Cross Polarized Wave Generation Crystal

Barium Fluoride (BaF₂) crystals with holographic ([011]) crystallographic orientation for cross-polarized wave (XPW) generation. Theory predicts a maximum XPW energy conversion efficiency around 35% when using [011]-cut BaF2 crystal with a concomitant pulse shortening factor of √3 corresponding to a pure third-order nonlinear process. EKSMA Optics offers [011] orientation BaF₂ optical crystals for Cross Polarized Wave (XPW) generation. BaF₂ optical crystals with z [001] orientation as well as CaF₂ optical crystals are available on request.