lithium niobateLiNbO3
PPLN Λ = 6.82 µm · 1064 → 532 nm · 2 px/µm
lithium niobate / Data / birefringence

Birefringence ne - no

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ne - no; one row per variant and wavelength
CLN, 1064 nm−0.0770−0.0765−0.0760Zelmon et al. [C]1 recordCLN, 1550 nm−0.0740−0.0735−0.0730Zelmon et al. [C]1 recordCLN, 632.8 nm−0.0850−0.0845−0.0840−0.0835Zelmon et al. [C]1 recordMgO5, 1064 nm−0.0820−0.0815−0.0810Zelmon et al. [C]1 recordMgO5, 1550 nm−0.0785−0.0780−0.0775Zelmon et al. [C]1 recordMgO5, 632.8 nm−0.0905−0.0900−0.0895−0.0890Zelmon et al. [C]1 record

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Records

2 variants
ValueUnitVariantConditionsFrameSourceLocatorStatus
−0.0766
default record
–Congruent LiNbO3 (CLN)T 21 °C; λ 1064 nm–Zelmon et al., Journal of the Optical Society of America B 14 3319 (1997)
derived: evaluated from dispersion model Zelmon 1997 congruent, extraordinary minus Zelmon 1997 congruent, ordinary at 1064 nm, 21 C (rounded to 1e-4)
–C
Negative: LiNbO3 is negative uniaxial (n_e < n_o).
−0.0736
default record
–Congruent LiNbO3 (CLN)T 21 °C; λ 1550 nm–Zelmon et al., Journal of the Optical Society of America B 14 3319 (1997)
derived: evaluated from dispersion model Zelmon 1997 congruent, extraordinary minus Zelmon 1997 congruent, ordinary at 1550 nm, 21 C (rounded to 1e-4)
–C
Negative: LiNbO3 is negative uniaxial (n_e < n_o).
−0.0842
default record
–Congruent LiNbO3 (CLN)T 21 °C; λ 632.8 nm–Zelmon et al., Journal of the Optical Society of America B 14 3319 (1997)
derived: evaluated from dispersion model Zelmon 1997 congruent, extraordinary minus Zelmon 1997 congruent, ordinary at 632.8 nm, 21 C (rounded to 1e-4)
–C
Negative: LiNbO3 is negative uniaxial (n_e < n_o).
−0.0815
default record
–5 mol% MgO-doped congruent LiNbO3 (MgO5)T 21 °C; λ 1064 nm–Zelmon et al., Journal of the Optical Society of America B 14 3319 (1997)
derived: evaluated from dispersion model Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, extraordinary (erratum applied) minus Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, ordinary (erratum applied) at 1064 nm, 21 C (rounded to 1e-4)
–C
Negative: LiNbO3 is negative uniaxial (n_e < n_o).
−0.0782
default record
–5 mol% MgO-doped congruent LiNbO3 (MgO5)T 21 °C; λ 1550 nm–Zelmon et al., Journal of the Optical Society of America B 14 3319 (1997)
derived: evaluated from dispersion model Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, extraordinary (erratum applied) minus Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, ordinary (erratum applied) at 1550 nm, 21 C (rounded to 1e-4)
–C
Negative: LiNbO3 is negative uniaxial (n_e < n_o).
−0.0897
default record
–5 mol% MgO-doped congruent LiNbO3 (MgO5)T 21 °C; λ 632.8 nm–Zelmon et al., Journal of the Optical Society of America B 14 3319 (1997)
derived: evaluated from dispersion model Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, extraordinary (erratum applied) minus Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, ordinary (erratum applied) at 632.8 nm, 21 C (rounded to 1e-4)
–C
Negative: LiNbO3 is negative uniaxial (n_e < n_o).

5 mol% MgO-doped congruent LiNbO3 (MgO5)

C
−0.0815
T 21 °C; λ 1064 nm; default record

Negative: LiNbO3 is negative uniaxial (n_e < n_o).

Zelmon et al., Journal of the Optical Society of America B 14 3319 (1997)derived: evaluated from dispersion model Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, extraordinary (erratum applied) minus Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, ordinary (erratum applied) at 1064 nm, 21 C (rounded to 1e-4)

5 mol% MgO-doped congruent LiNbO3 (MgO5)

C
−0.0782
T 21 °C; λ 1550 nm; default record

Negative: LiNbO3 is negative uniaxial (n_e < n_o).

Zelmon et al., Journal of the Optical Society of America B 14 3319 (1997)derived: evaluated from dispersion model Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, extraordinary (erratum applied) minus Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, ordinary (erratum applied) at 1550 nm, 21 C (rounded to 1e-4)

5 mol% MgO-doped congruent LiNbO3 (MgO5)

C
−0.0897
T 21 °C; λ 632.8 nm; default record

Negative: LiNbO3 is negative uniaxial (n_e < n_o).

Zelmon et al., Journal of the Optical Society of America B 14 3319 (1997)derived: evaluated from dispersion model Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, extraordinary (erratum applied) minus Zelmon 1997, 5 mol% MgO:congruent LN, ordinary (erratum applied) at 632.8 nm, 21 C (rounded to 1e-4)

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