Abstract
Ca4YO(BO3)3 (YCOB) crystals have been grown using the vertical Bridgman method. The thermal properties of YCOB were measured for the first time to our knowledge. The specific heat is 729.7 J/kg K at 373K. The average thermal expansion coefficients along the a, b and c axes are 9.9 × 10-6 /K, 8.2 × 10-6 /K and 12.8 × 10-6 /K, respectively, in the temperature range of 293-1173 K. The thermal conductivities along the a, b and c axes are 1.83 W/mK, 1.72 W/mK and 2.17 W/mK at 373 K. The anisotropy in the measured thermal conductivities of YCOB is consistent with the experimental results of the thermal expansion. The SHG of a Nd: YAG laser was compared with that of a KDP crystal. The effective nonlinear coefficients (deff) of YCOB in type I phase matching directions of (θ, ϕ) = (66.3°, 143.5°) and (65.9°, 36.5°) were estimated to be 1.45 pm/V and 0.91 pm/V, respectively. The bulk damage threshold was observed as 85 GW/cm2 for single pulse of a Nd:YAG laser with 10 ns pulseduration.
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