Abstract
When a visible laser beam passes through
β-BaB2O4 (BBO), scattered light can be
observed along the beam within the crystal. Scattering centers
caused by structural defects in Czochralski-grown BBO can be reduced by
95% by annealing at 920 °C. In the flux-grown BBO, centers
actually increase by the same annealing because the process causes
microcracks and/or secondary inclusions. It is shown that
annealed Czochralski-grown BBO is superior to flux-grown BBO
(annealed or as-grown) in terms of optical loss.
© 1999 Optical Society of America
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