nm) |
at 1064 nm | no =1.4938; ne =1.4599 | no =1.4948; ne=1.4554 |
Non-linear coefficient at 1.064 μm, pm/V | d36 = 0.39 | d36 = 0.37 |
Optical damage threshold, MW/cm2 | 300-600 (1064 nm, 20 ns) | >100 (1064 nm, 20 ns) |