Yttrium Vanadate (YVO4)
Basic Properties |
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Transparency Range |
High transmittance from 0.4 to 5mm |
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Crystal Symmetry |
Zircon Tetragonal, space group D4h |
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Crystal Cell |
A = b = 7.12 Å |
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Density |
4.22 g/cm³ |
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Mohs Hardness |
5, glass-like |
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Hygrocopic Susceptibility |
Non-hygroscopic |
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Thermal Expansion Coefficient. |
?a = 4.43 x 10-6 / K |
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Thermal Conductivity Coefficient |
// C: 5.23 W/m/K |
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Crystal Class |
Positive uniaxial with n0 = na = nb , ne = nc |
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Thermal Optical Coefficient. |
dna/dT = 8.5 x 10-6 /K |
List of Optical Crystals |
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Materials |
Refractive Index |
Transmission |
Density |
Thermal Expansion |
BK7 glass |
1.5164 (588 nm) |
0.330 – 2.1 |
2.51 |
7.5 |
SF11 glass |
1.78472 (588 nm) |
0.370 – 2.5 |
4.74 |
6.8 |
F2 glass |
1.62004 (588 nm) |
0.420 – 2.0 |
3.61 |
8.2 |
Fused Silica |
1.4858 (308 nm) |
0.185 – 2.5 |
2.20 |
0.55 |
CaF2 |
1.399 (5.0 mm) |
0.170 – 7.8 |
3.18 |
18.85 |
BaF2 |
1.460 (3.0 um) |
0.15 – 12.0 |
4.88 |
18.4 |
Sapphire |
1.755 (1.0mm) |
0.180 – 4.5 |
3.98 |
8.4 |
Silicon |
3.4179 (10mm) |
1.200 – 7.0 |
2.33 |
4.15 |
Ge |
4.003 (10 mm) |
1.900 – 16 |
5.33 |
6.1 |
ZnSe |
2.40 (10 mm) |
0.630 – 18 |
5.27 |
7.8 |
ZnS |
2.2 (10mm) |
0.380 –14 |
4.09 |
6.5 |
LiF |
1.39 (500 nm) |
0.150 – 5.2 |
2.64 |
37 |
KBr |
1.526 (10 mm) |
0.280 – 22 |
2.75 |
43 |
MgF2 |
no = 1.3836 |
0.130 – 7.0 |
7.37 |
a: 13.7 |
YVO4 |
no = 1.9500 |
0.400 – 5.0 |
4.22 |
a: 4.46 |
Calcite |
no = 1.6557 |
0.210 – 2.3 |
2.75 |
a: 24.39 |
Quartz |
no = 1.5427 |
0.200 – 2.3 |
2.65 |
7.07 |
?-BBO |
no = 1.6749 |
0.190 – 3.5 |
3.85 |
a: 4.0 |
LiNbO3 |
no = 2.2863 |
0.370 – 4.5 |
4.64 |
a: 16.7 |