Growth, thermal and optical properties of a new nonlinear optical crystal: ZnBi2B2O7

Crystal growth and nonlinear optical coefficients of Bi2ZnOB2O6

“…Sizable single crystals of BZB were grown recently [2][3][4][5]. BZB melts congruently and can be grown easily.…”

Growth of Bi2ZnOB2O6 crystal by the Czochralski method

“…The compound Bi 2 ZnB 2 O 7 was reported by Barbier et al [21] in 2005, while sizable single crystals of Bi 2 ZnB 2 O 7 (ZnBi 2 B 2 O 7 ) were grown by Li et al and us at almost the same time [22][23][24]. We found that Bi 2 ZnB 2 O 7 is a congruent melting oxyborate, which can be formulated as Bi 2 ZnOB 2 O 6 (BZB) [23].…”

Towards good quality Bi2ZnB2O7 fibers grown by the micro-pulling down technique

“…According to the literature, it has large nonlinear optical coefficients (d 31 =0.91 pm V -1 [7]), a relatively large birefringence (0.085-0.106 [8]) and is transparent from 350 nm (UV cut-off wavelength) to more than 2500 nm [9]. It is also non-hygroscopicand considered to be a potential competitor for KDP (KH 2 PO 4 ) because its doubling efficiency would be three or four times higher [6,8].…”