KTP possesses excellent nonlinear and electro-optic properties. It has large nonlinear optical coefficients, broad temperature and spectral bandwidth, wide angular bandwidth and small walk-off angel. It can be used as an intracavity and extracavity frequency double for the most commonly used lasers, such as Nd:YAG, Nd:glass and Nd:YLF.
Crystal Structure:
Orthorhombic, point group mm2
Melting Point:
About 1172 oC
Curie point:
936oC
Mohs Hardness:
5.0
Density:
3.01g/cm3
Transmitting range:
350nm~4500nm
Phase matchable range:
0.984 - 3.4 μ m
Refractive Indices:
Wavelength nx ny nz
1064 nm 1.7377 1.7453 1.8297
532 nm 1.7780 1.7886 1.8887
Therm-Optic Coefficients:
dnx/dT=1.1x10-5/oC
dny/dT=1.3x10-5/oC
dnz/dT=1.6x10-5/oC
Sellmeier Equations:
n2x=3.0065+0.03901/(l2-0.04251)-0.01327l2
n2y=3.0333+0.04154/(l2-0.04547)-0.01408l2
n2z=3.3134+0.05694/(l2-0.05658)-0.01682l2
Nonlinear optical coefficients:
d31=2.54pm/V, d32=4.35pm/V, d33=16.9pm/V
d24=3.64pm/V, d15=1.91pm/V at 1064 nm
deff(II)» (d24 - d15)sin2fsin2q - (d15sin2f + d24cos2f)sinq
Electro-Optic Coefficients:
Low Frequency (pm/V) High Frequency(pm/V)
g13 9.5 8.8
g23 15.7 13.8
g33 36.3 35.0
g51 7.3 6.99
g42 9.3 8.8
Linear Absorption Coefficients:
a <0.001 cm-1 @ λ =1064 nm or 532 nm
Hygroscopic:
No
Relative Dielectric Constant:
ε eff =13
Specific heat:
0.1643 cal/g. oC
Electrical conductivity:
3.5x10-8 s/cm (c-axis, 22oC, 1KHz)
Thermal Conductivity:
13W/m/K