Abstract
Beta barium borate (β-BaB2O4; BBO) single crystals have been grown from Na2O flux by the TSSG technique and the observed growth rate anisotropy is reported. The symmetrical conoscopic interference pattern on the c-cut plate confirmed strain-free and optical homogeneity of the crystals. The observed growth habits of as-grown crystals are explained using crystal growth theories. The relative growth rate along different crystallographic directions of BBO can be described by R[100]=R[010]>R[001]. The absorption measurements show a nearly 9nm shift in fundamental absorption edges in X and Z cut samples. Band gap energies measured were 6.45 and 6.2eV along the X and Z directions, respectively. The absorption spectra near the fundamental absorption edges (AE) follow Urbach’s rule.
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