Crystal Structure Orthorhombic, point group mm2
Cell Parameters a = 6.404Å, b = 10.616Å, c = 12.814Å, Z = 8
Melting Point 1172 oC
Curie point 936 oC
Mohs Hardness 5.0
Density 3.01g/cm3
Linear Absorption Coefficients a<0.001 cm-1 @1064 nm or 532 nm
Hygroscopic Susceptibility no
Relative Dielectric Constant eeff=13
Specific heat 0.1643 cal/g.oC
Electrical conductivity 3.5×10-8 s/cm (c-axis, 22oC, 1KHz)
Thermal Conductivity 13W/m/K
Transmitting range 350nm~4500nm
Absorption coefficients a < 1%/cm @1.064µm and 0.532µm
Phase matchable range 0.984-3.4 µm
Therm-optic coefficients dnx/dT=1.1×10-5/℃
dny/dT=1.3×10-5/℃
dnz/dT=1.6×10-5/℃
Nonlinear optical coefficients d31=2.54pm/V, d31=4.35pm/V, d31=16.9pm/V
d24=3.64pm/V, d15=1.91pm/V at 1.064 µm
deff(II)≈ (d24 – d15)sin2φsin2θ – (d15sin2φ + d24cos2φ)sinθ